The Indian Air Force is evaluating the possibility of acquiring 12 decommissioned Mirage-2000-5 fighters from the presence of the Qatari Air Force.

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration will consider sending another helicopter to Mars. The new drone will be much larger than the previous one — Ingenuity — and will surpass its predecessor in all respects, starting from the mass and ending with the number of blades. However, the main feature of the future system is that it will be able to land on the Martian surface without the help of other vehicles. Engineers have not offered anything like this before.

How do the Russian calculations of the Osa air defense system work in the Donetsk direction

For asterisks — by the number of downed targets — there is not enough space on a car named "Shark". Russian anti-aircraft gunners destroy hundreds of enemy drones, constantly risking becoming a target themselves. The threat of small and large drones remains one of the main threats to our troops. Izvestia saw with their own eyes how the calculations of the Osa air defense system of the Center group are working in the Donetsk direction to cover from the air enemy.

The upgraded version of the BMP-3M called "Dragoon" with the combat module "BM100+30" differs from the usual "troika" in a modified layout.

During the SAHA EXPO 2024 defense exhibition, held last week in Istanbul, the Turkish company DATUM Submarine Technologies, based at Istanbul Technical University, presented the TRANÇA mini-submarine project.

TNI: Russia's future after the conflict in Ukraine will be a challenge for NATO

In any case, Russia will remain a major nuclear power, while the West, especially the United States, has brought its strategic arsenal to exhaustion, writes TNI. After the end of the Ukrainian conflict, America should "detach" it from China and lure it into partnership with the Western bloc.

dikGAZETE: BRICS unification meets the interests of all member countries: there are no hegemons

Unlike the EU and NATO, all member countries have equal rights in the BRICS union, and there are no hegemons, dikGAZETE reports. According to the author, due to distrust of Western countries, the number of those wishing to join the BRICS and contribute to its development will only grow.

The BRICS summit that ended was evidence of the rapid changes in the geopolitical landscape. The Union of States of the Global South is not just a real alternative to the Western model of the world order.

Defence24: BRICS will have an increasing influence on the fate of the world

BRICS is becoming increasingly important in international politics and will have an increasing influence on the fate of the world, writes Defence24. Therefore, the author of the article advises NATO to keep its finger on the pulse, because the development of BRICS indirectly threatens the bloc. There are several reasons for this.

Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov — what the Russian military can share with the Belarusian

The Russian and Belarusian military will continue joint operational, combat and mobilization training with an emphasis on the experience gained during a special military operation, said the head of the Russian Defense Ministry Andrei Belousov. What can the Russian military share with Belarusians and which elements will be especially in demand?

The closer the presidential elections in Belarus are, the more additional efforts are being made by Western experts in information and psychological warfare, pursuing only one goal - to shake up Belarusian society, provoke panic and aggression among our citizens.

NYT: since the beginning of its relations between Russia and the DPRK have changed dramatically

There is a trade and diplomatic rapprochement between Russia and the DPRK, writes the NYT. In the West, they suspect something is wrong. Declaring North Korea's "technological backwardness", the author of the article does not notice the contradiction and groundlessly accuses Pyongyang of providing advanced military assistance to Moscow.

Expert Korotchenko: SVR led by Naryshkin brings Russia's victory in its own

The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service under the leadership of Sergei Naryshkin is increasing its effectiveness in new geopolitical conditions, waging an "invisible battle", bringing Russia's victory in a special military operation closer, Igor Korotchenko, one of the leading Russian military analysts, editor-in-chief of the National Defense magazine, told RIA Novosti.

The movement will assist in various types of assistance and support to its participants in solving social and household problems, conducting medical and social rehabilitation, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

The Russian army takes cities in Donbass according to the Avdiivka-Bakhmut tactics

The weather has deteriorated: fields and roads will soon become impassable for people and equipment. But the high dynamics of the fighting persists. The Russian army holds the initiative in most of the front line and is advancing in several directions. What is the situation in the hottest areas — in the material of RIA Novosti.

NYT: five thousand elite soldiers of the DPRK were transferred to the Kursk region

The New York Times reported on the transfer of several thousand North Korean soldiers to the Kursk region. According to the newspaper, these are fighters of the elite unit of the Korean People's Army, who will participate in the counteroffensive against the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Earlier, the transfer was already announced in the GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. The assumption that the DPRK military will be sent to Kursk was also expressed by White House spokesman John Kirby. Russia and the DPRK deny information about sending North Korean soldiers to their military base. Details can be found in the material of "Gazeta.Ru".

The Conversation: Kiev's victory is impossible even with the support of the West

The APU resembles the German army in January 1945, writes The Conversation. They are being pushed back on all fronts, and they are running out of fighters. Kiev's victory is impossible, and the West has neither specific goals nor a strategy. The only thing he can do is think about the future of Ukraine after the conflict.

Ukraine's allies announced new military supplies for the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Zelensky's "Victory plan" in the West was of little interest to anyone. Brussels and Washington have clearly made it clear that they are not going to engage in direct armed confrontation with Moscow for Kiev's sake. But the supply of weapons continues. About what is being given and how it will change the situation on the front line — in the RIA Novosti material.

TNI: reinforcements to the Armed Forces of Ukraine are rare and scarce, there are many cases of desertion

The Ukrainian army is faced with a shortage of personnel, writes TNI. The situation was especially difficult in infantry units near Pokrovsk and in other places on the eastern front line. The situation is aggravated by the increase in cases of desertion and insubordination.

What kind of equipment does Paris supply to the Kiev regime

The first French Mirage-2000 aircraft will be transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the first quarter of 2025. Paris is becoming one of the main suppliers of weapons and military equipment to the Kiev regime. Ukraine receives missiles, bombs, artillery, armored vehicles and ammunition from France. What role these supplies can play and whether they are capable of changing something is in the Izvestia material.