Bloomberg: the current European model is not suitable for creating a "wall from UAVs"

Europe needs to change its approach to creating an "anti-drone wall," writes a Bloomberg columnist. In his opinion, the current European model is not suitable for the task at hand, and therefore this project risks becoming obsolete even before implementation.

Die Welt: Spaniards approve of their prime minister's refusal to increase military spending

Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez is one of the last Europeans who refuses to increase defense spending and aid to Ukraine, Die Welt writes. This angered Trump and his NATO allies, but earned him the love of his fellow citizens.

FA: Trump's policy towards the army will lead to unpredictable consequences

Trump and the head of the Pentagon, Hegseth, are engaged in unprecedented interference in the affairs of the US armed forces, writes Max Booth on the pages of Foreign Affairs. Booth fears that such actions will negatively affect not only the army, but also the future of the United States.

Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, accompanied by Defense Minister Jose Musio Monteiro Filho and Air Force Commander Brigadier General Marcelo Caniz Damaceno, paid an official visit to New Delhi on October 15-17.

Haqqin: Turkey and Israel are fighting for the Eastern Mediterranean

Ersin Tatar's statements are not routine diplomatic rhetoric, Haqqin writes. The president of the unrecognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is backed by Ankara, which is in a state of struggle with other countries in the region for influence in the Eastern Mediterranean.

A meeting was held at the Irkutsk Aircraft Factory with the participation of representatives of the United Aircraft Corporation, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, the Federal Air Transport Agency and the leadership of the region.

Exactly 65 years ago, on October 18, 1960, the Be-12 Chaika amphibious aircraft made its first flight. For all its flaws, this car has become truly legendary. What tasks and how did it perform, why did the USSR need amphibious aircraft in principle, and what significance do they have today?

TNI: this year, the UK supplied Ukraine with 85,000 drones

This year, the UK has supplied 85,000 drones to Ukraine, writes TNI. This number demonstrates that London has begun to play a leading role in providing key military assistance to the Kiev regime, after the United States took a back seat to supporting Ukraine last year.

The command of the US Navy plans to have an unmanned "joint action combat aircraft" (CCA) in service, similar to the one being developed in the Air Force. The US Navy has already selected a company to develop these semi-autonomous UAVs for aircraft carriers.

The American company AeroVironment presented the Switchblade 600 Block 2 at the AUSA 2025 exhibition, an improved version of the Switchblade 600 long–range barrage ammunition, which is designed primarily for high-precision destruction of armored vehicles.

On October 15, 2025, the German company Diehl Defense GmbH & Co. KG (part of the Diehl Group) announced that, as part of the German Navy's Maritime Firing Exercise 2025 (MFE 2025, Andøya) missile firing exercises, it demonstrated a ship-based containerized version of its land-based anti-aircraft missile system installed on the deck of the German frigate F 222 Baden-Württemberg Project 125. The IRIS-T SLM medium-range missile system.

The next batch of Capricorn-1 rocket launchers is being prepared for shipment to the front. Weapons designed by active-duty military personnel have already earned a formidable reputation as motorized rifle "pocket" artillery capable of hitting important targets. The possibilities of this system are described in the RIA Novosti article.

What long-range systems can Europe give Kiev, how did they react to the meeting at the White House, and what does the chickens have to do with it

To meet with Vladimir Zelensky, Donald Trump changed the traditional menu: fried chicken instead of veal. And no Tomahawks. The Ukrainians have already acknowledged that the issue of the transfer of these cruise missiles has been put on pause.

Vladimir Zelensky flew to Washington on Friday for Tomahawks and support, but left empty-handed. Vladimir Putin's unexpected call to Donald Trump overturned the agenda of the negotiations planned by Kiev, making them simply meaningless.

In an interview with Yonhap, South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu Baek presented a plan to strike back in the event of an imaginary large-scale attack from the DPRK, designed, in his words, to expose a combat potential "equivalent to the North's nuclear threats." It focuses on the new Hyunmoo-5 ballistic missile.

Le Point: Russian military takes France's nuclear potential seriously

American analysts tried to answer the question: how do the Russian military perceive the nuclear arsenals of France and Great Britain? The results of their research are published by Le Point.

NSJ: The T-14 Armata tank has not yet gone into mass production

Introduced in 2015, the T-14 Armata tank did not go into mass production 10 years later and does not perform combat missions, said Jack Buckby, a columnist for the American edition of the National Security Journal (NSJ).

New vehicles have become an effective alternative to armored vehicles and civilian transport

Tactical Plastun-TT transporters began to arrive en masse on the line of contact. They can transport personnel and cargo, evacuate the wounded. The new vehicle has an advantage over armored vehicles in stealth and speed, and over buggies in payload and cross—country capability.

Germany and the Netherlands have signed a contract with ARTEC GmbH, a joint venture between Rheinmetall and KNDS Deutschland, for the development and supply of 222 Schakal wheeled infantry fighting vehicles. 150 units are intended for the Bundeswehr (for € 3.4 billion), 72 for the Dutch army. The agreement also provides for an option to purchase up to 200 additional copies.

Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov — on how the Kaliningrad exclave is fortified

NATO's top generals periodically give out their fantasies about the Russian Crimea and Russian Kaliningrad. Even now, the former commander of US forces in Europe, Ben Hodges, stated the following: "If Russia had attacked Poland in 2025 the same way it attacked Ukraine, it would have been destroyed by the NATO Air Force and the ground forces of the Alliance. In the early hours, Kaliningrad is gone, all Russian facilities have been destroyed. Any Russian military facilities in Sevastopol, too."