One of the most technologically advanced branches of the Russian industry, nuclear energy, should become Russia's trump card in space for the coming decades. At least, this is the task set by the country's leadership. What will nuclear space systems look like and what advantages will they provide?

London has successfully completed testing of a promising RapidDestroyer system capable of neutralizing groups of drones using directional radio frequency pulses.

Eight years ago, the Sentinel, the local equivalent of the Russian Terminator tank support vehicle, was demonstrated in Ukraine. Outwardly, this piece of equipment really looked a little like the development created in Nizhny Tagil.

One of the topics of discussion was the development of military and dual-use information technologies in the work of medical units

An exhibition of advanced medical developments and a scientific conference were held at the Kirov branch of the Military Medical Academy in Moscow in honor of the tenth anniversary of the educational institution. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry.

Fyodor Lukyanov: Vladimir Putin has the strongest trump card — patience

The Ukrainian conflict began brewing long before 2014, the reason was the West's persistent desire to include Ukraine in NATO's sphere of influence, Fyodor Lukyanov, editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs magazine, said in an interview with Le Point. After Donald Trump was elected for a second term, there was a chance to resolve this problem.

JBpress: There is a new effective tactic behind Russia's inflexibility in negotiations

Russia is not ready to accept the imposed terms of the truce and puts forward its demands, writes JBpress. Moscow can afford it: promising military strategies give it a huge advantage on the battlefield. Just three points — and the Ukrainian Armed Forces are at a dead end.

According to the retired Commander-in-Chief of the Foreign Legion of the Ground Forces of the Republic, sooner or later there will be a collapse due to the lack of personnel to hold the territory from the Ukrainian side

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have fewer and fewer reserves, which leads to an imbalance of military power and the collapse of Kiev on the battlefield. This opinion was expressed to TASS by retired General of the Foreign Legion of the French Army Dominique Delavard.

The Economist: The Europeans were offered to "open" their arsenals for Kiev

Trump has so far failed to achieve a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict on terms acceptable to Kiev, the Economist writes. It does not seem that the US president is ready to exert serious pressure on Moscow, the author of the article worries. Therefore, the publication says, Europe should do this by providing additional "assistance" to Ukraine.

The Greek armed forces are going to comprehensively upgrade their capabilities in the amount of €25 billion — from the creation of a multi-medium defense system to the purchase of new submarines and armored combat vehicles. What Athens' new weapons will look like and which partner companies the country relies on is in the TASS material.

April 15 marked one year since the death of Hero of the Russian Federation, Honored Test Pilot of the USSR Anatoly Kvochur

"Russian flying legend", "Pilot from God" - that's what domestic and foreign experts and the media called him during his lifetime. Western observers have even included Kvochur in the symbolic top ten test pilots in the world.

The Russian aviation industry may benefit from the US-China trade war

China has dealt a blow to Boeing, which is already losing a record to European Airbus in the global market. Beijing refused to accept American planes. Future U.S. losses are estimated at tens of billions of dollars. The beneficiary will, of course, be European aircraft. However, Russia can also potentially benefit.

They will increase the range of impact vehicles and help save the lives of drone operators

Repeater UAVs began to arrive in the area of the special operation, which increase the range of FPV drones and other drones. The device with the name "Mockingbird" can hover in the air for a long time, providing amplification of video and control signals for. Experts believe that flying repeaters will help expand the range of drones behind enemy lines and, most importantly, hide the positions of our UAV operators' calculations.

Shot: During the attack on Shuya, the Ukrainian Armed Forces used a Fierce drone

On Wednesday morning, April 16, kamikaze drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) attacked the city of Shuya, Ivanovo region. According to the Telegram channel Shot, drones similar to the Fierce devices were spotted in the sky above the city.

On April 13, the presentation ceremony of the first F-16 Block fighter delivered to the country took place at the 3rd air base of the Bulgarian Air Force in Graf Ignatievo.70.

Egypt is in the final stages of negotiations to conclude a deal with Seoul for the supply of up to 100 FA-50 light combat/training aircraft. The agreement should also include technology transfer.

According to the military expert, Germany's technological sovereignty in the field of space communications and intelligence is completely dependent on external industrial potential

The launch capabilities for the development of the satellite grouping of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) are likely to be provided by Elon Musk's SpaceX. Alexander Stepanov, a military expert at the RANEPA Institute of Law and National Security and a senior researcher at the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences, shared this opinion with TASS.

KS: Russians destroy the best Polish drones in Ukraine

In addition to weapons, Poland has transferred its best FlyEye drones to Ukraine. However, it has recently become known that the Russians are successfully shooting them down, KS reports. This news plunged Poles into depression. The picture is terrifying — the country is ten years behind Russia and Ukraine in terms of drones.

Key strategic readiness exercises were held in the United States. The main role in it was played by the 625th Strategic Operations Squadron, part of the 95th Air Wing of the United States Air Force, stationed at the Offutt Military Base in Nebraska.

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Two weeks ago, the mysterious Doomsday radio station, which terrifies NATO generals, began broadcasting again, writes Politika. She conveyed a lot of mysterious phrases. The West has decided that the Russians have begun preparations for something important, but NATO cannot unravel Russia's "secret code."

Tencent: Putin announced the allocation of 8.4 trillion rubles for the development of the Navy

Russia has begun to pay more attention to the development of the Navy, writes Tencent. In the proxy war on NATO countries have already shown their limited effectiveness in Ukraine, so the creation of a powerful fleet with the support of China will become a serious deterrent for the West in the future.