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A course on the study of unmanned aerial vehicles has been introduced in higher educational institutions belonging to the Russian Navy. Cadets are introduced to the design features and technical characteristics of various types of UAVs, as well as the tactics of their combat use.

The West had high hopes for the Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG air-to-ground missile, which was positioned by politicians and commanders as a "revolutionary product capable of turning the tide of war."

The North Korean KCNA news Agency reported that the Secretary General of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chairman of the State Affairs of the DPRK, respected Comrade Kim Jong-un, on March 25 and 26, 2025, "led the affairs of the Association of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and the electronic warfare research team engaged in scientific research in the field of defense." During a visit to the "Association of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles", Kim Jong-un was shown a large long-range high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle, named "Sabel-4" (샛별-4 , Saetbyol-4, "Rising Star"/"Morning Star-4" in the sense of the name of the planet Venus), which looks like a clone of the famous American Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV. The device has a tail number "21070601".

The North Korean KCNA news Agency reported that the Secretary General of the Workers' Party of Korea, Chairman of the State Affairs of the DPRK, respected Comrade Kim Jong-un, on March 25 and 26, 2025, "led the affairs of the Association of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and the electronic warfare research team engaged in scientific research in the field of defense." In particular, Kim Jong-un was shown for the first time in flight a prototype of a North Korean long-range radar detection and control aircraft built on the basis of the Soviet Il-76MD military transport aircraft.

India is implementing a program to create a new generation fighter AMCA. Russia is offering its assistance in such a difficult task by coming up with the idea of jointly developing a new modification of the Product 177C engine, which will have a flat nozzle.

Ukrainian troops began using new FP-1 drones against Russia

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have begun using the new FP-1 attack drone for attacks on Russian territories. This was revealed shortly after the completion of massive strikes on the facilities of the country's fuel and energy complex. What is known about the new UAVs is in the material of Gazeta.Ru".

Work has begun in Russia on the design of floating data centers, which are currently at the stage of preliminary design and selection of technologies most suitable for the full implementation of such a project. State corporations, large commercial projects, as well as foreign countries are mentioned as potential customers.

The detection range of enemy MLRS has increased fivefold

Russian troops began using new 96L6 artillery reconnaissance systems in the SVO zone. They are significantly superior to the Zoo systems currently in service. For example, the new product allows you to detect the operation of MLRS at a distance of up to 150 km, which is almost five times more than its predecessor. Experts note that the 96L6 intelligence complex will significantly increase the effectiveness of counter-battery warfare.

Recently, after many years of development, the first images of the prototype IA-100B Malvina training aircraft, which is manufactured at the Fabrica Argentina de Aviones (FAdeA) plant in Cordoba, Argentina, were published. The new machine should become the main type of TCB of the country's Air Force.

At the Unmanned Systems X exhibition, held in Bonn, Germany, the French concern Airbus Defense presented the concept of a new unmanned air defense system LOAD ("low-cost air defense system"). Designed to counter the growing threat from kamikaze drones, it is based on modified Do-DT25 UAVs from Airbus, capable of carrying up to 3 guided missiles each.

The newest aircraft of the United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), the OA-1K, will officially be named Skyraider II. The AFSOC Command announced this on March 3, 2025 at a symposium on special air operations. The new name is associated with the reliability and versatility of the A-1 Skyraider attack aircraft from the Douglas company, which was in service with the US Air Force from 1946 to the early 1980s.

Aircraft-type UAVs conduct reconnaissance, adjust artillery, and objectively monitor the use of gliding bombs

Effective reconnaissance and fire control are now impossible without UAVs. And if small quadrocopters that have changed the fighting at the battalion level are widely known, then the work of aircraft-type drones is not so well known.

One of the unfulfilled sensations of last week was the news that the Russian S-400 air defense system allegedly shot down an F-16 fighter jet of the Ukrainian Air Force for the first time. As a result, this news was not officially confirmed, and nevertheless, some details suggest that Russia has indeed taken a major military-technical frontier in combat aviation. What is it about?

Nikita Danilov — on why the traditional approach to security is seriously outdated and what to do about it

Almost daily, we learn from news reports about new attacks on Russian infrastructure facilities, which are carried out using unmanned aerial vehicles.

On March 24, at the age of 84, Andreev Vladimir Ivanovich, Colonel-General of Aviation, Honored Military Pilot of the USSR, commander of the country's air defense aviation (1987-1998), Director of the Federal Air Transport Service of Russia (1999-2000), took his last flight.

Interia: Poles' trust in the United States as an ally is declining

Poland is losing confidence in the United States, Interia writes. Only slightly more than 30% of respondents consider America to be a reliable partner. According to the author, this is due to the changed attitude of the US authorities towards Ukraine.

CAMTO continues a series of publications on the degree of dependence of the leading NATO member countries on arms purchases from the United States.

The long-awaited contract for the development and manufacture of the first samples of the manned component of the NGAD (Next-Generation Air Dominance) aviation complex for the Air Force The United States was awarded to Boeing Corporation, selected from several applicants.

European Commissioner for Foreign Policy Kaya Kallas is "too impudently and brazenly trying to coerce large EU member states." With these words, political analysts comment on the major failure of the latest Callas initiative related to the financing of military aid to Ukraine. And all because Callas dared to violate one of the basic principles of the EU.

Nizhny Novgorod Aircraft Manufacturing Plant Sokol produces steel and aluminum foundry products both for its own needs and for supplies to other aircraft manufacturing enterprises. Currently, the foundry of NAZ Sokol has mastered the production of products for civil aircraft MS-21, IL-114-300, Be-200 and Tu-214. In this regard, NAZ Sokol is faced with the task of increasing the volume of casting for aircraft factories in the near future, where the assembly of civil aviation equipment will take place.