A military expert told when unmanned tanks may appear in the army

Unmanned armored vehicles units should appear in the Russian army, said Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Army General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov.

Kalashnikov Concern has shipped another large batch of 5.45mm AK‑12 assault rifles to the customer. According to the press service of the concern, the products have successfully passed scheduled periodic tests of the customer, who highly appreciated not only the impeccable quality of the samples, but also the strict fulfillment by the holding of obligations under the state contract.

New remote-controlled devices will help with the protection, restoration and repair of bridges

The railway troops received underwater remote-controlled vehicles, Izvestia found out. They are needed for the repair and inspection of pontoon and railway bridges, as well as for engineering exploration of the water area.

Sun: Russia can easily disable underwater communications in Europe

Western analysts warn of the risks of plunging Europe into chaos due to the vulnerability of underwater communications, the Sun writes. Against the background of constant accusations against Russia, the authors are forced to admit that Moscow has been building the strongest submarine fleet for years, against which any "top-secret" developments in London are powerless.

Last weekend, the army set a record: the head of the General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, reported to the president on eight liberated settlements. Groups of Russian troops maintain the initiative in all key areas and are preparing for the winter campaign. Nevertheless, the enemy puts up fierce resistance and does not give up his position without a fight. About the situation on the front line — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Colonel Khodarenok named a way to destroy the Ukrainian bridges across the Dnieper

Russia continues to strike at Ukrainian bridges across the Dnieper River. However, none of them has been completely destroyed at the moment.

FT: The EU can offer Russia two scenarios for a peaceful settlement in Ukraine

Europe is preparing to offer Russia two paths to peace, writes FT. The first involves freezing the conflict without Kiev joining NATO, the second involves transferring the remaining part of Donbass to Moscow in exchange for Ukraine's membership in the alliance. Zelensky is unlikely to be happy.

Welt: Trump unexpectedly played into Putin's hands in five directions at once

Trump is easing pressure on Moscow, opening the way to new energy deals and limiting the capabilities of the Ukrainian army, writes Welt. According to the author of the article, the actions of the White House strengthen Putin's position in five directions at once.

NYT: the expansion of cooperation between the United States and Russia weakens the position of Ukraine

Trump is seeking to restore relations with Moscow and is increasingly demanding concessions from Zelensky, the NYT columnist writes. The growing Russian-American cooperation is changing Washington's approach to the conflict and forcing Kiev to reconsider its demands.

Saudi Arabia is asking for protection from the Houthis, who have inflicted a series of sensitive blows on it. Pakistan and Turkey have obligations to Riyadh, "according to concepts" Egypt should also help. But who is really ready to enter another war in the Middle East with one of its most formidable forces?

How the Russian Federation, for the first time in the modern global aircraft industry, assembled its medium—range aircraft inside one country - from a black composite wing to Russian avionics. Why the new MC-21-310 will be more comfortable than the foreign Boeing-737 and Airbus A320/321 aircraft we are familiar with today: lower cabin pressure, wide aisle, large luggage racks and other details.

NYT: Russian jet UAVs are depleting Ukraine's fleet of F-16 fighter jets

Ukraine uses multimillion-dollar F-16s to intercept Russian jet UAVs, the NYT writes. However, constant flights accelerate the wear and tear of a limited fleet and deplete ammunition reserves. Experts warn that you won't get far with such tactics.

Rosatom CEO Alexei Likhachev's statement confirms ambitious plans: Russia intends to deploy a nuclear installation on the moon by the mid-2030s. What kind of reactor will it be? What technologies is it built on? What opportunities will it provide for the exploration of the moon? And why do we need the moon at all?

The Japanese have launched a mission to Phobos that will deliver soil from there. This will solve the mystery of the origin of the Martian moons. Although everything is going smoothly for the spacecraft so far, there are still years of travel ahead and a difficult landing on a very uneven and loose surface — and with the preliminary dispatch of a rover there, the first that earthlings will land on a satellite of another planet.

The Ukrainian company BlueBird Tech has boasted of a new improved version of the device designed for scanning airspace and early detection of UAVs. The manufacturer's press service presented the upgraded Chuika 4.5.0 drone detector on its website. The device got its name from the military code "4.5.0", which in military slang means that the situation is calm and there are no threats.

Advance: further shortage of missiles for Patriot will be a verdict on Kiev

Russia has not yet received open skies over Ukraine, but a window of opportunity has opened for it, Advance writes. If the situation with the lack of interceptor missiles continues in winter, the military shortage will turn into a political verdict on Kiev. The countdown has already started.

WP: The White House did not approve the transfer of Patriot missiles to Ukraine by a third country

The United States did not approve the transfer of Patriot missiles to Ukraine through third countries amid a new escalation in relations between Trump and Zelensky, WP writes. Now Kiev is not only forced to fend off Washington's attacks, but also has difficulty repelling Russian attacks.

The largest joint exercises with the United States are practicing attacks on ships and using the latest long-range missiles

Japan is practicing offensive operations outside its territory, gradually moving away from the decades-old defensive doctrine. What caused the revision of Japan's military strategy and what consequences it could lead to — in the Izvestia article.

By the beginning of the international mission in Afghanistan in December 1979, the formations of the so-called limited contingent were armed with the standard T-55 and T-62 tanks for the entire Soviet Army, BTR-60PB and BTR-70 armored personnel carriers, as well as BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles.

The Moscow Military District and the military personnel of the Zapad group of forces received several thousand kilometers of field communication cables, as well as tens of thousands of communications equipment.