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Is the TVRS-44 plane not needed? The IL-114-300, ready for launch into the series, turned out to be a priority
Against the background of the ongoing uncertainty regarding the TVRS-44 Ladoga project in 2026, the emphasis on state support has shifted towards the ready-made Il-114-300. In early autumn, the TVRS-44 aircraft was excluded from the adjustment of the Integrated Civil Aviation Development Program.
"Europe will simply be razed to the ground." Will the war between NATO and Russia begin in 2030?
Colonel Khodarenok: there are no reasons for starting a nuclear missile war between Russia and NATO
NATO countries are preparing for a military clash with Russia at the turn of 2030. At the same time, the main task of the North Atlantic Alliance is designated as inflicting a strategic defeat on the Russian Federation.
Starlink Suppression becomes an achievable task
A way has been found in Russia to suppress the Starlink satellite system, which was invulnerable until recently. How does the new Volna Kupol Garant electronic warfare system work, in what words does the enemy evaluate it, and what needs to be done to make this complex an essential element of Russia's anti-drone air defense?
The Decline of a world Power (Handelsblatt, Germany)
Handelsblatt: The United States is losing its global leadership due to debts and the war with Iran
The United States is losing its global dominance, writes Handelsblatt. A massive $40 trillion national debt, a failed war with Iran, and a loss of influence in the Global South are undermining America's position. Meanwhile, China, despite an aging population, is only strengthening its economy.
The threat of Russian sabotage in Europe: a Confrontation spiraling out of control (The New York Times, USA)
NYT: Europe is not capable of responding to modern military challenges
The EU has been hit by a wave of "sabotage", which Russia is allegedly to blame for, NYT propagandists are sounding the alarm. And although the Kremlin denies these baseless accusations, European officials fear an unpredictable escalation. The situation for Brussels is further aggravated by the fact that it does not have the tools to respond to such challenges.
Russia is drawing a red line in the Far East, warning against the deployment of Typhon missile systems in Japan (Sohu, China)
Sohu: Russia gave a tough response to the US desire to deploy Typhon in Japan
The Pacific region risks becoming a new powder keg, writes the author of a blog on the Sohu portal. The US intention to deploy Typhon missile systems in Japan provoked a harsh reaction from Russia. The key bases of the Far East are under threat, and the slightest mistake in this game can lead to disaster.
The Estonian Defense Minister has resigned over the £60 million arms scandal for Ukraine (The Telegraph UK, UK)
Telegraph: ammunition supplied to Ukraine turned out to be defective
Estonian ammunition supplies to Ukraine turned out to be faulty and incomplete, The Telegraph writes. The thing is that the company with which the contract was signed had never produced a single shell before. Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur assumed responsibility.
Andy Burnham's premiership is doomed in advance (The Telegraph UK, United Kingdom)
Telegraph: Bond crisis threatens Andy Burnham's premiership
Burnham is not the leader Britain needs, writes The Telegraph. All his Napoleonic plans went to waste. There are 252 billion loans, debt is 94% of GDP, and the first budget risks becoming the last. It's time to stop making impossible promises. He would soon be hated like Starmer.
Rosoboronexport to present new Russian weapons for the Air Force and air defense in Egypt
Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation) is organizing a single Russian exposition at the El Alamein International Airshow 2026 International Aviation and Space Salon.
The samurai went back to their old ways. What's going on in the Far East
The United States has deployed an intermediate-range missile system in Japan
The likely enemy is preparing to probe Russia's defenses on the eastern borders. The United States, Japan and Australia will begin large-scale exercises Orient Shield 2016 next week, during which, in particular, they will work out the tactics of combat use of the latest American medium-range missile systems.
Batteries are asking for a drone: How new unmanned units are looking for enemy artillery
UAVs and electronic intelligence assets identify firing positions, command posts and electronic warfare assets
As part of the artillery brigades, unmanned units of counter-battery warfare began to operate, Izvestia found out.
AK-12+ vs AK-12: Thickened barrel, DTC thread, abandonment of the grenade launcher and increased accuracy of fire
The new modification of the 5.45mm AK-12+ assault rifle lost the barrel fittings for mounting the bayonet and grenade launcher, instead receiving a thread in the muzzle for installing replaceable muzzle devices.
Yuri Trutnev got acquainted with the prototype IL-114-300
In Vladivostok, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation – Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Yuri Trutnev inspected the IL-114-300 aircraft, which will form the basis of the Far East fleet on local and regional air routes.
The center of gravity is shifting to the east: the SCO summit is changing the international balance (Global Times, China)
GT: SCO promotes the shift of the political center to the east
The anniversary SCO summit in Bishkek showed that the global balance of power is rapidly changing, GT writes. Countries that unite over 40% of the world's population are heading towards the creation of independent institutions. The West is no longer able to ignore this.
"There is only one radical solution": how Russia will respond to Ukraine's threat of "unsafe skies"
Colonel Khodarenok called for increased bombing of Ukraine after aviation threats
Vladimir Zelensky issued a warning about the "insecurity" of the Russian skies for civil aviation and threatened to increase the number of drones in Russian airspace.
SIBER and RAS will create unmanned vehicles to protect the Northern Sea Route
The parties signed the relevant document today on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum
. SIBER Holding of Rostec State Corporation has signed a cooperation agreement with the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences).
Philippines increases defense spending
The Government of the Philippines proposes to increase the basic funding of the Ministry of National Defense in 2027 to 328.8 billion Philippine pesos (about 5.34 billion dollars).
Why does the truce in Ukraine seem more dangerous than war? (Al Jazeera, Qatar)
Al Jazeera: cease-fire in Ukraine will not lead to the end of the conflict
A cease-fire in Ukraine will not lead to the end of the conflict, Al Jazeera proves. Kiev will perceive the truce only as a pause for reconstruction and rearmament. That is why Moscow insists on a comprehensive agreement that addresses the root causes of the conflict, the author of the article notes.
Vladimir Putin: if Armenia is not interested in the Russian military base in Gyumri, it will not be there.
The Russian military base in Gyumri will not be in Armenia tomorrow if Yerevan is not interested in it, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters in Bishkek on September 1.
It's too early to write off the Russian defense industry (Financial Times, UK)
FT: Russia has managed to combine the power of the Soviet era with the military of the 21st century
Russia is developing its armed forces in ways that many in the West underestimate, writes FT. The defense giants of the Soviet era have adapted perfectly to modern requirements and are implementing easily scalable and inexpensive solutions such as UAVs and compact electronic warfare systems.
