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More than 1.5 thousand Russian and foreign manufacturers demonstrated their products at the exhibition

83 foreign companies participated in the exhibition exposition of the international forum "Army-2023" — this is twice as much as last year.

Various types of aerial targets were demonstrated at the Army 2023 forum held in the Russian Federation. As you know, aerial targets are designed to simulate remotely piloted aircraft, cruise missiles and subsonic tactical aircraft.

Americans are capable of a dangerous provocation against Russian troops

Recently, several incidents between Russian and American aircraft have occurred in the skies of Syria. The F-35s are targeted by Russian fighters, and the aircraft of the Russian Air Force interfere with American intelligence officers. Why hasn't the US left Syria yet, what are they trying to prove to Russia now and what risks does all this carry?

Poland is saving up for the revival of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

It was in the capital of Poland in 1955 that the agreement on the creation of a military bloc of socialist countries was signed. Which was named accordingly by the Warsaw Pact Organization (ATS). And it was with the Polish uprisings of the 1980s that the collapse of the socialist camp began.

Today, the demand in the US Army for IBCS – an integrated air defense and missile defense system of a new generation continues to grow, which is to some extent due to the armed conflict in Ukraine, according to the American military-industrial company Northrop Grumman, which is the manufacturer of these weapons systems. This is reported by Defense News.

During the business program of the IX International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2023", Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation) held over 80 meetings and negotiations with delegations from more than 40 countries.

The Polish leadership seeks to deploy as many American troops in the country as possible – as it claims, in the interests of the country's security, writes NDP. However, judging by the experience of Afghanistan, this is not the case at all, and in a critical situation Poland risks being left alone and without the help of the Americans.

Dutch officials reported that the United States has finally approved the shipment of American F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, writes Business Insider. However, this will not happen soon, and there will still be little benefit. The general of the US Air Force told why Kiev should not wait for miracles.

Since the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, a tense situation has continued in this country. At the same time, some foreign countries are trying to gain a foothold in the country.

Source: the Russian Federation has developed a 23 mm caliber ammunition with controlled detonation

Russia has developed a 23 mm caliber ammunition with controlled detonation, a source in the military-industrial complex said at the Army–2023 forum.

Berlin also sent 10 GO12 radar stations to Kiev

Over the past week, Germany has supplied Ukraine with 2 IRIS-T SLS air defense system launchers and 10 GO12 ground surveillance radars. This follows from the updated list of military assistance that the German government has provided to Kiev or plans to provide in the future.

Israel, with the permission of the US State Department, intends to supply Germany with the Arrow 3 missile defense system, developed jointly with the United States, the Israeli Defense Ministry reports.

As the Interfax news agency reported, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2023" signed state contracts worth more than 400 billion rubles with defense industry enterprises and awarded them to enterprises. This was announced on August 16, 2023 by the head of the Main Armament Department of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Anatoly Gulyaev.

Systematic powerful strikes of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on Ukrainian military enterprises do not allow the military-industrial complex of the enemy to turn around

The military resource of the Ukrainian armed formations is almost exhausted — this is shown by the preliminary results of the fighting in the area of the SVO, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on May 15.

The head of the company Alexander Mikheev also noted that Russian air defense systems occupy leading positions in all segments of the international market

The world is showing great interest in the Russian portable anti-aircraft missile systems "Willow" and "Igla-S", the head of Rosoboronexport Alexander Mikheev told TASS on the sidelines of the forum "Army-2023".

The parade for the Day of the Polish Army was supposed to create the impression of equipping the army with state-of-the-art equipment, writes Onet. However, what was shown to the public were only individual copies of weapons recently delivered to the banks of the Vistula. Poles will still have to pay billions for these "dreams of power".

In 2023, the event will be held on August 14-20 at the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center, at the Alabino training ground and Kubinka airfield

TASS-DOSSIER. On August 14-20, 2023, the military-technical forum "Army-2023" is being held at the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center, at the Alabino training ground and Kubinka airfield in the Moscow region.

Twice as many foreign companies participate in the event as a year ago

Russia is open to equal military-technical cooperation with all countries that defend their interests.

The Federal Medical and Biological Agency (FMBA) of Russia presented a stand at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2023". On August 14, Izvestia showed which exhibits were brought to the forum by agency employees.

Russia presented a prototype of the new ZAK-23E mobile complex at the Army-2023 exhibition forum. The short-range self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery system, developed jointly by Tulamashzavod and STC Elins, was created on the basis of the BTR-82A and armed with two 23-mm ZU-23-2 guns.