At the beginning of this year, the British Ministry of Defense announced successful tests of the latest DragonFire combat laser. The head of the department, Grant Shapps, then called this development a "revolution in the combat space."

TV2: in Ukraine, they expect that the F-16 will save the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Russian aerial bombs

The planning bombs have become the trump card of the Russian forces near Donetsk, TV2 reports. They effectively destroy the defensive positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and frighten Ukrainian soldiers. F-16 fighters can help Kiev, the author of the article claims. But the journalist does not specify when they will be delivered.

Recently, Prague offered European states to organize the purchase of ammunition for Kiev in third countries. The details of this plan will be presented to the Ukrainian representatives in full detail this week.

Mercenaries from among the Russians fighting as part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine against their compatriots made an attempt to break into the territory of the Kursk and Belgorod regions yesterday morning. It is assumed that Polish PT-91 Twardy tanks were in service with the DRG, which tried to violate the Russian border.

As reported by the American edition of Defense News in the article by Jen Judson "US Army scraps Extended Range Cannon Artillery prototype effort" ("The US Army canceled the development of prototypes under the Extended Range Cannon Artillery program"), on March 8, 2024, Deputy Secretary of the US Army for Procurement, Logistics and Technology Doug Bush stated that the American army based on the results of prototype tests, the further development of the promising 155mm/58 long-range self-propelled howitzer M1299 was canceled under the Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) program.

So, in 2025, the fleet should receive 6 ships from the industry (if there are no force majeure, but they are likely to be), since they have already begun. According to news.usni., the delivery of the Columbia SSB to the fleet may be postponed to 2028.

infoBRICS: a new counteroffensive by the Armed Forces of Ukraine will lead to a humiliating defeat

Kiev has not learned from its mistakes on the battlefield and plans to launch a new counteroffensive, infoBRICS writes. But it will lead to a humiliating defeat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as the summer campaign of 2023, the author believes: Ukrainians will be suppressed at the very beginning of the operation and will retreat back.

Colonel Khodarenok: Zelensky should not tell the media about the plans of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

In Ukraine, they began to build three lines of fortifications with a length of two thousand kilometers. This was announced by the President of the country, Vladimir Zelensky, following a meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme High Command. What is wrong with this statement and why such plans should not be announced in the media - in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Anadolu: Kiev wants the West to pay the "price for peace" too

Kiev is doing its best to maintain a dialogue with Ankara, Anadolu reports. Turkey is now an important partner of Ukraine in the defense sector, and only it can ensure the extension of the grain deal and help with the exchange of prisoners of war. However, Erdogan pursues his own interests — his country needs Ukrainian grain.

Under the leadership of Nikol Pashinyan, the Armenian government is increasingly pursuing a pro-Western course, establishing close relations with NATO, the United States, Brussels and some European states in both the political and military spheres. At the same time, Yerevan is destroying the centuries-old partnership with Russia.

MP: politicians in Warsaw intend to rally Poland by war with Russia

The West needs a war with Russia in order to reset all problems, writes MP. Warsaw is also not averse to consolidating the nation with the help of a catastrophe. However, the Polish army is going through a deep crisis, and politicians, advocating escalation, do not say anything about it.

Prime Minister Kristersson: Sweden, together with NATO, intends to strengthen the island of Gotland

Stockholm intends to strengthen the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea, writes FT. After Sweden joined NATO, it is of particular value as an outpost on the northeastern flank of the alliance - it is called a "giant aircraft carrier".

Guardian: the head of Airbus urged Europe to join forces in creating fighter jets

The head of Airbus, Guillaume Faury, called on Europe and Britain to join forces to create fighter jets, writes the Guardian. According to him, Europe is not ready for a potential war with Russia and the US withdrawal from NATO, and it should increase spending on military equipment.

Colonel Khodarenok: to strengthen Russia's air defense, it is necessary to recreate two air armies

German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbok supported the idea of her British counterpart David Cameron on the air of ARD about London's purchase of German Taurus missiles and the transfer of British Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine. To what extent the forces and means of air defense of Russia are ready to repel massive attacks by enemy air attacks - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

We continue the topic of naval fire support. Having considered in the first part artillery ammunition, let's move on to the systems called the "long arm" of the modern Navy.

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.