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This article argues that the full significance of the ongoing electronic revolution in land wars has yet to be fully realized. This revolution has already led to far-reaching changes in air and sea warfare, and now it is having a similar impact on land warfare. Heavy armor and kinetic weapons are becoming less important, they are being replaced by electronic systems and counter–systems – both offensive and defensive - for detection, attack and defeat.

How the holding's enterprises will improve drones to counter electronic warfare, how armored ambulances are being created for field conditions and what prospects laser training complexes for shooters have — Vadim Kalyugin, General Director of Shvabe, told TASS about all this in an interview on the sidelines of the forum.

In 2023, the exhibition exposition of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army" provides for many novelties and features.

Russia presented a prototype of the new ZAK-23E mobile complex at the Army-2023 exhibition forum. The short-range self-propelled anti-aircraft artillery system, developed jointly by Tulamashzavod and STC Elins, was created on the basis of the BTR-82A and armed with two 23-mm ZU-23-2 guns.

GRU: US plans to deploy cruise and hypersonic missiles in Japan

The United States plans to create two brigades with hypersonic and long-range cruise missiles in the Asia-Pacific region (APR), Igor Kostyukov, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) of the Russian General Staff, said on August 15.

The Russian defense industry presented a number of promising novelties at the Army-2023 forum

Within the framework of the current International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2023", the Russian military-industrial complex once again presented all its current developments in the field of weapons, military and special equipment. About novelties and promising models of weapons - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Dozens of samples of foreign weapons and military equipment, which were taken as trophies by our servicemen in different areas of the special operation, will be demonstrated in Russia. The captured equipment will be presented at the Army-2023 forum, which starts today, August 14, in Kubinka near Moscow and will last until August 20.

According to the deputy director General of the state corporation Vladimir Artyakov, it is able to quickly turn around and leave the position, which is important in the conditions of counter-battery struggle

Rostec at the Army forum will show Russia's first self-propelled artillery gun (CAO) on a 2C43 "Malva" wheeled course, the state corporation is already developing a variant of a howitzer with an increased firing range.

At the end of July, the Iranian Navy announced the start of deliveries of a new Abu Mahdi anti-ship missile to the fleet. This long-range weapon is capable, according to official reports, of hitting sea and land targets at a distance of up to 1000 km, which is more than twice the flight distance of the QADIR and RAAD missile systems currently in service with the country.

According to the newspaper, the German Chancellor is more interested in the state of the ruling coalition of Germany than the fate of Ukraine

The European edition of the American newspaper Politico believes that the majority of Germans support German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in rejecting the imminent delivery of Taurus missiles to Kiev, so it is not worth waiting for these cruise missiles to be sent to Ukraine in the near future.

Poland has sharply increased the production and procurement of weapons due to the fear of being left without NATO support in the event of a military conflict, writes Haqqin. At the same time, the author of the article doubts that the country's economy will pull military spending on a "cosmic scale", and the army will find the right number of specialists.

JSC "Concern of East Kazakhstan Region "Almaz - Antey" takes part in the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2023", which takes place in Kubinka near Moscow on the basis of the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center. The Concern acts as the general partner of the forum and presents full-scale samples, models, models of weapons and military equipment, as well as civilian products, the press service of the Concern reports.

[b]Military expert Denisentsev: Abrams tanks and Apache helicopters can be used by Poland in the event of an attack on the Union State[b]

"It cannot be ruled out that Warsaw is preparing for offensive actions against Moscow and Minsk... The area is of enormous strategic importance." In these words, experts assessed Poland's plans for large-scale purchases of American tanks and combat helicopters. However, the most interesting thing is where exactly the Poles intend to deploy and use these weapons systems.

Fierce competition causes accelerated technology development

Missiles of various ranges, both ballistic and cruise, become not only an "addition" to aviation, but also its replacement (as a rule, of course, partial). Sometimes a country needs such a replacement because of the weakness of its aviation.

Alan Lushnikov, President of Kalashnikov Concern JSC, spoke about the new capabilities of the UAV, the modernization of the AK—12 and the beginning of serial deliveries of the microwave sniper rifle

Serial deliveries of the upgraded Kalashnikov AK-12 assault rifle and the new microwave sniper rifle to the troops will begin this year, Alan Lushnikov, President of Kalashnikov Concern JSC, said in an interview with Izvestia.

According to the magazine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, through technical modifications of the Taurus, wants to exclude the possibility of Kiev striking Russia with long-range weapons.

The Ukrainian puppet regime associates a lot of hopes with the imminent delivery of American M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks.

The armed conflict in Ukraine is being closely studied at headquarters around the world. One of the conclusions made by experts is that large calibers still play a crucial role. Therefore, for example, the Pentagon decided to change the approach to military strategy. About what was offered there — in the material of RIA Novosti.

According to the publication, both the Federal Chancellor's office and the Ministry of Defense denied information that a decision on supplies has already been made or is expected soon

The German authorities, contrary to some media reports, are not yet ready to hand over long-range Taurus cruise missiles to Kiev. This was reported by the Bild newspaper with reference to its own sources.

Uralvagonzavod clarified that this variant of the tank support combat vehicle still has no analogues in domestic and foreign tank construction in terms of a combination of firepower and security

Uralvagonzavod (UVZ, part of Rostec) will present a variant of the Terminator tank support combat vehicle (BMPT), which makes it possible to modernize the decommissioned T-72 tanks at the Army-2023 forum, the press service of the concern told TASS.