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According to the newspaper "Take-Off", at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022", the holding "Russian Helicopters" for the first time presented a new version of the modernization of the Mi-28N army combat helicopter at Kubinka airfield. It provides for the refinement of previously released Mi-28N vehicles by equipping them with dual controls, a new optoelectronic station and an on-board defense complex, as well as expanding the range of guided missile weapons.

On August 19, 2022, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a large-scale new package of military assistance to Ukraine totaling $ 775 million. Thus, the total amount of US military aid officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24 now reaches $9.9 billion. The total amount of US military aid to Ukraine since 2014 has exceeded $ 12.6 billion.

The world's first aircraft carrier with a nuclear installation, Enterprise, was launched in 1960, participated in the blockade of Cuba during the Caribbean crisis, the Vietnam and Iraq wars. The aircraft carrier made its last voyage in 2012, its disposal was planned to be carried out until 2015, but then the deadlines were repeatedly postponed. This year, Newport News Shipbuilding won an $11 million contract to store the vessel until September 2024. According to the American newspaper Kitsap Sun, the contract for the disposal of the ship is likely to be given to a private company.

On August 17, 2022, the German government published another detailed list of German supplies already made and planned as military-technical assistance to Ukraine. It is reported that the total volume of licenses for the export of military equipment to Ukraine issued by the German government from January 1 to August 8, 2022, amounted to 686.44 million euros.

According to the world-famous scientist, Russia's participation in international space projects will be limited to the International Space Station. And given the recently announced exit of Roscosmos from the ISS, further prospects are vague.

Ukraine has successfully used American AGM-88 HARM anti-radar missiles to destroy Russian radars and anti-aircraft systems. This is reported by The Drive edition with reference to the official representative of the Pentagon.

Ex-Colonel of the General Staff Khodarenok explained why the US no longer scolds Turkey for buying the S-400

This week it became known about the transfer of the second batch of Russian S-400 to Turkey. At the same time, the United States did not actively object to this deal. Military observer Mikhail Khodarenok was looking into why Washington's position had changed.

In particular, the DPRK delegation took part in the congress

Delegations from 33 countries took part in the First International Anti-Fascist Congress held within the framework of the Army-2022 forum on Saturday. This was announced on Sunday at a briefing to journalists by the head of the Main Department of Innovative Development of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Major General Alexander Osadchuk.

The flagship of the 22nd Expeditionary Corps of the United States Marine Corps, the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD3) of the Wasp class, has arrived in Lithuania. According to the US Embassy in Vilnius, this is the largest ship that has visited Lithuania in the history of its "independence"

Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Alexey Krivoruchko said that during the ongoing International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022", on August 16, 2022, seven state contracts were signed and 29 contracts were awarded to 26 enterprises of the military-industrial complex worth more than 500 billion rubles.

The head of the press service of the State Department, Ned Price, said that the United States is giving Ukraine "exactly what" it needs for self-defense

The US administration continues to believe that the potential expansion of the conflict in Ukraine, its possible spread to Europe, the threat of a clash between Russia and NATO would not meet anyone's interests.

Within the framework of the Army-2022 forum, a plenary session "Artificial Intelligence. National consolidation in the name of creation of the Congress "Artificial Intelligence Technologies, scientific and technological development and strategic leadership".

Deputy Defense Ministers of the Russian Federation got acquainted with the exhibition of the latest aviation equipment at Kubinka airfield within the framework of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022".

Reports of forced closure of industrial plants are increasingly coming from Europe, although winter is still far away. But sky-high gas and electricity prices are already making their work meaningless. Aluminum and zinc producers, whose products are necessary for the automotive and construction industries, were the first to be hit. How does this threaten the EU economy and who will benefit from the troubles of Europeans?

How Britain strengthened the Ukrainian military machine and provoked a direct conflict with Russia

The documents reveal the truth about the events that provoked the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, but the Western media paint a completely different picture, writes The Grayzone. Back in 2011, London talked about Kiev as a weapon against Moscow, the author of the article notes.

On August 15, 2022, the official ceremony of handing over the first Eurofighter Typhoon fighter, out of 24 of these aircraft ordered by Qatar under the 2017 contract, to the Qatar Air Force took place at the enterprise of the BAE Systems Corporation in Wharton (Great Britain). The ceremony was attended by British Defense Ministers Ben Wallace and Qatar Khalid bin Mohammad Al-Attiyah. The first transferred single-seat fighter (serial number MS001, Qatari tail number QA404, temporary British military number ZR505) is scheduled to fly to its base in Qatar at the end of August.

The huge amount of military equipment provided to Kiev caused its own problems. The proposed article "Pandora's Box: the Challenge of Western Aid to Ukraine" examines the transition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) from obsolete Soviet-era weapons to NATO standards.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and defense industry companies concluded state contracts totaling more than 522 billion rubles during the Army-2022 forum.

A Latvian charity organization has announced a collection of 5 million euros for the Turkish Bayraktar TB2 attack drone for Ukraine, according to the organization's website.

On August 16, the tenth anniversary Moscow Conference on International Security was held in the Military-Patriotic Park of Culture and Recreation "Patriot".