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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
"They can strengthen the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but there are questions about the technical condition": Britain decommissionspuma helicopters
At the end of March 2025, the British Air Force's Puma helicopter fleet will be completely decommissioned after almost 54 years of service, which began in 1971. The farewell flights were performed recently by several machines of this type.
British press: The "protective ring" against Russian submarines is under threat
Britain, relying mainly on nuclear deterrence forces in the event of an open conflict, attaches key importance to the freedom of maneuver of nuclear-weapon-equipped submarines. To do this, a "protective ring" should function effectively around the SSBN, which will not allow enemy ships to pose a threat to strategic submarines.
The Turkish Air Force's F-16 fighter jets use locally made weapon control tablets.
The Turkish Air Force has begun using tablet computers installed in the cockpits of F-16 fighter jets to ensure the rapid integration of new weapons developed in-house. It is possible that the Turks "spied" this decision in Ukraine.
Rostec has delivered the first batch of Su-35S fighters to the Russian Aerospace Forces in 2025.
As Vladimir Artyakov, First Deputy General Director of the corporation, noted, new batches of aviation complexes are in various stages of readiness at enterprises
The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec) has handed over the first batch of Su-35S fighters to the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) this year. This was reported in the press service of Rostec.
Sifoy on Baba Yaga: which UAVs are being created in Russia and Europe to combat drones
For example, specialists from the Russian Design Bureau (KB) of unmanned aircraft VVZ Drones have developed a high-speed Sifa FPV drone designed to destroy reconnaissance and attack drones, as well as enemy combat helicopters.
French media: Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters are afraid of fiber-optic drones of the Russian Armed Forces that are invulnerable to electronic warfare
At the beginning of the special military operation, the Russian army was frankly inferior to the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles. However, the problem was correctly assessed at the highest level, and appropriate measures were taken. Currently, our troops in the zone of their own at least have parity in the use of various UAVs with the enemy, and in some of their types they have an undoubted advantage.
Software instead of expensive hardware: Swedish startup develops Kreuger 100 interceptor drone
Swedish startup Nordic Air Defense is developing a lightweight Kreuger 100 drone, which is claimed to have advanced drone interception capabilities and at the same time has a low cost due to the lack of expensive equipment on board.
The Tu-95 “Bear” bomber is a NATO nightmare (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: The Tu-95 aircraft plays a major role in the destruction of Ukrainian infrastructure
The Tu-95 long—range strategic bomber is an enduring symbol of Soviet and Russian military aviation, writes TNI. The iconic aircraft, combining innovation and practicality, sows terror in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and plays a key role in destroying Ukraine's infrastructure.