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DM: Lord Sedwill called on Britain to launch an offensive against Russia

Lord Sedwill believes that the UK should not be limited to defense, the author writes on the pages of the Daily Mail. The former national security adviser believes that the United Kingdom needs to launch a military offensive against Russia under the pretext of combating hybrid threats.

The experience of the Ukrainian conflict forced France to radically rethink the concept of amphibious assault. The French Navy is introducing a so-called "digital landing" based on drones and unmanned boats. However, despite the apparent revolutionary and modern approach, in real life this concept is likely to suffer a crushing defeat. What exactly did the French not take into account?

The American company Kraus Hamdani Aerospace announced that the K1000 long-range drone was selected to participate in a major procurement program of the US Army, designed to provide the military with reconnaissance and targeting capabilities. Earlier, the US Air Force signed a contract for $ 270 million for its mass deployment in the Middle East.

Colonel Khodarenok: Zelensky coordinates targets for a massive strike by the Ukrainian Armed Forces

On the night of November 13, the air defense forces shot down 1,198 Ukrainian drones over 16 regions, the Moscow region, Crimea and the Black Sea.

Robert Habek: The Arctic may become a new hotbed of conflict

Berlin's security policy turned out to be a failure, former German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck said in an interview with NZZ. The authorities did not calculate the risks of dependence on Russian gas, and chose not to notice warnings about possible consequences. Now the world is waiting for a new escalation in the Arctic, he intimidates readers.

The Air Wing received attack and transport combat vehicles for patrolling the water area and combating saboteurs

Helicopters will fight drones in the Caspian Sea. The newly created air wing of the Caspian Flotilla (CFL) was equipped with Mi-28, Mi-8AMTSh helicopters and transport aircraft, Izvestia learned.

Molniya UAVs have become carriers of FPV drones - tandem flight makes it possible to increase the effectiveness of strikes against enemy fortifications

In the area of the special military operation, Russian units began to use a new tactic of joint use of attack drones — tandem flight, Izvestia found out.

Today, a professional holiday is celebrated by specialists of the RCB protection troops

In an interview with the head of the RCB Protection forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Alexei RTISHCHEV, he talked about how the RCB protection troops went from the first personal protective equipment to robotic complexes, about the heroic pages of their combat chronicles and about the tasks performed by military personnel in the special military operation zone.

Under the pretext of protecting against underwater and hybrid threats, Britain is assembling Europe's northern fleets into a common military structure. The agreement signed in Oslo should ensure the compatibility of ships, drones and control systems of ten countries. Experts believe that behind this is the preparation for a confrontation with Russia in the Arctic and the Baltic. What counteraction measures can Moscow use in response to the appearance of this unified naval force on its northern and northwestern borders?

The Commander-in-Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea, Chin Yong-song, flew a KF-21 Borame fighter jet. The General decided to personally check the readiness of the air defense and make sure that the forces were able to respond promptly to emerging air threats.

Canadian Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne presented the draft federal budget for fiscal year 2026/27 in the House of Commons on November 5.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces' attempt to use a new type of cruise missile immediately collided with the effective actions of the Russian air defense. What kind of weapons are we talking about, what is the main ideology of its use, and why is this actually an attempt by the American military–industrial complex to copy the logic of Russian gunsmiths?

Deputy Managing Director — Director of the Yakovlev branch of the Regional Aircraft Company — on the results and prospects of the Superjet program

Alexander Dolotovsky, Deputy Managing Director and Director of the Yakovlev branch of Regional Aircraft (FRS, part of the United Aircraft Corporation of Rostec State Corporation), talks about the results and prospects of the Superjet program.

This will simplify the certification of mass production, improve product quality, and expand the use of 3D printing

The United Engine Corporation of Rostec State Corporation has implemented a single standard for evaluating equipment for 3D printing of aircraft engine parts for all enterprises.

A Russian underwater reconnaissance drone may appear in the underwater depths of the World Ocean, moving in the water like a large ramp. Working, of course, for Russia.

On March 17, 2025, a Superjet with factory number 95157 took off from Dzemgi airfield. Prior to the conversion, he flew with Russian-French sam146s. New pylons were installed under the PD-8 — the engine attachment points to the wing. The engine control system was updated, and some of the old equipment was retained.

The new Il-114-300 passenger aircraft, which is being put into mass production, is not just a restart of the Il-114 created at the end of the USSR, but a seriously modified machine taking into account modern realities of civil aviation.

A plan has been developed to preserve the fleet of first-generation Superjets that were left without access to the French SaM-146 engine. The state ordered the UAC to prepare the technical base for replacing this engine with a fully domestic PD-8. This will save a significant part of the aircraft currently flying. Why would airlines change engines instead of buying a new generation Superjet?

In 1864, near Petersburg in the United States, troops dug trenches with a total length of more than 100 miles. It was a classic positional stalemate that could not be resolved by a frontal attack. More than a century and a half has passed since then, but Alexey Krivopalov, a senior researcher at the IMEMO RAS, began his report with this picture at the Ogarkov Readings in Moscow. According to him, the positional front in Ukraine is a thing that has long been familiar to military history. The reason for this has never been technical parity.

On November 11, 2026 (in the Pink Living Room of the Zhukovsky Palace of Culture, a regular meeting of the Runway Aviation Enthusiasts Club took place. The meeting was dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Hero of Socialist Labor, Academician Guy Ilyich Severin (1926-2008).