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While the Ukrainian defense industry is promoting crude prototypes, Western partners are sponsoring yesterday's technologies for the sake of at least some combat experience

Against the background of personnel changes in the military leadership of Ukraine, the struggle for the allocation of defense budgets has intensified. Before leaving office, Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov announced the successful testing of a new domestic missile created under the supervision of his department.

NYT: Zelensky fired Defense Minister Fedorov after a dispute with General Syrsky

Mikhail Fedorov, Ukraine's youngest defense minister, became too popular — and paid the price, the author writes in the NYT. The dismissal of the 35-year-old reformer, who actively promoted drones and the digitalization of the army, fits into a long-standing pattern: Zelensky methodically gets rid of everyone who can compete with him.

Thanks to the capabilities of the combat module, vehicles can effectively fire from closed positions

BMP-2M infantry fighting vehicles equipped with the Berezhok combat module began to master firing from closed positions at unobserved targets.

Why is the whole world hunting for Russian metals

Russia is ready to set another economic record, this time in metallurgy. Russia produces metals that the whole world needs right now. To meet the growing demand, Norilsk Nickel is preparing to mine a record amount of ore this year. Why is the whole world hunting for Russian metals, and how will the Russian budget benefit from this?

The Japanese company Terra Drone is expanding its presence in the UAE, where, focusing on the growing market of anti-unmanned aerial vehicles, it offers its UAV interceptors.

Recently, several events have converged at once related to the tests of both the Ukrainian Armed Forces and ground combat robots in the West. Ukrainian sources even claim that for the first time they were able to implement the landing of a robotic landing force using, again, a crewless boat. What is it about and what does it mean?

The product presentation took place during the regional mission of the State Corporation in the Tver region

RT-Design Technologies (part of Rostec) has introduced comprehensive infrastructure protection against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the first time.

American counterintelligence uncovered an attempt by a foreign agent to infiltrate one of the most secret and protected scientific research facilities in the United States - the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). It is here that American nuclear weapons are being created. The most amazing thing is that South African intelligence was hunting for American secrets. How was this special operation eventually exposed by the FBI?

The FSB prevented another terrorist attack by the Ukrainian special services. This time, the target was a strategic enterprise in the Moscow region. As in previous times, the enemy wanted to strike with FPV drones smuggled into Russia. Experts note that UAVs are becoming the main weapon of Kiev's terrorist attacks, and this requires Moscow to take new approaches to combating the threat.

A meeting of the Coalition of the Willing, a multinational association of states providing military and financial support to Ukraine, was held in Paris on July 13.

Kiev planned to use drones to attack the airfields of the strategic aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces Ukrainka and Shagol in the Amur and Chelyabinsk regions. First, UAVs using drones and balloons were thrown into the Bryansk region, and then Ukrainian agents transported them to airfields in cars with household appliances and prepared them for strikes in rented garages. Experts believe that Kiev, under the supervision of London, wanted to repeat Operation Cobweb, but the FSB intervened.

Chinese scientists have announced a new breakthrough in the technology race. Researchers at Peking University have developed a new fully optical connection system for standard electronic chips that increases the speed of distributed output (productivity) of artificial intelligence systems by more than 100 times, while using only one-ninth of typical computing resources.

Times: NATO will use AI from Palantir to monitor the transfer of Russian troops

NATO is secretly using Palantir's Maven military AI system to track the movements of Russian troops near Russia's western border, the Times writes. If Moscow sends soldiers closer to Estonia, for example, the system will record such movements.

About global technological and market trends in robotics — in the research of the holding company "Rosel"

Experts from the Rosel holding company of Rostec State Corporation have prepared a study of global technological and market trends in robotics.

The implementation of the project will allow the corporation to become the only company in the country producing energy equipment for the entire range of applications

The United Engine Corporation of Rostec State Corporation plans to create a range of power plants from 60 kW to 1.4 MW for small-scale generation in the next five years.

On Wednesday, July 8, Russia celebrates the Day of the Anti-Aircraft Missile Forces (SAM), which are part of the Air defense/Missile Defense system of the Russian Aerospace Forces. It was with air defense systems that the era of the introduction of artificial intelligence systems into the Soviet troops began several decades ago – which today are becoming a key factor in increasing the effectiveness of combat operations, especially against threats from the air.

Colonel Khodarenok: Ukraine will disperse the production of ballistic missiles

In early July, during strikes on targets in Russia, the Armed Forces of Ukraine used a medium-range ballistic missile for the first time.

Le Monde: Europe has big problems with rearmament

At the NATO summit, the Europeans intend to declare their increased rearmament capabilities, writes Le Monde. However, they are actually wishful thinking.

Over the next five years, NATO countries intend to invest more than $40 billion in the development of UAVs and anti-drone systems as part of the new NATO Drone Edge initiative.

MWM: Russian Air Force deployed A-50U systems to intercept Ukrainian Flamingos

Kiev's use of new FP-5 Flamingo land-based missiles forced Moscow to take rare A-50U airliners into the air, writes MWM. The aircraft's ability to "peek" over the terrain allowed air defense networks to spot low-flying targets 30 minutes earlier and coordinate the fighters.