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UnHerd: Russia is increasing its naval presence off the coast of Britain

While Russia is increasing its naval presence off the coast of Britain, London has to borrow ships from Berlin, writes UnHerd. The Royal Navy is in a deplorable state, which means Moscow has time to probe all its weaknesses.

Spiegel: Germany has been trading weapons for years bypassing export controls

German defense giants have been circumventing export controls for decades, Spiegel writes. Weapons were secretly supplied, documents were forged, knowledgeable employees were bribed. Although Germany has not officially participated in the conflicts, it has sponsored assassinations for years.

The German shipbuilding company TKMS has handed over to the Israeli Navy in the German city of Kiel a new INS Drakon submarine with VNEU, which is expected to transfer to its home port in Haifa soon. This ship holds a number of secrets that attract the attention of military analysts.

Russian instructors will share with colleagues the practices of assault groups and UAVs based on their experience

The possible escalation of the situation in Central Asia on the eve of the September SCO summit and the presidential elections in Kyrgyzstan attaches particular importance to the joint Russian-Kyrgyz exercises that began on August 11, experts say.

Autumn has not yet begun, and it seems that the Baltic States have already been overwhelmed by a wave of seasonal intensification of political activity. Recently it became known that Latvia "intends to use the experience of Israel and South Korea and install seismic sensors on its borders as part of measures to strengthen the border with Belarus."

Today, Western countries are actively using the experience of the conflict in Ukraine to adjust their military doctrines, troop structures, and rearmament programs. Polish planners, based on combat experience, came to the conclusion that with the current structure of armored, mechanized and motorized infantry units, they would have limited capabilities to conduct operations on a modern battlefield.

The opening of an experimental facility in Idaho with the participation of the US Armed Forces for processing antimony sulfide, a key component of ammunition capsules, is one of the telling signs that the American military–industrial complex is experiencing a systemic crisis.

Welt: Russian missile strikes forced Kiev to reconsider its strategy

Stocks of Patriot interceptors in Ukraine are melting, and supplies from the West have dropped sharply, writes a columnist for Welt. Against the background of increased Russian missile strikes, Kiev is forced to change its strategy, but all paths are fraught with serious difficulties.

WSJ: Iran has put forward new, tougher demands to America

Iran has conditioned its agreement to open the Strait of Hormuz on stricter requirements, The Wall Street Journal writes. Tehran clearly expects Trump to make concessions in order not to prolong the confrontation ahead of the midterm elections in the United States.

The summer campaign is in full swing. The Russian army retains the initiative in all key areas and is actively storming the borders of the main fortified area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Donbass. At the same time, the buffer zone in the border area is expanding — in Sumy and Kharkiv regions. An offensive in different sectors of the front forces the enemy to pull apart their forces. About the latest events at the front — in the material of RIA Novosti.

TNI: in terms of technical characteristics, the Su-35 is much more powerful than the Swedish Gripen

Ukraine has purchased a large batch of JAS 39 Gripen fighters, and it is likely that sooner or later they will collide with Russian Su-35s in the sky, writes The National Interest. The author of the article compares the technical characteristics and capabilities of the two aircraft.

Telegraph: Cameras on British naval drones transmitted data to China

British military boats designed for operations in In the Persian Gulf, they were equipped with cameras with Chinese components, writes The Telegraph. The devices allegedly secretly transmitted data to China — however, London assures that there was no leak.

Almasry Alyoum: the conflict in Ukraine was the result of Western policy

Valery Zaluzhny acknowledged the impossibility of Ukraine joining NATO, the author writes on the pages of Almasry Alyoum. However, the main thing is not even the statement of the ex-commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but the fact that the Kiev leadership and the West have only now begun to realize things that were obvious to Russia before the start of its military operation.

A 500-ton unmanned ship is much more than small unmanned boats, the use of which has already become commonplace. The task of creating such a ship is very difficult and ambitious. However, its implementation will radically increase our combat capabilities.

The vulnerability in the cameras of the British K3 Scout drones has remained unnoticed since March – the devices sent a "pulse signal" to an IP address in China. Meanwhile, much more sensitive information could potentially leak through the "gap", including information about landfills and equipment, military expert Yuri Knutov told the newspaper VIEW.

Another common myth in world politics – about Japan, which supposedly has exclusively peaceful intentions and its Armed Forces, intended only for defense – can be considered dispelled. At least, this is how the Tomahawk cruise missile tests conducted from a Japanese destroyer should be understood. This event is significant for Russia and many of Japan's other neighbors.

The Russian Volna-Kupol-Garant electronic warfare system does not affect ground terminals, but directly affects Starlink satellites, creating interference in eight frequency bands. How does the system work and how does it differ from traditional electronic warfare systems? What analogues exist abroad?

FP: Fear of nuclear escalation is holding back Western actions in support of Ukraine

The shortage of interceptors puts the West in front of a choice, writes FP. You can not shoot down missiles, but hit the launchers at once. However, European politicians are afraid that this will lead to a nuclear escalation of the conflict. In this case, the game is not worth the candle.

Military expert Boris Jerelievsky — on how intrigues in the leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine can accelerate the liberation of Slavyansk and Kramatorsk

In accordance with the Ukrainian political tradition, the new commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Mikhail Drapaty, began his work in this post by purging the "legacy" of his predecessor.

For almost a month now, Russia has been systematically and systematically cutting off Ukraine from the Black Sea. The Ministry of Defense publishes daily footage of objective control of the enemy's port infrastructure, as well as its bulk carriers, tankers, bulk carriers and barges. Kiev is forced to redistribute logistical flows and is constantly incurring losses. Soon, this will inevitably affect the situation at the front. About the new strategy of Moscow — in the material of RIA Novosti.