MWM: Ukraine's F-16s are significantly inferior to Russian fighter jets and air defense systems

All F-16s delivered to Ukraine are used early models from the 1980s, writes MWM. Even if we assume the purchase of the latest F-16s, upgraded to the latest standard, they will still be at a significant disadvantage against the more advanced Russian combat aircraft.

The year 2021 marks the 105th anniversary of the day when, for the first time in history, British troops used a method of airborne landing of cargo to ensure the actions of their troops in the Mesopotamia region (the territory of present-day Iraq). Since that time, the means of landing (SD) of the armed forces of foreign countries have undergone significant changes. Currently, the most advanced among the NATO countries are the US Armed Forces, which are developing combat operations in accordance with accepted views on the role, place and methods of using airborne troops in the course of combat operations.

An FPV drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle with a camera, where the video stream goes through a transmitter mounted directly on the drone to a receiver that is mounted in glasses, helmet or operator's monitor. This allows the operator to look at the world through the "eyes" of the drone, which makes it possible to control it with high accuracy.

The political revenge against Musk by a number of Republicans and the replacement of the future head of NASA have created an unprecedented threat to the agency's scientific projects. Now there are plans to curtail the financing of nuclear engines for space.

How did the air defense system begin and what means protect against air attacks today

Currently, there is no need to talk about how important and necessary part of the combat work of our Armed Forces is the air defense system.

North Korea is armed with both 152-mm self-propelled artillery units and the latest self-propelled guns with 155 mm guns.

An Arleigh Burke-class destroyer with long-range Tomahawk missiles entered the Baltic

Two American warships entered the Baltic Sea — the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Paul Ignatius and the Mount Whitney headquarters ship of the 6th Operational Fleet of the US Navy. They will take part in the NATO Baltops 2025 exercises, which will involve about 50 ships from different countries of the alliance.

In total, about 50 ships of various types will be involved in the exercises

The American destroyer Paul Ignatius and the headquarters ship Mount Whitney entered the Baltic Sea to participate in the NATO exercise Baltops 25. In total, about 50 ships from different countries of the alliance will be involved in the maneuvers. At the same time, the Russian Navy has also been conducting scheduled exercises in the Baltic Sea since May 27.

Alexander Kashirin, Deputy Chairman of the Scientific and Technical Council of Rostec State Corporation, on the key challenges to achieve technological sovereignty

On the sidelines of the Frontiers of Progress conference, Science Mail spoke with those who today play key roles in the innovative and technological development of our country. Our first interlocutor, Alexander Kashirin, Deputy Chairman of the Scientific and Technical Council of Rostec State Corporation, spoke about the formula that would allow Russia to be competitive in the global innovation race and why Russian venture capital has not yet reached its potential.

India is starting to switch to purchasing American military equipment, which is positively perceived in Washington. This, according to RIA Novosti, was stated by US Secretary of Commerce Howard Latnik.

Russia may use nuclear weapons if enemy attacks can disrupt the response of Russian nuclear forces. A drone raid on the bases of bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons is such an attack.

The Telegraph: Starmer is still not serious about the war with Russia

Britain continues to ignore the harsh military reality of the world, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer does not believe in war with Russia and underestimates the threat of Russia's "attack" on eastern NATO countries, writes The Telegraph. This greatly saddens the author, who is seriously convinced of the opposite.

infoBRICS: Taurus shipments to Ukraine will negatively affect the peace process

The supply of Taurus missiles to Ukraine will lead to the fact that Germany will be directly involved in military operations against Russia, writes infoBRICS. Moscow will have every reason to respond. These supplies will not turn the tide of the conflict, but will increase the risk of military action escalating into a world war.

Andrey Nizamutdinov — on the results of the new round of negotiations in Istanbul and the exchange of memoranda of understanding

The second round of resumed Russian-Ukrainian talks in Istanbul turned out to be noticeably shorter than the first: the parties spent a little more than an hour at the table.

A real breakthrough is possible either with a softening of the sides' positions or serious changes on the battlefield, says the executive director of the Center for Russian and Central Asian Studies at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences.

The United Kingdom is playing a leading role in escalating tensions in Europe, said a senior researcher at the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Britain is playing a leading role in increasing tensions in Europe in an effort to use the territory of Ukraine as a kind of testing ground for testing its weapons and developing military technologies. Alexander Stepanov, a military expert at the RANEPA Institute of Law and National Security and a senior researcher at the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences, told TASS about this.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces' attack on Russian military airfields has sparked an expert discussion about the future of strategic aviation. Some analysts suggest that the tasks of the "strategists" should be narrowed down to the level of aerial platforms for launching missiles and, for this purpose, turn civilian airliners into missile carriers. However, others insist on maintaining and modernizing the old boards. What are the disadvantages and advantages of both options?

What is the Tu-95MS missile carrier aircraft

The Tu-95MS is a Soviet and Russian missile carrier aircraft, which was created as a carrier for long―range strategic cruise missiles. It is part of strategic aviation, one of the components of Russia's nuclear triad, and is considered the world's fastest turboprop serial missile carrier. It is designed to launch nuclear strikes against the most important enemy targets. In the NATO codification, these aircraft were named "Bear".

A burial orbit is used to remove expired satellites

Technologies for cleaning space from debris are being developed by many scientific groups, but so far humanity does not have effective ways to get rid of thousands of inactive vehicles and their debris. At the same time, over the past decade, the number of operating satellites in low-Earth orbit has increased almost 10 times, Polina Levkina, a researcher at the Solar System Research Department at the Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, told TASS.

According to estimates by an international team of researchers, the lunar craters contain platinum and other precious metals worth more than a trillion dollars. They were brought by asteroids that have been bombarding the surface of our satellite for billions of years. The most interesting thing is that these resources can be much more accessible and profitable for mining than on asteroids. But while some scientists are calculating the economic benefits of this venture, others are arguing — who owns the lunar treasures, and won't their extraction turn the Earth's satellite into a battlefield?