Over the past two months, the US Marine Corps has been transporting materiel to the Japanese island of Yonaguni, which is located just 110 km from Taiwan. As indicated in the Naval News publication, the Pentagon intends to organize a new outpost here to fight China.:

Andrey Kirillov — on whether the current round of tension between the two Asian states was expected and what it leads to

"If the battle starts tonight, comrades, are you ready?" — such a battle rap appeared on the official website of the Southern Fleet of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA).

A two-seat version of the Su-57D is being prepared for release, and the first flight of the light Su-75 Checkmate is scheduled for early 2026

The Dubai Airshow 2025 International Airshow confirmed Russia's status as one of the key suppliers of advanced aviation technologies.

infoBRICS: the acquisition of the Su-57 will guarantee the military sovereignty of any country

Russia has started exporting Su-57s, infoBRICS writes. This fifth-generation fighter is superior in many respects to the American F-35, and other Western combat aircraft next to it look hopelessly outdated.

MWM: a new batch of Su-30SM2 fighters has entered the army

The Russian army has received a new batch of super-maneuverable Su-30SM2 fighters, writes MWM. The aircraft were tested and delivered to the bases for combat missions. Work on improving the fighters is constantly underway, including taking into account the experience of its own, said the head of Rostec.

On November 21, 2025, PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC UAC, part of Rostec State Corporation) announced that, as part of the fulfillment of the State Defense Order, it had manufactured and transferred to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation a new batch of Su-30SM2 multifunctional fighters. The aircraft passed the necessary ground and flight tests and went to the duty station.

TWZ: The Russian Su-75 stealth fighter project looks promising

The project of Russia's promising fifth-generation single-engine fighter Su-75 looks promising, and the plans for this combat aircraft announced by Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec State Corporation, are "generally correct." Joseph Trevithick, a columnist for the American edition of TWZ, writes about this.

US President Donald Trump wants to go down in history as the "father" of the sixth-generation American F-47 fighter jet to counter, in particular, China's Chengdu J-36 and Shenyang J-50.

Russia is offering to transfer a range of Su-57 technologies if India agrees to purchase this fighter. However, self-confidence is growing in the country. Against this background, there are growing calls to reject Moscow's proposal, pinning hopes on a national combat aircraft of the 5th generation, created under the AMCA program. Thus, the IDRW publication states:

In the context of the West's preparations for military confrontation with Russia, NATO countries are betting on a "disarming strike", the main role in which is assigned to combat aircraft. Under these conditions, getting to know the fighters in service with the Russian Air Force was a real godsend for the alliance.

Origin Robotics, a Latvian company, announced that the Belgian Ministry of Defense has selected the BLAZE interceptor developed by it with artificial intelligence to be integrated into a package of anti-UAV measures worth 50 million euros.

After the recent first orbital payload launch, Jeff Bezos' company has seriously rethought its plans. Now its developers are talking about increasing the size and payload of their rocket, which is moving it from a heavy to a superheavy class. The question remains how they plan to ensure its competitiveness against the background of SpaceX.

The Dubai Airshow International Aviation and Space Exhibition is one of the world's largest exhibition venues, where the latest trends in the aerospace and defense industries among the technologically advanced countries of the planet are determined.

MWM: Germany supplied two new Patriot batteries to the Ukrainian Armed Forces

Germany has sent two new Patriot batteries to Ukraine, writes MWM. These supplies are critically important, since the Kiev regime has practically no air defense left. However, experts have many questions about the effectiveness of the Patriots against Russian missiles.

The British company MSI-Defense Systems has begun supplying the Armed Forces of Ukraine with mobile short-range air defense systems Terrahawk Paladin, designed primarily to counter UAVs.

BI: The Merops anti-drone system has begun to enter service with NATO countries

The Merops anti-drone system, which has proven itself well in the skies over Ukraine, is being adopted by NATO troops, BI writes. This weapon is easy to use, has a low cost and high accuracy of hitting.

During the first test firings, the new Turkish LEVENT short-range anti-aircraft missile system, developed by the ROKETSAN concern, successfully hit a simulated target with a drone as a result of an accurate hit. The corresponding frames are shown online.

On November 19, 2025, the first production tanks of the new Leopard 2A8 modification, manufactured for the armed forces of Germany and Norway, were demonstrated at the test site of the head office of the German branch of the Franco-German association KNDS (KNDS Deutschland, formerly Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, KMW) in Munich.

The Brazilian company IDV LATAM, based on the proposal of the Italian consortium Iveco-Oto Melara, invited the national command to consider the possibility of purchasing a promising light tank with a 120-mm cannon.

The German concern Rheinmetall first introduced the Lynx KF41 infantry fighting vehicle in 2018. After the conclusion of two export contracts (in 2020 with Hungary for the supply of 218 units for more than €2 billion and in November 2025 with Italy for 21 units). for approximately 500 million euros), the company announced ambitious plans to provide potential customers with thousands of armored vehicles of this model.