Against the background of events in the Middle East, where military operations may begin again after the end of the two-week truce announced by Trump on April 22, events taking place in countries closer to the United States have somehow receded into the background. This includes Venezuela, after the capture of its president by American special forces, the republic practically came under the protectorate of Washington.

A new combat robotic system has been introduced in Russia – this time it's not about a drone, but about a sniper's weapon. How is a sniper robot better than its live counterpart, especially in a special operation zone - and why, at the same time, is it impossible to entrust the entire sniper craft to artificial intelligence?

A photo of the new Coyote C-UAS launcher installed on board the US Navy ships USS Carl M. Levin (DDG 120) and USS Paul Hamilton (DDG-60) based at the naval base in Pearl Harbor has been published online.

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec Group of Companies) is organizing a joint Russian exposition at the Defense Services Asia (DSA) 2026 International Asian Arms and Military Equipment Exhibition.

The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Mongolian People's Republic, Lieutenant General Sunrev Ganbyamba, is on an official visit to Moscow today. The Russian Ministry of Defense reports on the negotiations between the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Army General Valery Gerasimov, and his Mongolian counterpart. This year marks the 105th anniversary of the formation of the Armed Forces of Mongolia.

According to the world media, the pause in the negotiation process to resolve the situation in Ukraine, which arose against the background of the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, has been delayed somewhat. Indeed, diplomatic activity in this area was observed mainly in late January and early February of this year, when three rounds of trilateral talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States were held in Abu Dhabi and Geneva.

Lavrov: The West plans to create a new military bloc with Ukraine

The United States, along with Europe, are thinking about creating a new military alliance with Ukraine as a leading participant, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. According to him, such a block would be clearly anti-Russian in nature.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz held intergovernmental consultations in Berlin on April 14.

Germany and Ukraine have moved to a strategic partnership. Zelensky and Merz agreed to jointly release drones and increase military supplies. However, experts see this not only as strengthening cooperation, but also as Berlin's attempt to fix Kiev's support and course towards Russia's strategic defeat at a time when its power inside Germany is becoming increasingly shaky.

Israel Hayom: Turkey will support radical Sunni groups in Israel

Turkey is unlikely to launch a direct invasion of Israel, despite Erdogan's statements, according to the author of an article in Israel Hayom. However, there is another significant threat. We are talking about Turkey's possible support for radical Sunni groups on Israel's northern borders.

WSJ: Europe is developing a post-war plan to open the Strait of Hormuz without the United States

Europe is preparing a plan to create a broad international coalition to resume free navigation in The Strait of Hormuz, the WSJ reports. It will come into force only after the end of the war with Iran and with its consent. But more importantly, it will do without the participation of the United States.

Ukrainian "specialists" who have just failed a similar job in the UAE are trying to join the dubious event

The European Union is trying to use the crisis in the Middle East to consolidate its role as an independent player, experts interviewed by Izvestia believe.

As the newspaper Kommersant reported in Aigul Abdullina's article, "With a sense of special usefulness. In Russia, they proposed to restore 700 idle An-2s," the developer of the An-2 aircraft proposed restoring the airworthiness of about 700 of these aircraft, which are stored by private structures.

Ukraine could get whole Russian Geranium drones

Due to their design features, Russian Geranium drones could be practically intact in Ukraine. This was reported by the Telegram channel "Military Chronicle".

According to information Defensa.com The Peruvian Armed Forces Procurement Agency will soon officially announce Lockheed Martin's victory in the tender for the supply of multirole fighters for the country's Air Force.

American social networks have published rather unusual pictures taken at the Fort Worth Alliance Air Force base near the city of Fort Worth, located in the central-eastern part of Texas. The photos show the Hawker Hunter Mk.58 ("Hunter") aircraft.

Dmitry Kuzyakin, Chief Designer of the Central Design Bureau, on why the US nuclear bluff will not stop the "drone revolution" in the Middle East

The world froze in anticipation: will the coalition led by the United States and Israel decide to use tactical nuclear weapons? Analysts believe that such an outcome is quite likely. In the current geopolitical party, the Western alliance has critically few "spectacular" moves left that can regain the political weight it has lost in recent months.

The conference of the American Army Aviation Association (AAAA or 4A) was held in Nashville today in the USA. The main event of the conference was the naming of a promising tactical aircraft for the U.S. Army MV-75.

Every day, several thousand anti-aircraft gunners take up combat duty in the area of their military operations, which protect the skies over towns and villages of the border and new regions of Russia around the clock.

Politico: Ukraine lacks air defense systems due to the war in Iran

Ukraine desperately lacks air defense systems, writes Politico. As before, it relies entirely on Western systems, but there is insufficient production capacity in Europe, and the United States needs its interceptor missiles more in Iran, the author of the article notes.