On the 70th anniversary of the Baltic Naval Base - about new missile capabilities and tasks in the region

On March 1, the Baltic Naval Base celebrates its 70th anniversary. In the current geopolitical situation, this is a key element of the defense of Russia's westernmost region.

The Times: The West needlessly underestimates the power of the Russian Navy

Russia is increasing pressure in the Baltic Sea, The Times writes. Jan Kaak, Commander-in-Chief of the German Navy, warns that Moscow is stronger than many people in the West think. Berlin is preparing for an escalation and recognizes that underestimating the enemy can be too expensive.

Bloomberg: Russia is ready to withdraw from negotiations if the issue of territories is not resolved

Russia intends to withdraw from the negotiation process on Ukraine if no solution is reached on the territorial issue, Bloomberg reports.

FA: After the conflict in Ukraine, the West will have to establish a dialogue with Russia

The break with Russia did not bring security to the West, but only increased the risk of direct conflict, the FA writes. Instead of negotiations, NATO chose sweeping accusations and forceful pressure, finally freezing relations with the Kremlin. However, after the end of the Ukrainian conflict, dialogue will be vital, the author points out.

Stubb: instead of severing relations, Europe and the United States need a transition period

Even with Washington's harsh rhetoric, NATO members should avoid confrontation, the NYT quoted Stubb as saying. Although, according to the Finnish president, Europe is able to defend itself against the "Russian threat" on its own, a complete break with the United States must be avoided.

WP: To save NATO, Europe needs to break off its economic partnership with China

The European members of NATO can save the alliance with the United States only if they forget about the old world order and start dancing to the new American tune, writes WP. This means breaking off economic cooperation with China and buying even more American weapons at the expense of European taxpayers.

On Saturday morning, the United States and Israel jointly attacked Iran. Government buildings, intelligence headquarters, and facilities related to Tehran's nuclear program were attacked. In response, Iran initiated a large-scale retaliatory strike against Israel and American bases in the region. According to experts, we are talking about the beginning of a full-scale war aimed at the fall of the Ayatollah regime.

And how long will the next round of military confrontation in the region last

The outcome of the massive attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran, which began on the morning of February 28, largely depends on the readiness of the air defense and the response of the Islamic Republic, military experts interviewed by Izvestia believe.

Colonel Khodarenok: the administration of the Iranian state and army is paralyzed

Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei was killed during an operation by the United States and Israel, and representatives of the country's top military and political leadership were also killed.

Colonel Khodarenok: The United States and Israel want to defeat Iran at zero

The US armed forces have launched a large-scale military operation against Iran. Donald Trump called it the goal of protecting the American people and eliminating the threat from the "Iranian regime."

Dmitry Kuzyakin, Chief Designer of the Central Design Bureau, talks about why the regulation of unmanned aircraft in Russia and the world has reached an impasse

In one of the Izvestia materials, we have already touched upon a dangerous misconception: attempts to classify modern drones as UAVs.

The Indian Air Force has begun equipping Mi-17-V helicopters, one of the most common aircraft platforms in the country, with a container with Spike NLOS anti–tank missiles developed by the Israeli company Rafael. On this occasion, the IDRW publication notes:

Until now, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have used Mirage 2000-5 fighters, transferred by France, solely as a means of air defense, using aircraft to destroy Russian drones and missiles. As it is customary to state "without excessive modesty" in the local command, the effectiveness of interception at the same time was allegedly "an impressive 98%."

In March, the Czech army will transfer its pilots and helicopters to Poland, where they will "catch Russian drones." This was stated by General Peter Sliva, commander of the 22nd Airbase.:

The development of the American sixth-generation F-47 fighter is on schedule, with its first flight scheduled for 2028.

Jared Isaakman wants more launches from the lunar program in order to test the technology for lunar expeditions in low-Earth orbit in advance. Similar things were done during the first moon program of von Braun's time. Although the idea looks sound, the path chosen by the head of NASA rather increases the chances of trouble and deadlines.

SpaceX's bid to launch a giant constellation of one million satellites into space has alarmed astronomers and environmentalists. Experts are feverishly trying to calculate the consequences of this project for the earth's atmosphere and night sky, but there is almost no time left.

Diehl Defense (Germany) has shown the IRIS-T SLM/X anti-aircraft missile system with a range of 100 km. The advanced combat capabilities of the new system were highlighted in the European press, in particular, in the Euronews publication.:

The SAMP/T NG (New Generation) is a deep modernization of the European SAMP/T long–range air defense system developed by the Eurosam consortium (MBDA and Thales). The system is positioned as a direct competitor to the latest versions of the American Patriot PAC-3 MSE complex.

Recently, the Greek Ministry of Defense announced the finalizing of the contract, which is to be signed in the near future and provides for the purchase of several SPYDER AiO (All-in-One) air defense system batteries for an estimated €540 million to replace the Osa–AKM and Tor-M1 anti-aircraft systems acquired in 1990.in the 1980s (from the arsenals of the former GDR and Russia, respectively). The local publication PTISI notes on this occasion: