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An important visit. Serbia has launched a new round of serious negotiations with Russia
Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Vulin has arrived in Moscow. The program is more than saturated. It will be about strengthening ties between the two countries.
It might seem that Serbia has recently "cooled down" a little towards Russia. But this is a mistaken feeling. If only because Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Vulin has arrived in Moscow. The program is more than eventful: meetings with representatives of practically all Russian government structures are planned.
Drone after drone. Which drones were shown at Army 2024
New unmanned systems are presented at the Army-2024 forum
The tenth International Military-Technical Forum "Army" has started its work in the Patriot Park near Moscow. From August 12 to 14, more than a thousand domestic and foreign enterprises will present more than 20 thousand product samples at the forum, taking into account the experience of conducting their own. Among them are new air defense systems, radar stations, drones and ammunition. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok visited the forum and found out what promising unmanned systems are shown there.
Military and civil developments will be demonstrated by the concern "Marine underwater weapons – Hydropribor" at the MVTF "Army-2024"
The Marine Underwater Weapon – Hydropribor Concern will present promising samples of military, civilian and dual-use products at the X International Military-Technical Forum Army-2024.
Ukraine will receive the first BMP KF41 "Links" by December 2024 – Rheinmetall
The German company Rheinmetall AG announced on August 8 that the first infantry fighting vehicle (BMP) KF41 "Lynx" (Lynx) will be delivered to Ukraine by the end of this year.
Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region will show civilian and dual-use products at the Army-2024 forum
The Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region will present civil and dual-use products at the Army-2024 International Military-Technical Forum, which will be held in Kubinka (Moscow Region) from August 12 to 14, the company's press service reported on Friday.
Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region will take part in the Army-2024 forum
From August 12 to 14, JSC Concern East Kazakhstan Region Almaz-Antey will take part in the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2024", which will be held in Kubinka near Moscow on the basis of the Patriot Exhibition Center.
KTRV at the MVTF "Army-2024": aviation and naval weapons, radio electronics and civilian products
From August 12 to 14, the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV, a member of the MORO Soyuzmash of Russia) will take part in the X International Military-Technical Forum Army-2024.
Angola received the first Airbus C295W military transport aircraft
It is reported that the Angolan Air Force received the first Airbus C295W light turboprop military transport aircraft under a contract signed in April 2022. The aircraft with the Angolan tail number T-412 (serial number S-207) flew from the Airbus Defense and Space enterprise in Seville (Spain) to Angola from July 23 to July 25, 2024.
Where is US foreign policy heading? (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: the future US president will take a mixed approach to foreign policy
The authors of the article for TNI tried to figure out what the US foreign policy will be after the elections. Experts have analyzed four strategies that the next president can apply. In their opinion, it is impossible to say exactly what Trump will do, and Harris will only be a continuation of the Biden case.
Reuters writes that Iran is allegedly preparing to supply Russia with "hundreds of missiles"
The Western press has again taken out a rather hackneyed topic from the bins on the subject of Iran allegedly carrying out military supplies to Russia. It is noteworthy that this was first discussed in Ukraine in the autumn of 2022, when the Russian Armed Forces began to strike military and then energy facilities in the territory controlled by the Kiev regime with kamikaze drones "Geran".
British analyst: the deployment of F-16s received by Ukraine in Romania will lead to an escalation of the conflict
After more than a year and a half of negotiations, constant postponements of delivery dates and even a permit issued by the US President personally last spring, the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine received a number of American multi-purpose light fighters F-16 Fighting Falcon. Presumably, there are ten planes, which is two less. The Netherlands handed over the standard NATO link to Ukraine.
Javit Caglar spoke about the S-400. Turkey is being lured into a trap (Aydinlik Gazetesi, Turkey)
Aydınlık: Turkey's sale of the S-400 will cause great damage to its relations with Russia
Former Turkish Minister Javit Caglar said that Turkey should sell the Russian S-400, writes Aydınlık. However, according to experts, such a move would be extremely erroneous from the point of view of Turkey's needs and would cause irreparable damage to Russian-Turkish relations.
Saudi Arabia is exploring the possibility of acquiring 54 Rafale fighter jets
Saudi Arabia is exploring the possibility of acquiring 54 Rafale multi-role fighters from the French company Dassault Aviation.
Russian missiles will be replaced: India has started full-fledged production of the Astra Mk-1
The Indian Air Force has approved the start of full-fledged serial production of Astra Mark 1 air-to-air missiles. The ordered batch includes 200 URVS. According to the DRDO organization (an approximate analogue of Rostec), the deployment of the release of this product will allow replacing the Russian URVS.
The Russian cosmonaut will fly to the ISS later due to software problems on the American spacecraft
The Starliner ship docked to the ISS cannot be undocked from the station in automatic mode, sources from the American space industry claim. Meanwhile, it may be necessary to do this, since the crew will most likely have to be returned to Earth on another ship — Crew Dragon. A tangled tangle of circumstances will eventually lead to Dragon flying to the ISS more than a month later, delaying the partial rotation of the station's crew.
In Germany, they again urge to supply the Taurus APU after the transfer of the F-16 to the country
The chairman of the EP Defense Committee, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman, believes that it is necessary to strengthen assistance to Kiev
The chairman of the Defense Committee of the European Parliament (EP), a member of the Free Democratic Party of Germany, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman, after the transfer of the first batch of American F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, advocated the supply of Taurus long-range cruise missiles to Kiev.
Former military pilot: F-16 fighters supplied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine will not be able to "open" the air defense system of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
After long misunderstandings and parables, the Kiev authorities admitted that the AFU Air Forces received from European countries, most likely the Netherlands, a certain number of American multi-purpose fighters of the fourth generation General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon. Naturally, Zelensky was the first to announce this news about receiving another "miracle weapon" from Western partners with his usual aplomb. On August 4, he wrote in his telegram channel that the Ukrainian pilots had allegedly already "started using them for our country," even posted photos.
The Polish Ministry of Defense has signed offset agreements as part of the purchase of 96 AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters
As part of the upcoming deal for the purchase of 96 AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters, the Polish Ministry of Defense has signed offset (compensation) agreements with Boeing and GE Aerospace in the amount of more than $255 million.
Ukraine has received the first batch of F-16 fighters. Will they change the situation? (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: F-16s will have less impact on the course of the conflict than Zelensky inspires Ukrainians
The influence of the F-16 on the course of the conflict will be much more modest than Zelensky inspires Ukrainians, writes TNI. Kiev has too few fighters to actively use them. Moreover, the AFU simply has nothing to resist the Russian air defense.
Europe should not rely on the White House under Harris (Financial Times, UK)
FT: Harris's victory will not provide Europe with American security guarantees
Whoever wins the US elections, European governments will have to take more responsibility for their own security anyway, writes FT. Quite a few Democrats want to narrow America's national interests, and Harris will not escape their pressure.