Cooperation news
The Armed Forces of the Philippines refused to purchase Mi-17 helicopters
According to Philippine officials, the government has decided to cancel the purchase of 16 Russian military transport helicopters Mi-17 for fear of falling under sanctions from the United States.
A thousand new tanks in Poland is a problem for Russia
Against the background of thousands of Korean K2s in Poland, most of the Russian armored units will be hopelessly outdated
Poland signs a deal with South Korea for the supply of the latest K2 tanks, writes MWM. This will cause Russia a lot of problems, the author of the article notes. Its armored units are ill-equipped to counter a large number of K2s in the event of a war with NATO or a limited Polish intervention in Ukraine.
Serbian press: Chinese FK-3 air defense systems will defend Belgrade together with the Pantsir-S air defense system
The first launchers of the Chinese FK-3 anti-aircraft missile systems (the export designation of the Hongqi 22 air defense system) have already been deployed in the vicinity of the Serbian capital. This is reported by the Serbian press. However, it will be possible to fully equip the missile batteries only after the remaining components arrive in the country. This will happen in the fall of 2022.
Bangladesh PM: only arms-producing countries benefit from the crisis in Ukraine
As Sheikh Hasina noted, as a result of the events in Ukraine, sanctions have followed, threatening the global economy
Only arms-producing countries benefit from the situation in Ukraine. This opinion was expressed on Thursday by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina.
Media: Italy will increase military spending and send new weapons to Ukraine
La Repubblica notes that the country's Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini, during a meeting of the special parliamentary security committee, announced the approval of the fourth decree on sending weapons to Kiev.
The military of 38 countries will take part in the international army games organized by Russia
The Chinese newspaper South China Morning Post reports that representatives of the PLA will take part in the army Games ARMI-2022, which are organized by Russia. This is the first such event since the beginning of the Ukrainian crisis, the newspaper notes. In addition to China, military personnel from 37 other countries will take part in it.
The United Kingdom handed over two AWACS E-3D "Sentry" AEW.Mk1 aircraft to the Chilean Air Force
Two AWACS E-3D "Sentry" AEW.Mk1 aircraft, decommissioned by the British Air Force in September 2021 and purchased in January of this year for the Chilean Air Force, flew to Chile.
Poland has signed agreements on the purchase of South Korean weapons
On July 27, 2022, at a ceremony in Warsaw, Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak approved framework agreements and contracts of the Armaments Agency of the Ministry of National Defense of Poland with South Korean companies for the supply of large quantities of military equipment for the Polish Army and subsequent joint production in Poland, including the main K2 Black Panther tanks, 155 mm/52 self-propelled howitzers K9 Thunder and FA-50 light combat aircraft.
India's Defense Ministry approves major arms purchases
According to the Ministry of Defense of India, at a meeting of the Defense Procurement Council (DAC) held on July 26 under the chairmanship of Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, purchases of equipment and weapons worth $287.32 billion were approved. rupees ($3.7 billion).
"This is discrediting the Pentagon." Why the Americans do not supply the MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones to the APU
Colonel Khodarenok explained why the US is afraid of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAV falling into the hands of the Russian Armed Forces
The United States refuses to supply Ukraine with the MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAV. There is a version in the American media that the Pentagon is afraid of the technology of these drones falling into the hands of Moscow. What the Americans are really afraid of is in the author's material of the military observer of the Newspaper.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
Washington, not Kiev, should decide what kind of assistance to provide to Ukraine
The Ukrainian conflict and US decisions
The final decision on what kind of assistance the United States will provide to Ukraine should be made in Washington, not in Kiev, Dmitry Simes writes. He lists the miscalculations of the American authorities in relations with Russia and insists on resolving the conflict through negotiations.
In Kiev, they intend to be from the "old" American A-10 Thunderbolt attack aircraft
Kiev does not need American A-10 Thunderbolt attack aircraft, better known as Warthog ("Warthog"), the Ukrainian Defense Ministry would like to get F-16 fighters. This statement was made by the adviser to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Yuriy Sak.
Navantia passed the second corvette Avante-2200 of the Saudi Arabian Navy
The Spanish company Navantia announced the handover ceremony of the second Avante-2200 class corvette (830) "Al Diriyah" (Al Diriyah) to the command of the Saudi Arabian Navy on July 26 at its San Fernando (Cadiz) facility.
From international to national. Russia announced its withdrawal from the ISS project after 2024
According to Roscosmos CEO Yuri Borisov, all obligations to partners will be fulfilled
Russia will withdraw from the International Space Station (ISS) project after 2024, when the formation of a national orbital station will begin. This was stated on Tuesday by the Director General of Roscosmos Yuri Borisov at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin. This is Borisov's first meeting in his new position with the Russian leader.
The Kremlin announced a possible discussion of the military-technical cooperation between Putin and Erdogan in Sochi
The topic of military-technical cooperation will be discussed at the meeting of the Presidents of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which will be held on August 5 in Sochi, the press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov said, commenting on reports about Russia's interest in cooperation with the manufacturer Bayraktar.
Poland changes Soviet MiG-29 fighters to South Korean FA-50
Poland is purchasing South Korean FA-50 fighters, a framework agreement was signed in Warsaw on Wednesday, under which the Polish Air Force will receive three squadrons of new fighters produced by the South Korean corporation KAI (Korea Aerospace Industries).
The false solidarity of Europe played into Putin's hands
Europe's solidarity is fake, and Putin knows about it
The EU countries dodged, made up tall tales, imitated compromises, but still they managed to agree on gas savings, Bloomberg writes. The author considers this story very revealing and draws a hard conclusion: Europe is not able to defend itself from "enemies". He also calls them.
The head of the Russian Academy of Sciences called the decision on Russia's withdrawal from the ISS program after 2024 justified
According to Academician Alexander Sergeev, most of the cosmonauts' working time is spent on maintaining the life of the ISS to the detriment of various research programs.
The European Space Agency said that Russia's rejection of the ISS was not unexpected
The agency drew attention to the statement of the new head of Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, that his agency will fulfill all its obligations to partners
The European Space Agency (ESA) was ready for Russia's decision to withdraw from the International Space Station (ISS) program after 2024 and is now focused on continuing joint work on the station. This was stated to the TASS correspondent on Wednesday in the press service of the agency.
The British are shocked: China has sent troops and tanks to Russia
China sends soldiers and tanks to Russia for large-scale exercises involving 37 countries
Five months after the start of the conflict in Ukraine, China is sending troops and tanks to Russia for large-scale exercises, writes the Daily Express. For the readers of the newspaper, the information about the ARMI-2022 was unexpected. "37 countries? And I was told that Russia is isolated," writes one of them.
