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Useful curtain: Tanks are ready to fight FPV drones on fiber
A special design that looks like an umbrella will help preserve combat vehicles and crews
In Russia, they figured out how to protect tanks from fpv drones on fiber. The design looks like an umbrella, and is mounted on the turret of a tank, said Major General Sergei Shaleny, deputy head of the Main Armored Directorate (GABTU) of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. During the special operation, a large number of innovations were introduced aimed at increasing the survivability of armored vehicles. Izvestia managed to visit the military training ground and get acquainted with the latest models of protection of Russian tanks.
Rosoboronexport is organizing a single Russian exposition at Aero India 2025
Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec Group of Companies) is organizing a single Russian exposition at the XV International Aerospace Exhibition Aero India 2025, which will be held from February 10 to 14 at Yelahanka Air Force Base in Bangalore, India.
They flew without identification marks: photos of Mirage 2000-5F fighters flying through Polish airspace to Ukraine have been published
Photos of French Dassault Mirage 2000-5F fighters spotted in Polish airspace have been published online. It is reported that the planes followed a course to Ukraine. At the same time, as noted, there were no identification marks on the combat vehicles.
The scientific foundation of success in battle
The experience gained in combat is the most important criterion for the truth of military scientific theory
Today, no one doubts that in the modern world, almost any component of the functioning of the state mechanism has a scientific and theoretical basis, which is based on the crystallized and time-proven patterns of its development.
Bulgaria received the first F-16 fighter jet
Lockheed Martin Corporation announced that on January 31, 2025, at its facility in Greenville, South Carolina, it officially handed over to Bulgaria the first F-16 Block 70 (F-16V) fighter, out of 16 ordered. Bulgarian Defense Minister Atanas Zapryanov attended the ceremony of handing over the F-16D Block 70 two-seat fighter aircraft (serial number MW-01, USAF number 20-6001, Bulgarian tail number 301) to the Bulgarian Air Force.
The planetary "drone race" has begun - TASS Opinions
Nikita Danilov — about unmanned aircraft systems and the future of humanity next to them
Numerous reports of UAV attacks on Russian regions are not without reason causing concern among Russians and create a negative information background around the entire drone industry. Meanwhile, from the point of view of technological progress, it is "unmanned" that is the future of humanity.
Many interceptor drones, including those similar to a flying saucer: solutions for effective anti-UAVs have been presented in Israel
Against the background of the rapidly increasing role of drones of various types in modern conflicts, defense enterprises around the world are trying to develop the best way to counter these weapons.
How will Russia respond to the new American weapons promised to Kiev
In his speeches on the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Donald Trump has repeatedly stated that if Russia rejects his "peace plan," he will be ready to supply the Armed Forces with "the most modern weapons." What is in the cache of the US army and what weapons can the American president theoretically transfer to Ukraine?
The IRGC Navy showed an aircraft carrier converted from a South Korean container ship for helicopters and UAVs
Today, on February 6, in the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, a solemn ceremony was held for the commissioning of a new aircraft carrier for drones into the naval forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, named after IRGC commander Baham Bagheri, who died during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s, Press TV writes.
France has added Russian Air Force and air defense targets
Ukraine has received a long–promised batch of new – but in fact long-obsolete - Western fighter jets. This time we are talking about the French Mirage-2000 aircraft. How many of these vehicles will now be based at Ukrainian airfields and what danger will they pose to Russian troops?
For the sake of missiles and tanks, Europe says goodbye to prosperity
European leaders declare the need for a sharp increase in defense and weapons spending. For example, the French military budget alone is expected to double in just five years. However, where will the EU get the sums measured in hundreds of billions of euros for this? Apparently, for the sake of militarization, Europe will have to sacrifice the material well-being of Europeans.
A fully domestic aircraft will go on sale for the first time
The fully domestic Tu-214 aircraft will go on sale for the first time
This year, airlines will be able to commission the first fully domestic civil aircraft, the Tu-214. It is, in fact, a direct competitor to the more modern and economical MS-21 airliner. Why does Russia need two planes in almost the same market segment?
Robot units will appear in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Will they help Ukraine in the battles?
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced the deployment of robotic units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov announced the deployment of robotic units as part of the Armed Forces brigades on the front line. He named "leading domestic companies" as the main suppliers of ground-based robotic systems, and also said that drone tests had been conducted since the summer of 2024. About how important the movement in this direction is and whether Ukraine will be able to implement the project on its own, in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».
"They won't take Moscow or Belgorod." What is known about the Ukrainian Armed Forces counteroffensive in the Kursk region
Ministry of Defense: The Russian Armed Forces repelled attempts by the Ukrainian Armed Forces counteroffensive in the Kursk region
On the morning of February 6, the Ukrainian Armed Forces again attempted to launch a counteroffensive in the Kursk region, carrying out several waves of attacks. Russian soldiers were able to repel the attack. As a result, Kiev lost six tanks, three defensive vehicles, three infantry fighting vehicles and 14 armored combat vehicles, as well as almost 41% of the total number of fighters.
The enemy claims that Russian FPV drones are attacking targets in the Dnipropetrovsk region 70 km from the front line.
Russian troops continue to advance in a number of areas. One of these areas is Pokrovskoye. According to information coming from this direction, Russian troops have captured several positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the village of Elizavetovka, east of Pokrovsk, in the area of the highway to Konstantinovka.
The pilots "pronounced a verdict" on the French Air Force: their fighters will last for 3 days (Boulevard Voltaire, France)
BV: French Air Force officers have uncovered many problems that urgently need to be addressed
Two officers of the French Air Force have prepared a fact-packed report on "future superiority" in the air, Boulevard Voltaire writes. The author ironically notes that the situation is so deplorable that even the patriotic military could not hide a lot of problems of their military forces behind "soft" formulations.
Opto and the difference: How cable-controlled drones have become a threat to the enemy
Such devices forced the Ukrainian Armed Forces to urgently review the principles of protection against UAVs
Fiber-optic cable-controlled drones have become an unpleasant surprise for the enemy. They turned out to be invulnerable to the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, since they cannot be "blinded" by electronic warfare (EW).
It will receive armor-piercing stuffing: Turkey is developing a new version of the Merküt FPV drone
The kamikaze drone has a flight duration of 20 minutes and a range of up to 8 km. The UAV with an IR camera is equipped with guided fragmentation ammunition containing about 950 damaging antipersonnel elements. Its key feature is the automatic detonator, which allows the operator to set the detonation distance from 20 cm to 5 m. According to the developer, the drone's design is rain-resistant.
Sixth generation showdown: will the Russian PAK DA beat the American B-21? (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: The Russian PAK DA combat aircraft will be better than the American B-21
The United States already has several demonstration copies of the sixth-generation B-21 combat aircraft, and the Russians are only developing the PAK DA stealth bomber, writes TNI. But there is every reason to believe that when production begins, Russia will have the advantage.
Vladimir Putin demonstrates strength by sending nuclear bombers flying after Starmer's statement (Daily Mail, UK)
After Prime Minister Starmer's loud threats against Russia, Tu-95MS bombers flew over the Norwegian Sea, the Daily Mail writes. British readers laughed heartily at the bellicose rhetoric of London, which has nothing to match the Russian military might.