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Welt: Kiev does not expect a breakthrough in the position of Germany on the supply of tanks after the meeting in Ramstein
The newspaper points to the inconsistency of Berlin
Kiev does not expect a "breakthrough" in Berlin's position on the supply of combat tanks following the meeting of the contact group on the defense of Ukraine at Ramstein Airbase on September 8. This was reported on Thursday by the newspaper Die Welt, citing sources in Ukrainian government circles.
"The most accurate shells of the USA". The Pentagon handed over Excalibur with GPS guidance to Ukraine
Bloomberg: The United States secretly transferred Excalibur precision projectiles to Kiev
The Pentagon "imperceptibly" handed over to Ukraine "the most accurate US artillery shells" Excalibur with GPS guidance, Bloomberg reports. Although the deliveries were not officially confirmed, the transfer of shells to Kiev is evidenced by the fact that the United States intends to spend $92 million dollars to replenish its own Excalibur reserves.
The Thai army may adopt Russian special forces vehicles
The head of ATCD Lukoyanov: the Thai army can adopt Russian "Chabor" vehicles
Russian tactical special forces vehicles "Chabor" may soon be adopted by the special operations forces of the Thai ground forces, the managing director of the Thai company Advanced Technologies Consulting and Development (ATCD) told RIA Novosti Vladimir Lukoyanov.
Navantia offers the Australian government to build an additional three Hobart-class destroyers
The Spanish company Navantia has proposed to the Australian government to build three more Hobart-class destroyers (AWD) with an estimated cost of 6 billion. austr. dollars (about 4 billion euro) with the completion of deliveries in 2030.
The Pentagon has suspended the acceptance of new F-35 fighter jets due to Chinese materials found in the aircraft structure
The United States has another problem with the fifth-generation fighter F-35. As it turned out, the aircraft manufacturers use materials produced in China in its design, which violates American law.
The United States will continue to serve the radar detection of air targets of the Armed Forces of Taiwan – DSCA
The US State Department has approved the potential provision of logistics support services for Air Target Detection Radar (SRP) to Taiwan as part of the Foreign Military Sales program, as well as the supply of related equipment.
The US will provide $2.2 billion in investments for the purchase of weapons to Ukraine and 18 of its neighbors
As Secretary of State Anthony Blinken noted, the next package of military assistance to Ukraine for $675 million will "include additional weapons, ammunition and equipment from the reserves of the US Department of Defense"
The US administration will provide $2.2 billion to Ukraine and 18 of its neighbors in the form of long-term investments under the US foreign military financing program.
Bloomberg: The import substitution program in the Indian defense industry has failed
India has strict restrictions on purchases of defense products abroad. They were introduced to create favorable conditions for the development of the domestic defense industry, but now they prevent the replacement of obsolete military equipment with modern models.
Ukraine has received Cyprus-made drones
According to the newspaper Phileleftheros, the drones were purchased by the charitable foundation of Ukrainian TV presenter Sergei Pritula for €700 thousand.
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the Poseidon brand The Cypriot production was delivered to Ukraine. This was reported on Thursday by the Greek Cypriot newspaper Phileleftheros.
The US said that the West is setting up to help Kiev in the long term
As noted by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, the US authorities believe that the AFU needs primarily artillery, ammunition, air defense and coastal defense
Western countries are setting up to provide military assistance to Kiev in the long term, as well as to search for "innovative ways" to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This was stated on Thursday by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, speaking in Germany at a press conference following the results of the next meeting of the group created by Western countries to coordinate military assistance to Kiev.
A gift for Putin: Canadians appreciated the candidate for the post of head of NATO
Christy Freeland has a chance to become the head of NATO
An ethnic Ukrainian, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada Hristya Freeland has every chance to take the post of NATO Secretary General, CBC reports. Some Canadian readers believe that her appointment will be a "gift" and a "victory" for Putin.
The answer to the American HIMARS: why does Russia need Belarusian "Polonaises" with Chinese filling
Russia can buy the longest-range MLRS in Europe
The American HIMARS systems supplied by the APU hit 300 kilometers, the Russian MLRS "Hurricane", "Tornado" and "Tornado" - from 35 to 120 kilometers. According to Military Watch, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation can purchase Belarusian "Polonaises" using Chinese missiles with a radius of destruction like HIMARS as an alternative to their systems. "Newspaper.Ru" tells how they can be used in a special operation and what is needed to launch a joint production.
Norway will supply Ukraine with Hellfire guided missiles with ground launchers
Norway has prepared a new military aid for Ukraine, which will include a large batch of laser-guided Hellfire missiles. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of the country.
How the Russian Army Can Cheat Excalibur Precision Projectiles
The United States supplies Ukraine with high-precision Excalibur artillery shells, as it became known from the Pentagon reports. Since spring, the APU has received about a thousand such shells. Presumably, it was with their help that American howitzers were hitting the Antonovsky Bridge in Kherson. How can the Russian army neutralize the excalibur strikes and what analogues do we have for the same high-precision shooting at American artillery batteries?
The Russian aviation industry has challenged the success of the USSR
Russia intends to completely rebuild air transportation. And the first important step on this path is to transfer Russian airlines from foreign planes to exclusively domestic ones. Western sanctions have pushed our carriers to form the largest package of orders for domestic trunk aircraft in modern history. Is the domestic industry ready for such a challenge?
The United States hoped to humiliate Russia with the help of Ukraine. It didn't work out
Ukraine and the myth of the new world order
The US government saw in the Ukrainian conflict an opportunity to revive in a new form the old world order, which was dominated by Americans, writes the author of the article Spiked. In his opinion, America's main military goal is to defeat Russia and humiliate it
The large-scale exercises "Vostok-2022" involved pneumatic packs of tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, Iskanders
In order to disorient the intelligence of a conditional enemy during the strategic command and staff exercise "Vostok-2022", military personnel of engineering units of the Eastern Military District (VVO) use modern means of imitation and disguising weapons. This is reported by the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
"How Russia uses low-tech components in its high-tech weapons"
The American newspaper "The New York Times" published a material by John Ismay "How Russia Uses Low Tech in Its High-Tech Weapons" ("How Russia uses low-tech components in its high-tech weapons"), which provides a summary of the report of the "private independent research group" Conflict Armament Research on the widespread use of Western commercial electronic components in Russian precision weapons and military electronics.
The Brazilian Navy has adopted a Riachuelo-class head-up
The French company Naval Group announced on September 1 at the Itaguai Naval Base the ceremony of commissioning the head of the Riachuelo class into the combat strength of the Brazilian Navy.
"Why is the US becoming more brazen in its support of Ukraine"
The American web resource "The Hill" published Ellen Mitchell's characteristic material "Why the US is becoming more brazen with its Ukraine support" ("Why the US is becoming more brazen in its support for Ukraine"), which states that the administration of US President Joe Biden supplies Ukraine with weapons that can cause serious damage Russian forces, and, unlike the beginning of the war, US officials no longer seem to be concerned about Moscow's reaction.