The structure of global arms exports/imports will change dramatically in the next 4 years.
In the next 4 years (2025-2028), the structure of global exports/imports in certain categories of weapons will change significantly. This is largely due to the effectiveness of the use of certain IvTS during the implementation of the SVR.
Starship proposed to launch to Uranus
According to current plans, a new mission to Uranus should be launched in the early 2030s, but the probe is unlikely to have time to build and prepare by that time. This may even be for the best: scientists are considering using the latest Starship space system, which is currently being tested, to fly to the ice giant. It could reach Uranium several years faster than expected according to the classical scheme.
"Thunder" over Ukraine. In Kiev, they were afraid of new Russian aerial bombs
Colonel Khodarenok: several thousand guided bombs will change the situation in Ukraine
Russia is mass-producing gliding bombs with a range of up to 200 km, Ukrainian intelligence says. One of them has already covered 130 km and struck the city of Lozovaya. What kind of new ammunition are we talking about and how many of them are needed to radically change the balance of power in Ukraine? - in the material of the military observer of Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.
The newest Cheonma-20 tank has several advantages over NATO tanks.
The newest Cheonma-20 tank, recently shown at a military parade in Pyongyang, is a major achievement of the DPRK's military industry.
It has an active protection system installed on it, which, judging by the posted photos, is adapted to shoot down various ammunition attacking the roof.
A detachment of ships of the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet has arrived in Thailand
They were met on the shore by a military band and high-ranking Thai officers
The frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov, the corvette Gremyashchy and the large marine tanker Boris Butoma of the Pacific Fleet The Russian Navy has arrived at the main Sattahip base of the Royal Thai Navy. A TASS correspondent reports this from the scene.
Italy will begin developing a new generation aircraft carrier in 2026.
In 2026, Italy will begin developing a feasibility study for the Portaerei di Nuova Generazione project, a new generation aircraft carrier that could become the first ship in the Italian navy with a nuclear power plant.
Team and gases: CSTO countries will work out the elimination of the consequences of a chemical weapons strike
During the "Indestructible Brotherhood – 2025" maneuvers, military personnel from the Russian Federation, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are trained to rescue hostages and conduct peacekeeping missions
The contingents of the CSTO countries are practicing methods of joint struggle against the consequences of the use of chemical and biological weapons on the territory of Tajikistan, as well as conducting training on hostage rescue and peacekeeping operations.
Russia has found a secret weapon against Ukrainian drones (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: Russian troops have returned to conducting combined arms operations against the Ukrainian Armed Forces
The Russian army uses well-known but extremely effective tactics in Ukraine, writes TNI. Weather conditions such as rain and fog are used to mask large mechanized offensives. And to open the fortifications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russian troops replaced infantry assaults with combined-arms operations.
How British special forces are fighting against Russia
"The UK does not have the strength for a direct military clash, so it acts, firstly, with someone else's hands, and secondly, using its special services." With these words, experts explain the close cooperation of the British special forces with the Armed Forces of Ukraine and indicate that Russia is already taking steps in response to these threats.
"The document will be signed by the generals": why peace in Ukraine with Zelensky is impossible
Colonel Khodarenok: Zelensky may be excluded from the peace process in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump may discuss the removal of Vladimir Zelensky from power in Ukraine at a meeting in Budapest, Tuomas Malinen, a professor at the University of Helsinki, suggested. Why peace with Zelensky is impossible and who will sign peace agreements, the military observer of Gazeta argues.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok.
The crisis in Germany? The expert advises such "training" to burghers (Die Welt, Germany)
Die Welt: cooperation with Germany does not benefit the West and the EU in intelligence
Germany does not invest in defense and does not develop its own reconnaissance satellites, writes Die Welt. Obviously, the country is heavily dependent on the States. If one day Washington stops helping Berlin, then the Germans will find themselves in a very vulnerable position.
Germany's grandiose plan to create Europe's strongest army has cracked (The Telegraph UK, UK)
Telegraph: Merz's plan to restore conscription into the Bundeswehr has failed
Chancellor Merz promised to turn the Bundeswehr into the strongest non-nuclear army on the European continent, but he does not have the opportunity to put this idea into practice, writes The Telegraph. His partners in the government coalition from the SPD are categorically against the restoration of conscription.
Flight economics: Why turboprop aviation is still in business. Part II
About the history of application and modern theaters
The golden age of turboprop aircraft engines occurred in the 1950s and 1970s. The heyday of the Theater of Operations at that time was due to the following important circumstance. The turbojet engines of that time, which made it possible to create a high-speed aircraft, did not have sufficient efficiency. Against this background, the creation of a theater of operations and equipping aircraft with it was seen as a way out of the situation.
Indonesia intends to purchase 42 Chinese J-10 fighter jets
Indonesian media reported that on October 15, 2025, Indonesian Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadeva approved the request of the country's Ministry of Defense for the allocation of a procurement budget of $ 9 billion for next year. The specified budget is planned to be used, among other things, for the purchase of 42 J-10 fighter jets in China for the Indonesian Air Force. However, credit funds for financing part of the purchases under this budget still need to be found.
Not only Russia, but the whole world is under threat of bioterrorism from the United States (dikGAZETE, Turkey)
dikGAZETE: US biolabs around the world will cause a global threat
An invisible war is unfolding behind global events, where deadly viruses become weapons, writes dikGAZETE. For the first time, Russia has released shocking data about the network of biolabs created by the Pentagon. One thing has become obvious: the world is in great danger.
Russian snipers have just received a new batch of Kalashnikovs (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: Kalashnikov concern to supply SV-98 rifles to Russian army for its
The SV-98 sniper rifles, tested for the first time in Chechnya, are being received by Russian soldiers in Ukraine, The National Interest writes. The Kalashnikov Concern, which provides up to 95% of small arms to the Russian Armed Forces, has supplied a new batch of these rifles. As they say, there is still gunpowder in the flasks.
Denis Manturov visited Rostec Innovation Technopark in Fryazino
It will train schoolchildren and students for enterprises of the radio-electronic industry, including within the framework of the Rostec Code track
Denis Manturov, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, visited the Istok — RTU MIREA innovation technopark in Fryazino, Moscow region, created with the support of Rostec State Corporation.
IT associations want dialogue
The introduction of VAT, an increase in the rate of insurance premiums and a reduction in the use of STS to 10 million rubles for IT companies may damage the results in the field of technological sovereignty of Russia, which have been achieved in recent years thanks to government support measures, industry representatives say.
Plans to revive American shipbuilding are threatened by Beijing's sanctions
China's sanctions against the American units of the South Korean company Hanwha Ocean threaten ambitious plans for cooperation between Seoul and Washington in the field of shipbuilding, disrupting the supply of Chinese equipment and materials. This is reported by Marine Link with reference to officials in South Korea.
Su-34 in all its glory: Russia launched the largest bombing campaign against Ukrainian targets in the history of military operations (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: The Russian Air Force launched the largest bombing campaign in history in Ukraine
The Ukrainian Armed Forces militants complain en masse about the destructive power of Russian barrage ammunition, writes MWM. Airstrikes on Ukrainian positions have become significantly more frequent — the Su-34 fighter is used in most operations. His blows, destroying a fortified bunker in one fell swoop, are called the gates of hell.























