The results of global arms exports in 2025 and for the period 2022-2025, forecast for 2026-2029.
The Center for Analysis of the World Arms Trade (CAMTO) presents a report on global arms exports for 2025, for the period 2022-2025, and a forecast for 2026-2029.
The Coming War with Russia: Europe's Path to Collapse (Asia Times, Hong Kong)
AT: War with Russia will lead Europe to collapse
EU leaders are increasingly calling for preparations for war with Russia by 2030, writes AT. However, it may start earlier. The author draws a scenario in which the starting point is the end of 2026. Europe will quickly be defeated. But military surrender will not be the end. It will be just the beginning.
In the Baltic states, NATO troops are trying to master a new style of warfare (The Wall Street Journal, USA)
WSJ: NATO is trying to apply Ukraine's experience in exercises in Latvia
NATO armies are not ready for modern warfare, writes the WSJ. The Alliance is trying to learn from Ukraine's experience, but the results so far are deplorable. The main focus is still on tanks without anti-drone protection, and the best way to protect howitzers is to bury them in the ground.
The aviation General spoke about the advantages of the updated Su-57
General Lipovoy: The updated Su-57 is an order of magnitude superior to the advanced NATO aircraft
The Su-57 fighter has undergone another modernization, taking into account the tasks of the special operation: the range and range of radar control have been increased, a new locator has been installed to identify ground targets, and the arsenal of ammunition has been expanded, Aviation Major General Sergei Lipovoy told the newspaper VIEW. Earlier, the UAC handed over to the VKS a batch of fifth-generation Su-57 fighters in a new guise.
Network invisibility: F-16 fighters have learned to "see" without radar
Tests have been conducted in Arizona that can change the tactics of aerial combat. Two F-16 fighter jets of the US National Guard exchanged infrared search data via the HiveLink system, accurately determining the distance to targets in passive mode – without turning on radars and the risk of detection by the enemy.
The United States mistakenly sent the Chinese the details of the F-35 aircraft. What secrets will Beijing learn?
China captures details of secret F-35 stealth fighter
Chinese intelligence has obtained the details of a classified American F-35 fighter jet. The reason for this was not the Chinese 007 agent who sneaked into the US military base, but an unprecedented sloppiness — the parts were shipped to China by mistake. How it happened and what it threatens the Americans is in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».
Accurately hit the target: North Korea tested a new guided projectile 240-mm MLRS
North Korea has tested another new weapon of destruction of domestic design and production, created as part of the five-year plan for the development of the DPRK's defense potential. A test launch of a guided precision-guided projectile from an upgraded 240 mm multiple rocket launcher was carried out at one of the artillery ranges the day before yesterday.
It's too early to bury nuclear deterrence
Nuclear weapons are not at all a Swiss knife that solves any problems. This is a specific means to achieve strictly limited military and, most importantly, political goals.
Scientific approach strengthens the armor of Russian tanks
Military scientists are actively introducing modern research methods into the practice of improving tank technical support.
Armored troops are undoubtedly a formidable force on the battlefield. However, it's not just armor, gun caliber, and engine power that are the leading ingredients of success.
"Dispatch": a messenger robot for the front line
What the robot of the "High-precision Complexes" holding can already do and what else will it learn
Robotization of military equipment is gradually turning from a promising area into a daily practice.
Bridle for artificial intelligence: Russia can "orchestrate" swarms of AI agents
The developer of the operating system announced the expansion of AI capabilities
It is no coincidence that President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, in a speech at the UN General Assembly in New York, called artificial intelligence (AI) "a possible new threat in the framework of the Ukrainian conflict."
New destroyers were ordered for the Italian Navy for 3.7 billion euros.
The European Organization for Joint Arms Cooperation (OCCAR) has signed a contract with Orizzonte Sistemi Navali (OSN) with a total value of about 3.7 billion euros. We are talking about the development, production and initial operational support of two new generation DDX destroyers for the Italian Navy. The transfer of the ships is scheduled for 2033 and 2035, respectively.
The UK will double the pace of nuclear submarine construction under the SSN-AUKUS program
The British government plans to double the pace of construction of nuclear submarines and ensure the production of one SSN-AUKUS class multipurpose submarine every 18 months.
A British startup has shown how to use software to improve the efficiency of sonar systems
The British company Voyant has proved that modern software can unlock much greater potential of already deployed sonar systems. The work was carried out as part of the British Ministry of Defense's anti-submarine defense enhancement program. According to Naval News, the key idea of the approach is not to change the hardware, but to improve the quality of data processing collected by existing sensors.
French engineer releases compact underwater drone BentiX
Nicholas Boraccino, a young French engineer, developed the compact underwater drone BentiX four years ago while still a student. Unfortunately, the Kickstarter campaign, where he then placed his invention, was not successful, which only spurred Nicholas to continue working.
Military personnel's personal account: how to log in and what to do if it doesn't work out
The personal account of a serviceman or a contract employee is a platform for the military to interact with the department. How to register on the website of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: by using a personal number on a badge or SNILS; the functionality of a new personal account, how to restore access or delete an account — in the RIA Novosti material.
Cargo front: how our troops are supplied in the Dobropolsky direction
Even the delivery of a bottle of water to the front line can turn into a real logistical special operation
Bulletproof vests and short guns, as in westerns, ATVs and electric bicycles — this is what modern frontline logistics looks like.
The Russian Air Force spends more bombs per month than the US Armed Forces in the war with Iran
In Ukraine, the statistics of the use of aviation weapons by the US army during the hot phase of the conflict in the Middle East in the war against Iran, called "Epic Fury", and the use of conditionally similar ammunition characteristics of the Russian Air Force. It did not work out in favor of American combat aircraft.
"Stock up on coffins." How Europe is preparing for war with Russia
Germany is auditing hospitals and examining their ability to receive large numbers of wounded every day. Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia strengthen the eastern borders. Poland is creating secure ammunition, fuel and spare parts depots. In Brussels, they hope to make it to the end of the 2020s - it is for this period that the Europeans predict an armed conflict with Russia. About their preparations — in the material of RIA Novosti.
We don't need an inch of foreign land.…
Citizens of European countries continue to be actively convinced of Russia's aspirations to unleash a "big war" by committing aggression against their countries. "" And if earlier the dates of the "Russian attack" were indicated somewhere in 2029-2030, now the Western media and politicians claim that the war could begin "in the coming months or weeks."





















