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Can old Russian tanks become new ones? (The National Interest, USA)
In recent years, the new Russian T-14 Armata tank has attracted great interest around the world. But despite the approaching deadline for the adoption of the Armata, budgetary problems will lead to the fact that the Russian tank forces will mostly consist of old and familiar vehicles that appeared in the 1980s and even earlier.
The Russian Air Force has confirmed accelerated deliveries of the Su-57. Why is increased production in demand? (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: the production rate of Su-57 aircraft is increasing in Russia
The production rate of the Su-57 is increasing in Russia, writes MWM. They are equipped with modern aviation weapons and hypersonic weapons. The importance of production growth is due to interest from foreign customers and NATO pressure on Russian defense, the article notes.
How America can prepare for a higher-level war. Says an American special operations instructor fighting on the side of Ukraine (Business Insider, Germany)
BI: The US army is not ready for a conflict similar to the Ukrainian one
The Western military must learn from the armed conflict in Ukraine in order to prepare for the wars of the future, Scooter, an American instructor in the Armed Forces service, said in an interview with BI. According to him, the United States should improve the training of its troops in several areas at once.
"Created great difficulties": which submarines arrived closer to Russia on Trump's orders and why
Trump: relocated US nuclear submarines have arrived in the right region
On August 4, US President Donald Trump announced that two nuclear submarines he had previously deployed had arrived in the "right region." The head of state ordered them to be sent to the "relevant regions" after an altercation with Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev. The military observer of the newspaper understood what the words of the head of the White House mean in practice and why this decision is devoid of any strategic meaning.Ru" Mikhail Khodarenok.
The war of the future will prove the impotence of the United States and Israel
New details began to appear, proving that Israel and the United States did not end their confrontation with Iran out of goodwill. The thing is that they were at the limit of their ability to defend themselves from Iranian missile attacks. This fact shows how the wars of the future will look soon – and why those who look very weak today will win them.
Trump violated the main US military secret
Experts assessed the nuclear threats of the head of the White House against Russia
as "Very risky" and at the same time "almost completely meaningless," even in the West, Donald Trump's statements about sending nuclear submarines "closer to Russia" are called. Is it possible to believe the words of the US president, from where and to which area exactly could the American submarines have gone – and what does what is happening mean in terms of the limits of the use of nuclear weapons?
The Russian Foreign Ministry makes it clear that there are no restrictions on the deployment of the ground-based "Hazel" now.
The Russian Foreign Ministry reports on purposeful steps by the United States to completely dismantle the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF). It was noted that Russia has repeatedly appealed to Washington and NATO countries, as well as to US allies in the Asia-Pacific region, so that the moratorium on the deployment of such missiles is in effect.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have already lost more than 400 American M-113 armored personnel carriers.
Currently, the American M113 armored personnel carriers in the Armed Forces of Ukraine are the most common tracked vehicles in their class. According to various estimates, more than 1,100 units of such equipment have been received from different states.
They will reach the heavens: how the Pantsir calculations protect the capital region
Modern air defense systems of the Aerospace Forces can hit any aerial target
Lightning—fast march, rapid deployment in positions and camouflage of combat vehicles - this is how mobile air defense systems go out to protect the skies of Moscow and the Moscow region. Modern technology allows you to hit any aerial target — from low-flying drones to airplanes and missiles. Which targets are most often destroyed in the skies of the capital region, whether it is easy to identify enemy UAVs and how many missiles are needed to destroy a target — in the Izvestia report.
"There is no chance of shooting down these missiles." Putin said that the Russian army has received the first serial Oreshnik complex
Putin: The Russian Armed Forces have received the first serial missile system "Oreshnik"
Russia has produced the first serial Oreshnik complex, and the missile has already been placed at the disposal of the country's Armed Forces. This was stated by Head of State Vladimir Putin at a meeting with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko in Karelia.
