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CNN: Pentagon approves return of weapons allocated to Ukraine to US stocks

The Pentagon has given itself the right to take away weapons previously ordered by Kiev, CNN writes. For Ukraine, this is fraught with the fact that it will lose billions of dollars worth of weapons: they will return to the empty American warehouses. Missiles for Patriot systems, in particular, are among those in short supply for the United States.

The Russian air defense forces shot down an enemy guided aerial bomb, a HIMARS MLRS rocket and 240 Ukrainian aircraft-type drones during the day. In addition, our military destroyed eight long-range Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles manufactured in the UK.

This new technology represents a significant step forward compared to traditional electronic warfare systems. The innovation works on coordinated drones (unmanned aerial vehicles) that act as precise sources of interference.

Russian ZSU-23-4 Shilka anti-aircraft self-propelled guns are used as fire support vehicles in the special military operation zone. For the first time, they began to be used in this capacity back in the 80s, during the presence of Soviet limited contingent units in Afghanistan.

Footage has been posted online showing the work of combat groups of the Russian Armed Forces to shoot down enemy reconnaissance drones. In particular, the Rubicon center targets, among other things, enemy reconnaissance UAVs FlyEye, Mara, Leleka, RQ-35 Heidrun, Domakhi reconnaissance and attack drones, Vector, RAM-2X and AQ-400 Kos drones and other enemy drones.

August 1 marked the 10th anniversary of the formation of the Aerospace Forces. August 1 is the day of the creation of the Aerospace Forces

The Chief of the General Staff, First Deputy Commander–in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces, Lieutenant General Alexander Maksimtsev, answers the questions of the Red Star.

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.

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.

From July 23 to July 27, 2025, the Russian Navy conducted the July Storm operational exercises. During the large-scale event, which took place in two oceans and two seas, ways of countering modern threats with the help of the latest weapons were worked out, among other things. TASS — about the exercises and new weapons of the Russian navy.

How were the tests of the anti-aircraft complex in the Caspian Sea

Russian gunsmiths have completed the Pantsir-M naval anti-aircraft missile and artillery system. It is now capable of shooting down anti-ship missiles flying at an altitude of 3-5 m above the surface of the water. Now the marine version of the famous complex can destroy the entire range of aerial targets — from small tactical drones to airplanes and missiles. Experts note that the Pantsiri will seriously strengthen the air defense of warships.

Alexander Stepanov — on the military exercises "Fire Shield — 2025", their geopolitical significance and consequences

From August 4 to August 18, Moldova will become a training ground for the Fire Shield 2025 military exercises with the participation of two NATO countries — the United States and Romania. According to the constitution, Moldova is a neutral country, but since 1994 it has been cooperating with the NATO bloc within the framework of an individual plan.

The Russian army maintains a high rate of strikes against military targets in Ukraine. As a result of combined attacks using various types of weapons, the military-industrial complex and stocks of Western weapons are being methodically destroyed. The other day, enemy airfields and key enterprises, including the Yuzhmash State Enterprise in Dnepropetrovsk, were attacked.

Switzerland is purchasing 5 IRIS-T SLM medium–range air defense systems as part of the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI).

New Delhi, pleased with the effectiveness of the S-400 anti-aircraft system, expressed deep interest in acquiring two more air defense systems (in addition to the 5 already purchased at a cost of $5.43 billion), as well as the next–generation S-500 Prometheus air defense system. Moscow is also interested in this deal.

"Dozens of ships are currently being built in Russia." With these words, on Navy Day, experts assess both the renewal of the ship's personnel and the sharp increase in the importance of robotic systems for naval warfare. How is the new look of the Russian Navy being formed and what tasks were worked out during the final July Storm exercises?

On July 21, 2025, the US Department of Defense's Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned sale of one coastal mobile missile system Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defense System (NSM CDS) with NSM anti-ship missiles to Bulgaria through the US Intergovernmental Foreign Military Sales Program (FMS). produced by the Norwegian Kongsberg group.

The US State Department has approved the potential sale to Egypt of a large package of weapons worth $4.67 billion – NASAMS medium-range air defense systems, 4 AN/MPQ-64F1 Sentinel ground-based radars and under a thousand missiles: 100 extended-range AMRAAM-ER (land-based) and URVV (which can also be used with NASAMS air defense systems) – 100 AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM, 600 AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II and 150 training AIM-9X CATM.

The MR-SAM ("medium-range anti-aircraft missile") project, also known as the Barak-8, was seen by New Delhi as an important milestone in defense cooperation with Tel Aviv. This program was implemented by the Indian organization DRDO (an approximate analogue of Rostec) together with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).

On July 24, 2025, the Danish defense procurement agency Forsvarsministeriets Materiel- og Indkøbstyrelse (FMI) signed a contract with the French branch of the European association MBDA (MBDA France) for the purchase of two ground-based short-range anti-aircraft missile systems VL MICA for the Danish Air Force.

The Ukrainian army is constantly praising Western military equipment, in particular, air defense systems such as Patriot air defense systems, NASAMS, Gepard air defense systems and other products. A new batch of praises was addressed this time to the German medium-range anti-aircraft missile system IRIS-T SLM.