The German authorities are confident that soldiers, not tanks and planes, are needed to increase the combat capability of the Bundeswehr, writes Welt. Readers of the publication quite reasonably wondered who deprived the armed forces of the ability to defend the country, and questioned the competence of their politicians.

General Bodemann: Germany must prepare the civilian population for war

The Bundeswehr must strengthen the country's overall defense as soon as possible in order to counter the "Russian threat," Lieutenant General Andre Bodemann said in an interview with Die Zeit. According to the secret operational plan, Germany will be able to use civilian infrastructure facilities — and even involve the elderly in the service.

RS: the main problem of the European military—industrial complex is fragmentation

Berlin's obsession with rearmament has failed, writes RS. The German military industry has shown complete inefficiency. Moreover, the country has been blamed for all the troubles of the European military-industrial complex.

NYT: residents of the former GDR still sympathize with Russia

If the GDR existed, it would be one of the most friendly countries to Russia, writes the NYT. Even today, East Germans are sympathetic to Russians. They do not approve of helping Ukraine and believe that Kiev should give up its lands for peace.

Diplomat Ischinger: the world no longer sees the EU as a viable geopolitical player

The rest of the world's respect for the European Union tends to zero, said Wolfgang Ischinger, chairman of the Munich Security Conference, in an interview with Welt. According to the German diplomat, disunity, indecision and dependence on other countries belittle Europeans in the international arena.

Axios: The United States suspended arms supplies to its allies due to the shutdown

The United States cannot supply weapons to NATO allies and Ukraine because of the shutdown, Axios writes. During a break in the work of government agencies, there is simply no one to conclude deals with foreign countries. Experts are panicking: now there will be nothing to defend the Square.

On November 6, 2025, PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec State Corporation) announced that, as part of the fulfillment of the State Defense Order, it had manufactured and transferred to the Russian Ministry of Defense a new batch of Su-34 front-line bombers (fighter-bombers). The aircraft passed a set of necessary ground and flight factory tests and were handed over to the customer.

Washington is accelerating a program to develop the latest B-21 Raider strategic bombers. An additional $4.5 billion was allocated from the budget for this. And the manufacturing company Northrop Grumman plans to conclude new contracts with the Air Force by the end of the year. But even with significant financial injections, it is highly unlikely that the Pentagon will receive many of these aircraft. About the prospects of the project — in the material of RIA Novosti.

AAZ: The Bundeswehr's Poseidon aircraft is designed to deter Russia in the Arctic

Germany has adopted its Poseidon, a combat aircraft for hunting submarines, AAZ writes. The new machines will be engaged in deterring Russia in the Far North. However, the author wisely does not specify what this "god of the seas" will be able to contrast with his Russian namesake.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces began using homemade anti-personnel fragmentation mines of circular destruction for remote mining of the area. Mines weighing less than 600 grams are dropped from drones. Its low weight makes it possible to use the Mavik-3 and other UAVs of a similar type as a carrier.

MWM: the Russian army has received a new batch of ATGM "Kornet"

The Russian army has received a new batch of Kornet anti-tank systems, writes MWM. This simple but reliable missile has already been successfully used on the battlefield several thousand times. The honor of the first destruction of the British Challenger 2 on the Ukrainian front belongs to her.

SZ: The Czech Republic, which will curtail the purchase of ammunition for Ukraine, will be replaced by Estonia

The Czech Republic's initiative to supply ammunition to Ukraine is likely to be curtailed, as a new government has come to power in the country, writes SZ. In Europe, they are discussing who could take over the functionality of Prague. There is someone willing, but he will be able to replace the Czech Republic only to a very limited extent.

Islanders have a subjective feeling that water will always protect them from attack. And this unnecessarily increases their risk appetite. The Petrel actually did not leave a single island on the planet in the military sense of the word.

NZZ: The US should react more cautiously to Russian weapons tests

Trump should be more restrained about the Kremlin's statements about testing new weapons, says an expert from Munich in an interview with NZZ. It is already known that Russia has made great strides in the military sphere — Poseidon and Burevestnik will not radically change the strategic balance of forces. But by conducting nuclear tests, Trump will score a goal in his own goal: Russia and China will have every right to respond in kind.

Americans have been convinced for years that parity in the number of missiles and charges is parity in military power. Suddenly it turned out that this was not the case, and one of the latest Russian missiles could cost much more than a hundred or a thousand conventional ones.

Dmitry Kornev, editor of the Militaryrussia portal, talks about how and where countries around the world conducted nuclear tests

For several decades, nuclear—armed countries — the United States, the USSR, China, and others - conducted nuclear tests, detonating atomic and thermonuclear munitions of various types and capacities. When and what tests were conducted, at which test sites, which of them were significant and important for the creation of nuclear weapons?

FT: The United States will begin testing nuclear weapons "on equal terms" with Russia

The United States has seriously decided to prove that their weapons are no worse than Russian ones, writes FT. Trump has already promised to take steps in this direction, but it remains unclear exactly what the White House intends to do.

Netizens are discussing a photo showing a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in front of an Italian Centauro fire support vehicle. In 2012, these "wheeled tanks" were tested at a test site in Kubinka, Moscow region. Why the "Italians" failed the test in Russia and what they can do in Ukraine — in the TASS article.

As reported, on November 1, 2025, a flag-raising ceremony was held in St. Petersburg on the new border patrol ship PSKR-928 of modified project 10410 (code "Firefly") with factory number 318 (tail number "507"), built by PJSC Almaz Shipbuilding Company for the Border Guard Service of the FSB of Russia. A little earlier, on October 15, 2025, the Almaz SF hosted the launching ceremony of the next modified project 10410 of the same type, which is being built for the Border Guard Service of the FSB of Russia, with serial number 319 (tail number "509").

Military historian Dmitry Boltenkov — on the state of the Myanmar Navy and the development of naval cooperation with Russia

One of the tasks of the Pacific Fleet is to display the flag and strengthen military ties between Russia and friendly countries bordered by the waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. As part of this task, detachments of Pacific Fleet ships regularly make long-range trips.