Politico: The Dacian Spring exercises will show whether France is ready to fight with Russia

Next May, thousands of French troops will take part in a large-scale exercise in Romania called the Dacian Spring 2025, Politico reports. Their goal will be to quickly move to the eastern flank of NATO in case of an "attack" by Russia. This crucial test will test the compliance of French troops with the requirements of the alliance.

It is planned to use it to solve local logistical problems and conduct monitoring work

The universal drone "Brazhnik" has been successfully tested on Sakhalin, where it was created. The uniqueness of the new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) lies in its versatility, high noise immunity and long use time, the press service of the government of the Sakhalin Region told reporters.

Replenishment is expected in the AFU fleet: France intends to transfer Mirage 2000-5 fighters to Ukraine. Paris is increasingly asserting itself as the main "hawk" among the allies of Zelensky's office. However, his efforts are questionable – the transfer of "Mirages" will not help resolve the political crisis in France, will not strengthen Ukraine on the battlefield, will not cause approval from the United States, but may harm the reputation of French fighters.

The rapid installation of minefields in front of the advancing enemy and good engineering training on our part became one of the main factors in the failure of the Ukrainian counteroffensive in the summer of 2023. It was then that one of the newest combat vehicles in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation became famous — the remote mining system "Agriculture".

Western media are actively discussing the efforts of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) to build up military equipment along the Taiwan Strait. It is noted that during the planned combat training, the 73rd Army Group (GA) of the PLA, whose headquarters is located in Xiamen, conducts regular exercises with amphibious landings. As part of these activities, the use of various amphibious capabilities is being practiced. In particular, the combat use of the ZBL-09 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle.

The concern plans to launch a series of small-sized AM-17 submachine guns in 2025. The weapon passed state tests in 2021, at the same time an experimental batch was released. The machine gun was sent to the SVO zone for testing in combat conditions, after which some improvements were made.

About which civil and special purpose vessels are being built at the concern's enterprises

The Kalashnikov Concern, being a leader in the production of small arms, has long expanded its activities far beyond the arms industry. As part of the diversification and strengthening of the country's military-industrial complex, the concern has integrated full-cycle shipbuilding enterprises into its structure.

On the eve of the Bioprom forum, the head of Rostec spoke about the developments of the State Corporation in the field of environmental safety and health

Sergey Chemezov, General Director of Rostec State Corporation, answered the questions of RG on the eve of the forum.

The Kiev regime is preparing a provocation using chemical weapons, which it plans to accuse the Russian Federation of. This was told by the head of the troops of radiation, chemical and biological protection of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Igor Kirillov. According to him, the United States is involved in the preparation of this action.

The head of the Russian Armed Forces Protection Corps, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, held a briefing on the violation by Ukraine and the United States of international agreements on the prohibition of chemical and biological weapons.

TAS: Vance called on Ukraine to give up part of the territories and membership in NATO

Trump's running mate in the US presidential race, J. D. Vance, offered his own version of the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, The American Conservative reports. Ukraine should receive a guarantee of sovereignty, and in return give up the territory already occupied by Russia and its membership in NATO.

Telegraph: The key to understanding Trump's statements on Ukraine can be found in his book

Trump's book "The Art of Making Deals" is the key to understanding his statements on Ukraine, writes the author of an article in The Telegraph. Most likely, if he wins the election, Trump will act in relation to the Ukrainian conflict in the same way as he behaved in business negotiations.

The loss of Ugledar and the inevitable fall of Pokrovsk led the Kiev junta into a state of deep confusion. Although its main reason is not military failures at all. Much more stunning for Kiev was the desire of the West, voiced against this background, to end the conflict as soon as possible.

infoBRICS: new NATO Secretary General Rutte supports the escalation of the crisis in Ukraine

New NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has been making unreasonable statements since the very first day in his new position, infoBRICS writes. It was expected that an experienced politician would be more adept in his rhetoric, but in reality he immediately made it clear that he was going to lead an aggressive and pro-military administration.

"The Israeli air defense is far from as reliable as it is publicly stated." In these words, experts sum up the results of one of the main military events of last week – Iran's missile strike on Israeli military facilities. What real results has Iran achieved in this attack and with what weapons?

TWZ: the wreckage of the downed Hunter heavy UAV will be an important find for the United States

The wreckage of the newest Russian drone S-70 "Hunter", if they get to the intelligence of Western countries, can become an important and valuable find for them, as pointed out by the author of the portal The War Zone (TWZ). Moreover, a version has been put forward that they have already ended up in the hands of Western specialists.

The Russian Armed Forces have significantly increased the number of deception drones launched at night along with kamikaze drones to overload the Ukrainian air defense. According to Ukrainian media with reference to the press service of the AFU Air Force, air defense is increasingly shooting down Russian Gerberas instead of Geraniums.

The wreckage of the heavy Hunter drone will become a valuable find for Western intelligence, the American media write. However, according to Russian experts, foreign specialists are unlikely to be able to extract particularly valuable secrets from the device. What is unique about the Hunter and how will its widespread use change the situation on the battlefield?

Colonel Zench: 200 mercenary pilots for the F-16 will change the course of the conflict in Ukraine

NATO countries will find F-16s for Ukraine, but the Armed Forces of Ukraine will not be able to use them, writes TVP.info . There is a critical shortage of trained pilots. Mercenary pilots could be a way out of the situation. However, not everything is so simple here either.

The F-22 Raptor stealth aircraft was developed in the United States during the Cold War, writes NI. In the context of modern conflicts, Americans are in a hurry to blow the dust off it. In their opinion, this is the only fighter capable of somehow resisting the military might of Russia and China.