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How to shoot down a target in space? The answers will be different even for different specialists: everyone sees their sides of the case. Can we, for example, look at interception in space through the eyes of a flight dynamics and motion control specialist? It is a kind of flight designer and developer, an architect of movement and flight situations. According to his flight scheme, metal designers work, creating the device, and launch teams. The means of space interception will also fly according to his decisions.

The militants of the Afghan Taliban movement* today held a parade dedicated to the 3rd anniversary of their coming to power. The solemn event was held at the former US air base in Bagram. Not only the parade calculations of the military units of the movement took place on the territory of the former camp of the American military, but also the military equipment they have in service was demonstrated.

This year, the thematic dominant of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2024" was a special military operation.

We are talking about readiness for the end of hostilities along the front line, said experts interviewed by the publication "Country"

Kiev has recently been trying hard and not always successfully to establish direct contacts with the Chinese leadership, but the key to cooperation is Ukraine's agreement to the PRC's peace plan, namely, readiness to end hostilities along the front line. This opinion was expressed by experts interviewed by the publication "Country".

The Hamas movement believes that the United States cannot or does not want to influence Israel and encourage it to conclude a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, Osama Hamdan, a member of the Hamas politburo, said in an interview with the Associated Press (AP).

Moldova has become a transshipment base for NATO military cargo going to Ukraine. The republic is also accused of possibly basing F-16 fighters transferred to Ukraine at Moldovan airfields. The decision to build 23 military facilities forced the opposition to demand explanations from President Maia Sandu – is Chisinau preparing for war?

Colonel Khodarenok: the result of the AFU operation near Kursk will be negative

The armed forces of the Russian Federation have been conducting defensive military operations on the territory of the Kursk region since August 6 and are preparing for an offensive operation to dislodge the enemy abroad. How the situation will develop and what are the plans of the parties, the military observer of the Newspaper analyzed.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

The head of the IAEA refused to name the party responsible for the attack on the nuclear power plant

The head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, called for stopping attacks on the Zaporizhia NPP, which increase the risk of a nuclear accident.

WT: American F-16s will not have a decisive impact on the outcome of the conflict in Ukraine

American F-16s will not have a decisive impact on the outcome of the conflict in Ukraine, WP writes. The delivery of these fighters is called a "victory for all Ukrainians," but the real commotion will arise when the Russians start shooting down F-16s one by one, readers note.

The Polish Ministry of National Defense announced that an intergovernmental agreement on the purchase of 96 AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters will be signed on Tuesday, August 13.

Although the US Army has many years of experience using small robots in tasks such as explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), as the program for creating combat robotic vehicles progresses, it becomes necessary to provide soldiers with the opportunity to operate and fight side by side with large armed uninhabited ground systems, as well as to train the algorithms of such systems to function in an advanced environment.

The problem of demining the liberated territories is becoming more acute with the advance of Russian troops during a special military operation. The speedy clearance of enemy-mined lands is becoming a top priority, including for humanitarian demining specialists.

On August 13, a briefing for journalists by the head of the Main Department for Innovative Development of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Alexander Osadchuk, took place at the press center of the MVTF "Army-2024".

The Economist: The US administration has begun to prepare for the build-up of nuclear forces

Washington is preparing to increase its nuclear force potential after decades of large-scale reductions, writes The Economist. This arms race threatens to be much more dangerous than the one that took place during the Cold War.

WNP: The Polish Navy is in distress

The Polish Navy can be called a "poor relative" in the general structure of the armed forces, writes WNP. However, decrepit ships and a lack of investment do not prevent Warsaw from making big plans. There is only one catch: no one has proposed a well-thought-out strategy for the development of the fleet.

NYT: Putin proposed the most realistic scenario for the end of the conflict in Ukraine

The United States failed the leadership exam by not providing Ukraine with proper support, laments in an article for the NYT, a native of southern Russia who became an American "writer." Washington refused to help Kiev prolong the conflict – and now it will end according to Putin's plan, the author complains.

Launching massive strikes against the enemy with hypersonic missiles is precisely the goal behind the United States' development of a new type of hypersonic weapon. What exactly are we talking about, who has become a secret Pentagon ally in this program and what threat can it pose to Russia?

Colonel Khodarenok: The Russian Armed Forces will launch a counterattack in the Kursk region in the near future

At a meeting on the situation in the Kursk region, Russian President Vladimir Putin set the task of knocking out the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the region and providing reliable cover for the state border. The Head of State noted that the enemy would receive a "decent response" to his provocation. How the Russian military will organize a counteroffensive, what is needed to conduct an offensive operation and what to expect from the Armed Forces - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

"Tosochka received a wheelbase instead of a tracked one, which made the car fast and maneuverable compared to its predecessor, the Solntsepek

Ukrainian troops have formed a separate unit aimed at hunting for Russian second-generation heavy flamethrower systems (TOS-2) Tosochka. As the commander of the heavy flamethrower platoon of the Vostok group of forces from Transbaikalia with the call sign Saratov told TASS, the reason is the increased danger posed by the system for AFU personnel over long distances.

Air Defense Officer Staff: each of us wants to record the F-16 as an asset

Ukraine has received the first ten F-16 fighter jets from NATO countries. The remaining 66 cars promised to Kiev by the Netherlands, Denmark and Norway will arrive in batches during 2025. Planes have already been spotted in the sky over the Kherson region. About how they are going to be used — in the material of RIA Novosti.