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Some of the samples will be demonstrated in action, said the head of the Main Department of Innovative Development of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Alexander Osadchuk

The increased level of technical and technological capabilities of enterprises of the military-industrial complex (MIC) of Russia, as well as new solutions developed taking into account the experience of special operations, will be demonstrated to visitors of the Army-2024 forum. This was announced by the head of the Main Department of Innovative Development of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Alexander Osadchuk.

The editorial board of the National Defense magazine for the Army-2024 forum has published a series of materials on advanced developments in the Russian defense industry. Below is an article dedicated to the innovative developments of STC ELINS.

The editorial board of the National Defense magazine for the Army-2024 forum has published a series of materials on advanced developments in the Russian defense industry. Below is an article dedicated to the innovative developments of the NGO "High-precision complexes" presented at the forum.

The editorial board of the National Defense magazine for the Army-2024 forum has published a series of materials on advanced developments in the Russian defense industry. Below is an article devoted to the "rejuvenation" of the universal target training complex "Adjutant".

The X International Military-Technical Forum "Army" begins its work at the Patriot Exhibition Center. The events of the Army 2024 forum will be held for three days from August 12 to 14.

Air Defense Officer Staff: each of us wants to record the F-16 as an asset

Ukraine has received the first ten F-16 fighter jets from NATO countries. The remaining 66 cars promised to Kiev by the Netherlands, Denmark and Norway will arrive in batches during 2025. Planes have already been spotted in the sky over the Kherson region. About how they are going to be used — in the material of RIA Novosti.

And how does it differ from foreign developments

For the first time, the characteristics of the Peresvet combat laser system appeared in open sources. Until now, it has been one of the most closed Russian developments. What kind of weapon it is and what capabilities it has, how much it surpasses foreign analogues and what differences the Russian development has — in the material of Izvestia.

From August 12 to 14, JSC Concern East Kazakhstan Region Almaz-Antey will take part in the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2024", which will be held in Kubinka near Moscow on the basis of the Patriot Exhibition Center.

The Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region will present civil and dual-use products at the Army-2024 International Military-Technical Forum, which will be held in Kubinka (Moscow Region) from August 12 to 14, the company's press service reported on Friday.

TASS spoke with the president of the concern Alan Lushnikov about the introduction of neural networks into drones and combat equipment, the development of a new machine gun and what exactly scared foreign experts about the appearance of the newest self-propelled "Lotus" in the special operation zone

Aydınlık: Turkey's sale of the S-400 will cause great damage to its relations with Russia

Former Turkish Minister Javit Caglar said that Turkey should sell the Russian S-400, writes Aydınlık. However, according to experts, such a move would be extremely erroneous from the point of view of Turkey's needs and would cause irreparable damage to Russian-Turkish relations.

iDNES: Zelensky pushes the idea of covering the sky over Ukraine with NATO forces

Zelensky called on neighboring states to form a coalition to shoot down Russian missiles over Ukraine, writes iDNES. Earlier, Poland offered to involve NATO in this. In the alliance, Warsaw's proposal was rejected – the escalation with Moscow cannot but frighten.

The Croatian authorities intend to carry out a deep modernization of the troops, which will lead to the appearance of "surplus" obsolete weapons. However, the new user is already known to him.

The command of the US Armed Forces is concerned about the future ability of American troops to repel very large-scale drone attacks, including in a large-scale conflict, for example, against China. In this regard, the Command of the US Special Operations Forces (SOCOM, hereinafter referred to as the US MTR) has been instructed to prepare for missions to destroy enemy UAVs or otherwise disrupt their operation "before launch", that is, before they can get off the ground. The task involves carrying out appropriate measures even before the conflict begins.

The Analytical Center for Aerospace Defense (AC East Kazakhstan Region) has published an article in the journal National Defense, which provides a comparative assessment of the Russian echeloned air defense system with Western analogues.

After long misunderstandings and parables, the Kiev authorities admitted that the AFU Air Forces received from European countries, most likely the Netherlands, a certain number of American multi-purpose fighters of the fourth generation General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon. Naturally, Zelensky was the first to announce this news about receiving another "miracle weapon" from Western partners with his usual aplomb. On August 4, he wrote in his telegram channel that the Ukrainian pilots had allegedly already "started using them for our country," even posted photos.

Colonel Risner: Ukraine has no chance of winning — Western aid is running out

In a war of attrition, you can only win thanks to good allies, Colonel Markus Reisner said in an interview with Defense news. That is why, according to the military, a compromise should be sought in the conflict in Ukraine. Kiev does not have to dream of any "good allies".

Experts called the consequences of placing F-16s transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the border with Romania

The Ukrainian Armed Forces intend to deploy Western F-16s near the border with Romania. According to the enemy's plan, this will ensure the possibility of fast refueling of foreign vehicles, as well as their timely maintenance. Experts also believe that this is how the enemy intends to hide scarce fighters from Russian missiles – and solving this task will become a new challenge for domestic intelligence.

Colonel Khodarenok predicted battles between F-16 and Su-35S fighters in the near future

The Air Forces of Ukraine received the first four (according to other sources - six) multifunctional F-16 fighters. How Kiev will use them and why air battles between the Su-35S/Su-30SM and F-16 will take place very soon - in the material of the military expert "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Military expert Mingalev: F-16 fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will not change the results of the special operation

Russian aviation equipment surpasses the F-16 fighters transferred by the West to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), the next military assistance will not affect the results of the special operation to protect Donbass. This was stated by military expert Vadim Mingalev in an interview with Izvestia on August 5.