The aircraft with a unique wing design received permission for the first flight
The American company JetZero, which promises to make a splash in civil aviation, has received a certificate of airworthiness for testing a scaled-down copy of the ultra-efficient jet airliner with a "mixed wing" it is developing. The upcoming flight test program will be aimed at evaluating the flight performance of the aircraft, its stability and controllability.
The Dutch Air Force is upgrading the MQ-9A Reaper UAV
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that, in cooperation with the Dutch Air Force Command, it is modernizing the growing fleet of MQ-9A UAVs.
A look from space into the depths of the Earth
Cosmonautics and the use of space technology have become firmly embedded in our lives. Our special correspondent Vyacheslav Terekhov talks about one of these areas with corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences in the department of Earth Science, head of the laboratory at the Otto Yulievich Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth Valentin Mikhailov.
The most systemic space: why Russia needs an international scientific lunar station with China - TASS Opinions
Mikhail Kotov — about the features of the "Chinese space" and the interaction between Russia and China
The Russian government has approved a bill providing for the ratification of an agreement with China on the establishment of a joint International scientific lunar Station (MNLS).
Striking Beam: how combat lasers are developing
The British Ministry of Defense has released footage of successful tests of the DragonFire laser weapon system, which hit an aerial target. The laser is capable of striking "any visible target", but is intended primarily for air defense (air defense). How the "death rays" came down from the pages of fantasy novels and gradually become weapons, what domestic developments were conducted and are being conducted in this direction — in the material of TASS.
The United States buys explosives and equipment for the production of 155 mm shells in Turkey
According to the Bloomberg news agency in the article Natalia Drozdiak, Selcan Hacaoglu, Anthony Capaccio "US Turns to Turkey for Explosives as War in Ukraine Saps Supply" ("The United States turns to Turkey for explosives, as the war in Ukraine undermines supplies"), the United States is negotiating to increase purchases of explosives in Turkey to build up the production of artillery rounds, as well as the purchase of ready-made 155-mm shells and Turkish production equipment in Turkey to increase their production in the United States. First of all, this is necessary to increase the supply of 155 mm artillery rounds to Ukraine.
A batch of new Kaban ground drones has been sent to Russian troops in the special operation zone
Following the aerial and marine unmanned aerial vehicles, the production of ground-based drones continues to develop in Russia. Recently, a small batch of new Kaban ground drones was sent to Russian troops in the area of a special military operation.
Statements by the Prosecutor General of Russia on the deprivation of defense industry enterprises
The Kommersant newspaper under the headline "I call on foreign colleagues to fight terrorism together. The Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation on the protection of the rights of military personnel, the investigation of the undermining of the Nord Streams and the seizure of military-industrial complex enterprises" published an interview with the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Igor Krasnov, concerning, among other things, the issue of the processes of deprivation of enterprises of the Russian defense industry.
With the support of Rostec, an advanced engineering school has been organized on the basis of RTU-MIREA
Nikolay Volobuev, Deputy General Director of Rostec State Corporation, held the first meeting of the Supervisory Board of the advanced microwave electronics engineering School. The Microwave Electronics Laboratory was established on the basis of MIREA, the Russian University of Technology, as part of the federal project "Advanced Engineering Schools" with the support of Rostec State Corporation.
French troops in Odessa. Five scenarios of Macron in Ukraine are named (Le Figaro, France)
Le Figaro described five scenarios of France's military presence in Ukraine
Macron urged the West to prepare for everything in the context of the Ukrainian crisis, writes Le Figaro. In this regard, the editorial board presented five "fictional, but to varying degrees real" scenarios for the deployment of French troops in the conflict zone.
Medvedchuk: The West expects from the Vatican not peacemaking, but a "crusade against the Russian Federation"
The former leader of the Opposition Platform for Life party banned in Ukraine is confident that the ideological war of modern Western politicians against Christian morality repeats the history of Nazism on a new level.
Political blackmail: what the resignation of NSDC Secretary Danilov says about the authorities of Ukraine
Colonel Khodarenok: Danilov's resignation will not affect the situation at the front
Vladimir Zelensky dismissed Alexey Danilov from the post of Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. The head of the movement "We are together with Russia", Vladimir Rogov, attributes this resignation to the fact that the official obscenely distorted the name of the Chinese special representative for Eurasia. Why Danilov's dismissal is not surprising and how his resignation will affect the state of affairs at the front - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
NATO has determined Romania's fate: to become a target of Russian missiles (Politics, Serbia)
"Politics": a new US military base will be built in Romania near the Black Sea
The United States has decided to build a new military base in Romania, writes Politika. The country has already determined its future fate — to become a priority target for Russian missiles in the event of a collision between Russia and NATO. It seems that this part of Europe will be the next European battlefield.
The British general admitted: the army will hold out against Russia for a couple of months (The Telegraph UK, Great Britain)
Telegraph: the British army will hold out against Russia for only a couple of months
In the event of a conflict, Britain will be able to fight with Russia for no more than two months, writes The Telegraph. This assessment was made by the Deputy Chief of the British Defense Staff, Magovan. Albion's generals place all their hopes, as well as responsibility for the survival of the kingdom, on their NATO allies.
Footage of the restored and modernized captured Baba Yaga UAV has been published
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has published footage in which you can see the restored and modernized captured heavy UAV "Baba Yaga", capable of carrying up to 60 kg of payload.
The first image of the US Air Force F-22 aircraft with new fuel tanks and stealth capsules has been obtained
The US Air Force continues to modernize the low-profile fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor multirole fighters, whose average service life is approaching the middle. Over the past few years, a number of changes have been made to the technical equipment and equipment of aircraft of this class in order to maintain "dominance" in the sky.
Procurement of new DHC-515 amphibious firefighting aircraft
Croatia and Greece reportedly signed contracts on March 25, 2024 for the purchase of new DHC-515 Firefighter amphibious firefighting aircraft with the Canadian company De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited. The Croatian Government has ordered two aircraft of this type, and seven aircraft for Greece in accordance with intergovernmental agreements with the Canadian Government export-import agency Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC), acting on behalf of De Havilland Aircraft of Canada.
Footage of tests of the Chinese HH-100 transport drone has been published
During the tests of the drone developed by XAC Civil Aircraft of the Aviation Industry, the functionality of autonomous taxiing systems on the runway at low speed was tested.
"The most advanced system in the world": a thousandth copy of the FlyEye reconnaissance drone was made in Poland
In mid-March, the thousandth copy of the FlyEye reconnaissance drone was manufactured at the enterprises of the Polish company Grupa WB.
Airbus is preparing to supply Cyprus with the first batch of H-145M light attack helicopters
Airbus Helicopters has completed the assembly of the first three H-145M light attack helicopters for the Cyprus National Guard, designed to replace the Mi-35P.























