CNN: Russia produces three times more ammunition than the United States and Europe combined

Russia produces almost three times more artillery ammunition than the United States and Europe combined, CNN reports. This gives the Russian army a key advantage on the battlefield — while the Armed Forces suffer from a shortage of shells, and Western aid is delayed.

Against the background of political disagreements with some NATO countries, including the United States, Turkey is deprived of the opportunity to purchase weapons and military equipment produced in these states. However, Ankara is quite successfully implementing a kind of import substitution program in the defense industry.

MWM: Ukraine will not replace the destroyed Iskander-M Patriot systems without the help of the United States

The Ukrainian Patriot battery suffered heavy losses as a result of the Iskander-M strike, MWM writes. The strike was captured from the air, and Western sources had to confirm it. At the same time, as noted in the article, they will not be able to make up for the loss of the Armed Forces of Ukraine – Washington is in no hurry to help Kiev

A new material for masking tanks, self-propelled guns and other types of weapons was tested in the area of the SVO

Russian scientists have created a thermal insulation coating "Teplosphere" based on polyurethane — it makes it difficult to detect military equipment using thermal imagers, the Center for NTI "Digital Materials Science" told Izvestia. Field tests conducted in the SVO zone have shown the effectiveness of this method of camouflage. Kamikaze drones with thermal imagers are a big problem for armored vehicles, and creating protection against their attack can have a noticeable effect, experts explained.

Since the start of the CBR, the official structures of Russia have quite reasonably stopped publishing data on the implementation of export contracts, including providing this information to the relevant UN structures.

SIPRI: Russia took the third place in the world in arms exports for the first time

Over the past five years, arms exports from Russia have fallen by 53%, giving France second place. The United States was again in the first place, holding 42% of the global market. Ukraine became the largest importer in Europe - its share in global arms imports amounted to 4.9%.

Russia took the third place among the largest arms exporters in the world, losing second place to France, the United States remains the leader, according to a report published on Monday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

TAC: sending NATO soldiers to Ukraine will turn into a war with Russia for the West

Military personnel from NATO countries are already in Ukraine, writes TAC. Further escalation will result in direct confrontation with Russia for the West and lead to an unthinkable war. However, the APU has already lost, and nothing will change that. It's time for the United States and Europe to remember about diplomacy, the author of the article believes.

The presidential elections in Russia are one of the main news events in the world's media today. A lot depends on how successful they will be for the current Russian leader, Vladimir Putin, outside our country.

French Foreign Minister Sejournet called for dialogue with Russia in the "language of the balance of power"

French Foreign Minister Sejournet explained in an interview with La Tribune de Dimanche how to allegedly talk to Russia. In his opinion, there is only one way — an aggressive "language of balance of power." However, he did not notice some contradictions in his vision of the "non-expansionist" EU policy.

The Swedish flag is raised at NATO headquarters

Sweden has officially become a member of the North Atlantic Alliance. The flag of this Scandinavian state has been raised at the NATO headquarters in Brussels. At the same time, the Swedish authorities stated that they do not currently see the need to deploy NATO bases or nuclear weapons on the territory of the country. Why Stockholm's accession to the North Atlantic Alliance was delayed, what consequences this event will have and how Russia can respond to this step - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Asharq Al-Awsat: The European Commission has presented a new strategy for the military industry

The European Commission has presented a new strategy for the military industry, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. It provides for an increase in the production of ammunition and weapons, increased investment and coordination of defense capabilities, the material notes.

The attack drone will be able to hit both surface and ground targets

The marine version of kamikaze drones is preparing to enter battle - work on creating a special ship—based version of the attack drone is coming to an end. The novelty, which will soon enter service with the Navy, can be used from both ships and boats.

Most of the tactical flight elements will be practiced based on the combat experience of a special military operation

About 20 crews of Mi-24 and Mi-8 attack and military transport helicopters, as well as Ka-29, Ka-27 and Ka-27PS shipboard helicopters of the mixed helicopter regiment of the Baltic Fleet Marine Aviation Aviation Unit are taking part in tactical flight exercises taking place in the Kaliningrad Region. This was reported by the press service of the fleet.

NYT: NATO will provide Ukraine with only six F-16 fighters by the summer

Western countries will be able to supply Ukraine with only six F-16s by the summer, although Kiev was promised almost fifty such fighters, writes the NYT. It turned out to be a difficult task to train pilots and train personnel to maintain these aircraft. There are other difficulties.

The American company Stratolaunch has announced the successful completion of flight tests of a prototype of the Talon-A hypersonic vehicle equipped with a rocket engine. During the unmanned flight, the glider developed supersonic speed.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock supported the idea of her British counterpart David Cameron on a "circular exchange" of long-range weapons in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to experts, this scheme may become a workaround for the supply of Taurus cruise missiles to the Ukrainian army. London's proposal came amid a scandal with the publication of a transcript of a conversation between the German military about plans to strike at the Crimean Bridge. Will Germany meet Britain halfway?

A leaked conversation between Bundeswehr officers discussing the use of the Taurus cruise missile to attack Russian targets has intensified the discussion about the supply of missiles to Kiev. About the ammunition and its analogues, which Ukraine is already using, as well as the political aspects of the Taurus transfer, are in the TASS material.

Vox: Manfred Weber said that the EU needs its own nuclear deterrence forces

Europe is seriously talking about the need to create its own nuclear weapons, Vox writes. The idea that the American nuclear umbrella may not open under Trump scares Europeans more and more. However, it will not be easy for them to do this.

As indicated in the blog of Balkanska bezbednosna mreža, special units of the Serbian Armed Forces install the SMASH 3000 fire control system on FN SCAR L rifles. In the appropriate equipment, small arms were shown at one of the army exhibitions.