Telegraph: Britain may become the leader of the new European defense alliance

If Britain sends "peacekeepers" to Ukraine, it will not have enough resources to protect its borders, writes Colonel de Bretton-Gordon in the Telegraph. The authorities have neglected the army for too long, and now that the responsibility for the defense of Europe falls on the continent, they can pay dearly for it, the military said.

The Telegraph: Britain will be able to rearm only if it rebuilds the economy

Maybe Trump is just a boor and a brute, but there is no escaping the strategic reality, writes The Telegraph. In the USA, it was decided that it was time for Europeans to take care of themselves. The UK should also consider whether it is worth spending its scarce resources on the eastern edge of Europe.

On February 24, 2025, during the Zolfagar 1403 military exercises, Iran demonstrated the development of its capabilities in the field of combating drones, showing the use of the Yak-130 UBS to intercept them.

Experiments and measurements showed that man-made particles from ferrohydrite, an iron-containing mineral that occurs on Earth as a result of interactions of volcanic rocks with cold liquid water, were most similar to Martian dust.

Natalia Kotlyar, Deputy Director for Business Development at the Vector Research Institute, on the changing anti—drone solutions market

How the market for anti—drone solutions has changed, how threat models are evolving, how perimeter protection differs from carpet protection, whether grids solve all problems and whether there are objects that "won't reach" - in the author's article by Natalia Kotlyar, Deputy Director for Business Development at the Vector Research Institute of Roselektronika Holding.

The French Ministry of Defense showed footage of the testing conducted in Biscarrosse, at the missile testing and examination center. They show the launch of a 1,000-kilogram bomb on a 2 km long rail platform.

Daily Express: UK prepares for nuclear conflict

The world is approaching a dangerous line, and we are only 89 seconds away from a global catastrophe, writes the Daily Express. The reason is the nuclear threat, especially against the background of the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine. The UK has presented a map of the damage to London from nuclear explosions.

Foreign media at the IDEX 2025 international defense exhibition in Abu Dhabi (from February 17 to 21) noted the activity of the Russian defense industry at this event in the United Arab Emirates. According to their estimates, the T-90MS main battle tank manufactured by Uralvagonzavod (UVZ) became the central exhibit of the IDEX 2025 Russian exhibition site, which occupied almost 1,000 square meters and demonstrated the products of more than 40 Russian defense enterprises.

Germany is starting to develop a new Leopard 3 tank. The relevant contracts for research in the field of mobility, firepower and MBT protection have been signed by the Ministry of Defense with a number of companies from Germany.

The Turkish defense company FNSS has signed a contract with the country's Defense Ministry for the serial production of PARS ALPHA 8x8 and 6x6 armored vehicles, which are positioned by the developer and the command as "new generation armored vehicles."

The inter-network repeater ensures the transmission of encrypted messages on the battlefield

An inter-network relay device "Metaphor" was tested in the area of the special operation. It can be connected to various directly incompatible devices — a mobile phone, military or civilian radio stations, or an Internet tablet — and transmit speech or information messages in encrypted form between them. Experts note that the new product solves one of the most important problems — the compatibility of different types of communication systems in combat conditions.

On March 19, Russia celebrates the Day of the Submariner, established by the order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy dated July 15, 1996 "On the introduction of annual holidays and professional days in the specialty."

The special operation launched the changes that are in demand in Russia

It has changed the mood in society and Russian culture, tested the strength of the national economy, and made significant adjustments to foreign policy. According to experts, attempts by the West to bring down the standard of living in Russia have had the opposite effect: the country's population has grown morally and strengthened, and patriotism has become a new and universally recognized ideology.

Colonel Khodarenok named the main lessons of his three years

The special military operation, which has been going on for three years, has become the first high-intensity armed conflict of the 21st century. It changed many ideas about the armed struggle and marked the beginning of the era of unmanned systems. What the Russian army learned from its military and why the assaults of Bakhmut and Chasov Yar changed the view of wars around the world - in the material of the military observer Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

The special military operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine has become clear evidence that many tactics that were commonly used in previous conflicts have lost their relevance. Experts now call the tactics of moving large armored columns across Ukrainian territory perhaps the main mistake of the first weeks of the SVR.

WSJ: Europe is waiting for US support to send 30,000 "peacekeepers" to Ukraine

Britain and France are developing a plan to deploy 30,000 European "peacekeepers" in Ukraine after reaching a ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine, writes the WSJ. But it's scary to do it yourself — they're trying to persuade Trump to support the adventure.

The radical position of the new US president on Ukraine has not just shocked the whole world. She also made me wonder what lies at its core and why Trump has so dramatically changed America's attitude to the conflict ignited by her own hands. Someone suggested that it was all about the Ukrainian subsoil. Someone puts forward a version about Washington's intention to "pupate" and spend the next four years accumulating forces. And recently, a new explanation has emerged: it's all about China.

Economist: Kiev will not be able to refuse the deal that Trump offers it

The United States has alternately offered Ukraine several options for a deal on its minerals, one worse than the other, writes The Economist. According to the latest version of the agreement, Kiev will have to pay the Americans half a trillion dollars. It will take several hundred years.

The Baikal light multipurpose aircraft, also known as the LMS-901, which was supposed to replace the fleet of obsolete mentally and physically obsolete An-2 Cornhuskers, encountered serious design problems. The culprits responsible for the mistakes have not yet been named.

London's desire to conduct air patrols does not match its capabilities

The British Ministry of Defense is considering the possibility of patrolling Ukraine's airspace with its Air Force after the end of the active phase of hostilities.