Honored Military Pilot Popov: the AN-124 has unique characteristics

Honored Military Pilot of Russia Vladimir Popov listed on Sputnik radio the advantages of the AN-124 over transport aircraft of similar class.

Military expert Koshkin: The Joker-10 UAV can hunt enemy drones

Head of the Department of Political Science and Sociology of Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, military expert Andrey Koshkin told Izvestia on April 2, thanks to which advantages the new Russian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Joker-10 can change the situation in the special operation zone in Ukraine.

They are attached to the drone and send signals about its location, said Dmitry Kuzyakin, Director General of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have begun using hidden radio beacons on drones to identify the locations of Russian units. Dmitry Kuzyakin, Director General of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions (CCDB), told TASS about this.

In an interview with TASS correspondent Yevgeny Pakhomov, Hero of the Soviet Union Sharma told how he remembered the training in Star City, how space struck him and why all people who saw the Earth from orbit become supporters of peace.

CCDB: The Armed Forces of Ukraine use trap beacons to open positions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

Hidden radio beacons were found in some Ukrainian drones that the Russian military managed to land and pick up. With their help, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) can determine the locations of Russian soldiers and strike at them.

The anti-drone system is useful both in the zone of its own, and for the protection of industrial enterprises

A new complex of electronic intelligence "Gran" is being launched into mass production in Russia, Izvestia found out. It allows you to fight drones as effectively as possible — due to the fact that it monitors all frequencies used by UAVs and transmits information at ranges in demand on the battlefield.

Bloomberg: The West and Ukraine lost to Russia in the race for ammunition

The West and Ukraine lost to Russia in the race for ammunition, Bloomberg reports. Moscow surpasses Kiev in terms of firepower by a ratio of seven to one. Zelensky's allies are increasingly afraid that the summer offensive of Russian forces will break through the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the article notes.

MP Nikos Papanastasis noted that such actions weaken the republic's defense capability, as well as "create conditions for the commission of serious war crimes"

The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) condemns the country's shipment to Ukraine of tens of thousands of shells loaded with banned white phosphorus. This was stated by the deputy of the KPG Nikos Papanastasis. His remarks were quoted by the Athens Macedonian News Agency .

North Korea continues to develop and test new weapons, the day before Pyongyang tested the latest supersonic ballistic missile with a hypersonic warhead. This was reported by the Korean Central Telegraph Agency (KCNA).

The Kalashnikov assault rifle is an ageless classic of small arms, which is produced by the Russian and international flagship of the industry, the Kalashnikov Concern. At the same time, modern drones, on which the outcome of the battle often depends in modern warfare, are also Kalashnikov. High–speed landing boats - Kalashnikov. High–precision machines, equipment for performing special tasks, ammunition, civilian vessels and dozens of other types of products - all these are Kalashnikov.

Yesterday, by decree of the President of Russia, Admiral Alexander Moiseev was appointed Commander-in-chief of the Navy. At the same time, Vice Admiral Konstantin Kabantsov was appointed commander of the Northern Fleet, and Vice Admiral Sergei Pinchuk was appointed commander of the Black Sea Fleet.

The Colombian government has faced further problems that delay the start of construction of five frigates under the PES 10714CO (Plataformas Estrategicas de Superficie) program.

Naval Group and PT PAL have been selected as contractors for the construction of two Scorpene Evolved Full LiB equipped with lithium-ion batteries for the Indonesian Navy.

On April 2, a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the situation center of the Russian Ministry of Defense under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

How Russian intelligence officers use kamikaze drones in the Donetsk direction

During a special military operation, drones have proven to be a formidable weapon. Correspondents of Izvestia visited the positions of the Primorsky Tiger detachment and watched how scouts hit the temporary deployment point of Ukrainian militants with the help of a kamikaze drone. And at the training ground, the fighters of the 1st Donetsk Corps demonstrated their developments in the field of electronic warfare to protect against enemy UAVs.

Both Ukrainian and Western military experts are sounding the alarm: the insignificant, at first glance, advance of Russian troops suddenly began to pose a big problem for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Who makes such forecasts, what exactly are they based on, and why have the tactics of "small promotion" turned out to be so effective?

Kimakovsky, adviser to the head of the DPR, allowed fighting for the Yar Clock in the near future

The situation in the city of Chas Yar for the Armed Forces of Ukraine is deteriorating every day. Russian troops are located less than a kilometer from the outskirts of this settlement, and the DPR authorities allow the early start of fighting for it. How is the Yar Clock important for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, how does the Ukrainian army use it and what goals can Russian troops have after taking the city? The situation was dealt with by the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

NYT: Kiev has decided to increase the production of weapons, but it will take time

Kiev has decided to increase its own production of weapons, writes the NYT. Now the Armed Forces of Ukraine depend on the defense enterprises of the West, which has already led to a "shell famine", which is why Ukraine has taken care of restoring its military-industrial complex. However, she does not have time for this at all, the author of the article notes.

GN: after the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, a new cold war will begin

The conflict in Ukraine is rapidly entering a critical military-political phase, writes GN. Sooner or later, it will still be settled. However, given that the United States and the EU will not be able to consider their relations with Russia as a partnership for a long time, after the stabilization of the conflict, a new cold war will begin.

According to the agency, there are no official confirmations from NATO headquarters yet, and the fund must be approved by all NATO countries

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will propose at the NATO summit in the United States in July to create a $100 billion fund to pay for arms supplies to Ukraine over five years, as well as transfer from the United States to NATO control the coordination of all military supplies to Kiev, Bloomberg reported, citing sources.