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04.04.2025
Известия.ru

Evening drone: agricultural UAV units appeared in the army

Heavy drones will be used in the dark

The troops began to create branches of agricultural drones. They are equipped with agricultural copters and their analogues. Such vehicles can carry tens of kilograms of combat load and destroy fortifications and equipment, or carry other drones on board. Separating them into separate units is an effective solution, experts say.

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"Retaliatory strike" on Trump's duties: The UK may revoke the license for stealth technology for F-47 fighter jets

US President Donald Trump has actually unleashed an international trade war by greatly increasing import duties on goods from several countries at once. Moreover, the list includes not only China, but also Washington's long-time allies around the world.

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ЦАМТО

Sweden confirms purchase of BTA C-390 Millennium aircraft

On April 1, the Brazilian company Embraer Defense and Security announced that Sweden had officially committed to purchase four C-390 Millennium multipurpose aircraft from the company.

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ИноСМИ

Two reasons why Russia is expanding production of Su-35 fighter jets (Military Watch Magazine, USA)

MWM: Su-35 showed excellent performance in the Ukrainian conflict

Su-35 fighters have shown excellent performance in the Ukrainian conflict, writes Military Watch Magazine. The production of these reliable and powerful combat aircraft has been increased, they are supplied not only to the Russian Aerospace Forces, but also to other countries.

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The second prototype Il-114-300 newly built aircraft

As reported by PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (UAC - part of Rostec State Corporation), on March 30, 2025, the third prototype Il-114-300 aircraft (OP-3, serial number 1001, registration number) made its first flight from the airfield of PJSC UAC's Lukhovitsky Aviation Plant (LAZ) named after P.A. Voronin. number 54116), which is also the second aircraft of this type of new construction.

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The owner of the Saiga: Izvestia correspondent completed a course on destroying kamikaze drones

The best athletes are involved in the training of military personnel

As kamikaze drones with fiber-optic cable control spread, smoothbore rifles became the main means of protection for soldiers. But they have never been in service, so there is no practice of using them.

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Военное обозрение

The American F-35B pilot, whose fighter jet flew without him after ejecting, told his version of what happened.

The United States Marine Corps partially found Charles Del Pizzo guilty of losing an F-35B fighter jet on September 17, 2023, which flew without a pilot after ejecting for almost 12 minutes before crashing to the ground. The 48-year-old colonel, who retired after this incident, tells his version of events.

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"Indicates a high level of combat realism": the PLA used the YJ-21 missile in large-scale exercises off the coast of Taiwan

The large-scale exercises of the People's Liberation Army of China off the coast of Taiwan involve advanced weapons – a Type 054A frigate, a DF-15 ballistic missile, an H-6K bomber and a Y-20 transport aircraft. This is reported by the Global Times. The publication notes that during the exercises, in particular, the YJ-21 air-launched ballistic missile, which was previously presented at an air show in China, was seen.

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02.04.2025
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Bengali Shooting Gallery: How will the Indra Navy - 2025 Russian-Indian exercises take place?

During the maneuvers, the sailors will fire, conduct a rescue operation and search for a submarine

An operation to assist an emergency ship, search and block a submarine, and artillery firing — such elements were included in the program of the Indra Navy - 2025 Russian-Indian naval exercises that started on Monday in the Bay of Bengal.

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The Russian Air Force has received new Su-35 fighters, but further export growth may reduce domestic purchases (Military Watch Magazine, USA)

MWM: Russia intends to accelerate production of military aircraft

The Su-35, combining power, range and modern electronics, has aroused the interest of foreign buyers, writes MWM. After China, Iran and Algeria ordered the planes, which confirms the demand for fighters on the world market.

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Can Europe stand up to Russia militarily? (Der Spiegel, Germany)

Der Spiegel: Turkey may turn away from NATO for the sake of friendship with Moscow

The Europeans are well aware that their own air defense systems are useless, writes Der Spiegel. Therefore, the leaders of the EU countries, having got it into their heads that Moscow would definitely attack them, decided to act "preemptively" — and have already begun to develop missiles for attacks on Russian territory.

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Naked Science

The United States has launched the production of a new strategic thermonuclear bomb

The new thermonuclear munition will be able to hit buried targets, while its use does not require visible ICBM launches from space. At the same time, the bomb is hardly particularly effective against powerful countries.

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Brazil: defense spending, military-economic potential, and the structure of arms imports/exports

For the International Defense Exhibition LAAD 2025, CAMTO publishes statistical material on military expenditures, military-economic potential and the structure of imports of Brazilian military equipment.

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The secret military partnership between the United States and Ukraine: key findings (The New York Times, USA)

NYT: The United States intervened in the Ukrainian conflict much more actively than previously thought

The United States was much more involved in the Ukrainian conflict than it was willing to admit, the NYT investigation says. Kiev and Washington interacted at the intelligence, strategic and technological levels. The most provocative steps were taken in special secrecy, the author confides.

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From Siberia with love: a drone with a range of a thousand kilometers has been developed in the Russian Federation

The drone will be in demand as a bomber or a transport UAV

A prototype of a large unmanned aircraft has been created in Siberia. The range of the new drone is one thousand kilometers. At this distance, it can deliver at least 200 kg of payload. It will also be in demand as a military transport or drone bomber. Initially, it was created as a transport UAV for the eastern regions of the country, where the distance between settlements is often measured in hundreds of kilometers. Moreover, he does not need a runway, he can "unload" by parachute.

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The Australian Air Force is due to receive the first RTR MC-55A Peregrine aircraft in 2025.

The first MC-55A Peregrine electronic warfare and reconnaissance aircraft is expected to be delivered to the Australian Air Force in 2025.

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Partnership: The Secret History of the Ukrainian Conflict (The New York Times, USA)

NYT: The US military has been leading the actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces since the beginning of the conflict

The US military has been leading the actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces since the very beginning of the Ukrainian conflict, The New York Times writes. The publication told about their secret joint actions against Russia, it is noted that the publication is based on several hundred interviews.

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Деловая газета "Взгляд"

Ukraine's begging has reached cosmic proportions

Plans to create space forces have been announced in Kiev. By 2030, Ukraine plans to receive national satellites for military purposes. Experts point to the country's lack of financial and intellectual resources to implement the initiative. Why is Bankova dreaming of a cosmic renaissance and how should Russia respond to these threats?

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Unmanned lesson: in Russia, schoolchildren and students began to learn how to assemble UAVs

Thanks to such studies, some of them will be able to find themselves in the field of programming or engineering, experts say

Students and schoolchildren will be able to gain practical skills in working with UAVs under the guidance of developers of unmanned vehicles and operators from the free zone. The new project "Assemble a Drone" is being launched in educational institutions in St. Petersburg and Moscow. Students will be able to acquire basic technical competencies that will be useful when choosing a future profession, experts say.

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Военное обозрение

Promising J-36 fighter jets of the Chinese Air Force are capable of turning the US military base on Guam into an "open-air aviation museum"

The technological struggle between China and the United States is gaining momentum in virtually any area, including the military-technical one. One of the areas of this kind of competition is work on the creation of a sixth–generation fighter (according to the Chinese classification – the fifth) generation. In China, this is the J-36 fighter, which has already made several sorties and "lit up" in the photo. The Americans have the F-47 NGAD, which has already caused a scandal due to the fact that its creation was entrusted to Boeing, and not Lockheed Martin, which is used to raking in all orders in the field of creating fighter aircraft models.

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