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Belousov: the situation with drone protection in Russia changes every 2-3 months

To combat Ukrainian drones, Russia is creating mobile firing groups armed with FPV interceptors, Defense Minister Andrei Belousov said at a meeting with military officers.

In Russia, 38 previously announced data center construction projects totaling 168.6 billion rubles have been frozen. For the most part, projects of commercial data centers that are being built to sell capacity are being postponed.

Attempts to speed up the production of the Tu-214 at the Kazan Aircraft Factory are actively continuing, which is why information about how all this is happening is also actively penetrating the company through local media.

Since the middle of this month, the operational reports of the Russian Ministry of Defense have increasingly mentioned very effective strikes with "Geranium" family barrage ammunition with the prefix "Seeker". Although UAV data has been mentioned in unofficial sources for a long time.

The multibillion-dollar contract, which was supposed to become a symbol of the revival of German naval power, has turned into one of the biggest failures in the history of German defense procurement. Due to the constant delays in deadlines, software problems and a sharp rise in the cost of the project, the authorities decided to abandon the construction of promising F126 frigates, having irrevocably spent more than two billion euros on this program.

Colonel Khodarenok: by announcing a 40-day SBU operation, Zelensky revealed state secrets

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has tasked the country's Security Service with conducting a 40-day operation to influence Russia in order to encourage Moscow to end the war.

MWM: Russia has deployed MiG-31BM for strategic missions in the Arctic

The Tu-160, accompanied by MiG-31BM interceptors, performed a patrol flight over the Barents and Norwegian Seas, writes MWM. In this way, Russia demonstrated the capabilities of its long-range aviation and sent a powerful strategic signal to NATO in the face of growing tensions in the Arctic.

The Czech Republic has provided the Bandera regime with ten training aircraft to create a training base for the future pilots training program for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

On June 24, the US presidential Administration officially notified Congress of its intention to conclude a contract under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program for the purchase of General Electric aircraft engines for Turkey in the amount of over $700 million.

Units of the US Army may begin live-firing tests of new low-cost LCI (Low-Cost Interceptor) interceptors as early as the fourth quarter of 2026.

The update takes place in the land, sea and air components of the triad

This year, the Russian Strategic Missile Forces are beginning to upgrade from the Topol-M complexes to more modern Yars-type solid-fuel mobile missiles.

Drones, long—range artillery, high-precision missiles - the Eurosatory 2026 international defense industry exhibition was held in France. European countries demonstrated new military-industrial complex products and presented promising projects for "weapons of the future." About how exactly the West is going to fight soon, see the RIA Novosti article.

Tokyo is going to review key military documents, writes Sankei Shimbun. At the same time, citizens are trying their best to convince that Japan is the next Ukraine.

Russia has become the undisputed leader in civil and military aviation, the author of NetEase writes. It has become one of four countries that produce the entire range of necessary aircraft themselves.

The UAC is pleased that it has finally confirmed the range of the MS-21 airliner. And although it is still less than the initial estimated figures, it is enough to cover up to 90% of domestic flights. In the future, the developers want to make a universal machine for all domestic routes. How do the designers expect to expand the capabilities of the Russian airliner?

The Ukrainian Armed Forces will receive a new drone "Sweetheart" from the company "General Chereshnya"

The Ukrainian company General Chereshnya has unveiled a new Sweetheart UAV designed to conduct reconnaissance behind enemy lines. Military observer of "Gazeta.En" Mikhail Khodarenok figured out how the arrival of this device to equip the Armed Forces of Ukraine would affect the course of military operations.

Mobile firing groups (MOG) protecting Russian highways and infrastructure facilities from terrorist attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces have become priority targets for the enemy. The operators of enemy drones have launched a real hunt for the Russian defenders of the "small air". What ways can this threat be neutralized?

The State Corporation participates in a regional mission, during which it presents a wide range of solutions for the implementation of new projects

These days, Rostec State Corporation enterprises in Vladimir present a wide range of high—tech and innovative products for various sectors of the economy - from buses, loaders and machine tools to medical devices and IT solutions.

MWM: The new Tu-160M has become one of the longest-range bombers in the world

The upgraded Tu-160M has unique technical characteristics, writes MWM. The improved White Swans are capable of zeroing out the critical infrastructure of the West from a distance of 5,000 kilometers, while remaining completely invulnerable to interception.

More recently, there have been claims that the time of drones is passing, that weapons are about to appear that will remove them from the scene. However, so far their role is only getting stronger – and most likely, for a long time. This means that it is necessary to use all available and adequate means to combat them.