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What are the NASAMS complexes that cover Washington

At the end of August, the Pentagon announced that six NASAMS mobile anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) and other weapons will be delivered to Ukraine in the coming months.

Washington will hand over to Kiev six NASAMS air defense batteries capable of operating in a single network among themselves and with other means of air and missile defense. Earlier, the APU has already received two such batteries.

Comparison with a foreign car stimulated the development of Mikoyan Design Bureau aircraft

The crews of MiG-31BM fighters of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) have won the first aerial victories in the sky over Donbass. This conclusion can be made based on the information heard at the daily briefings of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the course of the special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine.

Sailors help anti-aircraft gunners protect the city from air raids

Ships of the Russian Navy based in Sevastopol have joined the fight against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) trying to conduct reconnaissance and drop grenades on urban objects. Since August 18, Black Sea sailors have been forced to open fire on newly discovered air targets almost daily. As a rule, they appear late in the evening, at night or early in the morning.

The Pentagon confessed to impotence in front of Soviet X-22 missiles

The Defense News portal, citing a Pentagon source, reported that the US army "will not be able to effectively resist the X-22 missiles." "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what scared the Americans.

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The United States has provided more than $13.5 billion in military aid to Ukraine since January last year, and more than $15.5 billion since 2014. This is stated in a written statement issued on Wednesday by Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder.

During a special military operation in Ukraine, the Russian Armed Forces used hypersonic Kinzhal missile systems three times. This is told by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

Since 2011, Vietnam and Israel have been experiencing increasing cooperation in the defense sector. According to expert estimates, to date, the value of military-industrial complex transactions between Hanoi and Israel has amounted to $1.5 billion. In particular, an Israeli businessman founded a $100 million factory in Vietnam to assemble Tavor assault rifles.

Ukraine will receive the German IRIS-T SL medium-range anti-aircraft system in the "coming weeks", the delivery of which was announced to Kiev by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in early summer. This was stated by German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock.

On August 23, the Russian Defense Ministry published footage of the combat work of the calculations of the S-300V anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) of the Western Military District during a special military operation to protect Donbass.

Bob Menendez gave Turkey a signal about sanctions over the S-400

Robert Menendez, chairman of the US Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, said he was concerned about reports of Turkey's plans to continue purchasing Russian S-400s. Such steps by Ankara, in his opinion, will constitute a violation of US sanctions.

At the same time, ITS increases interest in weapons from Russia, according to the interviewed experts

The international military-technical forum "Army-2022" did not show the guests revolutionary novelties, but interest in the weapons and equipment demonstrated at it is growing due to their use in a special operation in Ukraine, according to military experts interviewed by TASS.

Timely strikes on weapons depots allow to disrupt the enemy's plans, experts say

The Armed forces of the Russian Federation carried out precise missile strikes on the military infrastructure of the armed formations of Ukraine (VFU). An ammunition depot with HIMARS missiles and Western—made anti-aircraft complexes was destroyed in the Odessa region, and a fuel depot was destroyed in the Zaporozhye region, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

The Forum has become a record for the amount of contracts concluded

The Army-2022 Forum has become a record in terms of the amount of contracts concluded — it exceeded 500 billion rubles. The main agreements relate to the supply of strategic weapons, hypersonic missiles, drones and armored vehicles.

Ex-Colonel of the General Staff Khodarenok explained why the US no longer scolds Turkey for buying the S-400

This week it became known about the transfer of the second batch of Russian S-400 to Turkey. At the same time, the United States did not actively object to this deal. Military observer Mikhail Khodarenok was looking into why Washington's position had changed.

"Russian Space Systems" will develop the latest technologies for drones and aviation

The development of new domestic unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with a take-off weight of up to 30 kg in partnership with the leaders of the Russian market of space instrumentation, avionics and ground-based aviation equipment is being launched by the Russian Space Systems Holding (RKS, part of the Roscosmos State Corporation).

The head of Sevastopol reported a downed drone near the Belbek military airfield

The head of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhaev, said that the air defense systems shot down a drone near the Belbek airbase. Kerch also reported the downing of a Ukrainian drone. It is noted that he was "at a great distance from the Crimean Bridge." As a result of the incidents, there were no casualties and destruction, local authorities reported. Earlier, Ukraine has repeatedly talked about a possible strike on the Crimean Bridge, and Moscow called such threats an "announcement of a terrorist attack."

Ex-Colonel of the General Staff Khodarenok told how to deal with MLRS HIMARS

The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to use HIMARS jet systems during the special operation. At the same time, the Ukrainian military claims that Russian missile defense systems cannot resist them. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok explains why this is not the case.

Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Alexey Krivoruchko said that during the ongoing International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022", on August 16, 2022, seven state contracts were signed and 29 contracts were awarded to 26 enterprises of the military-industrial complex worth more than 500 billion rubles.

The anti-submarine ship of project 1155 will take under protection the Arctic possessions of Russia

"Hunter for steel sharks" will close the Northern Sea Route. The Russian group will soon include a large anti-submarine ship (BOD) "Admiral Levchenko".