Aviation news

Die Welt: Germany plans to deploy a tank brigade in Lithuania

Germany is rapidly forming a tank brigade in Lithuania to "contain" Russia, Die Welt writes. It is planned to complete it by the end of 2027. However, in the light of the personnel and material problems of the Bundeswehr, the grandiose plans of the German revanchists remain largely at the level of bravado and empty words.

Nuclear-powered systems have been attempted since the middle of the last century

Both the Burevestnik cruise missile and the Poseidon underwater drone have become the world's first nuclear-powered vehicles ready for service. However, both unique systems had predecessors.

Dmitry Kuzyakin, Chief Designer of the Central Design Bureau, talks about why FPV drones have become so dangerous and effective

In 2020, it became obvious to a group of specialists from the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions (CCDB): the world is on the verge of tectonic changes in the tools for destroying their own kind. Taking into account the mistakes of previous groups around the world that failed to be heard, we have developed a strategy to effectively communicate our position in our country.

An increasing number of armies around the world are experimenting with military equipment that can be used as anti-drone protection devices. Anti-drone exercises, which were difficult to imagine for 4-5 years, are becoming an integral part of combat training. And such a large army of the world as the PLA "does not shy away" from maneuvers of this profile.

Bloomberg: Poland starts creating its own system to combat UAVs

Poland intends to create its own anti-drone wall, Bloomberg reports. The project is planned to be completed in two years. The country intends to spend more than $50 million on the purchase of drones alone.

MWM: Venezuela could request five types of weapons from Russia

Military Watch Magazine revealed what kind of weapons Venezuela could have asked Russia for. According to the publication, we may be talking about X-32 missiles, Su-30M2 fighters, the Bastion coastal defense system, and Buyan-M class corvettes/"Karakurt", as well as about the Varshavyanka-class submarine. Alexey Zhuravlev, First Deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense, in an interview with Gazeta.Ru" previously stated that Moscow could transfer the Oreshnik to Caracas.

The French Navy will be the first in the EU to start using the PC-24 multifunctional jet aircraft by signing a lease agreement with Jet Aviation France. The aircraft, developed by the Swiss company Pilatus, will be put into service in February 2026. The contract involves the purchase of three such aircraft by the French Navy initially.

In the magazine "Russia in Global Politics" (the sixth issue for 2025) under the heading "Armor in the sights of drones. How armored offensive operations are changing in the era of unmanned systems" a translation of the main content of an article by American military columnist Jerold McWilliams has been published in defense of the thesis popular in military circles that "the horse will show itself" (c). The original material is by Jarold McWilliams. The Future of Armored Assault Operations - Integrated Concepts & Broad Operationalization. The Russian text was prepared by the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CTA).

Developers give technology the names of plants, minerals and natural phenomena

"Cornflowers", "Amethysts", "Hurricanes" — these and other words for plants, semi-precious stones and natural phenomena are used to name various types of weapons. Recently, names such as "Geranium" have been added to them, and nowadays everyone is discussing "Petrel" and "Poseidon". Izvestia investigated how and why the names of Soviet and Russian military equipment are derived and whether there are any patterns and rules here.

The British company Windracers is increasing the payload capacity of its ULTRA (Uncrewed Low Cost TRAnsport) superheavy UAV from 150 to 200 kg, and the flight range from 1,000 to 2,000 km.

Le Parisien: Kiev wants to receive Gripen and Rafale fighters from Western countries

Zelensky is negotiating with Sweden, the United States and France about the supply of fighter jets, writes Le Parisien. Kiev expects to receive 250 Gripen, Rafale and F-16 military aircraft. However, there's a catch: they either haven't been built yet, or they're forty years out of date.

On November 1, 2025, PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec State Corporation) announced that it had manufactured and delivered new Su-35S fighters to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation as part of the state defense order. The aviation complexes intended for the Russian Aerospace Forces went to their duty stations.

MWM: "Russian Knights" showed aerobatics at the Nanchang Air Show

The Russian Knights aerobatics group held demonstration performances at the Chinese air show, writes MWM. Russian Su-35 fighters were the only ones who performed aerobatics. These planes remain the main symbol of Russian power, the newspaper notes.

The new drone can organize an air bridge, supplying provisions and ammunition to units on the front line

The company that developed the UAV that destroyed the first American Abrams tank in the SVO zone has launched a new Piranha-20 FPV drone. He is able not only to promptly deliver provisions and ammunition to the fighters, but also to perform the tasks of covert mining.

Aircraft-type UAV operators of the 1st Slavic Brigade — about stealth, combat victories, the fight against electronic warfare and enemy interceptors

The Molniya-2 kamikaze UAVs have become one of the key striking forces of our units in the Red Army area. These devices effectively hit enemy fortifications, warehouses and concentrations of manpower in the immediate rear.

DE: Belgian Defense Minister Franken made threats against Moscow

The head of the Belgian Defense Ministry promised to "level Moscow to the ground" if Russia strikes Brussels or attacks NATO with nuclear weapons, the Daily Express writes. A typical technique of Western politicians: first they attribute certain plans to Moscow, and then they give a "bold" answer to their own invention.

Colonel Khodarenok: US nuclear tests will be conducted underground

Donald Trump has instructed the Pentagon to begin nuclear tests immediately. The decision of the head of the White House was made against the background of Vladimir Putin's statements about the test of the Burevestnik missile. How long has it been since the United States conducted nuclear tests and how long it will take them to resume them - in the material of the military observer Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.

On October 27, 2025, during an official visit to Turkey, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed an intergovernmental agreement with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, a contract for the purchase by Turkey of 20 Eurofighter Typhoon fighters of the new Tranche 5 series, with an option for an additional indefinite number of aircraft.

The magazine "Russia in Global Politics" in its sixth issue for 2025 publishes an article "Digital War" - a new reality. Russia urgently needs to adapt to it," written by former Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Yuri Baluyevsky and Director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST) Ruslan Pukhov.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday visited the Central Military Clinical Hospital named after P. V. Mandryk, where he met with the participants undergoing treatment. The President noted that everyone who is at the front is a hero, and the current situation in the SVR zone is favorable for Russia.