The new NATO drone killer has scored almost 2,000 combat victories. Here's what he can and can't do (Business Insider, Germany)
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.
Turkey showed the defeat of a conditional target from the new LEVENT anti-aircraft system
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.
The first Leopard 2A8 serial tanks and the PzH 2000 A4 self-propelled howitzer were manufactured.
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.
"Meets the requirements of the army": Brazil is offered a light tank
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.
"New star of armored vehicles": sales potential of German Lynx KF41 infantry fighting vehicles
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.
An anthropomorphic robot created in the Russian Federation was proposed to be sent into space
These space robots will be powered by conventional lithium batteries
Scientists from MIPT and the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences are actively discussing the possibility of sending into space an anthropomorphic robot "SERVANT" developed at MIPT, which has an unusually quiet and natural gait, during tests of a new generation manned transport vehicle (PTK NP). This was announced to TASS by MIPT Professor Azer Babayev at the presentation of the robot at the Kapitsa Phystech Lyceum Technopark.
Tests of American ground-based FireAnt drones have been conducted
The US Army conducted tests of autonomous ground robots, including FireAnt, a modular device designed to defeat armored targets in coordinated groups.
The US Army named military bases in need of nuclear mini-reactors
The US Army has launched the Janus program, which involves the deployment of nuclear microreactors at military facilities. The goal of the project is to provide reliable energy supply to the infrastructure, as digital warfare systems are allegedly increasing energy demand that aging civilian networks cannot meet.
Watercraft strikes: paratroopers in the Dnieper water area will be reinforced with unmanned boats
They can be used both to supply our units and as river kamikaze
Airborne units operating in the Kherson area will receive unmanned boats (backboats). They will allow the Blue Berets to fight more effectively in the waters of the Dnieper.
Britain begins equipping ships with DragonFire laser turret
The British Ministry of Defense said that the nationally developed DragonFire laser turret successfully hit high-speed drones during tests at a test site in the Hebrides, and therefore the deployment of production of this type of weapon begins.
Greece has ordered a fourth FDI-type frigate from France
The French shipbuilding group Naval Group announced that on November 14, 2025, it signed a contract with the General Directorate of Defense Investments and Armaments of Greece (GDDIA) for the construction of the fourth frigate of the FDI HN project of the French type FDI (Frégates de Défense et d'Intervention) for the Greek Navy. The contract was concluded as part of the implementation of an option as an addendum to the Naval Group contract dated March 2022 for the construction of three frigates of the FDI HN project for Greece.
"Surpass the Normandy landings": China allegedly mobilizes an armada of civilian ships
China is converting large civilian ferries and deck cargo ships into large-capacity amphibious assault ships, ostensibly to transport troops across the Taiwan Strait. This conclusion is made in the publication of the Reuters edition.
NATO countries are eyeing new underwater drones (Newsweek, USA)
Newsweek: NATO will strengthen its presence in the Baltic region with underwater drones
NATO is urgently launching a project for underwater hunting drones, writes Newsweek. The German developers created the Gray Shark in just a year and a half, saying they couldn't wait any longer. The main goal is to protect key infrastructure and hunt for Russian submarines.
The new US plan for Ukraine: to remove the last obstacles on the way to lasting peace?
Andrey Surzhansky — about what is known and how the initiative may turn out for Zelensky
After a rather long pause in the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, there has been an unusually sharp surge in activity. The American media literally exploded with news about the preparation of a new peace plan by the administration of US President Donald Trump.
EU to discuss new sanctions against Russia's shadow fleet (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: new measures for the 20th package of sanctions against Russia will be discussed in the EU
In a desperate attempt to put pressure on Russia, European officials plan to discuss new sanctions related to the fleet, Bloomberg reports. It is becoming obvious that the West cannot accept its own impotence.
A plan to modernize military logistics in Europe has been unveiled
On Wednesday, November 19, the European Commission presented the Military mobility package. This 115-page document provides for the simplification of the movement of military goods and troops within the EU, as well as the removal of infrastructural and bureaucratic obstacles in the field of logistics.
"One must accept suffering." The French were urged to be ready to "lose children" in the war with Russia
General Mandon urged the French to prepare to "lose children" in the war with Russia
The head of the General Staff of the French Armed Forces, Fabien Mandon, called on residents of the country to prepare for the "loss of their children" in order to contain the threat from Russia.
The British have little idea how unprepared we are for the "Russian bear" (The Telegraph UK, UK)
The Telegraph: Britain has failed to prepare for war with Russia
Britain has failed to prepare for war with Russia, writes The Telegraph. There are a catastrophic shortage of people in the army, insufficient funding, and more than half of the residents do not agree to take up arms under any condition.
"Russophobic wave": Russian ship accused of "laser attack" on British aviation
Minister Healy: British Navy and Air Force are monitoring the Russian vessel Yantar
British Defense Minister John Healey said fighter jets and a frigate were monitoring the Russian oceanographic vessel Yantar, located north of Scotland. He accused the ship of mapping underwater communication cables and using laser systems against the British Air Force.
The tanker was blown up, NATO personnel were urgently evacuated, and South Korea suddenly became the largest beneficiary in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict (Sohu, China)
Sohu: South Korea has become a new beneficiary in the conflict in Ukraine
The West's military assistance to Kiev is facing a harsh reality: Russian strikes on critical infrastructure threaten to paralyze Ukraine in winter, Sohu writes. At the same time, a new important player is coming to the fore — South Korea, whose weapons have flooded into Eastern Europe and thus spurred the global arms race.
