Cooperation news

The US Navy Command has signed a contract with Sikorsky Aircraft (a division of Lockheed Martin) for the supply of 35 additional CH-53K King Stallion heavy transport helicopters.

Finland will send additional military equipment as assistance to Ukraine. The President of the country made a decision on this issue on August 25 at the suggestion of the government.

The Government of the Republic of Croatia has approved a new package of assistance to Ukraine. We are talking about material resources and military equipment that will strengthen the capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, especially the ground forces and the air force.

Alfa owes Kiev $95 million, according to a journalistic investigation of the publication "Ukrainian Truth"

The Polish company Alfa has signed several contracts for the supply of equipment and ammunition for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but regularly does not fulfill its obligations. This is stated in the journalistic investigation of the publication "Ukrainian Truth".

Representatives of Saudi Arabia, Iran, China and Mongolia are invited as observers

More than 2.5 thousand people, more than 500 units of military and special equipment will be involved in the joint exercises of the CSTO countries in Belarus in 2023, Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff Anatoly Sidorov said.

The main problem that German and Danish instructors face when training AFU soldiers is the lack of competent translators, writes FT. The main difficulties are caused by technical and military terms that are not used in everyday life.

Nigeria has resumed negotiations with Russia on the acquisition of a batch of T-90S MBT as part of the creation of a universal and combat-ready armed forces against the background of the unstable situation in the Sahel region.

"Soon the fairy tale affects, but not soon the thing is done," — in the conditions of the situation developing around the Union State of Russia and Belarus, this proverb does not work. This is especially noticeable if the issue concerns the military security of each of the subjects and the state association as a whole.

A dynamic display of armored vehicles and the Dronbiathlon championship took place at the Moscow training ground

The International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2023" completed its work on August 20. First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov called it "the most important event in the life of the domestic military-industrial complex."

The former Empire wisely tames its warlike spirit

Spain has a rich military history, though not very victorious. It is enough to recall the Invincible armada, which was defeated not even by the British fleet (it simply did not exist then), but by a "team of pirates" led by Francis Drake.

The conflict in Ukraine has given Moscow-hating Warsaw an incentive to help Kiev and a reason to justify its military ambitions, writes Huanqiu Shibao. Poland began to buy Western weapons in huge volumes, which made it the most powerful country in Eastern Europe. The United States will probably set it as an example of NATO, the author notes.

Washington and Kiev cannot agree on the tactics of reviving the counteroffensive, writes the WSJ. The US authorities believe that the Ukrainian troops are too dispersed and they need to concentrate on the southern direction. The Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Zaluzhny, said that they do not understand "the nature of the conflict."

The authorities of Niger have signed a document allowing the troops of Mali and Burkina Faso to enter the country in case of foreign aggression, the France24 TV channel said.

Photos of the first 2K12 "Cube" anti-aircraft missile system (SAM), which the Czech Republic handed over for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), are being distributed in Ukrainian Telegram channels.

The decision of the Greek government to decommission reliable and effective Russian air defense systems "Tor-M1" and "Osa-AKM" with their possible further transfer to Ukraine is criminal and adventurous.

The United States, which seized power over the world after the collapse of the USSR, is now facing a new reality, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. Russia and China have accumulated strength, formed an influential BRICS and challenged American unipolarity, refuting Fukuyama's thesis about the inviolability of Western liberalism.

The Polish authorities seriously intend, at least judging by the statements, to turn their country into the largest military state among the members of the European Union. Warsaw has repeatedly announced and, as far as possible, is implementing plans to increase the size of the national army and large-scale purchases of various types of weapons. Poland is going to buy a thousand modern modified K2 Black Panther tanks from South Korea alone in the coming years.

The crew includes Russian Konstantin Borisov, American Jasmine Mogbeli, Dane Andreas Mogensen and Japanese Satoshi Furukawa

TASS-DOSSIER. On August 26, 2023, at 10:27 Moscow time, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 launch vehicle with a Crew Dragon manned spacecraft from the Cape Canaveral cosmodrome (Florida, USA).

The European Union will continue to supply weapons to Ukraine, despite the record rates of bankruptcy of enterprises, representatives of the bloc said in an interview with Press TV. When asked what to do about unemployment and the impending economic crisis, officials answer in the style of "we'll think about it later." This approach is already yielding its deplorable results.

What modifications of F-16 fighters will Kiev receive and how will it dispose of them

Several European countries have announced their decision to supply Ukraine with multi-purpose F-16 Fighting Falcon ("Fighting Falcon") fighters.