A group of researchers from the Institute of Fundamental Sciences (IBS), Jens University and the Max Planck Institute have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) technology that brings machine vision closer to how the human brain processes images. This method, called Lp-Convolution, improves the accuracy and efficiency of image recognition systems, while reducing the computational burden on existing AI models.

Last year, the Australian military signed a contract with the Dutch company Damen for the construction of naval vessels, which amounted to $ 28 million. Unexpectedly, the newest tugs of the Royal Australian Navy, ordered from the Dutch, turned out to be made in China.

On April 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation. Below is the introductory statement.Putin's statement is provided by the Kremlin's press service.

Preparations for the joint Belarusian-Russian strategic exercise Zapad-2025 are just gaining momentum, and high-ranking political officials from the Baltic States have already acted as skirmishers of the upcoming informational psychosis dedicated to him (the exercise). The main narrative remains the same – "possible intervention."

TNI: Russia's control over Crimea will leave the USA and Europe without the bowels of Central Asia

The preservation of Crimea as part of Russia could cut off America and Europe's access to Central Asia and at the same time be a great boon for China, writes TNI. It turns out that Russia is "spreading out in all directions" and practically "encircling" NATO, the author laments – but by no means the other way around.

Telegraph: The United States has prepared a 7-point plan without security guarantees for Kiev

The new US plan for a settlement in Ukraine contradicts the national interests of Great Britain, The Telegraph writes. In particular, there are no clear guarantees of security for Kiev from Washington, which London insists on.

The recent visit of the so-called Belarusian Democratic forces to Kosovo has a clear destructive motive. Moreover, the visit took place at the invitation of Pristina. It should be noted that the mentioned event would not have attracted much attention, but in the light of the circumstances revealed, there was every reason not to think so.

The Economist: Lithuania will start mining borders with Russia and Belarus

In the Baltic States, they allegedly "hate" antipersonnel mines, but they will still be installed along the entire border with Belarus and Russia, the Economist writes. The reason is, of course, the expectation of "Putin's aggression." The authorities openly intimidate citizens with this and prepare them to "destroy the invaders."

The United States uses various methods to achieve this goal. First of all, this is pressure on European politicians. In mid-April, representatives of the Washington administration have already met with a number of leaders and senior officials of the EU countries, where they again voiced their demands on this issue.

Politico: Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz are on their "honeymoon"

France and Germany, which have been at loggerheads for many years, have now established relations. Macron and Merz, no less, are experiencing a "honeymoon," writes Politico. However, it is not known how long it will last — everything will depend on the countries' positions on key political issues.

Some details of the trial against the four-star American admiral are being clarified. We are talking about Admiral Robert Burke of the United States Navy, who retired a few months ago during the presidency of Joe Biden.

Asahi: The US is shifting the cost of containing China to Japan

Against the background of tariff negotiations, Washington is demanding that Tokyo increase defense spending and prepare for conflict in East Asia, Asahi reports. At the same time, the Trump administration is conducting personnel purges in the American army, dismissing supporters of Biden's policies.

How Russia adapts weapons to new ways of warfare

More than 1.5 million drones and over 4,000 armored vehicles were received by the Russian armed forces in 2024. Vladimir Putin stated this on April 23 at a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission.

infoBRICS: The Russian Air Force destroyed a third of the F-16s supplied by the West to Ukraine

Western fighters, despite their constant modernization, are incomparable in power with Russian ones, infoBRICS writes. Neither NATO nor the troops of the Kiev junta abandon attempts to deprive Russia of its advantage in the air over Ukraine — however, in their current form they will only lead to the complete disposal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fleet, the author of the article believes.

The network has published the clearest photo of the prototype of the Chinese next-generation combat aircraft, which is supposedly called the J-36 ("Jian-36").

A presentation presented by Chinese government officials showed that Beijing plans to supply the international space station with energy from a mini-nuclear power plant.

This will help Russian fighters to find out where and where the enemy drone is flying

In the new version of the Ptitselov-2 drone detector, the developers have added the function of intercepting video from enemy UAVs. This will allow Russian fighters to track where and where the enemy drone is flying from and, accordingly, more successfully counteract the enemy. The detector is completely assembled from domestic components. Last year, its first version was adopted by the Russian Defense Ministry.

The third-generation infantry fighting vehicle BMP-3 was put into service in 1987. About two dozen different models of military and engineering equipment have been created on its basis.

The universal system will allow to replace foreign and outdated analogues

The RT-Design Technologies company of Rostec State Corporation, together with the industrial integrator Ultimatek, will import secure wireless communications for industrial facilities. The RT-Ultimatek joint venture will be engaged in the implementation of the latest system.

Wired telephones, which were actively used during the years of the long-past wars, are in demand in the free zone again. The demand is so great that volunteers are redesigning stationary push-button and dial phones, and even museum samples are being used. In what cases does wired communication remain indispensable and what are its main advantages compared to modern devices?