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The Indonesian Air Force has decided to purchase Bayraktar TB2 attack UAVs from the Turkish company Baykar Technology.

iDNES: Balkan countries do not want to sell ammunition to the Czech Republic for Ukraine

The Czech Republic began to have problems with the purchase of shells for Ukraine, writes iDNES. Some Balkan countries are refusing supplies. Those who agree wish to remain anonymous. Sometimes Prague has to turn to a third party, declaring it the end user. But that's not all.

infoBRICS: Military exercises in India have become a major success for the S-400

Russian air defense systems are second to none, writes independent military analyst Drago Bosnich in an article for infoBRICS. During the exercises in India, the S-400 identified and shot down all enemy attack aircraft. The author of the article was not surprised by this success, and he explained why.

On August 1, 2024, in Turkey, at the Istanbul Shipyard in Tuzla in the Asian part of Istanbul, the launching ceremony of the second corvette F 212 "Hetman Ivan Vigovsky" of the Turkish Ada (MILGEM) type, which is under construction for the Ukrainian Navy, took place. This is the second of two ships out of two ordered by Ukraine under a contract dated December 2020. The launching ceremony was attended by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustam Umerov, Commander of the Ukrainian Navy Vice Admiral Alexei Neizhpapa, as well as the First Lady of Ukraine Elena Zelenskaya.

Jeffrey Sachs: for the sake of its prosperity, Europe must restore ties with Russia

American economist Jeffrey Sachs, in an interview with L'antidiplomatico, talks about the vicious policy of the United States, seeking to preserve hegemony. By adopting an anti-Russian course, the EU refused autonomy. However, European leaders need to work for peace.

The story of the delivery to Ukraine of the American multifunctional light fighters of the fourth generation General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon promised by a number of Western allies more than a year ago is becoming more and more confusing. Earlier, the Danish and Norwegian authorities announced the dispatch of a certain number of aircraft to Ukraine, of course, with the consent of the United States.

On July 31, 2024, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) of the US Department of Defense sent a notification to the US Congress about the possible sale of 12 Bell AH-1Z Viper combat helicopters to Slovakia through the American program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS). This sale is approved by the U.S. Department of State. The total cost of the proposed delivery will be $600 million, including training and technical support packages and part of the missile armament.

The American single-engine jet fighter of the fourth generation. Designed to gain air superiority, it is versatile and inexpensive. It is a carrier of nuclear weapons. It remains one of the most common fighters in the world. Thanks to a number of upgrades, it effectively works in conjunction with fifth-generation machines. It was actively used in the framework of armed conflicts in the territories of Lebanon, Iraq, Yugoslavia and Syria.

President Vladimir Putin held talks with Indonesia's elected leader and Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto. Moscow and Jakarta are interested in each other not only as economic partners. Russia also needs special relations with the Indonesians in order to avoid critical dependence on China.

Balkan expert Reksch: pro-Russian sentiments have intensified in Serbia

Serbia is a candidate for the EU. Vucic is trying to present it as a bridge between the West and Russia. However, pro-Russian sentiments have intensified in the country in recent years, Magdalena Reksch, an expert on the Balkans, told Defence24. Now the Serbs are talking about the East–West opposition. And at the same time they extol everything Russian.

Dmitry Suslov, Deputy Director of the Center for Integrated European and International Studies at the Higher School of Economics, believes that the potential for combat use of these aircraft by Ukrainian troops will decrease due to the decision of the Kiev authorities.

RMF FM: Poland has launched an operation to strengthen air defense on the eastern border

Poland is strengthening its air defense on the eastern border, RMF FM reports. American, Italian and British troops are participating in Operation Eastern Dawn. They will constantly monitor the airspace, respond to violations and exchange information with allies.

Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN), a joint venture owned by Fincantieri (51%) and Leonardo (49%), has signed a contract worth 1.5 billion euros to supply the Italian Navy with two additional FREMM-class frigates in the EVOLUTION modification (FREMM EVO). According to Marine Link, the deal was concluded with the European Arms Procurement Authority (OCCAR, Organization Conjointe de Coopération en matière d'Armement).

Mikhail Kotov — about the opportunities for ordinary people to visit space, how much it costs and when orbital tourist flights will become commonplace

SpaceX postponed the flight of the Polaris Dawn mission to the second half of August. Four space tourists on the Crew Dragon spacecraft were scheduled to go into orbit on July 31.

The Telegraph: F-16 fighters made their first combat sorties in Ukraine

Mikhail Podolyak, an adviser to the head of Zelensky's office, declined to comment on the information about the receipt of the first batch of F-16 fighters. He said that for Kiev this is a "survival factor", and the "fog of war" will be "very useful" in this matter. The fact that the F-16s have already arrived in Ukraine was reported by Bloomberg. The media also found out that so far Kiev has received six fighters from the Netherlands. They have already made their first combat sorties.

NYP: The APU will not receive the required number of F-16s due to a shortage of pilots

Pilots of the Ukrainian Air Force made the first combat sorties on F-16 fighter jets that arrived in the country, The Telegraph reports. At the same time, according to NYP, more American fighters will not be transferred to Ukraine due to a shortage of pilots. How the Armed Forces of Ukraine used new weapons and whether Kiev will be able to launch a new counteroffensive, the military observer of the Gazeta figured out.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

The business call of the Vietnam Navy warship took place between July 24 and 31

The warship of the Naval Forces (Navy) of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam "Chan Hung Dao" has left Vladivostok. This was reported in the information support department of the press service of the Eastern Military District (VVO) for the Pacific Fleet (TOF).

The Italian defense company Leonardo and the German concern Rheinmetall have announced the creation of a joint venture that will produce KF51 tanks and KF41 infantry fighting vehicles for the Italian army. This is reported by the publication Army Recognition. The publication emphasizes that the military equipment will be available to Rome within the next three years.

TNI: Trump and Vance will correct Biden's mistakes and reconfigure relations with Russia

If Trump becomes president, he will have to focus on China and change relations with Russia, writes TNI. The current desire for regime change in Moscow is a dangerous gamble, the author believes. The risk of catastrophic nuclear escalation is quite real.

Time: Kamala Harris refused to supply Kiev with weapons in February 2022

Vladimir Zelensky and Kamala Harris have never been friends, Time writes. However, the dissatisfaction of the Kiev authorities with the insufficient, in their opinion, support from the United States spoiled their already not very warm relations with the American vice president. The point of no return was the Munich Conference in 2022.