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In 2023, the event will be held on August 14-20 at the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center, at the Alabino training ground and Kubinka airfield

TASS-DOSSIER. On August 14-20, 2023, the military-technical forum "Army-2023" is being held at the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center, at the Alabino training ground and Kubinka airfield in the Moscow region.

Twice as many foreign companies participate in the event as a year ago

Russia is open to equal military-technical cooperation with all countries that defend their interests.

The Federal Medical and Biological Agency (FMBA) of Russia presented a stand at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2023". On August 14, Izvestia showed which exhibits were brought to the forum by agency employees.

On August 10, the Directorate General for Armaments (DGA) of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces announced the acceptance of the second Suffren-class submarine, the Duguay-Trouin, built under the Barracuda program.

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.

Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation - Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov took part in the plenary session of the Army-2023 forum on August 14.

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

In the conflict in Ukraine, for the first time in history, both sides widely use drones, writes 19FortyFive. Russian Lancets pose an important tactical threat on the battlefield, and the APU pays an exorbitant price for using their drones, the author notes.

An extensive scientific and business program (NDP) of the MVTF "Army-2023" on topical issues of the development of the Armed Forces, the Defense Industry of the Russian Federation and international military-technical cooperation, taking into account modern conditions, was opened at the Patriot Exhibition Center.

Shoigu announced the almost complete exhaustion of Ukraine's military resources

Ukraine's military resource is almost exhausted, Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu said at the XI Moscow Conference on International Security.

The head of the Main Department of Innovative Development (GUIR) of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Alexander Osadchuk, at a briefing for journalists announced the summary results of the first day of the work of the MVTF "Army-2023".

Experts told about the almost exhausted military resource of Ukraine

Ukraine's military resource is almost exhausted, and its defense has shown that there is nothing "invulnerable to Russian weapons" on the battlefield today, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said. The expert community notes that the failure of the Ukrainian counteroffensive has become the main indicator of the true state of affairs in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. But it would be a mistake to underestimate an opponent supported by the West.

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.

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.

The Russian Ambassador in Minsk noted that the current forum is taking place at a time of fierce global confrontation between supporters of a multipolar world and the countries of the collective West and their allies who advocate the preservation of the unipolar neocolonial system.

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.

During the SVO in Ukraine, a number of issues, including Russian weapons, came to the surface. Many of the wishes of the servicemen defending our homeland have already been implemented in practice. At the same time, the modernization of weapons, based on the realities of the current conflict, continues.

The International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2023" began its work on August 14. New combat vehicles from different parts of the world are presented at the site, the heads of all Russian defense enterprises and associations exchange experience. What program awaits the participants in 2023 and what will be discussed on the sidelines of the forum — read the Izvestia material.

For the first time since 1976, Russia launched a rocket to the moon, Anadolu reports. The mission will last approximately one year. In this regard, the correspondents of the Turkish news agency remind us what successes Russia has achieved in space exploration.