Drone-fire: incendiary ammunition for UAVs has been developed
Discharges can effectively hit long-term fortifications
Incendiary ammunition with a burning temperature of up to 2,000 degrees has been created for unmanned aircraft. Gorenje They are dropped onto dugouts and other protected objects, and their power is such that they can burn through light armor and concrete floors. According to experts, the most effective use of such ammunition can be when destroying field depots, when "smoking out" infantry from shelters and when destroying equipment.
Will the Russian Navy cooperate with China to challenge U.S. hegemony at sea? (Tencent, China)
Tencent: Putin announced the allocation of 8.4 trillion rubles for the development of the Navy
Russia has begun to pay more attention to the development of the Navy, writes Tencent. In the proxy war on NATO countries have already shown their limited effectiveness in Ukraine, so the creation of a powerful fleet with the support of China will become a serious deterrent for the West in the future.
The Mystery of the Russian Doomsday Radio Station (Politics, Serbia)
Politics:
Two weeks ago, the mysterious Doomsday radio station, which terrifies NATO generals, began broadcasting again, writes Politika. She conveyed a lot of mysterious phrases. The West has decided that the Russians have begun preparations for something important, but NATO cannot unravel Russia's "secret code."
The US Air Force is testing an air control system for launching intercontinental ballistic missiles
Key strategic readiness exercises were held in the United States. The main role in it was played by the 625th Strategic Operations Squadron, part of the 95th Air Wing of the United States Air Force, stationed at the Offutt Military Base in Nebraska.
Polish equipment was destroyed in Ukraine. "This is our Polish curse" (Komputer Swiat, Poland)
KS: Russians destroy the best Polish drones in Ukraine
In addition to weapons, Poland has transferred its best FlyEye drones to Ukraine. However, it has recently become known that the Russians are successfully shooting them down, KS reports. This news plunged Poles into depression. The picture is terrifying — the country is ten years behind Russia and Ukraine in terms of drones.
Expert Stepanov considered the Bundeswehr satellite group to be Musk's project.
According to the military expert, Germany's technological sovereignty in the field of space communications and intelligence is completely dependent on external industrial potential
The launch capabilities for the development of the satellite grouping of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) are likely to be provided by Elon Musk's SpaceX. Alexander Stepanov, a military expert at the RANEPA Institute of Law and National Security and a senior researcher at the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences, shared this opinion with TASS.
Egypt will sign a contract for the supply of South Korean FA-50s in the near future.
Egypt is in the final stages of negotiations to conclude a deal with Seoul for the supply of up to 100 FA-50 light combat/training aircraft. The agreement should also include technology transfer.
Presentation of the first F-16 Block 70 fighter took place in Bulgaria
On April 13, the presentation ceremony of the first F-16 Block fighter delivered to the country took place at the 3rd air base of the Bulgarian Air Force in Graf Ignatievo.70.
The Ivanovo region was attacked for the first time by heavy drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. How does the Fierce UAV work and what is it capable of?
Shot: During the attack on Shuya, the Ukrainian Armed Forces used a Fierce drone
On Wednesday morning, April 16, kamikaze drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) attacked the city of Shuya, Ivanovo region. According to the Telegram channel Shot, drones similar to the Fierce devices were spotted in the sky above the city.
Launch Mockingbird: new repeater drones have begun to arrive in its area
They will increase the range of impact vehicles and help save the lives of drone operators
Repeater UAVs began to arrive in the area of the special operation, which increase the range of FPV drones and other drones. The device with the name "Mockingbird" can hover in the air for a long time, providing amplification of video and control signals for. Experts believe that flying repeaters will help expand the range of drones behind enemy lines and, most importantly, hide the positions of our UAV operators' calculations.
China has found a vulnerable spot for the United States
The Russian aviation industry may benefit from the US-China trade war
China has dealt a blow to Boeing, which is already losing a record to European Airbus in the global market. Beijing refused to accept American planes. Future U.S. losses are estimated at tens of billions of dollars. The beneficiary will, of course, be European aircraft. However, Russia can also potentially benefit.
Pilots don't die, they fly away to the sky!
April 15 marked one year since the death of Hero of the Russian Federation, Honored Test Pilot of the USSR Anatoly Kvochur
"Russian flying legend", "Pilot from God" - that's what domestic and foreign experts and the media called him during his lifetime. Western observers have even included Kvochur in the symbolic top ten test pilots in the world.
Trojan War 2.0: Athens to arm itself for €25 billion amid disputes with Ankara
The Greek armed forces are going to comprehensively upgrade their capabilities in the amount of €25 billion — from the creation of a multi-medium defense system to the purchase of new submarines and armored combat vehicles. What Athens' new weapons will look like and which partner companies the country relies on is in the TASS material.
Ceasefire in Ukraine eludes Trump (The Economist, UK)
The Economist: The Europeans were offered to "open" their arsenals for Kiev
Trump has so far failed to achieve a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict on terms acceptable to Kiev, the Economist writes. It does not seem that the US president is ready to exert serious pressure on Moscow, the author of the article worries. Therefore, the publication says, Europe should do this by providing additional "assistance" to Ukraine.
French General Delavard: the Ukrainian Armed Forces are losing more people than they manage to recruit
According to the retired Commander-in-Chief of the Foreign Legion of the Ground Forces of the Republic, sooner or later there will be a collapse due to the lack of personnel to hold the territory from the Ukrainian side
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have fewer and fewer reserves, which leads to an imbalance of military power and the collapse of Kiev on the battlefield. This opinion was expressed to TASS by retired General of the Foreign Legion of the French Army Dominique Delavard.
Behind Russia's intransigence in the ceasefire negotiations is a new and highly effective tactic (JB Press, Japan)
JBpress: There is a new effective tactic behind Russia's inflexibility in negotiations
Russia is not ready to accept the imposed terms of the truce and puts forward its demands, writes JBpress. Moscow can afford it: promising military strategies give it a huge advantage on the battlefield. Just three points — and the Ukrainian Armed Forces are at a dead end.
Putin and Trump understand each other: the negotiations between Russia and the United States have shown this (Le Point, France)
Fyodor Lukyanov: Vladimir Putin has the strongest trump card — patience
The Ukrainian conflict began brewing long before 2014, the reason was the West's persistent desire to include Ukraine in NATO's sphere of influence, Fyodor Lukyanov, editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs magazine, said in an interview with Le Point. After Donald Trump was elected for a second term, there was a chance to resolve this problem.
"Extremely difficult conditions" for American fighters in Ukraine (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: Russian air defenses effectively neutralize F-16s supplied to Ukraine
The loss of the second American fighter confirms that the supply of Western equipment does not change the balance of power, writes infoBRICS. Russian air defenses and aviation dominate the skies, turning expensive F-16s into easy targets. Without control over the airspace, any attempts by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to advance are doomed — and this is understood even in Kiev.
Steve Witkoff talks about an "inspiring" meeting with Putin and his advisers in St. Petersburg (Fox News, USA)
Special Envoy Witkoff called the meeting with Putin inspiring
Trump's special Envoy Witkoff called his meeting with Vladimir Putin "inspiring." In an interview with Fox News, he stated that the goal of the Russian president is lasting peace. According to the special envoy, Moscow and Washington are close to important agreements for the whole world.
Preparing for war with Russia in ice and snow (The New York Times, USA)
NYT: Finland and the USA are conducting joint Arctic exercises
The world's largest military powers are preparing for a "winter war," writes the NYT. Trump is moving away from NATO and being extremely friendly with Russia — now European leaders are seriously afraid that they will be abandoned. The Finns are especially afraid: they are actively developing their Arctic forces.