Hear the drone: how future UAV unit commanders are trained
Russia's first faculty of unmanned aircraft has started its work
Several UAVs hover in the sky above the forest belt, artillery strikes with lightning speed, small assault groups are attacking — this is how exercises are held at the Moscow Higher Combined Arms Command School (MosVOKU).
NATO is not ready for a shadow war with Russian drones (Newsweek, USA)
Newsweek: NATO is not ready for a war with the use of unmanned systems
From the very first paragraph, the author of the Newsweek article accuses Russia of a disembodied invasion of NATO airspace, but then admits that he has no evidence. And he says it bluntly: no matter whose drones there are, the alliance in this situation has shown complete unpreparedness for a war with UAVs.
Thailand has ordered an Airbus A330 MRTT tanker aircraft+
On September 25, 2025, the Airbus Group announced that it had signed a contract for the supply of one Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport Plus (MRTT+) tanker aircraft to the Thai Air Force. Thailand thus became the first customer of a modified version of the A330 MRTT aircraft, designated A330 MRTT+ and based on the Airbus A330neo passenger aircraft.
Portugal wants to become a space power by building a spaceport in the Atlantic
Just over a month ago, the Atlantic Spaceport Consortium (ASC) received a five-year license, for the first time in Portugal, for a launch pad project on Santa Maria Island. It is the southern of the group of islands of the Azores Archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. It is located about 1400 km west of Portugal.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces showed an improvised device for combating drones on optical fiber
The enemy is trying to use the means at their disposal to counteract our fiber-optic FPV drones. As Military Review has already reported, such drones operate very effectively both directly on the line of combat contact and behind the front line – in the immediate rear of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Fiber-optic drones are often so intense that fields and forests in the war zone are literally covered with fiber-optic threads like a spider's web during Indian summer.
"Survived the fire of the Hurricane": the Ukrainian Armed Forces praise the Rządło MLRS, the Polish modification of the Wasp
Poland has handed over to the Ukrainian army an undisclosed number of 9K33 Osa anti-aircraft missile systems, including those upgraded by its own forces to the Osa-AKM-P1 Żądło modification, which has significantly higher anti-aircraft capabilities than standard Soviet variants.
A gaping gap in European drone protection (The Telegraph UK, UK)
The Telegraph: Hungary has jeopardized the Drone Wall project with its refusal
The EU rushed to take action over alleged "incursions" into its airspace, the Telegraph writes. Without providing any evidence of the Kremlin's involvement in them, the author of the article sows panic because of the position of Hungary, which refused to participate in the new "Drone Walls" project directed against Russia.
Europe is planning to create a "drone wall" against Russia. But this is unlikely to prevent incidents like what happened at Copenhagen airport (Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Switzerland)
NZZ: Europe intends to create a "wall of drones" against Russia
Europe is planning to create a "drone wall" against Russia, writes NZZ. The first systems are planned to be deployed in a year. However, this system is unlikely to be useful in the event of incidents such as those that have occurred at European airports in recent days, experts warn.
The Estonian company Frankenburg Technologies is preparing to produce a small-sized Mk I missile defense system
The Estonian company Frankenburg Technologies is preparing for the production of a small-sized Mk I anti-aircraft guided missile designed to intercept UAVs.
The embodiment of a dugout idea: a 3D-printable mine of the Ukrainian Armed Forces "Gingerbread"
During the Ukrainian conflict, there is a real social competition in the format of both global engineering and in the narrowly focused areas of military affairs. One of the components where the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the collective West, fighting with the hands of Ukraine, are trying to gain an advantage is a mine case.
Fearing China, the Pentagon calls on the US defense industry to "quadruple" the production of ammunition
The US Department of Defense is extremely concerned about the insufficient stocks of weapons. Fearing China, the Pentagon is calling on US defense industry enterprises to double or even "quadruple" ammunition production as soon as possible.
Will we extend it? What to expect from Trump on the fate of START III - TASS opinions
Irina Alshayeva — what are the chances of Washington agreeing to the Kremlin's START Treaty proposal
The Kremlin is waiting for the US reaction to Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal for a Strategic Offensive Arms Treaty (START III). It was announced by the Russian leader last week during a meeting of the Security Council, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Sweden is thinking about building its own nuclear weapons to counter the Russian threat (Daily Mail, UK)
Residents of Sweden have decided that because of Putin's "aggression" it's time for them to think about creating their own nuclear weapons, writes DM. Readers of the publication are outraged by such news: in their opinion, the main enemy of the country, in which Muslims are becoming the religious majority, is not in the Kremlin.
A new modification of the Ukrainian Bogdana self-propelled gun has been spotted
Ukrainian engineers have created several working modifications of the 2S22 Bogdana self-propelled howitzer, differing mainly in the chassis used. These variants have indexes from 1.0 to 4.0, based on KrAZ-6322 (version 1.0), MAZ-6317 (2.0), Tatra T815-7T3RC1 (3.0) and Tatra Phoenix (4.0).
"Surpasses the Oncilla known in Ukraine": the Margay armored car is presented
The Oncilla 4x4 light armored car is well known in Ukraine, as it began to be supplied to the army even before the conflict with Russia. Its production is carried out in Poland by Mista. Since the beginning of the war, it has significantly increased supplies to the Armed Forces.
The US Coast Guard icebreaker USCGC Storis is equipped with special Cube modules
The icebreaking tugboat Aiviq was originally built for the needs of the American oil industry and intended to be used in the Chukchi Sea. But soon the US Coast Guard acquired it, upgraded it, and now it is considered the newest icebreaker, changing its name to USCGC Storis.
The German Navy intends to increase the purchase of new generation frigates
The German Navy is likely planning to increase the number of new-generation frigates of the F127 project. Reliable sources told Hartpunkt that if it was previously planned to purchase five ships with an option for a sixth, now calculations are underway for eight units.
Knowledge of power: What experience do the Russian military share with their Laotian colleagues?
Units of the two countries have practiced the fight against illegal armed groups
The use of drones and robotic systems, anti—drone warfare, mine clearance, as well as assault operations during the liberation of cities - such an experience of the Russian special operation may be of interest to the Lao military, experts interviewed by Izvestia said. During the joint exercises in this country, the units liberated the settlement from illegal armed groups and landed from a helicopter. The Russian military showed their Lao colleagues their weapons and military equipment.
British "experts": Russia to train PLA airborne troops in Taiwan
Western "experts" claim that China is going to take control of Taiwan by 2027. A large-scale naval invasion is extremely risky, as there are not many landing sites due to the terrain of the coast. Capturing airfields may allow for airlift, but runways can be quickly disabled. Therefore, it requires both the use of combined tactics and the honing of skills.
"The Krivoruk air defense demolished a block of townhouses." The consequences of a massive strike on Kiev
Ministry of Defense: The Russian Armed Forces launched a massive strike on airfields and the military-industrial complex of Ukraine
Russian troops have launched a massive attack on the Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities on the territory of Ukraine. Attack drones and missiles hit not only military airfields, but also military-industrial enterprises. Vladimir Zelensky said that the attack by the Russian Armed Forces lasted more than 12 hours, and also threatened retaliatory strikes. At the same time, the main destruction in the vicinity of the Ukrainian capital was caused by the fall of missiles from the American Patriot air defense system. The details are in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».























