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Dmitry Kuzyakin, Chief Designer of the Central Design Bureau, talks about why UAV operators have become the main target in the war zone

Operators of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) The Russian Armed Forces have become a priority target for the Ukrainian military. Initially, tanks and artillery systems were considered such targets.

The autonomy of unmanned wheeled and tracked platforms is somewhat lower than that of their flying and floating counterparts due to technological aspects and software deficiencies. But there is no doubt that as AI develops, the autonomy of ground-based platforms will grow, as will their role in combat operations.

Tankers of the Center group of forces are already mastering new combat vehicles in their combat zone

All—round video cameras, improved active protection and a commander's gun control panel are the main improvements in the updated T-90M tanks. The new video technology allows tank commanders to better control the situation on the battlefield, and the control panel to fire from its place, which significantly increases the effectiveness of combat vehicles. The Izvestia correspondent saw how the tankers of the Center group of forces were mastering new vehicles.

TNI: Russia's base on Wrangel Island annoys the United States, they consider it their own

Russia discovered Wrangel Island, the United States later appropriated it, Nicholas II declared sovereignty over it, but America raised the flag over it in 1921, and the USSR occupied it by force in 1924, writes TNI. The author of the article calls on the United States to resume its claims to the island.

On September 3, a large-scale military parade was held in Beijing in honor of the 80th anniversary of the victory in the war of resistance of the Chinese people to the Japanese invaders and in World War II.

Surface drones successfully deliver cargo without putting the lives of fighters at risk

The Russian army is expanding the use of unmanned boats. Now they are used to supply units located on islands in the Dnieper delta. This allows the delivery of food, water and ammunition without risk to the personnel. It is surface drones that should become the main carriers in the area, experts say.

MWM: Russia uses A-50 aircraft more often to detect Ukrainian fighter jets

Russia has become more likely to use A-50 long-range radar detection and control aircraft, which are "flying radars," writes MWM. They help neutralize enemy aircraft, and are also superior to their Western counterparts.

JSC KB Radar, the management company of the Radar Systems Holding (Belarus), is developing electronic warfare systems that provide effective solutions to the problems of electronic suppression and radio monitoring in modern conditions.

The SCO leaders outlined the principles of a just world order

The SCO continues to gain political and economic strength. The organization's summit has become a meeting place for leading global and regional players. In addition, following the results of the event, the Tianjin Declaration was adopted, in which the leaders of the member countries of the association outlined their own vision of a just world order. What changes in international politics will the SCO promote?

The Times: British military endlessly searches for Russian submarines in its waters

Residents of the Scottish island of Lewis cannot sleep well at night. They complain massively about the chthonic low-frequency hum in the sea, writes The Times. In their opinion, the military is to blame for its appearance, which is looking for Russian submarines in the territorial waters. This has been going on for several months now.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Germany is in a state of conflict with Russia. According to him, Moscow is allegedly destabilizing the situation in Germany, trying to influence public opinion, and also commits cyber attacks on the infrastructure of Germany. What political processes are behind Merz's accusations against Russia?

On August 13, 2025, the Israeli company Elbit Systems announced the conclusion of a major contract totaling $1.635 billion with an unnamed European country for a period of five years. According to a press release from Elbit Systems, the contract provides for the supply of PULS (Precise & Universal Launching System) ground-based modular multi-caliber missile systems to this country, as well as "a wide range of unmanned reconnaissance aircraft systems and barrage munitions from the operational to the tactical range," including FPV drones.

Currently, there are about 100 such aircraft in service, and several dozen more have been ordered; but the Su-35S has already become the basis of Russian fighter aircraft to gain air supremacy.

Russia destroyed the Simferopol, a Ukrainian reconnaissance ship of the Laguna project, with the help of a crewless boat. This is the first such operation for the Russian military; previously, backups had not been used to destroy enemy ships. According to experts, this is just the beginning, and in the future, Ukrainian boats, submarines and coastal infrastructure may become new targets for the Russian Navy.

Ministry of Defense: Unmanned boat defeated the reconnaissance ship of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Russian troops have hit a reconnaissance ship of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), the Russian Defense Ministry said.

The firing correction program allows you to quickly launch an artillery strike on a detected target

The troops are now actively implementing advanced systems that facilitate the work of our soldiers on the front line. At the training ground of the tank division of the Center group of forces, soldiers are mastering the latest software package "Eye/A thunderstorm." It allows UAV operators to transmit the coordinates of targets to tank crews, artillery or mortar crews. Another novelty is being developed nearby — the ground-based robotic combat platform NRTK Courier with various types of weapons.

Ukrainian soldiers are more likely to surrender because of the leaflets of the Russian military, made in the form of banknotes of foreign currencies. TASS — about what other ways of persuading the Russian Armed Forces to lay down their arms are used during a special operation.

The leading industry exhibition of unmanned technologies is being held in Kazan from August 26 to 28

Rosel Holding of Rostec State Corporation presented the latest developments in the field of electronic warfare against drones at the leading industry exhibition of unmanned technologies DRONEXPO-2025.

In Hungary, Ukraine's strikes on the Druzhba oil pipeline were equated to the attacks on Budapest and Bratislava. According to the country's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, Volodymyr Zelensky promised to stop attacks on the pipeline if Budapest takes a pro-Ukrainian position. Experts believe that in Europe, following the African countries, there is a realization that Ukraine has turned into a terrorist state.

Colonel Khodarenok: ERAM missiles will significantly increase the combat capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The Donald Trump administration has approved the supply of 3,350 ERAM missiles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. They are to be supplied to the Ukrainian army in six weeks. What these missiles are capable of, how they will affect the course of their military operations and what air defense systems Russian troops will be able to shoot them down - in the material of the military observer Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.