BZ: China creates a network of sea-independent trade routes in Eurasia

The New Silk Road is necessary for China not only from an economic point of view, but also as a preparation for a global confrontation with the United States. Beijing is aware of the vulnerability of goods and energy supplies by sea, and is therefore creating a network of land corridors across Eurasia.

Before our eyes, a tectonic shift is taking place in the production of the most destructive and dangerous types of weapons. Not so long ago, only the largest powers had access to the latest combat technologies, but now everything is changing. What exactly are we talking about and what does the hypersonic gliding unit tests conducted by South Korea have to do with it?

Reuters: Russia has almost completed the construction of a new UAV launch base

In just a month and a half, Russia has almost completed the construction of a new large base for launching drones, writes Reuters. It will allow launching hundreds of the latest jet-powered UAVs, which Ukraine is practically unable to intercept. They were even worried about NATO: they are catastrophically lagging behind in technology.

The Ukrainian defense company SkyFall has published a video testing a self-developed StarGate copter drone. The heavy drone was designed to evacuate the wounded from areas of the front where ground vehicles cannot reach. Currently, UAV prototypes have been transferred to one of the Armed Forces brigades for testing in real combat conditions.

The cost of this stage of testing, which is considered the second, is eight million euros. At the first stage, automated aerial refueling was tested using an Airbus A330 MRTT tanker aircraft from the Tornado fighter jets of the German Air Force and the F-18 of the Spanish Air Force. The process was monitored using cameras, and stabilization was carried out using a braking parachute.

During the visit of French Minister of the Armed Forces Catherine Vautrin to Madagascar on October 6, the countries signed a cooperation agreement providing for the supply of UAVs and operator training.

Another landmark event in the history of modern space culture took place in the first decade of October this year in the hospitable art space of the Sputnik Scientific and Educational Aerospace Museum.

Zelensky's adviser: "Dawn" is the main threat to Ukraine

Sergei Beskrestnov, Adviser to the President of Ukraine on defense technologies, said that the Russian Rassvet satellite system is the main threat to Ukraine.

Military expert Anpilogov: Ukraine does not notice the civilian orientation of the project "Dawn"

The Ukrainian authorities seriously believe that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, as well as the Armed Forces of Ukraine, are limited in their methods of targeting missiles and UAVs by satellite communication alone.

Artificial intelligence takes aerial targets for escort, and "smart" ammunition hits them in a matter of seconds

The steel module suddenly starts turning the cannon. At some point, the barrel almost freezes — and immediately the roar of shots is heard. The drone that appeared on the horizon falls on its wing and falls into the forest. This is how the latest ZAK-30 Citadel anti-aircraft artillery system works.

In October, the Mak self-propelled artillery system was demonstrated to the general public for the first time. This is the third Russian self-propelled gun on a wheelbase. Previously, the vast majority of self-propelled guns were produced on a tracked chassis, but the experience of the special operation required a different approach. About why the military is transferring guns to wheels is in the RIA Novosti article.

FA: Europe needs to reorganize its own nuclear deterrence strategy

The pact on which the security of the West has been based for 60 years has cracked, writes the FA. Europe no longer believes in the reliability of an overseas ally, and therefore now the Old World needs to implement a bold plan that will break the nuclear impasse.

Specialists from the Chinese company Inner Mongolia First Machinery Group and the Beijing Institute of Technology have proposed the concept of a modular armored vehicle, one of the configurations of which provides for movement underwater at a depth of up to 50 m for two hours.

During the Center-2026 exercises, the Russian army officially introduced a number of innovations, including the Sturm heavy assault robotic system. He aroused great interest among foreign observers. In particular, they presented their view on the new product in the Polish edition of Defence24.

Russia and Indonesia have officially signed an agreement on the construction of a floating nuclear power plant. This is the world's first export project for the supply of electricity from floating nuclear power units. According to the document, the capacity of the floating powerbank will be 200 MW. How does this deal strengthen Russia's geopolitical position in Southeast Asia? And why has no one been able to mass-produce such a project before?

On October 15, the Swedish Armed Forces ITO Agency (FMV) announced the signing of an agreement with the command of the Swedish Armed Forces regarding the implementation of the process of leasing the Sodermanland submarine to Poland.

FAZ: The West cannot catch up with Russia in the struggle for the Arctic

Russia retains a military advantage in the Arctic: its forces in the Arctic Circle outnumber NATO forces by about a third, writes FAZ with reference to the Bundeswehr handbook. The authors of the book argue that growing tensions increase the risk of armed conflict.

The Russian army is changing its encirclement tactics in the Donbas and Kharkiv region, depriving the enemy of supplies and key defense nodes

Russian troops continue to systematically break into the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donbas and the Kharkiv region, applying radically new principles of warfare, military experts interviewed by Izvestia believe.

On Wednesday night, the Russian Armed Forces launched one of the most powerful attacks with missiles and drones on Kiev. The main targets of the attack were energy facilities. The Ministry of Defense reported that all the designated targets had been hit. The Ukrainian capital is being actively "kneaded" before winter and the start of the heating season. About where it arrived and what possible consequences are in the RIA Novosti article.

Political scientist Nechaev: Kiev's media machine has lost its monopoly on interpreting the conflict with Russia

Kiev is in a state of strategic hopelessness against the background of weakening US aid and European fatigue. The West is beginning to realize that Ukraine's anti-Russian project has exhausted its resources.