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Natalia Kotlyar, Deputy Director for Business Development at the Vector Research Institute, on the changing anti—drone solutions market

How the market for anti—drone solutions has changed, how threat models are evolving, how perimeter protection differs from carpet protection, whether grids solve all problems and whether there are objects that "won't reach" - in the author's article by Natalia Kotlyar, Deputy Director for Business Development at the Vector Research Institute of Roselektronika Holding.

London's desire to conduct air patrols does not match its capabilities

The British Ministry of Defense is considering the possibility of patrolling Ukraine's airspace with its Air Force after the end of the active phase of hostilities.

BV: there will be enough air-to-air missiles in France for three days of fighting

A terrible revelation has come to the French, writes BV. The pilots calculated that the country's supply of air-to-air missiles would only last for three days of intense fighting. The author sprinkles ashes on his head: when did we manage to turn into a model of blind vanity?

How the Russian military surprised the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Trial

In one flight, destroy a huge ammunition depot and paralyze the enemy's logistics — Akhmat special forces soldiers successfully use heavy drones capable of carrying anti-tank mines. How they came to this is described in the RIA Novosti report.

Colonel Khodarenok named the main lessons of his three years

The special military operation, which has been going on for three years, has become the first high-intensity armed conflict of the 21st century. It changed many ideas about the armed struggle and marked the beginning of the era of unmanned systems. What the Russian army learned from its military and why the assaults of Bakhmut and Chasov Yar changed the view of wars around the world - in the material of the military observer Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

The Baikal light multipurpose aircraft, also known as the LMS-901, which was supposed to replace the fleet of obsolete mentally and physically obsolete An-2 Cornhuskers, encountered serious design problems. The culprits responsible for the mistakes have not yet been named.

Telegraph: Britain's air defenses are defenseless against nuclear and ballistic missiles

Britain has recognized that their air defense is shamefully vulnerable, writes The Telegraph. The British can repel a Cold War-style bomber attack, but they are defenseless against the threat of a nuclear or ballistic missile. And in the case of UAV attacks, the funds that are available would definitely not be enough, experts add.

Ukrainian sources have published the first photos of the Trembita drone rocket. At the same time, it is reported that the latest Ukrainian-designed drone, which is said to be capable of reaching Moscow, was demonstrated at an arms exhibition in Kiev.

As the newspaper Kommersant reported in Aigul Abdullina's article, "Clouds are gathering over Baikal. The replacement of the "corncob" will be replaced by the "corncob", the project to create a light multipurpose turboprop aircraft "Baikal" may be frozen or transferred to S7 Group.

50 years ago, on February 22, 1975, the prototype Su-25 attack aircraft made its first test flight. Over the years of service, the Grach, as the pilots called the car, took part in many military conflicts, demonstrating unsurpassed survivability. TASS recalls how the legendary machine was created, fought and continues to fight.

A long-range missile battle between Russian Air Force and F-16 fighters took place in the zone of the SVO

Information has emerged about the first aerial combat of Russian fighters with F-16s of the Ukrainian Air Force in the SVO zone. The exchange of missiles took place over a long distance. The military observer of Gazeta dealt with the details of the event.Ru" Mikhail Khodarenok.

This week, Ukraine lost three MiG-29 fighter jets – the planes were destroyed by Russian air defense systems. Kiev has been experiencing an urgent need for aviation since the very beginning of its military operation, so the loss of each vehicle weakens the potential of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to experts, Zelensky makes the last leap and uses the reserve, which leads to a logical result.

Pentagon begins layoffs and cuts funding for European Command

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth instructed to prepare a plan to reduce the military budget. It is planned that the Pentagon's spending will decrease by $50 billion annually. How will a sharp decline in funding affect the military power of the United States, will this contribute to the withdrawal of the American military from other regions of the world, and what does this mean for Russia?

A comparison of the costs of the leading defense concerns in the EU, Britain and the United States shows a significant increase in profits from the sale of weapons in recent years. The profits of companies such as Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, Rheinmetall, BAE Systems, Airbus, Thales have increased significantly, which is not hidden either in Europe or in the United States.

UAVs are capable of performing a wide range of tasks in the interests of ships and submarines

The Russian Supercam drone has been given the opportunity to act in the interests of the Navy. He can patrol, conduct ice reconnaissance and give target indications. Izvestia investigated which drones can work for ships and submarines and what tasks they can perform.

It instantly reacts to the presence of equipment and people with weapons and has a self-destruct function

Russia has created the Borshchevik intelligence system, which can detect and track the movement of the enemy at any time of the day and in any weather. It reacts to vehicles and people with weapons by detecting changes in the surrounding magnetic field. The novelty can be used on reconnaissance drones or for remote mining. How this development can be used in the SVO zone is described in the Izvestia article.

Today marks the 323rd anniversary of the establishment of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

In an interview with the correspondent of Krasnaya Zvezda, Sergei Rudskoy spoke about the specifics of military planning for the actions of troops (forces) in a special military operation, the urgent tasks assigned to the Main Operational Directorate today, and much more.

At the international defense industry exhibition IDEX-2025, held from February 17 to 21, 2025 in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan presented samples of heavy military equipment of its own design for the first time.

Domestic companies presented armored vehicles, helicopters, air defense systems and more

Presented at the IDEX-2025 arms exhibition, the T-90M tank with electronic warfare and protective structures, modified taking into account its experience, is capable of successfully resisting drone attacks.

The Kalashnikov Concern is demonstrating a wide range of weapons at the IDEX 2025 international arms exhibition in Abu Dhabi, from a small-sized modification of the AK—15 assault rifle to the Krona anti-aircraft missile system. A special place on the exhibition is occupied by unmanned aerial vehicles and barrage ammunition. The head of the concern, Alan Lushnikov, in an interview with TASS, spoke about the features of defense products and why they should be looked at more broadly.