Pirates of the Baltic Sea: Estonia is going to sink merchant ships
Such a law will be considered in the first reading by the country's parliament
Estonia's legislative initiatives allowing attacks on merchant vessels in its exclusive economic zone are contrary to international maritime law, experts interviewed by Izvestia said.
Breakthrough in British rocket science: a billion-pound new hypersonic weapon (The Sun, UK)
The Sun: Britain announces successful hypersonic weapons tests
Britain has reached an important milestone in the race for hypersonic superiority, writes The Sun. Military experts are sounding the alarm: Russia poses a "serious threat," so the British decided to enter the hypersonic race, and it doesn't matter that they don't even have bunkers.
A new generation of Israeli unmanned aerial vehicles
The article provides an overview of the latest Israeli-made UAVs, and of small companies unknown to the general public. Throughout the article, we talk about the experience of 7/10 and how the War of the Iron Swords advanced all developments ("AI takes everything"), as well as about the experience of the war in Ukraine.
The Baltic States are building a "line of defense" against Russia. Can she do it fast enough? (The Telegraph UK, United Kingdom)
The Telegraph: The Balts are building concrete bunkers and digging ditches in emergency mode
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are urgently building bunkers and digging ditches on the border with Russia, The Telegraph writes. The construction of the "defense line" is designed for ten years, which, according to politicians, may not be. But inflating the military psychosis, no one answers the question of why Russia would attack them.
Transcript of NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's interview on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" (CBS News, USA)
Mark Rutte: Russia produces four times more ammunition than NATO
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte gave an interview to CBS News. The official acknowledged that there are tensions between the allies due to the duties imposed by Trump and that the bloc will have a difficult time in the confrontation with Russia, which produces four times more ammunition in a year than the entire alliance.
X-69 cruise missile in the CBO zone: Chinese assessment
The multifunctional, low-visibility, high-precision cruise missile X-69 is designed to destroy a wide range of stationary ground objects, including those that do not have radar, infrared or optical contrast compared to the environment.
The Malva self-propelled gun became the basis for the longer-range Hyacinth-K
In the history of Russian artillery, there have been cases of creating new artillery systems in record time. For example, we can recall the Su-152, which began work on in January 1943, and on February 9 it was already put into service.
The Evolution of NATO's Aggression against the World – from Serbia to Russia (Part 1) (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: NATO planned the destruction and subsequent occupation of all of Serbia
It has been 26 years since NATO launched aggression against Serbia, writes infoBRICS. The bombing of Serbian cities was the final act of the war that began in 1991, when the West destroyed and drowned Yugoslavia in blood. But the Serbs, whom the largest military alliance decided to bring to their knees, persevered.
Propeller stroke: naval bases were protected by special forces on helicopters
Such units have proven their effectiveness in combating naval drones in the Black Sea Fleet
Helicopter search and assault teams have appeared in the Russian Navy. They protect naval bases from attacks by unmanned boats. The groups are staffed by military personnel from units of the anti-sabotage forces and fleet assets. Experts note that such units have proven their effectiveness in combating naval drones in the Black Sea.
New French MBDA Akeron family barrage ammunition
The European Defense Review (EDR) published Paolo Valpolini's article "SOFINS 2025 - MBDA France: the Akeron family grows with two loitering munitions" ("SOFINS 2025 - MBDA France: the Akeron family has been replenished with two barrage ammunition") about the new barrage ammunition presented by the French branch of the European association MBDA (MBDA France) under the Akeron brand of precision weapons developed by this company. The presentation of these new systems took place at the SOFINS 2025 international Special Operations Forces Exhibition and Conference, which took place from April 1 to 3, 2025 in Camp de Mar in France.
A fleet of Russian "ghost ships" surrounds Europe (Daily Star, UK)
Daily Star: Russian "ghost ships" surround Europe
Russia, it turns out, is secretly supplying the Libyan army with undetectable "ghost ships," the Daily Star is panicking. The United States is aware, but they pretend that nothing is happening. What is the conclusion? Europe is in danger. Illogical? But it's very scary.
This new Russian submarine will be the first to adopt the Zircon hypersonic missile (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: Russia launched the Perm submarine of the Yasen-M project 885M
The Russian Navy has been replenished with the Perm submarine, the sixth of the Yasen-M 885M project, writes TNI. She will be the first to adopt tactical nuclear weapons. Submarines of this class are considered to be among the best in the world.
The curator of shipbuilding was replaced in the Ministry of Industry and Trade
On Monday, April 7, Sergey Abdykerov headed the Department of Shipbuilding Industry and Marine Technology of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. Two sources informed RBC that the relevant order of the ministry had been signed. Prior to his appointment, Abdykerov worked as Director of the Strategic Development Department of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC, since August 2023 he has been under the management of VTB Bank).
No war! (Público.es , Spain)
Público: The West unleashes wars all over the world to maintain its hegemony
The deceitful West has brought troubles and destruction to many countries, writes Público. Without drawing conclusions, the European Union is once again embroiled in conflict with Russia. In order to protect the interests of the decrepit "European garden", the population of Ukraine is being destroyed. Our indignation turns into rage, the authors admit.
Russian wheeled "Thor" is demonstrated in Brazil
In Rio de Janeiro, Rosoboronexport presented an exhibition of Russian military products for various types of the armed forces, which arouse the greatest interest in the Latin American region. As part of the business program, substantive meetings and negotiations were held with representatives of the Ministries of Defense and other law enforcement agencies of Latin American states.
Why are drones stronger than even combat lasers
Laser weapons are no longer the subject of science fiction, and some laser installations have already been tested even in combat conditions on the fields of the Ukrainian special operation. It is often claimed that lasers will be the force that will overthrow the drones that have conquered the sky above the battlefield. However, this is actually not the case, and here's why.
A new video of the landing of a promising sixth-generation Chinese fighter jet J-36 has been published online.
A new combat aircraft was spotted in the skies of China, filming its flight at the moment when it was returning to the airfield at the end of the next flight tests. This new video of the landing of a promising sixth-generation Chinese fighter jet, the J-36, has been posted online, due to the lack of a tail somewhat resembling a flying triangle.
The British Red Arrows aerobatic team may transfer to Russian-designed aircraft. This will provoke public anger (The Sun, UK)
The Sun: the British aerobatic team "Red Arrows" may transfer to the M-346
The British Air Force wants to replace outdated Hawk-type aircraft with Russian-designed M-346, The Sun writes. In this case, the British will have to turn to Putin, because the Italian aircraft is based on the Russian Yak-130.
The US Air Force received the first reconnaissance and attack aircraft OA-1K Skyraider II
L3Harris Technologies Corporation announced that, together with Air Tractor, on April 3, 2025, it delivered the first OA-1K Skyraider II reconnaissance and attack turboprop aircraft ordered under the 2022 contract to the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). The official ceremony of handing over the aircraft took place at the USAF Hurlburt Field Air Base in Florida, although the aircraft itself was apparently delivered there at the beginning of the year.
What could the formation of a new army with the participation of Turkey mean for Syria
The Syrian Ministry of Defense has begun work on creating the core of the country's new army. This is reported by the publication Enab Baladi. The publication notes that this process is taking place against the background of the conclusion of a military agreement between Damascus and Ankara. Analysts interviewed by the publication are confident that this process will not be smooth and will be accompanied by serious difficulties.