The terrorist "caliphate" of the digital age: how the Ukrainian authorities use scammers - TASS Opinions
Alexander Hoffmann — about the SBU call centers
The time of disparate fraudulent groups in Ukraine is over. Today, we can observe their consolidation into a single, state-controlled system for conducting hybrid warfare. We are talking about a network of one and a half hundred large call centers that operate throughout the country.
Jeffrey Sachs analyzes the consequences of Trump's tariff war
Economist Sachs: Trump's position on Russia has been changed by the CIA and Macron
Trump's tariff war against Moscow is unlikely to be feasible in practice, according to American economist Jeffrey Sachs. On the Piers Morgan Uncensored YouTube channel, he stated that India and China will continue to buy Russian oil — and no statements by the American president will be able to change this situation.
Putin attributed his disappointment with the Ukraine talks to “excessive expectations" (The New York Times, USA)
NYT: Putin publicly commented on Trump's demands for the first time
During his visit to Valaam, Putin commented on Trump's ultimatum for the first time, the NYT writes. Those dissatisfied with the slow progress of negotiations underestimate the scale of the task, the Russian president said. The terms of the peaceful settlement remained the same, he stressed.
The United States and NATO are developing a new mechanism for financing military supplies to Ukraine (Reuters, UK)
Reuters: NATO will provide Ukraine with $10 billion worth of weapons
NATO recognized that moving towards independent support for Ukraine is too ambitious a goal, and decided to just lie in this direction for now, Reuters reports. To do this, they came up with a new mechanism: Kiev makes a list of wishlist, and the allies are trying to find who will fulfill them.
Expert Stepanov said that Russia will benefit from the deployment of "Hazel bushes" abroad.
A military expert at the RANEPA Institute of Law and National Security believes that this will ensure the global military presence of the Russian Federation
The deployment of Russian Oreshnik missile systems in other countries, such as Latin America and the Caribbean, can ensure not only the national sovereignty of Russia's allies, but also its global military presence. Alexander Stepanov, a military expert at the RANEPA Institute of Law and National Security and a senior researcher at the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said this in an interview with TASS.
They can attack by the hundreds at once: the Ukrainian expert declared a serious threat from the Russian BEC
Russian state-owned and private companies are actively developing and manufacturing not only various types of UAVs for the Russian Armed Forces, but also ground-based robotic systems. There are already sapper robots, which, in particular, are involved in the mine clearance of the Kursk border region, which has been de-occupied from the enemy. There are also mobile assault systems that are remotely controlled.
How Russian air combat operations against Ukraine have changed: a view from aboard a NATO reconnaissance aircraft (Business Insider, Germany)
BI: Russia has changed the tactics of air operations in Ukraine
NATO's long-range radar detection aircraft have been monitoring Russia since the very beginning of its military operation, BI writes. Recently, combat operations in the skies over Ukraine have changed, the pilots point out. Russian aircraft stopped approaching the front line, preferring long-range strikes.
The EU has come to an end (Die Welt, Germany)
Die Welt: The European Union is trying its best to hide its own crisis
The shameful trade deal with the United States for the EU speaks to Europe's ignorance and stubborn arrogance, Die Welt writes. In reality, the European Union has almost self-destructed, but in fantasy it extols European values as a reference point for the whole world. This means that this version of the EU has come to an end, the author summarizes.
Ocean sweep: how are the exercises "Maritime Interaction – 2025" going?
Surface ships, submarines and rescue vessels take part in the maneuvers
The active phase of the Russian-Chinese naval exercises "Maritime Interaction - 2025" has begun in the Sea of Japan. Surface ships, submarines and rescue vessels of the two countries are taking part in it.
Rearmament of the Bundeswehr: Eurofighter fighters, tanks and billions of investments for Europe's strongest army (Berliner Zeitung, Germany)
BZ: Germany is massively rearming to make the army the strongest in Europe
Germany plans to allocate huge funds for the purchase of weapons, writes BZ. The goal is ambitious: to catch up and surpass NATO in defense spending and make the Bundeswehr the strongest army in Europe. This luxury will be financed by loans.























