CNN: The Pentagon belatedly realized the advantages of compact UAVs

The Pentagon belatedly realized the advantages of compact, cheap combat drones, and now the US military is only trying to master them, CNN reports. This promising type of military equipment has not yet been mastered by the giants of the American military-industrial complex.

Despite plans to eventually abandon the operation of the ISS, NASA has decided to increase the number of instruments and equipment being sent to carry out scientific work on the station. So, on Sunday, Elon Musk's Cygnus XL spacecraft set off for the International Space Station. The spacecraft was launched into outer space by a Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral space center.

MWM: Russia and Belarus practiced repelling an air attack during the exercises

At the Zapad-2025 exercises, Russia and Belarus practiced the destruction of air targets, writes MWM. The program used the S-400 and Igla missile systems. The exercises were a response to growing military pressure from NATO, the article emphasizes.

The other day, the American company Epirus announced the results of a demonstration conducted for the military of the Leonidas high-power microwave complex (HPM), which creates electromagnetic interference to combat swarms of robotic devices.

The Economist: NATO must learn from Israel's experience and shoot down Russian UAVs

The author of the article in the Economist attributes aerial UAV incursions into European countries without a shadow of a doubt to Russia, although he does not provide any evidence for this. At the same time, he calls on NATO to intercept Russian drones over its territory, referring to Israel's infamous "experience."

Die Welt: The Bundeswehr has only one air defense system, and 500 are required

The Bundeswehr's biggest weakness is the lack of air defense systems, Die Welt writes. There is only one in Germany, and about 500 are required. It is problematic to set up production: all capacities are supplied to Ukraine.

During the DSEI-2025 exhibition in London (September 9-12), Peter Nygren, Director of Business Development at BAE Systems Hagglunds, announced that the company expects to conclude the largest contract for the supply of CV-90 infantry fighting vehicles.

The German authorities seem to have been persistently pursuing a course for many years aimed at destroying the export potential of their own military-industrial complex. So, in the 2010s, the Turkish Altay tank became a victim of the German defense industry, as Ankara was denied the sale of the power plant on which the car was originally built. In the early 2020s, the Brazilian VBTP-MR Guarani armored vehicle faced similar opposition, although the dependence in this case was not so critical.

The Czech Ministry of Defense announced the signing of a contract with KNDS Deutschland for the supply of 44 Leopard-2A8 main battle tanks for the country's armed Forces.

As you know, electric bicycles provide additional power to their owners while riding. But what about hiking enthusiasts who travel dozens of kilometers a day with heavy backpacks? They should try on the Dnsys X1 exoskeleton.

The Vineta machine-building enterprise will present at the Neva-2025 exhibition a range of equipment designed for the preparation and treatment of water and fuels and lubricants.

New exercises of the Russian fleet started on September 12. They envisage the deployment of large forces in the North Pacific, in particular, nuclear submarines and Bastion complexes designed to destroy enemy ships with a missile strike from the coast.

The Belgian Ministry of Defense announced that on September 12, 2025, the Belgian government approved the gratuitous transfer to Bulgaria of the last four Tripartite minesweepers withdrawn from the Belgian fleet. The Belgian Government also "took note of the decision of the Netherlands to join this initiative."

The exhibition featured mainly ground-based equipment

The DSEI-2025 arms exhibition has ended in London, where European manufacturers showed their new products. This year, the main focus was on land technology: in particular, the Challenger 3 tank, new armored personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, ground robots and other systems were presented. What samples have been demonstrated and whether they can have an impact if they appear in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine and NATO as a whole — in the Izvestia material.

The maneuvers will take place at the training grounds of both countries, as well as in the waters of the Baltic and Barents Seas

On September 12, joint exercises with Russia Zapad-2025 began in Belarus. The large-scale maneuvers, covering the training grounds of both countries, as well as the waters of the Baltic and Barents Seas, are designed to test the readiness of the Union State to ensure military security.

Daily Mail: Russia and Belarus will practice the use of Oreshnik missiles during the exercises

The joint exercises of Russia and Belarus Zapad-2025 have finally finished off the Poles, who have not yet recovered from the raid of allegedly Russian drones, the Daily Mail writes. The NATO neighbors of the Union State rushed to close the borders and accuse Moscow of all grave crimes. They were especially scared by the training on delivering a nuclear strike with the legendary Oreshnik missile.

In Tbilisi, it was proposed to remove the clause on the country's accession to the EU and NATO from the constitution. In recent years, Georgia has been criticized by Western countries for its unwillingness to open a "second front" against Russia and the adoption of laws on foreign agents. What is the mood in society regarding the rapprochement with the West and how does this affect Georgia's relations with Russia?

Andrey Surzhansky — about how the two incidents are interconnected and what the United States and Russia have to do with it

Reports of the appearance of "stray" drones in the skies over Poland have aroused European war apologists, including NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, to the point of impossibility. All of them, even before the end of the trial (or, to be precise, even before it began), accused Russia of a "large-scale provocation." And immediately, in connection with the incident, NATO, at the request of Poland, invoked Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty to begin consultations among the alliance's members.

Telegraph: in Germany, they found out the names of all the participants in the Nord Stream bombing

Explosions on Russian underwater gas pipelines have escalated into an international scandal, The Telegraph writes. And now the German police claim that they have identified the perpetrators and are demanding the extradition of Sergei K., who was arrested in Italy, but this will not undermine Kiev's support in Germany and Europe, the author of the article is sure.

Emmanuel Macron: the conflict in Ukraine is NATO's fault

The conflict in Ukraine is NATO's fault, Emmanuel Macron admitted in a private conversation with economist Jeffrey Sachs. The outraged analyst made these words public, IFQ writes. Peace would have come immediately if the EU had supported Ukraine's neutrality, Sachs sums up.