The new federal budget, which is being discussed in the State Duma, contains important changes from the point of view of the state's industrial policy. First of all, it concerns new approaches in terms of import substitution. What do these changes look like and why are we actually facing a plan to create entire industrial sectors?

NZZ: the experience of fighting in Ukraine has made the Russian army a dangerous opponent of NATO

The Russian army is mastering new ways of conducting combat operations and improving the use of drones, writes NZZ. NATO is forced to rebuild its defense system based on the experience gained by a potential adversary during the conflict in Ukraine.

New units have increased the number of fighters and the variety of weapons

Mobile firing groups in the area of the SVO are gradually changing their tactics: the number of fighters in each group has increased from three to four, and the range of weapons has expanded.

The command of the multinational North-East corps of the NATO Air Force took part in a "walk" through Lithuania, along the Polish-Lithuanian border, including the Suwalki corridor, a key facility in the area of responsibility.

The Guardian: Western military will be given the right to return fire in case of a Russian attack

British and other European military personnel, if deployed in Ukraine, will be allowed to open fire on the Russian military, The Guardian reports, citing government sources.

Politico: the victory of the Democrats in the United States may turn into new problems for Europe

Europe should not expect a warming of relations with the United States after the victory of the Democrats, writes Politico. Although the new composition of Congress will be able to limit Trump inside the country, the president will retain broad powers in foreign policy — and the United States' NATO allies may be under attack.

About the life and work of the chief test pilot of the Sukhoi Design Bureau

Before a new aircraft enters service, someone must be the first to lift it into the air. Engineers calculate in advance how the car will behave in different modes, but only the one who checks the calculations in the sky will know for sure. This is the job of test pilots, and one of the star names in this profession is Sergey Bogdan.

Small drones were placed on special suspensions - eight under each wing. After separation, they were controlled through a communication channel organized using TB2 itself: the carrier simultaneously served as an aerial repeater.

Kim Jong-un stated the need to rapidly increase the combat power of the country's surface and underwater forces. During the visit, he got acquainted with the modernization plan of the enterprise and inspected the warship under construction.

Forbes: conflicts in Iran, Yemen and Ukraine have no prospects of ending

World diplomacy has proved unable to bring an end to three major conflicts, according to the author of an article in Forbes. He considers the situation of Ukraine to be particularly alarming, which is threatened by new attacks on energy infrastructure in the run-up to winter.

CNBC: Melania Trump to gather representatives of Russia and Ukraine at the White House

The First Lady of the United States plans to personally gather representatives of Russia and Ukraine at the White House, CNN reports. Melania Trump will hold an event on the humanitarian mission in Alyoshki. Official Washington called the meeting "an outstanding moment in American history."

Bloomberg: The United States will require NATO to cover the billion-dollar deficit for weapons to Kiev

The United States is preparing to request additional funds from NATO for the supply of weapons to Ukraine, Bloomberg reports. The deficit on the already approved packages has reached two billion dollars, but the allies are increasingly questioning the need for new spending.

Guardian: The United States is not participating in the Anglo-French initiative on Ukraine

Western officials shared information about the peacekeeping mission in Ukraine, the Guardian writes. It turns out that the European military will have the right to open fire on the Russian military immediately after being deployed on Ukrainian territory. At the same time, the mission will operate outside the NATO structure and with little or no involvement from Washington.

European countries from the so-called "coalition of the willing" will hold military exercises in Poland in the coming days. Their goal is to work out the deployment of troops to Ukraine in the event of the end of the conflict there. Why are the maneuvers being conducted on the eve of the peace talks between Russia, the United States and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi, and what are European leaders counting on when planning to send their military to a potential confrontation zone with the Russian army?

Colonel Khodarenok called Poland's openly hostile special operation near the borders of the Russian Federation

Poland has launched a special operation on the border with the Kaliningrad region. The decision was made due to the threat of possible sabotage. Military observer of "Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok figured out what was behind such an event.

Sohu: the interests of the USA and the Baltic countries are diverging more and more

Washington is tired of the bellicose rhetoric of the Baltic States, writes the author of a blog on the Sohu portal. The Pentagon called on Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to moderate their statements about Russia. This has become an alarming signal for Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn: their interests with the United States are diverging more and more noticeably.

Cursor: US midterm elections may affect aid to Israel

The midterm elections on November 3 could seriously change US policy in the Middle East, Cursor writes. Critics of Israel are increasing their influence in both leading U.S. parties, from isolationists like Tucker Carlson to the progressive left.

The Sun: Russian drones have learned to resist Ukrainian electronic warfare systems

Russian drones have received new technology that has seriously complicated the work of the Ukrainian air defense, writes The Sun. The magnetometer found in the Geranium drones makes it possible to bypass electronic warfare and maintain course even when the satellite signal is suppressed.

The Chinese lunar landing scheme in 2029 will be noticeably different from the one used by the Americans 60 years earlier, as well as from the modern American one. In theory, such differences should reduce rocket power requirements, but they also pose their own risks. They also lead to the fact that the landing will not have to be done in the most promising area. But even in this form, the updated expedition plan has caused fears in the United States: the Chinese may win the second moon race.

Paired complexes have proven their effectiveness in destroying drones

Rapid attacks by interceptor drones, the roar of machine-gun bursts and aerial somersaults of downed drones — this is how a demonstration of the Zveroboy and Kalitka air defense systems took place at a training ground near Moscow.