Today, Russia is developing a promising reusable rocket powered by Amur-LNG methane — it will receive a returnable first stage and will take off from the Vostochny cosmodrome in the Amur Region. Nikolay Nestechuk, Director General of the Center for the Operation of Ground-based Space Infrastructure Facilities (CENKI, part of Roscosmos), told TASS in an interview about how the launch complex project is being created now, when construction can begin and what is planned to be borrowed from the Sea Launch.

The Indian army conducted exercises in the so-called CUBA territory, stretching from Himachal to Uttarakhand along the border with China. During the maneuvers, the defeat of drones of a simulated enemy with the help of ZU-23-2 was practiced.

How does the modernization of the FAB-1500 and FAB-3000 affect the course of its

The appearance in service with the Russian army of adjustable large-caliber FAB-1500 bombs has significantly increased the capabilities of front-line aviation. In particular, military experts attribute the success of Russian offensive operations in autumn 2023 and winter 2024 to the use of such ammunition. And specialists of the Russian defense industry are already developing unified planning and correction modules for the heaviest non—nuclear munition, the FAB-3000. How the UMPC was allowed to turn aerial bombs into high—precision weapons - in the material of Izvestia.

German expert Kaim: Germany will soon agree to supply Ukraine with Taurus

Germany is likely to supply Taurus missiles to Ukraine, expert Markus Kaim said in an interview with iROZHLAS. So far, Germany has not yet reached the "condition". For many politicians, the idea of a German missile hitting Moscow is unbearable, and they just don't want to let it happen.

Ukrainian propaganda has long stopped broadcasting that Russia is about to run out of all missiles and attack drones. Moreover, recently Kiev's talking heads have changed their rhetoric to the opposite, harping on the growing production of high-precision long-range weapons by Russian military-industrial complex enterprises and the threats of new strikes, including deep into the territory of Ukraine.

How the Hurricane MLRS supports the advancing Russian troops with their fire

Sappers clearing mines in Avdiivka rarely use metal detectors. The city has been frontline since 2014, and there are too many metal fragments in the ground here. Therefore, the best means of finding mines is an ordinary probe. Avdiivka is being cleared slowly but surely, yard by yard, street by street. Izvestia correspondents observed the demining process, and also visited the positions of the gunners who support our troops with the fire of heavy MLRS "Hurricane", pushing the contact line further away from the city.

Cumhuriyet: Nuland left a bad legacy to the United States, having failed in Ukraine

"Ukraine did not actually taste cookies from Nuland's hands, but swallowed the hook," writes Cumhuriyet. Washington wanted to hit Moscow using Kiev. But the American strategy failed – Donbass and Crimea, important strategic regions, decided to join Russia, and its economy is thriving despite the sanctions.

There are deep disagreements in Europe over the conflict in Ukraine, writes Bloomberg. Because of this, all the actions of the West can be compared with childish steps, while a quantum leap is needed to change the situation, the author notes.

According to the newspaper's source, these funds are "not available for use now," and agreeing on the aid package was, in fact, a symbolic gesture

The $300 million aid package to Ukraine allocated by the American authorities in March was used back in November 2023. This was reported on Monday by the newspaper Politico, citing sources.

According to Punchbowl News, lawmakers who took a break before April 9 intend to return to work, already having an appropriate plan to continue supporting Ukraine

Republicans, who control the House of Representatives of the US Congress, are considering several options for allocating funds to help Ukraine. This was reported by the Punchbowl News portal, citing sources.

Expert Kistanov: Tokyo announces an increase in the military threat from the PRC and the Russian Federation

Japan's intention to produce fighter jets together with two European countries fits into the general course of Tokyo's gradual rejection of the peaceful principles of the constitution, expert Valery Kistanov expressed this opinion on Sputnik radio.

Representative of the Defense Procurement Program Agency (DAPA) The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Korea announced plans to conclude a contract this year for the supply of 20 KF-21 Borame fighters to the country's Air Force (previously designated KF-X), which is significantly lower than the previously planned purchase of 40 aircraft.

The German DLR Aviation and Space Center has led a scientific consortium aimed at developing a modern, ultra-maneuverable next-generation fighter. The corresponding visualization of the product being created was presented by DLR.

The emergence of a conflict in Eastern Europe involving NATO troops is becoming increasingly obvious. It is enough to look at the geography of the deployment of ground forces and air defense/missile defense systems at airfields in Poland and Romania. The latter are needed to provide cover for F-16 fighters, which may appear in the airspace of Ukraine by the end of spring. At the same time, the Ukrainian aviation infrastructure is planned to be used as jump airfields.

Concern Radioelectronic Technologies (KRET), which celebrated its 15th anniversary this year, is the country's largest manufacturer of electronic warfare (EW) equipment. These are about 70 enterprises throughout Russia, many of which develop and produce electronic warfare equipment.

Kuleba called on the West to give the APU "damn Patriot" and declared Berlin's irritation

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba demanded Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems from the West to combat Russian aircraft carriers of guided bombs. He admitted that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are not capable of resisting these weapons of the Russian Federation. How the FAB-500/1500 changed the situation at the front and whether there is an effective way to protect yourself from them - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Iran's medium-range air defense systems, as part of the modernization of anti-aircraft capabilities, have received new missiles and are now capable of shooting down anti-bunker bombs that Israel may try to strike.

The Avangard hypersonic missile created in Russia is in fact a complex, the key feature of which is a guided combat unit delivered to the target by an intercontinental ballistic missile. The speed of movement of the block reaches 9.5 km/sec, which provides it with kinetic energy corresponding to 18 tons in TNT equivalent without taking into account the power of the warhead.

The first videos appeared on social networks showing M1117 armored personnel carriers in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ukraine should receive a total of 250 cars of this type.

Shvabe Holding is demonstrating long-range reconnaissance complexes, radiophotonics products, optical materials and other samples of its products at an industry exhibition that operates in Moscow, the company's press service said on Tuesday.