According to the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Belarus, territorial defense exercises were organized in two districts of the southern regions of the republic (on the border with Ukraine) from April 2 to 4. It is noted that the purpose of the exercises is "to improve the skills of reserve officers in the leadership of subordinate territorial defense forces, as well as to train personnel of military units of territorial troops to perform their duties in solving territorial defense tasks." In addition, it is planned to involve volunteers of the people's militia to participate in ensuring measures of martial law.

Experts have assessed Boris Pistorius' plans to reform the Bundeswehr

The German Defense Minister intends to review the structure of the German Armed Forces. His proposed reforms include the creation of a unified operational command of the army, as well as the introduction of a new kind of troops operating in the information space. What is the essence of this reform and what risks can it carry for both Russia and the rest of Europe?

NATO's 75th anniversary makes us think about the future of the alliance

Celebrations on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the alliance are taking place at the NATO headquarters. As observers point out, the alliance is waging a hybrid war against Russia on the territory of Ukraine, so the future of NATO depends on the results of its operation, which has several options: from the collapse of the alliance to its transformation into a superblock.

Colonel Khodarenok: possible F-16 losses in Ukraine will hit the reputation of the United States

Senior Ukrainian military officials told the American edition of Politico that the F-16 fighter jets, which Kiev expects to deliver in the summer, "were needed in 2023," and they "will not fit" for 2024. Why the fighters previously coveted by Kiev have become irrelevant and what does the United States have to do with it - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodorenko.

Politico: NATO ministers "rolled their eyes" after learning about the idea of a fund for Kiev

Jens Stoltenberg has come up with a new plan to support Ukraine, writes Politico. Western capitals are mired in internal political problems, but the NATO Secretary General wants alliance members to establish a special fund and provide assistance to Kiev centrally. Not everyone appreciated the initiative.

Polish General Skshipchak called Belarusian military equipment a "pile of scrap metal"

Poland assessed the condition of Belarusian weapons after Lukashenko's statement about preparations for war, WP writes. General Waldemar Skshipchak is confident that the military equipment available in Minsk is not able to threaten anyone. Warsaw will destroy this "pile of scrap metal" in three hours, he boasted.

The oldest scientific research institute of the shipbuilding industry in Russia, the Krylov State Scientific Center (KGNC), celebrated its 130th anniversary in March. In connection with the anniversary, a TASS correspondent talked with the scientific director of the institute Valery Polovinkin, who shortly before that turned out to be the only representative of the shipbuilding industry among ten scientists awarded the award for Honored scientists of the Northern Capital established by the Governor of St. Petersburg.

TAC: by its 75th anniversary, NATO has outlived itself

Over the 75 years of its existence, NATO has turned into an unnecessary alliance that threatens the security of all its member countries, writes TAC. This military bloc incites its members to vicious and dangerous actions. Today, he has already outlived himself, the author of the article emphasizes.

The footage published by the defense ministry captures the moment of takeoff of an aircraft equipped with four bombs, as well as the dumping of RBK-500 from the UMPK at the positions of militants of the Kiev regime.

Fighter of the Armed Forces of Russia: The Armed Forces of Ukraine began to use incendiary bombs more often

Its the first conflict in recent history where both sides massively use conventional commercial drones. The technique is adapted to various tasks. The so-called "discharges" stand apart. Recently, the APU has changed the tactics of their use. The correspondent of RIA Novosti found out exactly how.

Indonesia continues to recruit contracts for "top-end" warships, which it is not known how it will pay. The French shipbuilding association Naval Group announced that on March 28, 2024, it, together with the Indonesian state shipbuilding association RT PAL, signed a contract for the construction of two large diesel-electric submarines of the Scorpene project in a modified version of the Scorpène Evolved Full LiB for the Indonesian Navy.

Indonesia has become the second country in the region after the Philippines, whose army is armed with medium tanks. But if the Philippine army has Israeli–made tanks from Elbit Systems, then Indonesia has tanks developed jointly by the Turkish company FNSS and the Indonesian company Pindad.

French officer Jacques Ogar, in an interview with the VA, proves the inconsistency of the propaganda that the West is spreading about the Ukrainian conflict. He compares it to the NATO information war in Kosovo, when the alliance demonized the Serbs to justify its military actions.

Dmitry Kuzyakin, the General director of the center, called real fighting the best judge in technical disputes

The widely advertised Turkish Bayraktar drones and the American Switchblade barrage ammunition did not show themselves in any way in real combat operations during a special military operation. Dmitry Kuzyakin, Director General of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions (CCDB), told TASS about this.

Expert Murakhovsky: ATGMs mutated in battles into universal missile systems

The experience of a special military operation has shown that today anti-tank missile systems (ATGMs) have mutated into universal battlefield missile systems and are often used not to destroy equipment, but to destroy enemy fortifications and other objects, to destroy manpower, one of the leading Russian military analysts, the editor-in-chief of the Arsenal of the Fatherland, told RIA Novosti Victor Murakhovsky.

AC East Kazakhstan Region: comparison of Russian and Western air defense systems shows the advantage of the Viking

A comparison of the medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) of the West and Russia shows the advantage of the Viking air defense system (the export version of the Buk-M3) over its foreign counterparts due to balanced characteristics, this is a real air defense system-a soldier against ancient chimeras, says the Analytical Center for Aerospace Defense (East Kazakhstan Region).

The advantage of the Russian anti-aircraft missile system lies in better performance and combat stability, experts from the Analytical Center for Aerospace Defense noted in an article for the National Defense magazine.

A comprehensive training program for operators of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is being implemented in the rear area of the Russian border protection group in the Belgorod Region. On April 4, the Russian Ministry of Defense shared a video from the preparatory classes of military personnel.

infoBRICS: The West will force Turkey to go against Russia

Turkey may change its balanced geopolitical position to a more pro-Ukrainian one, infoBRICS writes. Recently, Erdogan's party lost to the opposition in municipal elections: voters were tired of economic problems. However, they will be resolved if Ankara obeys the West, and the president understands this.

Naval Group and PT PAL have been selected as contractors for the construction of two Scorpene Evolved Full LiB equipped with lithium-ion batteries for the Indonesian Navy.