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Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov promised the appearance of unconventional types of weapons in Russia
The State Armament Program (GPV) will be aimed at creating non-traditional types of weapons, including directed energy weapons, kinetic weapons, as well as control systems using artificial intelligence and robotic complexes.
Turkish-made UAVs: ecosystem and combat experience
Continuation of the article on unmanned aircraft systems of Turkey (part I). This excerpt discusses the main types of ammunition used with Turkish UAVs. The full material is presented here .
Turkey has significantly increased the supply of PVN to Ukraine in the first quarter of 2022
According to official data, Ukraine purchased 30 times more military products in Turkey in the first quarter of 2022 (in value) than in the same period a year earlier.
Germany will arm existing Heron-TP UAVs with missiles
On April 6, the Budget Committee of the German Parliament at its meeting approved the allocation of 152.6 million euros for equipping MALE-class Heron-TP unmanned aerial vehicles available in the German Armed Forces with weapons.
British pilots were ordered to beware of the Russians
The Telegraph (UK): the pilots of the Royal Air Force were ordered not to respond to Russian actions in order not to provoke a world war
Young pilots of the Royal Air Force were banned from responding to Russia's actions over the Black Sea, writes The Telegraph. The commander of the British Air Force warned inexperienced pilots that this could lead to a global military conflict.
"Russian peacekeepers in Transnistria are too tough for Ukraine"
The expert explained why Kiev's threats to shoot down Russian Aerospace Forces planes over Tiraspol are impossible
Ukraine will shoot down military and military transport planes of the Russian Federation that will try to get into Transnistria, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense said. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how real the threats are.
The Ministry of Defense has published a video of the destruction of Ukrainian air defense systems by Su-30sm and Su-35 fighters
The Russian Defense Ministry has published footage of combat sorties of Su-30SM and Su-35 fighters during a special military operation in Ukraine. In a short comment to the story, it is said that the planes were used to destroy the air defense means of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Russian defense enterprises at the forum-exhibition "State Order"
At the XVII All-Russian Forum-exhibition "State Order", held from April 6 to 8 at the Skolkovo Innovation Center, Russian enterprises of the military-industrial complex presented their import-substituted products. The event was attended by Rostec Group, Rosoboronexport JSC, Almaz -Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region, United Aircraft Corporation PJSC, Kinetics Engineering Center for Prototyping of High Complexity of NUST MISIS and others.
Six military transport planes of the PLA Air Force landed in Belgrade
Six military transport planes of the PLA Air Force landed on Friday evening in Belgrade, appearing in the airspace of Europe from Turkey.
"The West has started a great hypersonic arms race"
Experts told why AUKUS announced the development of hypersonic weapons
The United States, Great Britain and Australia - members of the AUKUS military partnership, which was established in 2021 - have agreed to cooperate in the development of hypersonic weapons. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what contribution each of the countries can make to hypersonic cooperation and why they need it.
Yuri Slyusar: "The country needs planes"
The General Director of the United Aircraft Corporation, Yuri Slyusar, in an interview with the Rossiya 24 channel, told about the current stages of work on the Superjet and MS-21 projects, how the import substitution program is being implemented in the aviation industry, and called the challenges facing the Russian aviation industry in the new conditions.
SVO: The hunt for Ukrainian fuel depots and Western advisers continues
Missile strikes against specific targets and counteraction to attempts to establish an air bridge from Mariupol have been intensified
The specifics of the missile strikes of the last three days on the military infrastructure of Ukraine practically leaves no doubt about the preparation of active actions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the republican armies of Donbass against the largest Ukrainian group, which continues to occupy the most fortified territory in 8 years of conflict between Donetsk-Gulyai-Pole-Slavyansk-Lisichansk.
Assessment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Military-Political situation on the territory of modern Ukraine
Especially for Army.ru A study has been prepared by Rustem Klupov, former head of Intelligence of the Russian Ground Forces, Hero of Russia, a direct participant in the armed conflicts of recent decades.
The pause stretched: how is the regrouping of the Russian Armed Forces in the Donbass
The transferred units from the Kiev and Chernihiv directions are called upon to help the LDPR units
The Russian Armed Forces continue to launch air and missile strikes on fuel storage bases and military facilities of Ukraine during a special operation. At the same time, no significant progress at the front was officially reported. Experts believe that regrouping continues before a decisive offensive against the AFU troops in the Donbass. Meanwhile, the National Defense Control Center raised the issue of the treatment of Russian servicemen in captivity. In addition, the Russian military department announced the upcoming provocations by the nationalists.
The Russian military destroyed more than 400 drones during the special operation
The armed forces of the Russian Federation have destroyed more than 400 drones and up to 1,900 tanks and other armored vehicles since the beginning of the special operation in Ukraine, Major General Igor Konashenkov, the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, said on Thursday.
The United States is negotiating with Cyprus on the transfer of Russian-made VIVT to Ukraine
According to the Greek resource Ekathimerini, the US administration has appealed to the government of Cyprus with a request for the possibility of transferring to Ukraine the Russian-made air defense systems available in the country's Armed Forces, including the Tor-M1 air defense system, S-300 air defense systems, T-80U, BMP-3 and Mi-35 attack helicopters.
Turks about the purchase of F-16: we don't need this junk
Haber7 (Turkey): The US gave the green light to the sale of F-16 to Turkey
The State Department has approved a plan to sell F-16 fighter jets to Ankara, as this step "meets the interests of Washington," Haber7 reports. Readers of the publication are wondering why they are trying to sell junk and where the interests of Turkey itself are reflected in this deal.
One-way flight
Barrage ammunition in military conflicts
Analyzing the special military operation in Ukraine, many experts focus on the unjustifiably low use of barrage ammunition (BB).
Aviation and special operations
Kiev has requested the supply of Su-25 attack aircraft from Washington
Despite the high density of air defense fire, aviation is actively used by all parties to the conflict in Ukraine. In the six weeks that have passed since the beginning of the special military operation of the Russian troops to protect Donbass, there has not been a single day when downed planes, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) did not appear in the reports of the Russian Defense Ministry, the People's Militia of the Luhansk and Donetsk Republics, as well as the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
The reincarnation of the Crocodile: why does Russia need a flying cruiser
Dmitry Litovkin — about the modernization of the Mi-24P, which has repeatedly proven itself in combat
40-year-old Mi-24P machines are returning to service. In military circles, they are called "Crocodile" — helicopters built according to an airplane scheme, armored and extremely dangerous because of their striking capabilities.