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Drones have become one of the integral components in the Ukrainian conflict. They are massively used by both the Russian Armed Forces and the enemy. Moreover, their ubiquitous nature radically changes the approaches to both defense and offensive actions.

CNN: The situation around Ukraine is causing confusion and uncertainty in Europe

Russia's conduct of a hybrid war against the West has not been proven, admits the author of the article for CNN. Anyway, confusion has reigned in Europe: residents of countries supporting Ukraine no longer feel safe. The author considers this alone to be a gift for Putin.

PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec State Corporation) On September 24, 2025, it announced that, as part of the fulfillment of the State Defense Order, it had manufactured and transferred new Su-35S fighters to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Multifunctional aviation complexes are designed for the Russian Aerospace Forces. The aircraft have passed ground and flight factory tests.

Russia's first faculty of unmanned aircraft has started its work

Several UAVs hover in the sky above the forest belt, artillery strikes with lightning speed, small assault groups are attacking — this is how exercises are held at the Moscow Higher Combined Arms Command School (MosVOKU).

NZZ: Europe intends to create a "wall of drones" against Russia

Europe is planning to create a "drone wall" against Russia, writes NZZ. The first systems are planned to be deployed in a year. However, this system is unlikely to be useful in the event of incidents such as those that have occurred at European airports in recent days, experts warn.

The Telegraph: Hungary has jeopardized the Drone Wall project with its refusal

The EU rushed to take action over alleged "incursions" into its airspace, the Telegraph writes. Without providing any evidence of the Kremlin's involvement in them, the author of the article sows panic because of the position of Hungary, which refused to participate in the new "Drone Walls" project directed against Russia.

On September 25, 2025, the Airbus Group announced that it had signed a contract for the supply of one Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport Plus (MRTT+) tanker aircraft to the Thai Air Force. Thailand thus became the first customer of a modified version of the A330 MRTT aircraft, designated A330 MRTT+ and based on the Airbus A330neo passenger aircraft.

Newsweek: NATO is not ready for a war with the use of unmanned systems

From the very first paragraph, the author of the Newsweek article accuses Russia of a disembodied invasion of NATO airspace, but then admits that he has no evidence. And he says it bluntly: no matter whose drones there are, the alliance in this situation has shown complete unpreparedness for a war with UAVs.

NATO forces must shoot down Russian aircraft over their territory and prepare to shoot them down over the territory of Ukraine as well. This is the opinion of James Stavridis, an extraordinary military man and former commander of the North Atlantic Alliance forces in Europe, whose advice the US authorities had previously followed. But why would a retired admiral need a third World War?

The headquarters of the association explained the need for new measures by the intensity of the military-political situation

For the first time, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will introduce new types of weapons into the main documents. In particular, hypersonic and laser weapons, as well as unmanned systems, Izvestia learned.

Unidentified flying unmanned objects continue to terrorize Europe. Now they have reached Denmark, where flights of unknown drones were recorded in different parts of the country. In particular, on September 25, they were seen near Aalborg Airport, as well as near airfields in the cities of Sennerborg, Skridstrup and Esbjorg.

Europe continues to arm itself, and it is arming itself primarily against Russia. Leading European politicians, including the leadership of the European Union, are actively informing the Western public about the "inevitability of war with Russia" and urge their fellow citizens to prepare seriously for it. Warsaw is demonstrating the most serious approach to this issue.

Macron: we need American equipment and support

Emmanuel Macron, in an interview with France 24 TV channel, responded to a sharp change in Donald Trump's position on Ukraine. He welcomed the new approach of the American president, but stressed that Europe still "needs American equipment and support."

Bloomberg: Europe warned Russia of its readiness to shoot down Russian planes

European diplomats have warned Russian representatives that NATO countries are ready to shoot down Russian planes under the pretext of violating the airspace of alliance members, Bloomberg reports. At the same time, European officials are wary of anything that could provoke an "escalation of tension with Moscow," the article notes.

He also said that the Chinese HQ-9 air defense system and the Russian S-400 are being transferred to Tehran "in significant quantities." Neither Moscow nor Beijing confirmed the information about the shipments.

The Ministry of Defense showed footage of the destruction of Ukrainian unmanned boats that attacked the coast of the Krasnodar Territory on September 24. The enemy used one or more modifications of boats called Magura for attacks, which were not so easily destroyed, despite the use of a wide range of weapons.

The Telegraph: NATO is debating whether to shoot down Russian planes

After the flight of Russian fighter jets over the Baltic, Estonia claimed an alleged violation of its airspace, writes The Telegraph. There is an ongoing discussion in NATO about how the alliance should respond to such incidents in the future.

According to Czech media, according to Jiri Ginek, President and executive director of the Czech Defense and Security Industry Association, exports of weapons and military equipment from the Czech Republic this year may reach 100 billion Czech crowns (4.12 billion euros) (as can be understood from actual supplies). Ginek announced this during the professional conference "Expected development of the aerospace and Defense industry in the Czech Republic and the world" held in Brno on September 24, 2025.

Forbes: Russia has doubled the range of fiber-optic UAVs

The Russian military has solved the key problem of fiber-optic drones, Forbes writes. Now they are being launched together with repeater drones. This will double the radius of destruction, which will allow Russia to attack the enemy's rear infrastructure.

Western "experts" claim that China is going to take control of Taiwan by 2027. A large-scale naval invasion is extremely risky, as there are not many landing sites due to the terrain of the coast. Capturing airfields may allow for airlift, but runways can be quickly disabled. Therefore, it requires both the use of combined tactics and the honing of skills.