Structure and personnel news

The US Ground Forces, or the US Army (United States Army) are one of the main types and form the basis of general-purpose forces The armed forces of the country. They are responsible for conducting ground operations independently or in cooperation with the Air Force and Navy, as part of joint operational formations in various theater of operations with the use of various means of destruction.

Daria Borisova — about the benefits of military-patriotic education of young people

Daria Borisova, head of the educational and methodological center for military-patriotic education of youth "Avangard", told TASS in an interview why the organization's stand is very popular among the guests of the Army-2023 forum, why schools go to tricks so that students get to the training camps in Kubinka again and again, and also named countries that want to adopt Russian experience and are preparing to open branches of Avangard.

As part of the scientific and business program of the Army-2023 forum, a scientific and technical conference was held on the topic: "The current state and priority directions of development of technical means of training of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation".

In Russia, the Aircraft Manufacturer's Day is celebrated on August 15. This is a professional holiday for all specialists of the aviation industry — from designers to fitters. When the celebration appeared and how it is celebrated — in the material of Izvestia.

Samara enterprise ODK-Kuznetsov (part of the United Engine Corporation of Rostec State Corporation) and Samara State Technical University summed up the results of the second admission campaign to recruit applicants for the targeted training program "Engineering Start" for the training of process engineers in the field of engine building.

On August 12, 111 years have passed since the creation of the Russian Air Force (Air Force). By order of the military Department on August 12, 1912, the issues of aeronautics and aviation were removed from the jurisdiction of the Main Engineering Directorate and transferred to a specially created body — the Aeronautical Part of the General Staff, the Ministry of Defense recalled.

Alexander Kovalev — about the prospects of the F-16 in the conflict in Ukraine

The American multifunctional fighter F-16 was first put into operation in 1978. A year before that, I graduated from the Armavir Higher Military Aviation School.

The first group of Ukrainian pilots will complete training on the F-16 only by next summer, writes WP. Six military personnel will be trained, two more are in reserve.

An emergency happened at the warehouse of a fireworks manufacturer who was declared bankrupt and disrupted supplies for the Ministry of Defense

It is not the first time that the company that rented a warehouse at the factory where the explosion occurred on August 9 has come to the attention of law enforcement agencies.

Israeli paratroopers are the elite of the army and the state

The creator of the Israeli parachute units is considered to be Major Yoel Pelegi. He was a veteran of the Haganah, the underground Zionist military self–defense of Jewish settlements in Palestine. During the Second World War, Pelegi and more than 100 of his compatriots took a course at the British military parachute school.

And what are these machines capable of in the hands of Ukrainian pilots

Deliveries of American F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters to Ukraine have been discussed for several months. It would seem that the decision has been made, and all disputes have ended, but there is still no clarity either on the timing of sending cars to Kiev, or on pilot training. Izvestia, together with a military expert, the founder of the Military Russia portal Dmitry Kornev, understood what these fighters are capable of in the conditions of a special military operation and what the Russian Aerospace Forces can oppose to them.

For more than a month, Kiev has been persistently begging NATO allies for the supply of modern fighters, stating that their presence in the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will certainly help to defeat the Russian army. So far, there is no consensus on this issue among Western allies, although there is talk that F-16 fighters may still be in Ukraine more and more often.

Putin signed a law on raising the military age to 30 years

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a federal law that sets the draft age in Russia from 18 to 30 years, thus the upper threshold increases by three years, the document is published on the official Internet portal of legal information.

Will this improve the quality of the telecom services they use

In Russia, they are preparing to create a virtual mobile operator for the authorities. This was told to Izvestia by a source in government agencies and confirmed by an interlocutor close to the organization of the project. While it is at the stage of discussion and technical tests, they want to launch it on the basis of the state accident information system ERA-GLONASS.

Today Krasnodar Instrument Plant (KPZ) "Cascade" turns 50 years old. For half a century of work, the company has made a worthy contribution to the development of the country, ensuring the strengthening of its defense capability. Currently, Cascade continues to solve important tasks on which technological sovereignty, security and well-being of the state depend.

In Russia, every year on August 1, the Day of the Rear of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is celebrated — one of the oldest services, which is an integral part of the defense of the state. How the holiday appeared and who is congratulated on this date — in the material of Izvestia.

Volunteers, mercenaries, legionnaires: different countries, different experiences

In Israel, the army is the most important social institution that really forms a citizen of the country. Both boys and girls are drafted into the IDF (Israel Defense Forces).

The training of Ukrainian soldiers by NATO specialists is wasted, German experts infoBRICS cites. The problem is that fighters who have received Western training are subordinate to commanders who are not able to act according to the NATO model, which negates training efforts.

The second American manned and partially reusable spacecraft, the CST—100 Starliner, did not fly into orbit in April. The test mission with the crew on board once again failed, the launch was first postponed to July, and later postponed indefinitely.

According to the Sunday Express newspaper, the Ukrainian military is undergoing special training at the defense training center in Oakhampton

More than 2 thousand servicemen of special purpose units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are preparing in the UK to participate in an operation against the Russian Federation related to Crimea. This was reported by the Sunday Express newspaper, citing sources.