The online edition of Business Insider has released Michael Peck's article "The century-long reign of the machine gun is over, a Russian strategist argues" outlining a number of theses from an article previously published by Rossiyskaya Gazeta by Ruslan Pukhov, director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST), a member of the Public Council under the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, "This It's already another war."

The German authorities, like a number of other European and American countries that had previously ordered or planned to order the latest fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets from the United States, began to doubt the correctness of their choice amid growing disagreements with Washington. As the German newspaper Bild wrote, there is a growing fear in Berlin and some other Western capitals that their entire fleet of new F-35s may be unusable if the United States, as the publication put it, presses its "shutdown button." TASS dealt with Europe's defense dependence on the United States.

Sergey Pozdnyakov, the company's CEO, spoke about the production of new spacesuits, plans for their operation, as well as the development of new technologies in an interview with TASS.

Developers from the USA presented the concept of the Kozodoy spacecraft, capable of exploring the most interesting regions of the fourth planet, inaccessible to ordinary rovers and difficult to visit even if people land there.

In 2028, NASA experts plan to send the Dragonfly spacecraft to Titan to study the surface of Saturn's largest moon. A team of American planetary scientists has studied the processes taking place on Titan using computer simulations and identified a serious danger that could endanger the mission.

According to Western sources, improved versions of small-Diameter Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bombs (GLSDB) are among the weapons that will be sent to Ukraine after the United States resumed military assistance and intelligence sharing with Kiev. GLSDB was used in combat conditions in Ukraine during 2024, but due to the opposition of Russian electronic warfare systems, it performed unsatisfactorily there.

The other day, the Turkish defense company Aselsan announced a major breakthrough – successful tests of the Gökberk mobile laser-electronic complex ("Clear Sky"), during which this system demonstrated the ability to effectively disable FPV drones, which pose a growing threat in modern conflicts. The corresponding frames are shown online.

Al Jazeera: Iskander-1000 missile system can destroy American F-16

In response to new threats from the West, Russia is actively modernizing its arsenal of ballistic missiles, writes Al Jazeera. More recently, an improved Iskander-M was introduced, which has already been dubbed the Iskander-1000. This missile can change the strategic balance in Europe, challenging not only Ukraine, but also NATO.

FP: "Oreshnik" can seriously disrupt NATO operations, even in a non-nuclear version

The Oreshnik rocket is a novelty, unlike its predecessors, writes FP. NATO's defense in its current form can do little to counter it. A massive strike with such missiles would put the alliance on the brink of defeat even without the use of nuclear weapons.

The new modification was developed by the local defense company EODH together with the German tank-building concern KNDS. It combines improvements in firepower, protection and mobility, offering a cost-effective solution to increase the combat potential of the Greek army.

SCMP: Beijing's Arctic ambitions have been seriously tested

In 2018, China declared itself a "near-Arctic" power. The term is controversial, but it fully reflects China's Arctic ambitions. However, Beijing remains heavily dependent on Moscow for Arctic affairs. Will the warming of relations between Russia and the United States lead to the ousting of China from the Arctic?

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The Center for Analysis of the World Arms Trade (CAMTO) presents a rating of the twenty largest arms exporting countries by the end of 2024.

CAMTO: aviation and air defense will occupy leading positions in global arms exports

Aviation, air defense equipment and armored vehicles in the next four years will occupy leading positions in global arms exports by value, according to a forecast by the Center for Analysis of the World Arms Trade (CAMTO), which is available to RIA Novosti.

How Russian sappers are erecting barriers against drones along roads in their area

Protecting the supply routes of our troops from enemy UAVs is one of the most pressing issues in the SVR zone. Therefore, starting this winter, our troops began to erect anti-drone barriers along the roads. Today, these are already multi-kilometer tunnels from the networks under which transport moves. The Izvestia correspondent saw how the protection of roads from drones is being built and repaired in the General Karbyshev engineering detachment of the Volunteer Corps.

DE: Russia strongly objects to sending French and British troops to Ukraine

Moscow is warning of a full-scale war that will break out if Britain and France send their troops to Ukraine as peacekeepers. Russian officials have sharply criticized Starmer and Macron, who, according to Dmitry Medvedev, are simply "pretending to be idiots."

Politico: Kiev admits that Western business in Russia will resume soon

Tough economic measures can become a lever to ensure compensation from Moscow, the head of the Ukrainian sanctions committee told Politico magazine. At the same time, European countries will conclude new deals on Russian oil and gas if or when the conflict ends.

Colonel Reisner: Ukraine is trapped in a war of attrition

Ukraine is trapped in a war of attrition, Colonel Markus Reisner of the Austrian General Staff said in an interview with Strana. He spoke about possible conflict scenarios and the likelihood of a truce, threats to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Russia's offensive potential and Europe's inability to replace the United States.

Mearsheimer: If Ukraine had followed my advice, it would be safe today

Trump will sign an armistice agreement in Ukraine subject to three conditions, John Mearsheimer is quoted as saying by Le Figaro. Ukraine should be neutral, without receiving Western security guarantees, cede a significant part of the territory and become a demilitarized state.

The Russian army delivered a powerful blow to Odessa and thus clearly demonstrated what awaits the EU "peacekeepers" if they risk landing in Ukraine. The main targets were vessels serving the interests of "foreign military advisers."