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The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and defense industry companies concluded state contracts totaling more than 522 billion rubles during the Army-2022 forum.

Moscow and Ankara have signed a contract to supply Turkey with a second regimental set of S-400 air defense systems, TASS reports. As the agency notes, this was announced by the director of the FSVTS Dmitry Shugaev at the international forum "Army-2022".

The threat of Russia and Iran return missile defense to the current agenda in Europe

The US is using the conflict in Ukraine to reorient the missile defense system against Russia, writes FP. This step has called into question the reliability of the United States as an ally in the Middle East, where they are unsuccessfully trying to put together an alliance against Iran, the author of the article claims.

On the first day of the Army-2022 forum, important statements were made regarding the development of the military-technical cooperation system, plans for rearmament, export sales of VIVT, and the situation around Ukraine.

On August 16, the Russian Defense Ministry showed footage of the combat work of the calculations of anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) "Tor-M2" of the Western Military District (ZVO) during a special operation to protect Donbass.

Since June of this year, Denis Manturov has been combining the positions of head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation and Deputy Prime Minister - curator of the civil and defense industries. In his first interview in the new status, he told Interfax in which directions Russia will develop technological sovereignty, whether there is a threat of dependence on China, what is happening with investment activity in industries, as well as the prospects for arms exports to Turkey and Iran, the timing of the development of Checkmate, PAK DA and new attack drones.

JSC "Concern of East Kazakhstan Region "Almaz - Antey" takes part in the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022", which takes place from August 15 to 21 in Kubinka near Moscow on the basis of the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center. The holding acts as the general partner of Army-2022 and presents full-scale samples of weapons and military equipment, radar equipment, as well as a number of civilian developments at the forum, the press service of the Concern reports.

A new report on the war in Ukraine by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI[/i]), prepared by Jack Watling and Nick Reynolds, states that Russia's ground-based electronic warfare (EW) systems are capable of blocking control frequencies, forcing Ukrainian UAVs land or help to conduct artillery and rocket fire at ground control stations. As a result, the service life of Ukrainian drones is "about seven days", although it depends on the system.

The Russian Air Force is 110 years old.

The Commander of the Air Force, Deputy Commander-in–Chief of the Aerospace Forces, Lieutenant General Sergey DRONOV, tells the Red Star about the results with which the Air Force personnel approached the next anniversary.

At the exhibition, it will be possible to see unmanned armored vehicles, the latest ammunition and trophies of the special operation in Ukraine

Kubinka, near Moscow, will host Russia's main international exhibition in the military-technical sphere, the Army—2022 forum, from August 15 to 21. According to the head of the Russian Defense Ministry Sergei Shoigu, this year it is planned to participate about one and a half thousand enterprises and organizations from Russia and abroad.

Also at the "Army", the corporation will present a new combat robot designed for actions, for example, in urban conditions. In addition, Artyakov spoke about the completed development of small anti-aircraft guided missiles for the destruction of drones and MLRS shells and other means of air attack, the completed state tests of a light floating tank and the development of a prototype of a full-fledged combined-arms exoskeleton.

According to military experts, its suppression is a prerequisite for a successful offensive

On August 11, the Russian Defense Ministry told about the serious losses suffered by two mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in battles with allied forces.

The research and Production Association "Elektromashina" of the Uralvagonzavod concern will take part in the largest international forum "Army-2022". In addition to its traditional military products, the company will demonstrate the Prometheus combat module at the forum for the first time.

Why has Turkey not joined Western sanctions and will it help Russia circumvent them

Why has Ankara not joined the Western sanctions regime against Russia? The author of "European Truth" names a number of reasons. Many in Turkey are convinced that the blame for the conflict in Ukraine is not Russia, but the United States and NATO.

Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region will take part in the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022", which will be held from August 15 to 21 in Kubinka near Moscow on the basis of the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center.

The large anti-submarine ship will receive X-35U anti-ship missiles and a 100 mm stealth cannon

During the modernization, the Admiral Chabanenko large anti-submarine ship (BOD) will be equipped with unique multifunctional X-35U missiles that can reliably hit surface ships.

Berlin began transferring such self-propelled artillery installations to Ukraine from the end of July

On August 10, the People's Militia of the DPR announced the complete liberation of the village of Gladosovo, located south of Artemovsk. The offensive continues in the area of Sand and Avdiivka. And the Russian Defense Ministry announced the first destruction of the Cheetah anti-aircraft complex, delivered from Germany, and the defeat of three Ukrainian aircraft in air battles during the day. On this day, the head of the Defense Department, Sergei Shoigu, presented Russia's highest awards to four officers who distinguished themselves during the special operation in Moscow.

RG managed to talk with Vladislav Lobaev, a leading Russian expert in the field of sniper weapons, the creator of ultra-long-range rifles. He told how his rifles proved themselves in their own, whether a sniper can destroy a missile system and why high-precision rifles are so slowly being adopted.

At the final stage, the military personnel of the united group withdrew civilians from the conditionally captured settlement

TASS, August 10. The active phase of the joint Russian-Mongolian military exercises "Selenga-2022" in the western part of Mongolia at the Khovd training ground ended with large-scale live firing, the press service of the Eastern Military District (VVO) reported on Wednesday.

When a country decides to test anti-satellite missiles and shoots down its old spacecraft in orbit, the world community immediately condemns it. They say that you increase the amount of space debris for nothing and create a danger for the peaceful use of near-Earth space! Such public statements once again fuel the fear of the notorious Kessler syndrome.