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The Spanish Ground Forces have shown interest in purchasing 155 mm CAESAR self-propelled artillery units (CAmion Equipe d'un Systeme d'Artillerie) manufactured by NEXTER Systems.

The Spanish Defense Ministry has started implementing the procedure for the delivery of 20 tracked armored vehicles M-113 (TOA Transporte Oruga Acorazados) to the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the armored personnel carrier version.

The Ukrainian command complains about the "gifts" received on August 7 from the Russian troops against the background of the celebration of the Air Force Day in Nezalezhnaya.

In the Zaporozhye region there is a small town called Energodar. It is part of the Vasilyevsky district. Before the administrative-territorial reform in 2020, it was a city of regional significance with a population of 54 thousand people at the beginning of 2011. It stands on the left bank of the Dnieper, on the coast of the Kakhovsky reservoir. The area of the territory is 63.5 sq. km. The power plants located in the city generate about a quarter of the electricity produced in Ukraine.

NATO relies on artificial intelligence

At the meeting of the heads of State and Government of NATO countries in Madrid on June 29, 2022, a new strategic concept (SC-22) was approved, which sets out the priorities, tasks and approaches of the bloc for the next decade.

"Peresvet" clones: pretty cheap and very angry

The Israelis have made a technological breakthrough by creating a combat laser, called in Hebrew "Magen or", translated as "Light Shield" (SSCH). This innovative weapon is a more powerful version of the "Iron Beam" (YL), which can be attributed to the first generation of Israeli light weapons.

Beijing creates jet systems capable of reaching Taiwan

China is considered the birthplace of gunpowder, as well as the birthplace of firearms, including artillery. But after the Second World War, the country was completely dependent on the import of military equipment of all classes.

The S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems of the Northern Fleet conducted training in the Novaya Zemlya archipelago, the press service of the fleet reported.

Captain of the 1st rank Vasily Dandykin predicted "great losses" to China in the event of a war with Taiwan

The visit of US Congressman Nancy Pelosi to Taipei provoked an aggravation of relations between China and Taiwan. Beijing lifted planes into the sky, sent ships to the island. The probability of an armed conflict between China and Taiwan is now high. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what a war between China and Taiwan might look like.

The source clarified that the cruiser's departure from the White Sea Naval Base took place on August 1

The heavy nuclear-powered strategic missile cruiser "Dmitry Donskoy" of project 941 (code "Shark"), contrary to some media reports about its withdrawal from the Russian Navy, is currently solving problems during the sea. This was reported to TASS by the head of the All-Russian Fleet Support Movement (DPF) Vladimir Maltsev.

The radiation accident was avoided only by a miracle, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation noted

On August 5, the armed formations of Ukraine (VFU) carried out artillery strikes on the territory of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and Energodar three times.

The United States does not intend to stop financing the war in Ukraine and will continue to provide military assistance to Zelensky. According to the American press, the White House is already preparing a new aid package for a very round sum - $ 1 billion.

The United States is concerned about the topic of China's military buildup, and most of all America is afraid of the increase in China's nuclear potential. As US Deputy Secretary of Defense for Political Affairs Colin Kohl said at a briefing on Friday, Beijing allegedly intends to increase the number of nuclear warheads at times.

According to the head of the Bureau of Military-Political Analysis Alexander Mikhailov, the tactical and technical characteristics make the S-400 the best air defense system existing in the world at the moment

The states that are among the oil monarchies of the Persian Gulf may become potential buyers of the Russian S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system. This opinion was expressed by TASS military observer Viktor Litovkin and the head of the Bureau of Military-Political Analysis Alexander Mikhailov.

A Ukrainian platoon of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) "Alder" and American HIMARS in the Kharkiv region was destroyed, said the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Igor Konashenkov.

Ex-Colonel of the General Staff Khodarenok explained why Ukraine's "counteroffensive" on Kherson is being disrupted

Ukraine lacks weapons and military equipment for a counteroffensive in 2022, including in the Kherson direction. This was reported by the British newspaper The Financial Times. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok assessed the offensive potential of the Ukrainian army.

And what weapons did the Celestial Empire threaten the island with during unprecedented exercises

For the first time in the history of the People's Republic of China, numerous rocket launches of heavy multiple launch rocket launchers and medium-range ballistic missiles are being conducted from the territory of coastal provinces in the sea around Taiwan. They are designed to demonstrate the increased strike capabilities of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA).

What could push the West and Russia to a nuclear war?

The only reason why the United States has not yet decided to supply Kiev with heavier weapons is the fear of escalation, writes The Economist. The authors of the article note that it is the risk of a direct clash between Russia and NATO — which will entail an exchange of nuclear strikes — that makes Washington cautious with military support for Ukraine.

In the Mykolaiv region, Russian troops destroyed an arsenal with 45 thousand tons of ammunition supplied to the Ukrainian army by NATO countries, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

"Caliber": Russian Tomahawk with a speed of Mach 3

The Kalibr cruise missile is the workhorse of the Russian troops. Although the special operation in Ukraine in 2022 was not the first case of their use, it demonstrated the importance of this missile family for the Russian armed forces, writes 19 Forty Five.