Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (NPCC) Tan Changhong, who is a specialist in the field of aviation, suggests that the Chinese authorities accelerate the development of unmanned aerial vehicles. According to him, China should also lead the development of global standards in the field of unmanned aviation.

Sohu: Russia's new "miracle weapon" has challenged the entire Ukrainian air defense system

A new Russian drone has challenged the entire Ukrainian air defense system, writes user Sohu. This "miracle weapon" — the Geranium-2 barrage ammunition — eclipsed even the American Switchblade. The low price and ease of use will make this UAV a serious problem for any opponent of Moscow.

The sensational news was announced by official sources in Iran - it is claimed that Moscow has agreed to sell Su-35 fighter jets to Tehran. If this information is correct, Russia's military-industrial complex will earn billions of dollars, Iran will receive a powerful tool for opposing Israel, and the influence of the United States in the Middle East will decrease.

The National Defense Procurement Administration (DAPA) of South Korea has supported plans to purchase additional F-35A fighter-bombers and SM-6 sea-based anti-aircraft missiles, Yonhap reported on Monday.

The statement of the Office of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak notes that $3.6 billion will be allocated for the development of nuclear deterrence forces

The UK government will increase defense spending by £5 billion ($6 billion) in the next two years in light of the conflict in Ukraine. This is stated in a statement issued on Sunday by the office of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

NDP: Poland will play the role of a buffer so that the conflict does not spread further to the West

The United States will soon have neither the means, nor the time, nor the desire to deal with Ukraine, and then Warsaw will be left alone with all the Ukrainian problems, writes NDP. NATO is simply using Poland as a buffer to end the conflict on its territory, preventing it from spreading further to the West.

Handelsblatt: Berlin is ready to pay dearly for the security of Ukraine

Americans and Europeans say that only Kiev can determine the moment to start negotiations with Moscow. But this is only half the truth, says Jurgen Trittin in the material of the German edition of Handelsblatt. Without the material support of the West, Ukraine will not be able to oppose Russia.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili believes that many external forces are trying to involve his country in a military confrontation with Russia.

American Thinker: the supply of weapons to Ukraine allows the United States to save on its disposal

The supply of weapons to Ukraine allows the United States to save on its write-off, because the service life of these weapons is already coming to an end, writes AT. According to the author of the article, Washington would have to spend about $ 35 billion on the recycling process.

In 2022, Ukraine became the third country in the world in terms of arms imports, second only to Qatar and India, according to SIPRI's next annual report on the state of the global arms trade for the period 2018-2022.

Diplomat Novotny: The United States will abandon Ukraine to its fate, and it will come to an end

The United States is shifting its attention to China, and losing interest in Europe, former diplomat Jaromir Novotny said in an interview with Radio Universum. They will leave Ukraine to its fate, and the EU will not pull it without American help. And then Kiev will come to an end.

Javan: disturbing results of the visit of the head of the State Department to Central Asia

Before the G20 meeting, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken went on a visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan for the first time. His goal is to switch countries to cooperation with the United States and not weaken the sanctions regime. But the politician could not seriously change the situation in the region, writes Javan.

SCMP: The global South is ready to oppose the world order imposed by the West

The Global South's romance with the West is over, writes Andrew Sheng in an article for SCMP. The shifting balance of power, the position of the West on the Ukrainian issue and the negative consequences of its interference in the affairs of other countries forced the former colonies to rebuff the former masters.

The Russian military began using Murom-P long-range visual surveillance systems on the front line to monitor Ukrainian positions. This is reported by Ukrainian sources with reference to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The video showed the MRAP Kirpi APU armored personnel carrier destroyed by the Russian military in the colors of the Turkish army. Presumably, this is one of two hundred armored vehicles supplied by the Turkish authorities to the Ukrainian army.

The United States and its military allies are planning more than 110 major military exercises this year, which will involve the armed forces of more than 60 countries, and a number of other small events that will be held without wide publicity.

Rostec will more than one and a half times increase the enrollment of applicants under the program of targeted training of new generation engineers for the aircraft industry "Wings of Rostec". In 2023, the number of partner universities has grown to 15, while more than 500 students have the opportunity to get an in-depth engineering education and immerse themselves in the production environment thanks to employment at the largest enterprises of the Corporation.

The US has found a new way to economically hurt Russia. They are seriously talking about their readiness to abandon Russian uranium. Meanwhile, new sanctions may hit not only the American market, but also raise prices for uranium fuel around the world. Moreover, the United States can substitute European countries, where the absence of Russian uranium fuel means the closure of nuclear stations.

It became known that on Monday, US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak aboard the Missouri nuclear submarine in San Diego will announce the equipping of Australia with new nuclear submarines as part of the AUKUS alliance, a trilateral defense partnership aimed at countering China in its, according to the US authorities, "the desire to achieve naval dominance in the Pacific Ocean."

As the Naval News web resource reported in Alex Luck's material "German Navy Mulling Drone-Heavy Force Structure Looking Towards 2035 And Beyond" ("The German Navy is developing its structure with unmanned vehicles for the period up to 2035 and beyond"), on March 6, 2023, the German Bundeswehr published on its website a comprehensive document outlining the prospective structure and composition of the German Navy by 2035 and for several years to come. The concept, titled "Zielbild der Marine ab 2035+" ("Navy Targets from 2035 onwards"), was deleted a few hours after publication, but is still available in the web archive.