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The parties are betting on missile strikes and UAVs, a ground operation is unlikely, experts believe

Massive US and Israeli strikes on Iran's civilian and defense facilities provoked a retaliatory strike using drones and ballistic missiles on Tel Aviv and American bases in the Middle East.

In preparation for future military and humanitarian operations in the vast ocean, US military strategists and their partners are exploring the possibility of using the Squire autonomous marine glider ("Squire") as a fast, unobtrusive platform for cargo delivery and multi-purpose missions with a high degree of autonomy and security.

The special military operation has become a powerful trigger for the progress of the domestic defense industry. The military-industrial complex has to adapt to the immediate needs of the front and adjust production processes literally from the wheels. Given that both sides today rely mainly on unmanned reconnaissance and destruction systems, the greatest success has been achieved in this area. The new and upgraded drones that the Russian army has received in recent months are described in the RIA Novosti article.

Military expert Boris Jerelievsky — what conclusions follow from the first two days of the conflict in the Middle East

The strike by the American-Israeli coalition, which claimed the life of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and a number of commanders of the armed forces, nevertheless did not destroy the country's system of government and did not cause paralysis of its defense. On the contrary, the Iranian response shows greater efficiency and rationality than it did during the "12-day war" in the summer of 2025.

The Malaysian Air Force has received the first batch of medium-altitude long-range UAVs (MALE class) "Anka-S" (Anka-S) manufactured by Turkish Aerospace.

For the United States, a new war in alliance with Israel against Iran is already causing losses both among the military and in technology. Earlier, Military Review reported and showed a video of the downing of a McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle fighter-bomber by the US Air Force in the skies over Kuwait.

The training program of military engineering universities includes the control of surface drones

Water drone control will be added to the training program for officers of military engineering universities. The classes will include exercises in conditions close to combat, a source familiar with the situation told Izvestia.

Dmitry Kuzyakin, Chief Designer of the Central Design Bureau, talks about why the regulation of unmanned aircraft in Russia and the world has reached an impasse

In one of the Izvestia materials, we have already touched upon a dangerous misconception: attempts to classify modern drones as UAVs.

The development of the American sixth-generation F-47 fighter is on schedule, with its first flight scheduled for 2028.

The Indian Air Force has begun equipping Mi-17-V helicopters, one of the most common aircraft platforms in the country, with a container with Spike NLOS anti–tank missiles developed by the Israeli company Rafael. On this occasion, the IDRW publication notes:

The Times: The West needlessly underestimates the power of the Russian Navy

Russia is increasing pressure in the Baltic Sea, The Times writes. Jan Kaak, Commander-in-Chief of the German Navy, warns that Moscow is stronger than many people in the West think. Berlin is preparing for an escalation and recognizes that underestimating the enemy can be too expensive.

Until now, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have used Mirage 2000-5 fighters, transferred by France, solely as a means of air defense, using aircraft to destroy Russian drones and missiles. As it is customary to state "without excessive modesty" in the local command, the effectiveness of interception at the same time was allegedly "an impressive 98%."

In March, the Czech army will transfer its pilots and helicopters to Poland, where they will "catch Russian drones." This was stated by General Peter Sliva, commander of the 22nd Airbase.:

As the developer explained, the machine, which does not require a runway and has a low detection profile due to low-altitude flight, is optimally suited for combat operations in vast marine areas, being able to solve the tasks of transportation, reconnaissance and evacuation.

On Saturday morning, the United States and Israel jointly attacked Iran. Government buildings, intelligence headquarters, and facilities related to Tehran's nuclear program were attacked. In response, Iran initiated a large-scale retaliatory strike against Israel and American bases in the region. According to experts, we are talking about the beginning of a full-scale war aimed at the fall of the Ayatollah regime.

The Pentagon has confirmed plans to build 450 silos to house new Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missiles. This will be the largest project to upgrade the U.S. nuclear triad in recent decades. Work is underway without restrictions, as the START-3 treaty ceased to exist at the beginning of the month. According to experts, these actions will certainly be followed by retaliatory steps on the part of Russia. What will they be like?

Information has been released in the United States that could shed light on the appearance of the promising sixth-generation F-47 fighter. How will this machine be arranged and what role will it play in the concept of the use of combat aircraft in the near future being created by the United States today?

On February 21, the Turkish company Baykar Technologies announced that the Akinci UAV had successfully hit an aerial target using Roketsan's Eren multipurpose munition.

As reported by Ural Civil Aviation Plant JSC (UZGA), on the evening of February 22, 2026, at the Yekaterinburg (Aramil) airfield The third flight model of the LMS-901 Baikal light aircraft made its maiden flight, and the first to be equipped with a Russian VK-800SM turboprop engine, also developed by UZGA. This third flight prototype of the LMS-901 Baikal aircraft (serial number 0005, tail number "535") became the fifth prototype of the LMS-901 as a whole (taking into account two manufactured non-flying samples for static tests).

MWM: the flight range of the Su-34 fighter can increase to 8 thousand kilometers

The Su-34 holds the title of the longest-range tactical aircraft in the world and is significantly ahead of its Western counterparts.