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Tu-160 "White Swan": Is Russia "rebooting" its old bomber?

The United States and NATO are wary of this Russian strategic bomber, writes 19FortyFive. Many American aircraft can envy its characteristics. The news that Russia could triple its arsenal sent the West into a panic.

The Allied forces began to use reconnaissance drones more actively to adjust artillery during a special operation in Ukraine, at one of the sections of the Kharkiv direction, Russian special forces soldiers showed a RIA Novosti correspondent how to work with unmanned systems.

A little more than a month ago, US Deputy Secretary of Defense Gabe Camarillo stated that gaps in the arsenal of electronic warfare equipment of the US Armed Forces make him lose sleep. Now he expressed hope that this problem will be solved soon.

In total, the participants of the exercises worked out about 30 combat exercises, including two cruise missile firing, several torpedo firing, as well as anti-aircraft missile firing

The ships and submarines, as well as the aircraft of the Northern Fleet (SF), which were involved in the exercises of the strike group in the Barents Sea and on the coast of the Arctic islands, completed combat training tasks and returned to their bases. In total, about 30 combat exercises were worked out, including launches of cruise missiles, the press service of the fleet reported on Friday.

The newest RCB reconnaissance vehicle, the RHM-9, has been adopted by the Russian army. The complex created on the basis of the KamAZ-63969 Typhoon armored car significantly surpasses the RCB reconnaissance vehicles of previous generations already in service.

A new Russian strike fighter has just entered service: how effective is the MiG-31I hypersonic missile carrier?

Russia has announced the entry into service of a new strike fighter, writes MWM. He is equipped with "Daggers" and has already managed to take part in the fighting. It is reported that three new aircraft have been deployed in the Kaliningrad region – at the very borders with NATO.

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.

The Japanese police will use drones and artificial intelligence technologies to protect the leaders of the "Big Seven", said the head of the Public Security Committee Koichi Tani.

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.

The T-90M main battle tanks produced in Nizhny Tagil are currently considered the most advanced serial domestic combat vehicles.

Western analysts conducted a study, the main issue of which was the assistance provided by different countries of Ukraine. It is noted that the allocation of a "record amount" of aid to Kiev from the Biden administration ($2.98 billion) is due not so much to the generosity of the White House, but to the fact that other countries are on the path of reducing their aid.

The German armed forces are faced with a total shortage of weapons stocks. This was stated by German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock, the ZDF TV channel reports.

The warships of the US Naval Forces of the coastal zone have repeatedly caused critical comments from skeptics related to the colossal cost, budget overruns and widespread and frequent technical breakdowns.

The staffing of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will be increased, the corresponding decree was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The document is published on the official website of legal information.

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.

Problems of military shipbuilding: import substitution and inaccurate forecasting

On July 31, 2022, on the Day of the Navy, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees "On the approval of the Naval Doctrine of the Russian Federation" and "On the approval of the Naval Charter of the Navy".

Admiral Vladimir Komoyedov spoke about the main threat to the US Navy

The ships of the US Navy, according to The Washington Post, "are subject to an intense rusting disease." The publication refers to an "internal congressional investigation", which revealed that up to 90% of American warships are rusting. "Newspaper.Ru" was looking into the causes of what happened.

The fourth stage of the international cynological competition of the Army International Games-2022 (ArMI-2022) "Faithful Friend" was held in Uzbekistan. On August 24, the Ministry of Defense told about how the Russian military showed themselves at the games.