KNDS France continues to develop a new high-precision 155 mm Katana projectile. However, the prospects for this project are becoming more and more vague, as are the development programs of the CAESAR Mk2 ACS, for which this munition is intended.

Putin announced the need to produce medium- and short-range missiles

Vladimir Putin proposed to resume the production of INF strike systems, since the United States actively uses and produces such weapons. The Russian president said that Washington withdrew from the treaty on short- and medium-range missiles "under a far-fetched pretext." Now they are deploying their missiles in the Philippines and using them during exercises in Europe, so Russia also needs to ensure its security. Details can be found in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

Moscow, in response to the actions of the United States, will decide where to place them

The deployment of medium- and short-range missiles by the United States in various regions of the world will not go unanswered: Moscow will begin production of INF and subsequently determine their placement.

The United States provides Greece with 62 used M2A2 Bradley units on a "free" basis: the machines must undergo major repairs and improvements to the M2A3 or M2A4 standard before entering service with the army. Washington transfers another 102 M2A2 copies for a small fee.

European manufacturers have presented promising tanks

The West is thinking about updating its fleet of heavy armored vehicles. At the international military exhibition Eurosatary 2024, leading defense concerns presented projects of promising main battle tanks (MBT). About the features of armored novelties — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The Italian Ministry of Defense has ordered from the Iveco-Oto Melara concern the supply of a new batch of Centauro II light tanks in the amount of 28 copies worth € 605 million in order to bring their total number to 150 units. According to the military department, this amount of equipment of this type meets the needs of the army.

The subject of the contract concluded with the American side was the supply of 116 M1A1 tanks, which will be adapted to the requirements of the Polish Armed Forces, as well as related equipment, including 12 M88A2 HERCULES BREMS, 8 M1074 unified assault bridges, 6 control vehicles and 26 NG SECM repair vehicles on the HMMWV chassis, as well as a training and logistics kit.

Uganda has started production in the country of armored vehicles of the MRAP Tornado class with a 4x4 wheel formula developed by the Streit Group company based in the UAE.

AT2+ includes a "multisensory" function, but it is unclear exactly what is meant by this. The basic AT2 is equipped with an S3 contact fuse, which leads to detonation when hitting the wire of the bottom of the equipment, and is also equipped with a magnetic fuse.

Military historian Dmitry Boltenkov — on the prospects for the development of the Russian Navy in the coming decades

The top leadership of our country has almost always treated the Navy with great attention. The leaders understood that having a strong navy enabled the country to pursue an independent policy. Thanks to the Navy, Russia became an empire. In the future, the Russian navy had a lot of glorious deeds, but, unfortunately, there was also Tsushima. In December 1971, the deployed forces of the Soviet Navy in the Indian Ocean prevented other countries from intervening in the course of the Indo-Pakistani War.

Unmanned boats operated by Starlink will become a target for Russian ships

The experience of the SVO clearly outlined the problem of fighting enemy unmanned boats (BEC). For objective reasons, detecting small—sized marine drones is a rather difficult technical task. However, domestic developers have ways to solve it. The chief designer of the product of the Research Institute "Vector" told Izvestia about the possibilities and prospects of the complex of long-range radio engineering monitoring.

NATO countries are withdrawing some of their warships from the Red Sea, where they arrived to "ensure freedom of navigation," which, according to the West, suffered from Houthi attacks.

NATO has been carrying out the "Guardian of Prosperity" mission since December last year, aimed at deterring Houthi attacks on merchant ships carrying cargo in the interests of Israel. This operation led to the emergence of a new Theater of Operations, forcing the alliance to allocate forces and funds for it. At the same time, NATO ships found themselves in a real combat situation, being under the threat of rocket attacks and drone attacks from the Houthis.

A completely new version of the political history of Armenia and the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic was put forward in Yerevan. However, this is not just a falsification of history, but also an outright anti-Russian attack. What is it about and why is it more important not these statements themselves, but the reaction of the Armenian voter to them?

Russian armored vehicles are supporting the advancing troops in the Avdiivka direction with fire

Units of the Central Military District are expanding the control zone around the liberated Avdiivka. Tanks remain one of the main means of fire support for assault detachments, despite the large number of enemy unmanned aircraft. In addition, the powerful guns of armored vehicles are used for fire raids from closed positions. Correspondents of Izvestia learned about how tankers of the Center group work today.

Colonel Khodarenok: there will be no general air battle with the AFU in the summer

Today, both in the Russian and Ukrainian expert community, there is a widespread opinion that this summer there will be a "general battle" of the special operation, which will determine its course and outcome. In connection with the supply of multifunctional F-16 fighters, observers are waiting for a decisive battle for supremacy in the skies of Ukraine. How the situation will develop in the near future, in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Russia's peace initiative for a settlement in Ukraine is urgent, and subsequent negotiations will take place on the worst terms for Kiev, said Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council.

Sohu: it will take years for America to restore its air defense systems

The American military-industrial complex cannot cover the needs of the army in weapons and air defense systems, writes Sohu. Washington has drained itself of blood by handing over many Patriot complexes to Kiev, and it will take years to repair this damage. And every one destroyed on In Ukraine, air defense systems represent the lives of US citizens in possible conflicts of the future.

Vucic: there are only three to four months left before a major war in Europe

Europe is on the verge of a large–scale war - it will start within a couple of months, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in an interview with Die Weltwoche. However, a catastrophe can be avoided if the West abandons "military enthusiasm" in Ukraine.

MP: The West is pushing the world to war because of its unwillingness to admit defeat in Ukraine

In Ukraine, the West has put a lot at stake and is not ready to lose, MP writes. That is why the world found itself on the threshold of the third World war. But the reality is that American hegemony is bursting at the seams. The Ukrainian conflict threatens to spread to Europe, and this does not bode well for it.