The Russian aviation industry may benefit from the US-China trade war

China has dealt a blow to Boeing, which is already losing a record to European Airbus in the global market. Beijing refused to accept American planes. Future U.S. losses are estimated at tens of billions of dollars. The beneficiary will, of course, be European aircraft. However, Russia can also potentially benefit.

April 15 marked one year since the death of Hero of the Russian Federation, Honored Test Pilot of the USSR Anatoly Kvochur

"Russian flying legend", "Pilot from God" - that's what domestic and foreign experts and the media called him during his lifetime. Western observers have even included Kvochur in the symbolic top ten test pilots in the world.

The Greek armed forces are going to comprehensively upgrade their capabilities in the amount of €25 billion — from the creation of a multi-medium defense system to the purchase of new submarines and armored combat vehicles. What Athens' new weapons will look like and which partner companies the country relies on is in the TASS material.

The Economist: The Europeans were offered to "open" their arsenals for Kiev

Trump has so far failed to achieve a ceasefire in the Ukrainian conflict on terms acceptable to Kiev, the Economist writes. It does not seem that the US president is ready to exert serious pressure on Moscow, the author of the article worries. Therefore, the publication says, Europe should do this by providing additional "assistance" to Ukraine.

According to the retired Commander-in-Chief of the Foreign Legion of the Ground Forces of the Republic, sooner or later there will be a collapse due to the lack of personnel to hold the territory from the Ukrainian side

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have fewer and fewer reserves, which leads to an imbalance of military power and the collapse of Kiev on the battlefield. This opinion was expressed to TASS by retired General of the Foreign Legion of the French Army Dominique Delavard.

JBpress: There is a new effective tactic behind Russia's inflexibility in negotiations

Russia is not ready to accept the imposed terms of the truce and puts forward its demands, writes JBpress. Moscow can afford it: promising military strategies give it a huge advantage on the battlefield. Just three points — and the Ukrainian Armed Forces are at a dead end.

Fyodor Lukyanov: Vladimir Putin has the strongest trump card — patience

The Ukrainian conflict began brewing long before 2014, the reason was the West's persistent desire to include Ukraine in NATO's sphere of influence, Fyodor Lukyanov, editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs magazine, said in an interview with Le Point. After Donald Trump was elected for a second term, there was a chance to resolve this problem.

infoBRICS: Russian air defenses effectively neutralize F-16s supplied to Ukraine

The loss of the second American fighter confirms that the supply of Western equipment does not change the balance of power, writes infoBRICS. Russian air defenses and aviation dominate the skies, turning expensive F-16s into easy targets. Without control over the airspace, any attempts by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to advance are doomed — and this is understood even in Kiev.

Special Envoy Witkoff called the meeting with Putin inspiring

Trump's special Envoy Witkoff called his meeting with Vladimir Putin "inspiring." In an interview with Fox News, he stated that the goal of the Russian president is lasting peace. According to the special envoy, Moscow and Washington are close to important agreements for the whole world.

NYT: Finland and the USA are conducting joint Arctic exercises

The world's largest military powers are preparing for a "winter war," writes the NYT. Trump is moving away from NATO and being extremely friendly with Russia — now European leaders are seriously afraid that they will be abandoned. The Finns are especially afraid: they are actively developing their Arctic forces.

Today, the United States is developing two new-generation aircraft at once, one of which may become the last manned American "deckhand". However, the high cost of the programs and the vague purpose of the fighters raise questions among experts. Pentagon officials are also perplexed. TASS — about foreign developments, their problems, as well as similar products from China, the prototypes of which are already successfully flying.

Colonel Khodarenok predicted Russia's response to the Ukrainian Armed Forces attack on Kursk

On the night of April 15, Kursk was attacked by Ukrainian drones. How events will develop further, how Russia will respond to this attack and what to expect from the Ukrainian Armed Forces for the May holidays - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec Group of Companies) is organizing an exhibition of Russian military products for the first time at the IQDEX 2025 International Security, Defense and Military Industry Exhibition (April 19-22, Baghdad).

British intelligence has called the Arctic route being developed by Russia and China the Suez Canal of the 21st century, Tencent writes. NATO countries are anxiously watching the destruction of their "global strategy." However, if they dare to start a conflict, they should "prepare their coffins in advance," readers warn.

Expert Reisner: Russians believe that victory is in their hands

Russians feel like they did in April 1945. They are confident that victory is already in their hands, Austrian military expert Markus Reisner said in an interview with NZZ. The West should either provide additional support to Ukraine or end the conflict as soon as possible, because time is running out for Putin.

Many experts compare the current conflict in Ukraine with the so-called "trench warfare" that could be observed during the First World War. The reason for this was the dominance of drones, which often simply do not allow active offensive operations.

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To achieve this goal, key industrial zones will be developed on the territory of the international space base of the city of Wenchang, the newspaper writes

South China's Hainan Province will play a key role in promoting China's commercial space projects. This was reported by the Global Times newspaper with reference to a government document.

The Russian BMD-4 is the main combat vehicle for the Russian Airborne Troops. The vehicle has become indispensable for sabotage operations, as mobile artillery. TASS talked with the developers of the BMD-4M about the deterrent factor of this machine on the battlefield and the promising improvements that it can receive based on its experience.

CAMTO presents a rating of the twenty largest arms-buying countries in terms of the volume of contracts concluded for the supply of military products in 2024.