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The equipment of the Ukrainian troops has not withstood the test of a special operation

An exhibition of weapons seized during a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine has opened within the framework of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022". Those who could not get to the facility before the end of the forum (August 21), can do it by visiting the Patriot Park in Kubinka near Moscow. The BTR-4E armored personnel carrier with the symbols of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) located at the entrance will help to find the building under the sign "Exhibition of Weapons" among the numerous objects of the museum complex.

Drones are used for electronic warfare and jamming enemy communications

Russian gunners will start firing drones. For multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) Tornado-S is developing missiles with UAVs inside. The devices can be launched at a distance of tens of kilometers, after which disposable drones will temporarily silence communications and radars behind enemy lines. This makes it possible to radically increase the capabilities of electronic warfare of Russian troops. According to experts, promising ammunition will make the Tornado-S an effective means of countering enemy artillery and air defense.

Companies are ready to create a machine capable of cooling the mirror of the device to 60-70 degrees Kelvin, said Deputy director of FIAN Larisa Likhacheva

The Lebedev Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (FIAN) is negotiating with two Russian companies to create a cryogenic machine for use in the Spektr-M project to replace the French concern Air Liquide, which announced its withdrawal from Russia. This was reported to TASS on Saturday by the deputy director of FIAN Larisa Likhacheva.

The US Army has received the first batch of high-tech tactical glasses manufactured by Microsoft Corp., based on the encouraging results of field tests. Assistant Secretary of State for Procurement Douglas Bush has "authorized the army to begin accepting" some of the 5,000 sets of safety glasses, spokesman Jamal Beck said in a statement.

The American army structure APNT/Space CFT announced the suspension of the program of operation of autonomous UAVs of the "Zephyr" series until at least 2023. The reason was the unexpected and mysterious catastrophe of the most successful Zephyr 8 device. No details were disclosed, but the military is clearly dejected – this UAV has already managed to set a series of world records and has proven itself from the best side.

Why is the US in Ukraine?

The United States has made itself a central figure on the Ukrainian battlefield, writes the Claremont Review of Books. They are pushing Ukraine to victory, for which they will pay an "unimaginable price." Predicting Russia's collapse, the United States itself was on the verge of it.

The US State Department has approved a potential supply to Morocco as part of the Foreign Military Sales program of ground command and combat control systems, as well as equipment related to the contract.

Apparently, the Nigerian Air Force has received ASELPOD container targeting systems developed by the Turkish company Aselsan for JF-17 "Thunder" fighters.

Russian air defense systems in the area of the special operation daily repel attacks by nationalists using drones, multiple rocket launchers and Tochka-U ballistic missiles.

Raytheon Missiles and Defense, a division of Raytheon Technologies, announced the signing of a contract for the supply of NASAMS (National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System) medium-range air defense systems.

Army-2022 Forum: Collective intelligence and artificial intelligence

On August 21, the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022" completed its work. Once again, the forecasts of our so-called Western partners about the isolation of Russia have been put to shame. Tens of thousands of specialists, experts, members of foreign delegations, ordinary citizens attended the events of the forum. The Forum has become a new breakthrough for Russia in military and military-technical activities.

Victory in a modern war will largely ensure superiority in the electromagnetic spectrum

The development and use in military affairs of communications and radar, as well as radar guidance systems of high-precision weapons, accompanied by the massive arrival of all these systems in the Air Force (Air Force) and air defense forces (air defense), led to the emergence of special weapons and technical means designed to counter them.

With this publication we open a new topical topic of modern military research. Your attention is invited to an article recently published by the British resource shephardmedia.com . In his work "How faithful wingmen can improve the actions of next-generation fighters", the author, Gordon Arthur, consistently analyzes the state of affairs and the prospects for the implementation of the idea of joint combat use of manned aircraft and UAVs. [In the text, notes IVi are taken in square brackets]

A picture of the Antonovsky Bridge in the Kherson region has been published on the Internet after the last blow was struck by the armed forces of Ukraine. The damage to the bridge was captured by the Planet Labs satellite belonging to the American group.

As part of the military assistance, Britain is sending underwater drones to Ukraine. It is not yet known which specific model the drones transferred to the APU belong to.

The Japanese police will use drones and artificial intelligence technologies to protect the leaders of the "Big Seven", said the head of the Public Security Committee Koichi Tani.

In 2023, Russian developers plan to begin conceptual development and definition of the appearance of combat equipment of the new, conditionally fourth generation for soldiers of the future. Research work, during which the details and composition of the latest equipment will be determined, will be carried out by specialists of the Central Research Institute of Precision Engineering (Tsniitochmash), part of the Kalashnikov Concern. This decision was made in the Russian Ministry of Defense.

A little more than a month ago, US Deputy Secretary of Defense Gabe Camarillo stated that gaps in the arsenal of electronic warfare equipment of the US Armed Forces make him lose sleep. Now he expressed hope that this problem will be solved soon.

Washington will hand over to Kiev six NASAMS air defense batteries capable of operating in a single network among themselves and with other means of air and missile defense. Earlier, the APU has already received two such batteries.

The exhibition of captured weapons changes the perception of the crisis in Ukraine

The pavilion of weapons captured in the zone of special military operation (SVO), opened in Kubinka near Moscow as part of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022", reverses the idea of what is happening on the western borders of our country.