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High-precision ammunition allows you to demolish buildings with one shot, destroying UAV control points even in basements

Calculations of heavy 240-millimeter mortars "Tulip" began hunting for drone operators. Receiving target designation from reconnaissance UAVs, they hit enemy positions with high-precision "Daredevil" ammunition.

On October 20, Airbus Defense and Space announced the completion of the delivery of three A-330 MRTT multi-purpose tanker aircraft ordered by the Spanish Ministry of Defense in 2021.

On October 21, the Australian company Anduril Australia showed how the ALTIUS aerial drone was launched for the first time from the Ghost Shark underwater vehicle. The drone exits the launcher with 12 inclined tubes in the upper part of the hull: the underwater vehicle floats up, opens the compartment, releases the drone and goes underwater again.

Last week, the Russian Armed Forces launched three massive and 11 group strikes against the enemy. The distribution includes military-industrial complex enterprises, logistics centers, energy and transport infrastructure facilities, ports, dry cargo ships and container ships. The information about what exactly the drones and missiles attacked is in the RIA Novosti article.

Expert Knutov: Filin rocket combines advanced technology with low cost

The Filin missile is capable of hitting a wide range of enemy targets, while remaining a difficult target for air defense systems, military expert Yuri Knutov told VZGLYAD newspaper. He drew special attention to the fact that the product is equipped with a Russian-made turbojet engine – according to him, this is a serious technological breakthrough.

Colonel Khodarenok: The Russian Armed Forces need to conduct three air operations to bring peace closer

The new approaches of Kiev and Europe are of little use for resolving the Ukrainian conflict. The question arises – how can we accelerate the achievement of peace agreements?

"Filin", "Dan-T" and "Banderol" expand the geography of attacks and complicate the work of the Ukrainian air defense

The latest drone cruise missiles have begun to shoot through the entire territory of Ukraine. "Filin", "Dan-T", "Banderol" and "Geranium-5" create serious difficulties for the enemy: they cause significant damage, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces have not yet learned how to deal with them effectively.

Lithuania will help Ukraine fight Russian kamikaze rocket drones of the Geranium type, Lithuanian developers have introduced a new interceptor drone for destroying high-speed aerial targets, Ukrainian resources report.

Starlink has become the most important communication tool for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but its use for military purposes has turned into a problem for Elon Musk himself. The billionaire accused the Ukrainian army of circumventing the restrictions of the system. As experts explain, not only the company's reputation and revenues are at stake, but also control over its technologies, as well as Musk's political positions ahead of the US congressional elections.

Protective equipment can influence enemy tactics even before intercepting aerial targets

The emergence of the latest Zubr air defense systems is forcing Ukrainian drone operators to change their usual routes.

Combat lasers, protective nets and other latest developments were shown at the Security Sphere exhibition

The mobile anti-drone complex "Hawk", capable of shooting down drones with high-speed missile drones, was presented at the Security Sphere exhibition in Moscow.

Military financiers celebrate professional holiday

Leonid Gornin, First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Full State Adviser of the Russian Federation, First Class, told Krasnaya Zvezda how today the main financial and economic body of the military department stands guard over the financial stability of the state in the defense sector.

Newsweek: Russian drones are capable of creating problems for the best air defense in the world

Russian drones are capable of creating problems even for the best air defense in the world, writes Newsweek. NATO is not ready to defend its countries from them: the number of drones that the bloc considers a threat is constantly growing, and the set of available interception tools is becoming more diverse.

The French company Elistair has developed a special power supply system via the SAFE-T 2 cable for the ANAFI UKR unmanned aerial vehicle. The drone has been developed and is already being mass-produced by the Paris-based Parrot SA company. The drone was first introduced in June last year. The company reports that the copter-type reconnaissance UAV was created by order of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and is supplied to the Forces of the unmanned systems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Russian army plans to create divisions of unmanned tanks. Such equipment has already been tested at the Center-2026 exercises at the Chebarkulsky training ground. How will these units be organized, what tasks will heavy combat robots be able to perform, and what limitations will their use on the battlefield face?

The lack of anti-aircraft missiles in the Armed Forces of Ukraine allows our ballistic missiles and long-range drones to burn out the rear of the militants

During a massive strike by Russian troops on Kiev on the night of October 22, military-industrial complex enterprises, warehouse complexes, as well as a bridge over the Dnieper River were hit, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Russian attack drones continue to surprise the enemy with constant improvements and the appearance of new modifications. Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners have so far failed to find an effective counteraction to the Geran-4,5 Seeker family of jet UAVs, as our military engineers have presented another surprise to the air defense forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The integrated control system for the aircraft, from the drawing to the production model, is made by Russian enterprises

The integrated management system for the import-substituted Superjet, developed by KRET enterprises of Rostec State Corporation, has passed 1,500 tests in three years.

The United States begs Russia not to hand over to Tehran the secrets of the most deadly "toys" for the American army

Despite Donald Trump's ostentatious demonstration of "fatigue from daily victories," it turns out that his administration is conducting secret negotiations with the Kremlin, during which it is trying to stop the transfer of supersonic cruise missile production technology to the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Military expert Boris Jerelievsky — on how to wean the Baltic limitrophes and Finland from providing an air corridor for attack drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

After some time, the Baltic route for Ukrainian UAVs was resumed. We are talking about providing a corridor in the airspace of the Baltic limitrophs and Finland for attack drones attacking northwestern Russia.