Mikhail Kotov — about the probable causes of what happened, the impact on cosmonautics and people, as well as what Boeing has to do with it

Unidentified space objects were found near the Intelsat 33e telecommunications satellite. Specialists of the Russian Automated Warning System for Dangerous Situations in Near-Earth Space (ASPOS OKP) were among the first to report the discovery.

October 25, 2024 marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Viktor Makeev, General Designer of the Engineering Design Bureau. Makeev created an advanced school of Russian naval rocket engineering, making an invaluable contribution to the formation of the state's nuclear shield. TASS recalls the "Ural dragon" (as the CIA called the designer unknown to them) and its missiles capable of destroying entire aggressor countries on other continents from the depths of the ocean.

A military plant of the German Rheinmetall concern has been put into operation in Ukraine. This is the first of the four industrial enterprises of the company that the company has planned to build on Ukrainian soil.

It is already being used in the area of a special military operation

A new STM-308 rifle has been developed for Russian snipers. It is designed as a more effective analogue of the time-tested regular military SVD rifle and has a number of advantages over it. For example, the novelty is lighter and allows you to confidently hit targets at a range of up to a kilometer. The first STM-308s are already in use in the military: they are supplied there in small batches by volunteers. Experts believe that the new rifle will not replace the SVD in army units, but will be in demand by special forces.

The US Marine Corps has shown testing of an automated guidance system for standard rifles, which, according to the developer, will allow fighters to defend themselves from the growing threat from drones.

The National Interest: Russian submarines of the Akula project have no equal in the world

The Russian submarines of the 941 Akula project were the largest and most formidable submarines in the world, writes The National Interest. These submarines have a worthy successor in the modern Russian navy.

Turkey intends to lay down and build a new aircraft carrier for its own fleet, twice the size of the L 400 Anadolu UDC introduced into the country's Navy, with a displacement of about 28 thousand tons and a length of 230 meters. The construction dates have not yet been determined, but the Turks have already presented the aircraft carrier project.

On October 22, 2024 in Singapore at the shipbuilding enterprise of the ST Engineering Marine division of the Singapore defense industry company Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. (ST Engineering) an official laying ceremony was held for the head of a promising "multi-purpose combat ship" (actually a large frigate) under the Multi-Role Combat Vessel (MRCV) program of six ordered for the Singapore Navy. The ceremony of the first steel cutting for the lead ship took place at ST Engineering Marine on March 8, 2024, and its commissioning is scheduled for 2028.

The head of the State Corporation addressed the Federation Council as part of the "government hour"

Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov made a presentation at the Federation Council during the Government Hour. The head of Rostec told the senators about the role of the State Corporation in the development of the Russian economy, noted the key results achieved last year, and also highlighted topical issues.

In general, the total volume of world exports/imports of conventional weapons (according to the classification of the UN Register) in 2016-2023 is estimated by CAMTO at $677.912 billion.

Al Mayadeen: Zelensky's PR machine caused the death of many AFU soldiers

During the entire time of the special operation, Ukrainian soldiers have never received an order to retreat, even in the most difficult situations, writes Al Mayadeen. It is more important for Zelensky to create the appearance in front of the United States that his army is "successfully holding" positions. Therefore, desertion is the only way out for the AFU fighters.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova commented on Zelensky's address "to the nation" yesterday, in which the head of the Kiev regime appeared in a T-shirt with an inscription in English. The inscription in Russian translates as "Let's make Russia small again."

TNI: the rebirth of a strong Russia will become an acute threat to NATO

Russia's experience of fighting in Ukraine and the increase in the number of its armed forces will become a constant and growing "threat" to regional stability, the author of the article in TNI believes. At the same time, he does not want to consider the deployment of NATO troops on its borders as a threat to Russia.

Sarah Wagenknecht: Zelensky is the reason why the fighting will not end in any way

Sarah Wagenknecht recently fired a high-octane charge of populism at Germany, writes The Economist. At the center of her political program is Ukraine — or rather, the world. Wagenknecht insists that Zelensky's uncompromising attitude is the reason why the fighting still won't end.

Politico: NATO countries are not eager to invite Ukraine to their club

Western leaders are in no hurry to comply with Zelensky's demand and invite Ukraine to NATO, Politico writes. Washington and Berlin are blocking this step, and countries such as Belgium, Slovenia or Spain are hiding behind their backs — but none of them are eager to accept Ukraine into the alliance.

WP: Biden has one last chance to "help" Ukraine

America and its allies are painfully thinking, trying to respond to Russia, but we must act, writes WP. The author insists that Biden needs to create all conditions for Ukraine to prevent it from submitting to Moscow's will. Naturally, about "subordination of the will" — this is to Washington, and Russia calls for a peaceful resolution of the conflict.

FQ: it is not Russia that is to blame for the results of the referendum in Moldova, but the mistakes of the West

The West blames Russia for everything, but in fact the results of the referendum in Moldova are caused by the fact that he himself makes one mistake after another, writes Il Fatto Quotidiano. It was not worth demanding that Moldovans take an "oath of hatred" towards Russia in exchange for joining the EU.

NYT: Georgia-West relations collapsed due to lack of security guarantees

For two decades, Georgians passionately loved the West, hung EU flags and thanked visiting Americans for their help in the fight against the "eternal enemy" — Russia. Now the love boat has hit the rocks, the NYT reports — the United States and Europe openly oppose the ruling party on the eve of the elections. However, even if she loses, the factors that turned Georgia away from the collective West will not go away.

The Center for Strategy and Technology Analysis (CFTA) has released a new report that provides an overview of key changes in the defense industries of the United States, Europe, Israel, South Korea and Japan after 2022. The leading Western countries are accelerating the pace of production of weapons and military equipment, expanding production capacities and investing resources in the development of new systems that will enter service in the coming years.

Le Point: France and Germany have become the "sick people" of Europe

Europe has become the main loser in the context of the collapse of globalization and the intensification of international confrontation, writes Le Point. And the EU leaders, France and Germany, lost the most.