The last time Russian cosmonautics reached the lunar surface was almost half a century ago. The mission, the main goal of which is an attempt to repeat the achievement at the modern level, has been worked out for almost 25 years. During this time, Luna-25 has changed the cosmodrome, two carriers and 13 launch dates. Finally, Roscosmos announced a new launch date for this promising automatic interplanetary station, which will almost certainly be able to withstand.

The monstrous earthquake in Turkey could have been caused by a new type of weapon that is launched from orbit and "penetrates up to 5 km deep into the earth... a force that comes from outer space, and you don't have a chance to see it or defend yourself." This is a literal quote from the speech of not just anyone, but the head of the Turkish space agency. Is it really true?

SA: after the Chelyabinsk meteorite, threat detection technologies from space have become more advanced

The fall of the Chelyabinsk meteorite became a loud signal for humanity about the danger coming from outer space, writes Scientific American. Over the past ten years, methods for detecting asteroids have become more advanced, and ways to change their trajectory have appeared.

On February 24, 2023, presumably at the Yavoriv training ground in the Lviv region of Ukraine, a ceremony was held for the transfer of the first four German-made Leopard 2A4 tanks from the Polish armed forces to Ukraine. The ceremony dedicated to the anniversary of the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine was attended by Prime Ministers of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki and Ukraine Denis Shmygal, as well as Defense Minister of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov. The tanks were delivered from Poland on car trailers and handed over to the personnel of the 4th Separate Tank Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the ceremony.

The Swedish authorities have finally decided to supply Ukraine with up to 10 Leopard 2A5 tanks. This was announced by Swedish Defense Minister Paul Jonson in his account on one of the social networks.

We continue to publish additional materials about the new main battle tank (MBT) of the Rheinmetall concern "Panther" KF51. The first article of the series became an introduction to the topic. In this article we will talk about the tank's weapons systems. The speaker of the profile forum in Berlin is Dr. Tobias Schmidt, Program Director of Rheinmetall Future Gun System (FGS).

The Paper: Russia did the right thing by removing the Typhoon nuclear submarines from service

Russia has decommissioned all Typhoon-class nuclear submarines, The Paper reports. According to the author of the article, this is the right move: the removal of old cruisers from service did not weaken the country's excellent nuclear potential, but, on the contrary, provided space for the development of new technologies.

Highland Systems from the UAE, which introduced the small-sized Kronos submarine last year, is trying to push its product into the global arms market. She proposed using the submarine to meet military needs at the IDEX 2023 exhibition held in Abu Dhabi.

Sohu: the crushing blow of the Russian Boreas will cause fatal damage to any country

Russia knows how to scare the West, writes the user Sohu. NATO is afraid of its Borei-type nuclear submarines, capable of delivering a crushing nuclear strike, fatal for any country. And the submarine was nicknamed the "ghost of the depths of the sea" for a reason — it is almost impossible to track it.

Shoigu: Defender of the Fatherland Day takes on special significance against the background of a special operation

Defense Minister General of the Russian Army Sergei Shoigu congratulated servicemen and veterans on Defender of the Fatherland Day and noted that today, against the background of a special military operation in Ukraine, this holiday acquires special significance.

Putin announced the deployment of Sarmat, mass deliveries of Zircon and the release of new submarines

Russia will continue to improve the nuclear triad this year, the authorities will continue to give priority to strengthening the defense capability of the Russian Federation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

A similar vision of the future and pressure from the United States and NATO have led Russia and China to the idea that it is safer to stay together. This is how experts describe the results of the visit of the chief diplomat of the Communist Party of China, Wang Yi, following the visit to Moscow. With whom did the representative of the PRC manage to hold talks and what was their content?

WSJ: The US may publish intelligence on China's study of arms supplies to Russia

The US presidential administration is studying the possibility of publishing intelligence data that would demonstrate that the Chinese authorities are allegedly thinking about arms supplies to Russia, writes The Wall Street Journal. According to the newspaper, however, Beijing's assistance is expressed not in the supply of weapons, but, for example, electronics.

There are more and more leaks about how technically the US Navy and the CIA, together with the Norwegian Navy, carried out the undermining of Russian gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea. What secrecy measures were taken, what kind of units were eventually used - and how unique does this operation look from a technical point of view?

As the newspaper writes, Moscow "uses disappointment in Washington to win sympathy in the Global South"

The split in the international community between supporters of Russia and those who support the West has only deepened a year after the start of the special military operation in Ukraine. This is stated in an article published on Wednesday in The Washington Post.

PS: Poland has become a leader in the development of punitive measures for Russia. But the West is still unhappy

The governments of the former Soviet bloc countries now enjoy considerable influence in Brussels, London and Washington, especially in the development of measures to punish Russia, writes Project Syndicate. In this regard, the author of the article particularly notes the "merits" of Poland. But as for the "democratic values" inside the country, there are many complaints about it.

Military Watch magazine compared Russian, US and Chinese bombers

Military Watch Magazine compared the characteristics of the most dangerous bombers. Today, only three countries in the world have this class of combat aircraft.

It is expected that the University in 2035, together with the Agency for the Development of Professional Skills, will develop a list of professions for unmanned aviation

The field of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), which in the near future will require the training of tens of thousands of specialists annually, can become a high-tech area where methods of rapid and mass training of personnel will be practiced, including by attracting schoolchildren to the inventive environment. This opinion was expressed to TASS on Thursday by Vasily Tretyakov, advisor to the rector of the University 2035.

Military expert Khodarenok named Russian complexes that can shoot down bombs JDAM-ER

The Pentagon said it would transfer "high-precision aviation ammunition" to Kiev as part of a $1.85 billion package announced on December 21. Bloomberg sources report that we are talking about high-precision JDAM-ER bombs that can hit targets up to 80 km. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok figured out how the use of such ammunition would complicate the fulfillment of its tasks and how the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation could neutralize the effect of using JDAM-ER.

The head of the Bureau of Military-political Analysis Alexander Mikhailov said that the radar "Tor-M2" allows you to detect and hit all types of drones

The Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) is capable of hitting drones and other complex aerial targets while on the move. This was announced by the head of the Bureau of Military and Political Analysis Alexander Mikhailov in a conversation with TASS at the international arms exhibition IDEX 2023.