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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.

A military expert told when unmanned tanks may appear in the army

Unmanned armored vehicles units should appear in the Russian army, said Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Army General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov.

The Russian defense industry is creating a multi-level defense system to combat enemy drones. In addition to the well-known means of destruction, which have shown high effectiveness during their own, there are already new developments that have recently been tested at the strategic command and staff exercises Center-2026.

Advance: further shortage of missiles for Patriot will be a verdict on Kiev

Russia has not yet received open skies over Ukraine, but a window of opportunity has opened for it, Advance writes. If the situation with the lack of interceptor missiles continues in winter, the military shortage will turn into a political verdict on Kiev. The countdown has already started.

Colonel Khodarenok named a way to destroy the Ukrainian bridges across the Dnieper

Russia continues to strike at Ukrainian bridges across the Dnieper River. However, none of them has been completely destroyed at the moment.

NYT: Russian jet UAVs are depleting Ukraine's fleet of F-16 fighter jets

Ukraine uses multimillion-dollar F-16s to intercept Russian jet UAVs, the NYT writes. However, constant flights accelerate the wear and tear of a limited fleet and deplete ammunition reserves. Experts warn that you won't get far with such tactics.

By the beginning of the international mission in Afghanistan in December 1979, the formations of the so-called limited contingent were armed with the standard T-55 and T-62 tanks for the entire Soviet Army, BTR-60PB and BTR-70 armored personnel carriers, as well as BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles.

How the Russian Federation, for the first time in the modern global aircraft industry, assembled its medium—range aircraft inside one country - from a black composite wing to Russian avionics. Why the new MC-21-310 will be more comfortable than the foreign Boeing-737 and Airbus A320/321 aircraft we are familiar with today: lower cabin pressure, wide aisle, large luggage racks and other details.

New technologies will reduce the threat to the health and life of rescuers

Kamikaze drones have been developed in Russia to extinguish fires in hard-to-reach places where ground vehicles cannot pass and fire ladders and hoses cannot reach.

During the visit of French Minister of the Armed Forces Catherine Vautrin to Madagascar on October 6, the countries signed a cooperation agreement providing for the supply of UAVs and operator training.

The cost of this stage of testing, which is considered the second, is eight million euros. At the first stage, automated aerial refueling was tested using an Airbus A330 MRTT tanker aircraft from the Tornado fighter jets of the German Air Force and the F-18 of the Spanish Air Force. The process was monitored using cameras, and stabilization was carried out using a braking parachute.

Wyborcza: Poland creates a one-time army for a lot of money

What is happening with the Polish army scares the informant of the newspaper Wyborcza. Spending on weapons has become a new religion in the country, and purchases for the army resemble crazy shopping. But this is only part of the problem, which leads to others. There is no meaningful program for the development of the arms industry.

The Ukrainian defense company SkyFall has published a video testing a self-developed StarGate copter drone. The heavy drone was designed to evacuate the wounded from areas of the front where ground vehicles cannot reach. Currently, UAV prototypes have been transferred to one of the Armed Forces brigades for testing in real combat conditions.

Before our eyes, a tectonic shift is taking place in the production of the most destructive and dangerous types of weapons. Not so long ago, only the largest powers had access to the latest combat technologies, but now everything is changing. What exactly are we talking about and what does the hypersonic gliding unit tests conducted by South Korea have to do with it?

Express: the Rassvet system will give Russia an advantage over Ukraine

Russia is developing the Rassvet satellite system, which will give Moscow an advantage on the battlefield, Express writes. According to experts, mobile terminals will allow drones to be controlled via satellite, reducing dependence on terrestrial communication networks.

Reuters: Russia has almost completed the construction of a new UAV launch base

In just a month and a half, Russia has almost completed the construction of a new large base for launching drones, writes Reuters. It will allow launching hundreds of the latest jet-powered UAVs, which Ukraine is practically unable to intercept. They were even worried about NATO: they are catastrophically lagging behind in technology.