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Russia is developing a long-range hypersonic missile X-95, said the head of the Military Academy of the General Staff, Colonel-General Vladimir Zarudnitsky. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Viktor Baranets commented on the message.

In the Eastern Military District, in the army aviation unit stationed in the Khabarovsk Territory, young pilots are mastering Ka-52 attack helicopters.

The launchers of the Yars mobile ground-based missile system (PGRK) of the Barnaul Missile Division entered the combat patrol routes as part of the exercise, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

Military railway workers during the reconstruction of the Baikal-Amur mainline must hand over 19 objects in 3.5 years. This was announced by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

On July 29, the command of the US Coast Guard announced the launch ceremony of three new fast patrol boats FRC (Fast Response Cutter) of the Sentinel class, which took place at the Apra Harbor base (Guam).

On August 3, a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the head of the military Department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

Tactical exercises of tankers of the motorized rifle brigade of the Northern Fleet were held at the training ground of the Pechengsky district of the Murmansk Region. The brigade is armed with T-80BVM.

The German Air Force conducted flight tests of its newest Meteor air — to-air missile. According to Defense News, the military decided that the ammunition is ready for integration with Eurofighter Typhoon fighters.

The Russian diesel-electric submarine Krasnodar, equipped with Kalibr cruise missiles, performed conditional torpedo firing in the Baltic Sea, the press service of the Baltic Fleet (BF) reported on Tuesday.

The previous orbit correction was carried out on June 24

The next correction of the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) in preparation for the launch of the Soyuz MS-19 manned transport vehicle (TPK) will take place on August 19. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Tuesday.

The head of NASA, Bill Nelson, during the conference on the operation of the International Space Station (ISS), said that the addition of the Russian module "Science" to the ISS will contribute to the development of cooperation between the Russian Federation and the United States.

The launch of the Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) has been postponed. This was reported on Tuesday, August 3, in the American company Boeing.

A family of various combat and auxiliary equipment has been developed for the Russian airborne troops on the platform of the BMD-4M amphibious assault vehicle. Many of these samples could be met at the Alabino training ground near Moscow on the eve of the celebration of the 91st anniversary of the creation of the Airborne Troops.

Roscosmos previously reported that due to the aging of a significant part of the station's equipment, the further operation of the Russian segment of the ISS after 2024 creates additional risks

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) expects that the US Congress will extend the work of the ISS until 2030 this year.

Kingston Reif, a military expert, director of disarmament and threat reduction policy at the Arms Control Association (USA), said that the development of missiles by China and Russia could cause an uncontrolled nuclear war. His words are transmitted by The Sun.

In recent weeks, due to the sharp aggravation of the situation in Afghanistan, the military states bordering this "hot spot" have conducted a series of unplanned military exercises. They involved a large number of various military equipment, including tanks.

The newest nuclear submarine missile cruiser K-571 "Krasnoyarsk"was solemnly launched in Severodvinsk. This is the fourth ship in the series of submarines of the Ash project. And the third, built in an improved version with the letter " M " - modernized. In total, nine of them are planned to be released.

The flight time can theoretically be reduced to 1 hour and 20 minutes, but for safety reasons, the optimal estimated time is 2 hours and 7 minutes, Roscosmos reported

Transport spacecraft will be able to reach the International Space Station (ISS) using a single-turn scheme in about two hours. This was reported to TASS by the head of the ballistics department of the Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (part of Roscosmos), Rafail Murtazin.

As part of the demonstration program, an artillery crew was landed. One fighter on the Tandem-400 system delivered an 82-millimeter mortar to the destination, the other on a similar parachute-a gunner.

Multifunctional Su-34 fighter-bombers and Su-24MR reconnaissance aircraft of the Central Military District worked out refueling in the air as part of a tactical flight exercise in the Chelyabinsk Region, the press service of the Central Military District reported on Monday.