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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 devoted to the "rejuvenation" of the universal target training complex "Adjutant".

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 realities of modern wars have given a powerful impetus to the development of high-tech and precision weapons, which in turn predetermined the rapid development of systems that could effectively counteract these new threats. Therefore, according to experts, today it is almost impossible to overestimate the potential of electronic warfare (EW).

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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".

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.

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 new product will help protect military and industrial facilities from enemy UAVs

Russia has developed the Lori radar station, which is capable of finding and tracking targets moving at speeds up to 200 km/h. The tests of the prototypes are planned to be carried out early next year. Where you can use the novelty and what advantages it has over foreign analogues — in the material of Izvestia.

AC East Kazakhstan Region: the capabilities of Russia's layered air defense system surpass those of NATO

The Analytical Center for Aerospace Defense (AC East Kazakhstan Region) published in the magazine "National Defense" the predominant characteristics of Russian air defense systems compared to NATO analogues involved in the Ukrainian conflict.

AC East Kazakhstan Region: the capabilities of Russia's layered air defense system surpass those of NATO

Modern air defense systems used by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are significantly superior to analogues developed in the West and in service with the Ukrainian army. This was reported on August 5 by the National Defense magazine with reference to experts from the Analytical Center for Aerospace Defense (AC East Kazakhstan Region).

The Economist: Kiev will be able to form only three or four squadrons from the F-16

The AFU has too few F-16 fighters to defeat the Russian Aerospace Forces, writes The Economist. Their main task is to strengthen the morale of Ukrainians. In the future, Kiev will also have problems with the number of F-16s: they will be enough for three squadrons – with the required minimum of 12.

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.