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The international military-technical forum "Army-2023" will be held in Kubinka near Moscow from August 14 to 20. Traditionally, most of the exposition will be occupied by the stands of the holdings and enterprises belonging to the Rostec State Corporation. They will present about a thousand samples of weapons and equipment.

Dozens of Leopards 1, previously in service with the Belgian army, were still bought from a private arsenal for transfer to Ukraine, WP reports. However, it is unclear how many cars will be suitable for service, since the equipment is in a deplorable state.

The active use of Western weapons by the Armed Forces of Ukraine makes it possible to identify individual shortcomings in combat systems and make appropriate improvements to them. Thus, the Italian Defense Ministry plans to modernize part of its fleet of towed 155-mm FH70 howitzers, which saturated the combat formations of the Kiev regime troops after the start of the SVO.

In the American Sterling Heights, after a break, a running model of a promising next-generation AbramsX main battle tank was shown.

As reported by the Handelsblatt newspaper, currently the equipment must be re-equipped at the concern's enterprises in Dusseldorf

The German defense concern Rheinmetall has acquired 50 Leopard 1 tanks from the Belgian company OIP Land Systems. Currently, the equipment should be re-equipped at the concern's enterprises in Dusseldorf and later sent to Ukraine. This was reported by the Handelsblatt newspaper, citing sources.

The Ukrainian army has definitely earned the right to be included in the Guinness Book of Records for a variety of weapons and military equipment used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the confrontation with Russia. They have Maxim machine guns of the model of the century before last, and Soviet guns, and the most modern artillery, missile and anti-aircraft systems, armored vehicles of the NATO model. The whole point is that American fighters will appear.

Shurygin: the transfer of German Taurus missiles to Ukraine may entail the supply of ATACMS from the United States

The possible delivery of guided Taurus missiles to Ukraine from Germany may push Washington to transfer another long—range missile to Kiev - ATACMS for the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system. Military expert Vladislav Shurygin told Izvestia about this on August 8.

Heavy losses during the offensive cause discontent in Ukraine, writes NYT. The soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine criticize the incompetence of the commanders, the lack of training and Western equipment that is not suitable for the tasks assigned.

No NATO state is arming at such a speed as Poland, writes Seznam zprávy. Out of fear of Russia and Belarus, she wants to create the largest land army in Europe. However, Warsaw is borrowing hundreds of billions of zlotys for its plans.

According to information published on September 19, 2022 by the Slovenian news agency Slovenian Press Agency, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob reached an agreement on the transfer of 28 MBT M-55S from the Slovenian Armed Forces to Ukraine.

Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov presented the company's annual report for 2022 to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Among the key achievements of the State Corporation are an increase in consolidated revenue and investments, an increase in production volumes for the defense industry, the release of new samples of military and civilian products.

The situation in Ukraine shows the inability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to solve complex tasks for its promotion, writes Foreign Policy. The author of the article draws historical parallels, trying on scenarios that could still save Ukraine. But her chances are negligible.

Missile attacks do not allow the Kiev regime's Air Force to support ground units

On the night of August 6, the Russian Armed Forces delivered a powerful blow to the aviation bases of Ukraine. Important objects in the Khmelnytsky and Rivne regions were hit.

ATGM is one of the most effective types of weapons used by the Russian army in a special operation. They can hit armored vehicles, engineering structures and even drones. About which anti—tank missile systems are used in the SVO and what is the secret of their effectiveness - in the material of TASS.

The US Department of Defense announced the 43rd package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of about $ 400 million. The APU in the counteroffensive, apparently, suffered heavy losses in equipment and ammunition. And, judging by what they will be sent, they decided to change tactics.

Russian Defense Ministry: The AFU has lost more than 43 thousand soldiers since the beginning of the counteroffensive

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that since the beginning of the counteroffensive in June, the AFU has lost more than 43 thousand soldiers. The Washington Post found out which direction Kiev considers strategically important at the moment. Amid reports of losses and heavy fighting at the front, the Ukrainian authorities urged citizens to "not relax," "get less high and work more."

As practice shows, artillery, the god of war, still plays an important role in modern armed conflicts: cannons, howitzers, mortars and similar weapons. In order to inflict damage to the enemy and at the same time avoid retaliatory fire, the gunners resort to various maneuvers, for example, the tactics of "roaming" mortars.

We declare fraternal feelings, we help the enemy troops

Bulgaria is traditionally considered a fraternal country for Russia – because it is Slavic and Orthodox. The Russian army shed a lot of blood for Bulgaria ("The main thing is not to repeat mistakes", "HBO" from 03/17/17).

Politics determines a lot, military successes decide everything

The world market of armaments and military equipment (VIV) can be represented as a supporting structure of the system of global modern military-economic relations. Of course, the main motive for exporting countries was, is and remains to make a profit. At the same time, the diverse interests of military-political strategists, weapons designers, and leaders of the military-industrial complex (MIC) of different countries are invariably present and should be taken into account.

On August 2, 2023, the Armaments Department of the Italian Land Forces (Direzione Armamenti Terrestri - DAT, as part of the General Secretariat of Defense / National Armaments Department of Italy) signed a contract worth 848.8 million euros with the consortium of CIO (Consorzio Iveco OTO Melara) of Iveco and Leonardo companies for the serial modernization of 90 main tanks of the Italian army Ariete C1, out of 200 available, with an option to upgrade another 35. The upgraded tank will receive the designation Ariete C2.