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Then Vima: a new US military base may appear on the Greek island of Skyros

The United States is discussing the possibility of opening a new American military base on the island of Skyros in the Aegean Sea, writes the newspaper To Vima.

Poland has sharply increased the production and procurement of weapons due to the fear of being left without NATO support in the event of a military conflict, writes Haqqin. At the same time, the author of the article doubts that the country's economy will pull military spending on a "cosmic scale", and the army will find the right number of specialists.

JSC "Concern of East Kazakhstan Region "Almaz - Antey" takes part in the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2023", which takes place in Kubinka near Moscow on the basis of the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center. The Concern acts as the general partner of the forum and presents full-scale samples, models, models of weapons and military equipment, as well as civilian products, the press service of the Concern reports.

Vilnius Summit: not so much defending Ukraine as aggression against Russia

In the month that has passed since the meeting of the NATO Council at the level of heads of state and government in Vilnius on July 11-12, 2023, the excitement associated with Ukraine's hopes to become a member of the alliance has noticeably weakened. And Kiev switched to receiving some security guarantees from the United States.

How many weapons has Germany already provided to Ukraine

Russia admits that Germany will cross the "red line" and decide to send long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine. This was reported to Izvestia by the Russian Ambassador to Germany Sergey Nechaev.

Russian air defense systems are the best in the world, and the S-400 and S-500 have no analogues at all – and foreign analysts recognize this, writes MWM. However, compact low-speed drones pose a new challenge, and Moscow is already developing new radars to combat them.

Another drone suppressed by means of electronic warfare crashed near the Karamyshevskaya embankment

On Friday, August 11, an attempt by the Ukrainian authorities to strike with the help of UAVs on the territory of Moscow was stopped. The drone was suppressed by means of electronic warfare, it crashed near the Karamyshevskaya embankment.

Colonel Khodarenok: Ukraine attacked the Crimean Bridge with easily hit missiles

Ukraine tried to attack the Crimean Bridge with S-200 missiles converted into a shock version. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, there were two attacks.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation plans to conclude contracts totaling more than 433 billion rubles at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2023", which will be held on August 14-20 at the Patriot Exhibition Center.

The US Army has begun conducting the first tests of anti-missile defense (ABM) radars. This was stated by Brigadier General Frank Lozano, responsible for the implementation of the LTAMDS program for the creation of a promising ground-based multifunctional radar station (radar).

Balitsky: electronic warfare in the Zaporozhye region turned out to be very effective against drones

Electronic warfare in the Zaporozhye region turned out to be very effective against drones that Ukrainian troops used for a counteroffensive, acting head of the region Yevgeny Balitsky told RIA Novosti in an interview.

But some weapons can be shared with Ukraine

The Benelux countries during the Cold War tried to build full-fledged armies ("Phantom Armies of the Benelux", "HBO" from 07/28.23). When it ended, military construction for them largely lost its meaning.

Shurygin: the transfer of German Taurus missiles to Ukraine may entail the supply of ATACMS from the United States

The possible delivery of guided Taurus missiles to Ukraine from Germany may push Washington to transfer another long—range missile to Kiev - ATACMS for the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system. Military expert Vladislav Shurygin told Izvestia about this on August 8.

The British edition of The Times, citing a high-ranking source in the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), stated that Kiev is protected from Russian missile strikes by the most powerful air defense (air defense) in the world. According to him, we are talking about such complexes as Patriot, Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS), Infra Red Imaging System Tail (IRIS-T), S-300 and Crotale.

Missile attacks do not allow the Kiev regime's Air Force to support ground units

On the night of August 6, the Russian Armed Forces delivered a powerful blow to the aviation bases of Ukraine. Important objects in the Khmelnytsky and Rivne regions were hit.

The US Department of Defense announced the 43rd package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of about $ 400 million. The APU in the counteroffensive, apparently, suffered heavy losses in equipment and ammunition. And, judging by what they will be sent, they decided to change tactics.

Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov presented the company's annual report for 2022 to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Among the key achievements of the State Corporation are an increase in consolidated revenue and investments, an increase in production volumes for the defense industry, the release of new samples of military and civilian products.

Colonel Khodarenok admitted that the SCALP missiles could reach the Moscow region

The APU received long-range SCALP air-to-surface missiles from France. This was stated by the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok understood what a French cruise missile is, whether it will change the course of the conflict and whether the air defense of the Russian Armed Forces will cope with it.

Beijing is implementing the concept of "a new ship in an old hull" in practice

The first photos of the Wuhan destroyer (tactical number 169) of the Navy of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA Navy) during the overhaul with deep modernization have been published on social networks. This provides another example of the practical implementation of the concept of "a new ship in an old hull", which is gaining popularity.

Kiev wants to put pressure on Moscow in future peace talks

The practice of international diplomacy in the field of the settlement of armed conflicts shows that in order to achieve the desired result in peace negotiations, they should be carried out after having achieved tangible results on the battlefield.