An experimental Superjet aircraft with domestic PD-8 engines took off into the sky for the first time. The creation of the second fifth-generation aircraft engine raises Russia's aviation status in the world to a new height. Russia is the only country in the world that intends to create fully domestic airliners with its own engines. Neither Boeing nor Airbus can boast of this.

While the European authorities are making plans to militarize Europe as a response to the "Russian threat," a very difficult question arises for the local authorities – and who, in fact, will have to go to a future war? Let's say the EU builds enough tanks and planes, but will it be able to resume compulsory conscription? And if so, will they even find enough men for this purpose?

Developers from the USA presented the concept of the Kozodoy spacecraft, capable of exploring the most interesting regions of the fourth planet, inaccessible to ordinary rovers and difficult to visit even if people land there.

FP: "Oreshnik" can seriously disrupt NATO operations, even in a non-nuclear version

The Oreshnik rocket is a novelty, unlike its predecessors, writes FP. NATO's defense in its current form can do little to counter it. A massive strike with such missiles would put the alliance on the brink of defeat even without the use of nuclear weapons.

The Dean of the MGIMO Faculty of International Relations of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called a diplomatic settlement of the conflict the most likely, as it is the will of the leaders of the Russian Federation and the United States

Andrey Sushentsov, Dean of the MGIMO Faculty of International Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, member of the Scientific Expert Council at the Russian Security Council, speaking about three scenarios for the development of the negotiation process on Ukraine in 2025, called a diplomatic settlement of the conflict the most likely, restoration of relations between the Russian Federation and the United States less likely in the ongoing Ukrainian crisis, and the least likely to disrupt negotiations and return towards confrontation. He expressed this opinion in an interview with TASS.

Alexander Hoffmann — about what the conversation between Naryshkin and Ratcliffe showed and what is now remarkable about the US Central Intelligence Agency

The return of Donald Trump to the Oval Office was marked by significant changes in the public policy of the United States. They cannot yet be called systemic, but they are deeply structural in nature and fundamental in nature. Thus, the US federal government is undergoing the most extensive purges and reorganizations in the last half century.

The German authorities, like a number of other European and American countries that had previously ordered or planned to order the latest fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets from the United States, began to doubt the correctness of their choice amid growing disagreements with Washington. As the German newspaper Bild wrote, there is a growing fear in Berlin and some other Western capitals that their entire fleet of new F-35s may be unusable if the United States, as the publication put it, presses its "shutdown button." TASS dealt with Europe's defense dependence on the United States.

During the election campaign, after winning the presidential election, even before officially returning to the Oval Office, Donald Trump loudly promised to end all wars in the world. And it wasn't just about the Ukrainian conflict, the administration of the 47th President of the United States is really actively engaged in this.

In 2028, NASA experts plan to send the Dragonfly spacecraft to Titan to study the surface of Saturn's largest moon. A team of American planetary scientists has studied the processes taking place on Titan using computer simulations and identified a serious danger that could endanger the mission.

The new modification was developed by the local defense company EODH together with the German tank-building concern KNDS. It combines improvements in firepower, protection and mobility, offering a cost-effective solution to increase the combat potential of the Greek army.

According to Western sources, improved versions of small-Diameter Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bombs (GLSDB) are among the weapons that will be sent to Ukraine after the United States resumed military assistance and intelligence sharing with Kiev. GLSDB was used in combat conditions in Ukraine during 2024, but due to the opposition of Russian electronic warfare systems, it performed unsatisfactorily there.

Sergey Pozdnyakov, the company's CEO, spoke about the production of new spacesuits, plans for their operation, as well as the development of new technologies in an interview with TASS.

"Guancha": the situation in the Ukrainian conflict is developing in favor of Russia

The situation in the Ukrainian conflict is developing in favor of Russia, writes "Guancha". Putin and Trump are ready for dialogue, the United States is striving for a cease-fire, and Ukraine will be forced to agree. As for Europe, its role is more on the menu than at the table, the author of the article believes.

The other day, the Turkish defense company Aselsan announced a major breakthrough – successful tests of the Gökberk mobile laser-electronic complex ("Clear Sky"), during which this system demonstrated the ability to effectively disable FPV drones, which pose a growing threat in modern conflicts. The corresponding frames are shown online.

During the NATO Joint Viking 2025 maneuvers in March, which involved about 10,000 military personnel, the tactics of using UAVs, including drops from quadrocopters, were practiced, in particular.

Al Jazeera: Iskander-1000 missile system can destroy American F-16

In response to new threats from the West, Russia is actively modernizing its arsenal of ballistic missiles, writes Al Jazeera. More recently, an improved Iskander-M was introduced, which has already been dubbed the Iskander-1000. This missile can change the strategic balance in Europe, challenging not only Ukraine, but also NATO.

The online edition of Business Insider has released Michael Peck's article "The century-long reign of the machine gun is over, a Russian strategist argues" outlining a number of theses from an article previously published by Rossiyskaya Gazeta by Ruslan Pukhov, director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST), a member of the Public Council under the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, "This It's already another war."

"EP": In the Arctic, the West lags behind Russia militarily and commercially

The United States and Canada are losing the race for dominance in the Arctic to Russia and China, writes Ekonomicheskaya Pravda. Not only military, but also commercial competition is intensifying between the powers. In all respects, Russia has a significant advantage over the West.

The Telegraph: Russia's "shadow fleet" defeats the West in an economic war

The passage of tankers with Russian oil through the English Channel is associated with risk, The Telegraph writes. After all, each of them is a possible saboteur. But there is no proof. Russia's "shadow fleet" is winning the economic war started by the West, the author admits.

Andrey Kirillov — on what the meeting of representatives of China, Russia and Iran in Beijing on the nuclear program showed

The Iranian nuclear issue has reached an impasse, some experts say, according to which the limit of trust between the main stakeholders has finally been exhausted.