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The American B-2 Spirit strategic bomber successfully launched the AGM-158B Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range (JASSM-ER) for the first time, which was previously stated to be capable of "reaching" Siberia. This is with reference to the company Northrop Grumman reports the publication The Drive.

What are the NASAMS complexes that cover Washington

At the end of August, the Pentagon announced that six NASAMS mobile anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) and other weapons will be delivered to Ukraine in the coming months.

Ex-Colonel of the General Staff Khodarenok told how you can cheat the American drone ScanEagle

Washington has announced additional military assistance to Kiev of about $3 billion. Among other things, the Pentagon will supply the Ukrainian army with ScanEagle drones designed for artillery reconnaissance. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok figured out how these UAVs work.

Supreme Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Putin has signed a decree according to which the full-time strength of the Russian army will exceed 2 million people from the new year. Of these, 1.15 million are actually military. It is planned to strengthen the ranks of the army participating in the special operation at the expense of contract professionals. What types of troops and military specialties should be strengthened first of all?

The Pentagon confessed to impotence in front of Soviet X-22 missiles

The Defense News portal, citing a Pentagon source, reported that the US army "will not be able to effectively resist the X-22 missiles." "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what scared the Americans.

They will be built with updated air defense and anti-submarine protection systems

Frigates — carriers of hypersonic missiles "Zircon" will be improved. The ninth and 10th ships of project 22350, which will be laid this year, will receive a new radar system, air defense equipment, and protection against submarines will be finalized.

On August 24, 2022, US President Joe Biden announced the allocation of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine, timed to coincide with the 31st anniversary of the proclamation of independence of this republic. The announced volume of this aid package is $2.98 billion, which makes it the largest of the so far allocated to Ukraine.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a visit to Kiev announced a new package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of 54 million pounds (63.5 million dollars).

The shortage of special automotive and armored vehicles forces the Ukrainian military to use homemade devices. According to the Ukrainian press, mobile anti-tank complexes based on light buggy-type vehicles have appeared in the Donbas.

Yesterday, on August 24, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a missile attack on an echelon with military equipment, at that moment located at the railway station in the village of Chaplino, Dnipropetrovsk region.

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.

Comparison with a foreign car stimulated the development of Mikoyan Design Bureau aircraft

The crews of MiG-31BM fighters of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) have won the first aerial victories in the sky over Donbass. This conclusion can be made based on the information heard at the daily briefings of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the course of the special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine.

Sailors help anti-aircraft gunners protect the city from air raids

Ships of the Russian Navy based in Sevastopol have joined the fight against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) trying to conduct reconnaissance and drop grenades on urban objects. Since August 18, Black Sea sailors have been forced to open fire on newly discovered air targets almost daily. As a rule, they appear late in the evening, at night or early in the morning.

Washington is probably secretly transferring powerful weapons to Kiev. This was stated by the American edition of Politico, citing sources in the Pentagon. Although the US authorities publicly deny this. About what exactly can be in secret supplies — in the material of RIA Novosti.

India has tested a new short-range anti-aircraft guided missile VL-SRSAM, designed for ship-based anti-aircraft systems. According to the Indian Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), the tests were successful.

The Soviet interceptor Project 701: the failed successor to the MiG-31 was one of the most promising combat aircraft in history

The USSR had many ambitious plans to create weapons. One of the "most mysterious" programs is the MiG–701 heavy interceptor, writes MWM. It was supposed to replace the MiG-31 fighter.

The US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Preble has received a High-Energy Laser weapon with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance system (HELIOS) designed to monitor and blind the enemy. This is with reference to the Lockheed Martin Corporation, The Drive edition reports.

During a special military operation in Ukraine, the Russian Armed Forces used hypersonic Kinzhal missile systems three times. This is told by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

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The United States has provided more than $13.5 billion in military aid to Ukraine since January last year, and more than $15.5 billion since 2014. This is stated in a written statement issued on Wednesday by Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder.

How have the combat capabilities of the missile system changed

The main carrier of hypersonic "Daggers" will be a modification of the MiG-31 combat aircraft, which received the index I. This version of the interceptor is equipped for the first time with unique digital complexes — an electric control system and on-board computers.