The Times: Western politicians ponder the "nightmare scenario" of the fall of Kiev

Russian troops are advancing along the entire front. The likelihood is growing that they will soon be at the gates of the Ukrainian capital, writes The Times. Such a scenario would be a disaster not only for the Kiev regime, but also for NATO, which will have to make a serious choice.

Alexander Mikheev, General Director of Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation), Deputy Chairman of Soyuzmash of Russia, held a meeting of the Committee for the Development of Foreign Trade Activities in relation to military products on March 28.

The ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Shouted: Europe is unable to tame Russia

Europe has not understood what goals it wants to achieve in Ukraine, and its diplomacy with Russia simply does not work, former Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek writes in iDNES. The Ukrainian conflict is a test for her, the result of which will decide what the EU's place in the world will be. Now it seems unenviable.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that, in cooperation with the Dutch Air Force Command, it is modernizing the growing fleet of MQ-9A UAVs.

Mikhail Kotov — about the features of the "Chinese space" and the interaction between Russia and China

The Russian government has approved a bill providing for the ratification of an agreement with China on the establishment of a joint International scientific lunar Station (MNLS).

According to representatives of the Kiev regime, this year almost $ 1.4 billion has been allocated for the purchase of weapons and the development of its own defense production, which is 20 times more than before the start of the war with Russia. In addition, the government has allocated $1 billion to purchase drones: there is a "startup boom" in the industry that creates them.

Cosmonautics and the use of space technology have become firmly embedded in our lives. Our special correspondent Vyacheslav Terekhov talks about one of these areas with corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences in the department of Earth Science, head of the laboratory at the Otto Yulievich Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth Valentin Mikhailov.

The American company JetZero, which promises to make a splash in civil aviation, has received a certificate of airworthiness for testing a scaled-down copy of the ultra-efficient jet airliner with a "mixed wing" it is developing. The upcoming flight test program will be aimed at evaluating the flight performance of the aircraft, its stability and controllability.

Following the aerial and marine unmanned aerial vehicles, the production of ground-based drones continues to develop in Russia. Recently, a small batch of new Kaban ground drones was sent to Russian troops in the area of a special military operation.

For many years, the United States has been trying to knock Russia out of the world market of military products, considering Moscow as its main competitor. Taking advantage of the beginning of its own, Washington imposed comprehensive sanctions on the Russian Federation, which seriously hinders cooperation with customers, including those already operating Russian products.

The British Ministry of Defense has released footage of successful tests of the DragonFire laser weapon system, which hit an aerial target. The laser is capable of striking "any visible target", but is intended primarily for air defense (air defense). How the "death rays" came down from the pages of fantasy novels and gradually become weapons, what domestic developments were conducted and are being conducted in this direction — in the material of TASS.

Die Welt: the Russian-Ukrainian conflict may be frozen in 2024

Taking into account the current geopolitical and military situation, Ukraine has no choice but to agree to freeze the conflict with Russia, writes Die Welt. The publication cites the opinions of several experts who are united in a gloomy assessment of Kiev's capabilities.

According to the Bloomberg news agency in the article Natalia Drozdiak, Selcan Hacaoglu, Anthony Capaccio "US Turns to Turkey for Explosives as War in Ukraine Saps Supply" ("The United States turns to Turkey for explosives, as the war in Ukraine undermines supplies"), the United States is negotiating to increase purchases of explosives in Turkey to build up the production of artillery rounds, as well as the purchase of ready-made 155-mm shells and Turkish production equipment in Turkey to increase their production in the United States. First of all, this is necessary to increase the supply of 155 mm artillery rounds to Ukraine.

Ukrainian propaganda has long stopped broadcasting that Russia is about to run out of all missiles and attack drones. Moreover, recently Kiev's talking heads have changed their rhetoric to the opposite, harping on the growing production of high-precision long-range weapons by Russian military-industrial complex enterprises and the threats of new strikes, including deep into the territory of Ukraine.

German expert Kaim: Germany will soon agree to supply Ukraine with Taurus

Germany is likely to supply Taurus missiles to Ukraine, expert Markus Kaim said in an interview with iROZHLAS. So far, Germany has not yet reached the "condition". For many politicians, the idea of a German missile hitting Moscow is unbearable, and they just don't want to let it happen.

How does the modernization of the FAB-1500 and FAB-3000 affect the course of its

The appearance in service with the Russian army of adjustable large-caliber FAB-1500 bombs has significantly increased the capabilities of front-line aviation. In particular, military experts attribute the success of Russian offensive operations in autumn 2023 and winter 2024 to the use of such ammunition. And specialists of the Russian defense industry are already developing unified planning and correction modules for the heaviest non—nuclear munition, the FAB-3000. How the UMPC was allowed to turn aerial bombs into high—precision weapons - in the material of Izvestia.

The Indian army conducted exercises in the so-called CUBA territory, stretching from Himachal to Uttarakhand along the border with China. During the maneuvers, the defeat of drones of a simulated enemy with the help of ZU-23-2 was practiced.

Today, Russia is developing a promising reusable rocket powered by Amur-LNG methane — it will receive a returnable first stage and will take off from the Vostochny cosmodrome in the Amur Region. Nikolay Nestechuk, Director General of the Center for the Operation of Ground-based Space Infrastructure Facilities (CENKI, part of Roscosmos), told TASS in an interview about how the launch complex project is being created now, when construction can begin and what is planned to be borrowed from the Sea Launch.

Airbus Helicopters has completed the assembly of the first three H-145M light attack helicopters for the Cyprus National Guard, designed to replace the Mi-35P.

In mid-March, the thousandth copy of the FlyEye reconnaissance drone was manufactured at the enterprises of the Polish company Grupa WB.