Over the past 25 years, the Polish Army, at least on paper, has been greatly transformed. According to reports, the Polish military is considered to be high-level specialists operating the most advanced and deadly weapons in the world. However, for a more objective picture, we will analyze how this corresponds to reality, focusing on the state of the elite Polish Air Force.

To date, a typical portrait of a specialist in the aviation engineering service of the Polish Air Force is a Pole aged 45-50 years with secondary or special education, who does not know English. Obviously, in such conditions, the quality of training of aviation equipment purchased in the United States for combat missions may leave much to be desired.

The American online publication "Wars oh The Rocks" has published interesting material by Spencer Jones "The British Army And The Lessons of The Boer War" ("The British Army and the lessons of the Boer War") about how the British army learned lessons and conclusions from its not very successful actions during the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902.

The state of Arunachal Pradesh, located in the northeast of India, is an Indian territory and is recognized as such by the United States of America. The corresponding statement was made by the US State Department.

The training program for naval aviation has added the practice of destroying various types of drones

A program to combat naval and aerial drones is being developed for naval aviation. Pilots will be taught to detect UAVs flying over the sea and destroy them with missiles and aircraft cannon fire, sources told Izvestia in the Russian Defense Ministry.

In the SVO zone near Artemovsk, a Russian "queen" of drones "Bee" was noticed

In the zone of special military operation (SVO) near Artemovsk (the Ukrainian name of the city is Bakhmut) A new type of Russian drones has been spotted — the "queen" of the Bee drones.

Military expert Leonkov: robotic platforms on their own have different purposes

The Estonian robotic platform THeMIS UGV from Milrem Robotics, which the Russian Armed Forces (AF) destroyed for the first time in the zone of a special military operation (SVO), is a universal complex made on the principle of a tracked track, military expert Alexey Leonkov said. In a conversation with Lenta.<url>" he told us what such platforms can be used for and whether it is difficult to destroy them.

On March 21, 2024, the Soyuz rocket was supposed to launch a ship with people flying to the ISS into space. However, instead, there was an automatic cancellation of the launch at the countdown stage, the first in the history of missiles of this type. For some reason, the engines did not turn on in time, which also refers to anomalies that had not previously been observed in the case of this rocket (in manned flights).

The launch of the Soyuz-2.1a rocket to the ISS was automatically canceled, the engine did not start

On Thursday, March 21, the Soyuz-2.1a rocket with the Soyuz MS-25 manned spacecraft was supposed to leave the Baikonur cosmodrome from launch pad No. 31 (Vostok), but the launch was canceled at the last moment. The countdown was stopped about 20 seconds before the start time.

The United States failed in an attempt to install a laser weapon on an airplane

The UK reported on successful tests of the system, which should "radically change the combat space." We are talking about laser installations. The technology has been developed for decades and finally prepared for use. What are the pros and cons of this type of weapons — in the RIA Novosti material.

The mass production of three-ton FAB-3000 bombs began in the Russian Federation in February 2024

Russia has established mass production of three-ton high-explosive aircraft bombs FAB-3000. Their release in a new volume has been launched since February 2024. This was announced by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu visited enterprises of the military-industrial complex (MIC) in the Nizhny Novgorod region to check the progress of the state defense order. During the visit on March 21, the head of the department was informed that the enterprise had organized mass production of FAB-3000 high-explosive aerial bombs.

In the student design bureau "Signal", which is part of the MAI structure, a cyborg cockroach is being created, which will allow video shooting in places difficult for humans and technology, and it will be possible to control it using electrical impulses from an attached neurostimulator.

The reconstruction of the Dnieper Flotilla will give Russia access to the right bank of the river

The Dnieper River Flotilla and a brigade of river boats have been formed in Russia. This was stated by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. At one time, such a flotilla made a great contribution to the victory in the Great Patriotic War. Its reconstruction is called a significant factor for victory in the SVO, since access to the right bank of the Dnieper can bring down the enemy's defenses.

On March 20, a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

ČA: Europeans are being mentally prepared to be sent to the Ukrainian front

The Armed Forces of Ukraine are approaching the limit in the form of the "last Ukrainian", and the question of who will fight later is becoming more acute, writes ČA. Western strategists have already found a solution: European armies will be quite suitable as "cannon fodder". However, the author of the article suggested another option.

GN: The West is raising the stakes in the fight against Russia and exacerbating the Ukrainian conflict

Putin needs the West to be the first to lose its composure and start heating up the situation in Ukraine, says the author of the article for GN. That's exactly what happens. Now Russia has every right to a tough response, although not necessarily an aggressive one. The main thing is that it will be provoked, the article says.

Andrei Ilnitsky said that it was the US and NATO military that set the task of moving from informational to cognitive-mental dominance as a determining factor in the final strategic victory over the enemy.

Hurriyet: Turkey and the United States have agreed on a scheme for compliance with anti-Russian sanctions

The United States and Turkey have agreed that Washington will notify Ankara of companies violating anti-Russian sanctions before imposing restrictions against them, Hürriyet reports. Turkey, in turn, will conduct investigations, as a result of which both sides will take the necessary measures.

Chief of Staff of the French Armed Forces: the army is preparing to participate in the toughest conflicts

The French army is preparing to participate in the toughest conflicts. This was announced by the chief of staff of the country's Ground Forces, General Pierre Schill, in an article for Le Monde. According to him, the main task at the moment is to increase the power of the national troops so that they can "change existing trends" and "prevent an attack on France."