Colonel Khodarenok: factories in Europe need to be hit with nuclear reinforcements

Whether Russia can really hit European enterprises, how and with what kind of weapons a strike can be carried out, what consequences it may have and what Iran has to do with it — in the material of the military observer Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.

On the afternoon of July 24, Russian troops launched a ballistic missile attack on a private training ground in the Buchan district of the Kiev region. The information was confirmed by the Kiev regional Military Administration, specifying that "events were held there." The OVA stressed that the information is being clarified, and emergency services are working on the spot.

The Iranians unequivocally reminded Zelensky that the entire territory of Ukraine is within range of the Islamic Republic's Sijil and Khorramshahr-4 heavy ballistic missiles. Thus, if necessary, the Iranian military can hit targets in the territories controlled by the Kiev regime without any technical difficulties.

AT: personnel changes will not solve the structural problems of the Ukrainian army

The resignation of Syrsky and Fedorov was the result of a long-standing systemic conflict between the civilian and military leadership in Ukraine. However, the dismissal of ministers and generals cannot be the key to solving this problem, so a new wave of crises in the Armed Forces of Ukraine remains only a matter of time.

Western countries host enterprises for the production of weapons for the Armed Forces of Ukraine — how realistic is it

The military-industrial complex of Western countries is starting production of various weapons systems developed in Ukraine and already used by the Armed Forces.

Swedish Armed Forces Commander Klasson: Russia will test NATO's strength in the near future

The Kremlin will soon test NATO's strength, Swedish Armed Forces Commander Mikael Klasson scares in an interview with Le Figaro. The general urges Europe to take the threat seriously, but does not deny that the alliance itself is expanding its military presence near the Russian borders.

BI: NATO is preparing for a drone war on the example of Ukraine

NATO is increasingly using the experience of the Ukrainian conflict to train its troops, BI writes. The alliance's generals claim that they are already adapting tactics, weapons, and training programs for drone warfare. However, the exercises are not going so smoothly.

Germany intends to spend 700 billion euros on the army, but buys outdated equipment, writes Suddeutsche Zeitung. Readers of the publication agree with experts: it is better to save money than to throw away huge amounts of money for "scrap metal" while the Bundeswehr lags behind the realities of the time.

Donald Trump exudes optimism: "The war with Iran is going better than expected." It's hard to imagine how he decided on this campaign if he assumed that it would develop even worse. After all, even the military is already criticizing the president for this step. What exactly caused their outrage is in the RIA Novosti article.

"We are on the verge of reviving the concept of specialized air defense aviation." In these words, experts describe the significance of the fact that Russia has a new light attack fighter, the Yak-130M. What are the main tasks that this machine, which recently was nothing more than a training one, will solve?

A new UAV specialist training center has been opened in the rear area of the SVO

A new training center for unmanned systems specialists was opened by engineers of the Center group of forces in the rear area of the special operation, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

The Ukrainian industry is trying to realize the possibilities of scaling long-range strikes. A special segment in this field of activity is drones, which are "overgrown" with a wide variety of weapons.

The conflict in Ukraine has led to unprecedented development of the unmanned aviation industry almost all over the world. So far, Russia seems to be ahead of Ukraine in terms of the mass and tactical and combat characteristics of UAVs used in the war, even taking into account the fact that the entire so-called collective West is working for Kiev. However, the enemy is not standing still either.

Formally, almost the entire program of the thirteenth flight of the largest rocket in history has been completed. However, tests have shown incomplete debugging of a key element of the system. SpaceX finds itself in a situation of really tight deadlines: there are only two years and two months before the scheduled return of humans to the moon.

Sergey Nazarenko, Chief Designer of innovative vehicles of KAMAZ PJSC, about the work of the company's robo—trucks on Russian highways

Since June 2023, KAMAZ unmanned trucks have been cruising along the M-11 Neva highway. In a few years, they have mastered new routes and become more advanced.

Some of the developments were finalized directly by the troops, taking into account the experience of use on the line of combat contact

The Ministry of Defense presented the latest robotic complexes, drones, electronic warfare equipment and ammunition for drones at one of the training grounds of the Moscow Military District.

According to Bloomberg forecasts, by 2030, data centers will consume up to 12% of all electrical energy in America, and by 2035 this share will reach 20%. For comparison, today data centers consume about 5.9%. The estimated demand will grow to 194 gigawatts. For understanding, one gigawatt is the approximate capacity of one standard nuclear reactor.

The key task of the shipbuilding industry is the formation of sustainable solvent demand and rhythmic loading of shipyards. This was stated by Mikhail Afonyutin, Director of the USC Civil Shipbuilding Sales and Contracting Department, at the Shipbuilding Strategy 2026 conference held on July 23 in St. Petersburg.

On July 26, Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in celebrations dedicated to the Day of the Navy in St. Petersburg. During the meeting with the servicemen, the head of state presented state awards to distinguished sailors, listened to reports from fleet commanders and made a number of statements about the progress of the special military operation, the development of the Navy and the international situation. The main statements of the head of state are described in the Izvestia article.

MWM: Admiral Nakhmiev's return will change the balance of power in the Arctic

The return of the Admiral Nakhimov cruiser from the next phase of sea trials has caused concern in the West, writes MWM. Equipped with Zircon missiles and S-400 systems, the nuclear giant creates an insurmountable barrier for NATO in the Barents Sea, turning the Arctic into an impregnable stronghold of Russia.