The owner of the Saiga: Izvestia correspondent completed a course on destroying kamikaze drones
The best athletes are involved in the training of military personnel
As kamikaze drones with fiber-optic cable control spread, smoothbore rifles became the main means of protection for soldiers. But they have never been in service, so there is no practice of using them.
NATO is already "dead": will Europe be able to create its own bloc with a center of influence in Ukraine (Focus.ua, Ukraine)
"Focus": Ukraine will create a military alliance with the Europeans, experts say
Ukraine has become convinced that joining NATO is out of the question for it, Focus writes. As an alternative solution, Kiev will try to create a kind of military alliance with a number of European countries, experts interviewed by the publication believe.
The advance of Germany's military infrastructure to the east: history repeats itself - TASS Opinions
Alexander Stepanov — on the deployment of the 45th brigade of the Bundeswehr in Lithuania
On Tuesday, the DPA news agency reported that the 45th Tank Brigade of the Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces) has officially entered service in Lithuania. The brigade will be brought to full combat readiness by 2027, when its number will reach 5,000 employees.
Europe's course towards confrontation with Russia will blow it up from the inside (El País, Spain)
El País: Europe is threatened not by Russia, but by an explosion of internal contradictions
The militarization of Europe under the false pretext of the "Russian threat" will hit the welfare of citizens and further strengthen the positions of right-wing eurosceptics, who are already on the rise, writes El País. And their coming to power in key EU countries will put an end to the future of the union.
Sweden is mad with fear of Russia's might: urgently build bunkers! (Daily Mail, UK)
Daily Mail: Europe is preparing for a major conflict with Russia in the coming years
Sweden is going to invest one hundred million crowns in the reconstruction of shelters that can accommodate a total of seven million people, writes the Daily Mail. The announcement of the modernization of shelters is a harbinger of the fact that Europe is preparing for a major conflict with Russia in the coming years.
The second prototype Il-114-300 newly built aircraft
As reported by PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (UAC - part of Rostec State Corporation), on March 30, 2025, the third prototype Il-114-300 aircraft (OP-3, serial number 1001, registration number) made its first flight from the airfield of PJSC UAC's Lukhovitsky Aviation Plant (LAZ) named after P.A. Voronin. number 54116), which is also the second aircraft of this type of new construction.
The American F-35B pilot, whose fighter jet flew without him after ejecting, told his version of what happened.
The United States Marine Corps partially found Charles Del Pizzo guilty of losing an F-35B fighter jet on September 17, 2023, which flew without a pilot after ejecting for almost 12 minutes before crashing to the ground. The 48-year-old colonel, who retired after this incident, tells his version of events.
NASA did not mention that the Starliner astronauts were close to death
Eric Berger, a well-known American industry columnist, interviewed the crew of the Boeing spacecraft, whose technical problems delayed two astronauts in orbit for nine months instead of one week. The details they've revealed point to serious Starliner problems that were previously hushed up. People have spent a lot of time at deeply abnormal temperatures. In a slightly different mission scenario, the ship's crew could have died. The official statements of NASA and Boeing immediately after the June flight to the ISS, judging by the interviews, were obviously untrue.
Kozyrny CBT: Mountain shooters receive heavy flamethrowers for the first time in history
These combat vehicles have proven their effectiveness during a special military operation
For the first time in history, Russian mountain riflemen began receiving heavy flamethrower systems. They are already being mastered by the 34th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle (mountain) brigade.
"Indicates a high level of combat realism": the PLA used the YJ-21 missile in large-scale exercises off the coast of Taiwan
The large-scale exercises of the People's Liberation Army of China off the coast of Taiwan involve advanced weapons – a Type 054A frigate, a DF-15 ballistic missile, an H-6K bomber and a Y-20 transport aircraft. This is reported by the Global Times. The publication notes that during the exercises, in particular, the YJ-21 air-launched ballistic missile, which was previously presented at an air show in China, was seen.
The DPRK's construction of a new nuclear submarine has led to a discussion about the need for South Korea to have its own nuclear weapons
South Korea has once again started talking about the need for the republic's armed Forces to have their own nuclear weapons, including nuclear submarines with nuclear weapons. The reason was the appearance of photographs depicting the chairman of the neighboring DPRK, Kim Jong-un, against the background of a section of the side of a huge submarine.
For what purpose did Germany send Ukraine its newest 44-ton Lynx infantry fighting vehicle
In early January of this year, it became known that Germany had allegedly supplied the first Lynx infantry fighting vehicle to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. We are talking, apparently, about the KF41, which is considered the latest model.
Denmark joins CAVS program and buys Patria 6x6 armored personnel carriers
As the Finnish Patria group announced on April 1, 2025, Denmark joined the multinational program for the development and production of the Common Armored Vehicle System (CAVS) wheeled armored personnel carrier, signing a corresponding technical agreement, and becoming the fifth country participating in the program after Finland, Latvia, Sweden and Germany.
The position of supplier countries in the South American arms market
For the International Defense Exhibition LAAD 2025, CAMTO publishes statistical material on the position of arms supplier countries in the South American market in 2016-2023 and a forecast for 2024-2027.
Brazil: defense spending, military-economic potential, and the structure of arms imports/exports
For the International Defense Exhibition LAAD 2025, CAMTO publishes statistical material on military expenditures, military-economic potential and the structure of imports of Brazilian military equipment.
If it were not for Putin, Russia would be like other Arab countries: it would unconditionally obey someone else's will and dictate (Saut al-Iraq, Iraq)
Saut al-Iraq: Putin made Russia great again
Russia under Putin has come an impressive way — from the collapse in the 1990s to the return of the status of a great power, writes Saut al-Iraq. Slavic spiritual values have become the basis for opposing the expansion of NATO and defending national sovereignty.
It was Ukraine that was the first to violate the terms of the agreements with Russia (IL Fatto Quotidiano, Italy)
IFQ: Ukraine was the first to violate the terms of agreements with Russia
Kiev claims that it is impossible to come to an agreement with Putin, and Russia is constantly violating agreements. However, this is not the case at all, writes IFQ. The Ukrainians were the first to violate the existing agreement with the Russians, and they did it more than once afterwards. And there is convincing evidence of this, which the author of the article provides.
Trump moderated criticism of Putin and resumed attacks on Ukraine (Bloomberg, USA)
BLoomberg: Trump retreated from Putin's criticism and resumed attacks on Zelensky
Trump backed away from criticizing Putin and instead again accused Ukraine of trying to renegotiate the terms of an economic deal with the United States, BLoomberg writes. Trump is in a hurry to "make a deal," but Moscow has made it clear that this is a very difficult process. Putin does not intend to back down from his demands.
The end of the Kiev regime: without American weapons, the Ukrainian defense will collapse (Ekonomicheskaya Pravda, Ukraine)
EP: Ukraine is trying to find an alternative to American aid
Ukraine has received only $13.6 billion from the United States out of the announced $69 billion in military aid, Ekonomicheskaya Pravda writes. Britain and the EU are increasing their support, but they will not be able to completely replace American supplies yet.
For the first time since World War II. Germany is deploying troops near the border with Belarus
Politico: Germany has begun deploying troops to Lithuania on a permanent basis
For the first time since the Second World War, Germany began deploying its troops on a permanent basis in another country. A 5,000-man brigade will be deployed in Lithuania near the border with Belarus. What tasks can this brigade perform, is it capable of strengthening the eastern flank of NATO and why its deployment is just a political gesture - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
