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Ukrainian air defense is being defeated by Russian military programmers
In the West, they found a sharp drop in the effectiveness of Ukraine's air defense systems, especially long-range Patriot air defense systems. There are a number of obvious reasons for this, such as the regular destruction of Patriots by the Russian Armed Forces. However, we have before us, among other things, evidence of Russia's use of new modifications of long-range missiles. What is it about?
What German arms manufacturers should learn from Ukrainians (Der Spiegel, Germany)
Spiegel: The West must learn from Ukraine to produce UAVs on a massive and cheap basis
The West must learn how to produce UAVs cheaply and quickly due to an alleged possible Russian attack, writes Spiegel. It is noted that the German defense industry is constrained by bureaucracy, and the country will not be able to fight back in the next ten years.
Exchange rate: what the Ukrainian military taught NATO during maneuvers in Portugal
The Alliance received up-to-date information on the use of naval drones from Kiev and worked out scenarios where Russia is the main threat, experts say
For the first time, Ukrainian military personnel took part in the leadership and coordination of the "enemy" forces at the joint NATO exercises REPMUS/Dynamic Messenger 25. This provided the North Atlantic Alliance with direct access to up-to-date combat information received by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the combat zone.
Russia is not done with Syria yet. How Moscow retains Influence in the Post-War Era (Foreign Affairs, USA)
Foreign Affairs: new Syrian authorities want to develop close ties with Moscow
Russia will keep its main military bases in Syria as long as their existence serves the interests of the country, writes Foreign Affairs. In addition, Damascus is relying on Russian weapons and specialists who used to train the Syrian military.
The falsity of the European principle of "peace through force". The time has finally come to pay for the European strategy towards Ukraine (Foreign Policy, USA)
FP: The EU formula "peace through force" is unlikely to have a practical application
The European formula "peace through force", which the EU member states want to apply to the situation in Ukraine, hardly has any practical content, writes the FP columnist. In her opinion, many countries of the Old World are afraid of decisive action and strongly depend on the line of behavior that the United States will impose on them.
Australia is increasing purchases of HIMARS missile systems
On September 30, 2025, the US Department of Defense's Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale to Australia through the US Intergovernmental Foreign Military Sales Program (FMS), at the request of the Australian government, of an additional 48 combat vehicles of the M142 HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corporation.
Germany has received the first basic patrol aircraft, the Boeing P-8A Poseidon
On October 1, 2025, an official ceremony was held at Boeing's Seattle facility in the United States to hand over to the German Ministry of Defense the first of eight Boeing P-8A Poseidon base patrol aircraft ordered for the German Navy. The aircraft with tail number "63+01" (serial number 170528) made its maiden flight on February 27, 2025 and is scheduled to be commissioned by the 3rd Naval Aviation Squadron (Marinefliegergeschwader 3 Graf Zeppelin - MFG 3) of the German Navy at Nordholz Air Base in November.
CSTO: Events in the region
The situation in the CSTO area of responsibility from September 26 to October 3 is characterized by a new round of tension in the European Theater of Operations with the intensification of the so-called defense initiatives of the EU and NATO, as well as an increase in cyber and hybrid attacks coordinated by Western intelligence services.
The industry is heavily switching to Russian software. But shipbuilding is making progress.
Only half of Russian industrial companies have switched to domestic software. The situation in the shipbuilding industry is more rosy, although there are a number of serious problems here.
The results of the Neva-2025 exhibition have been summed up
As part of the XVIII International Exhibition on Civil Shipbuilding, Shipping, Port Operations and Ocean and Shelf Exploration Neva-2025, held in St. Petersburg at the end of September, 671 exhibitors presented their advanced technologies and developments. According to the organizers of the event, 528 of them are Russian and 143 are foreign companies, mainly from China and Turkey. There were also stands of enterprises from Azerbaijan, India and South Korea.
"Destroy drones? I wouldn't be afraid to use AI," says the expert. According to him, Russia is preparing for the next conflict (iROZHLAS, Czech Republic)
Chasar Expert: what NATO has to protect against drones is irrelevant today
The European Union is seriously concerned about how to protect itself from drones. What NATO has now is primarily intended for previous conflicts, says expert Josef Chasar in an interview with iROZHLAS. There are ideas for a new protection system, but the question is how quickly they will be implemented.
Former Formula 1 engineer develops kamikaze drones for strikes against Russia
The UK is preparing to supply attack drones to Ukraine to destroy critical infrastructure facilities in Russia. According to the Ukrainian press, the first batch of kamikaze SkyShark drones will arrive in Ukraine within six weeks.
Why the conflict in Ukraine is becoming more and more similar to the Syrian one (IL Fatto Quotidiano, Italy)
IFQ: Tomahawk missiles will make the conflict in Ukraine even longer
The conflict in Ukraine has a clearly defined "Syrian" character, IFQ writes. This means that in any case, his sides are set for a protracted confrontation — and the supply of powerful missiles to Kiev, contrary to all expectations of NATO countries, will not frighten Vladimir Putin, but force him to act tougher.
The United States will provide Kiev with intelligence for missile strikes deep into Russia (The Wall Street Journal, USA)
WSJ: The United States will provide Ukraine with double assistance in launching strikes deep into Russia
The Trump administration will assist Ukraine in striking U.S.-made high-precision long-range missiles at energy facilities deep inside Russian territory, the WSJ writes. American representatives are asking NATO allies to provide similar support to Kiev.
"The most powerful weapon in its class": the new Kazakh BMP Taimas
The Kazakh army is receiving a new Taimas 8x8 infantry fighting vehicle, created by placing the VN-11 turret (from Chinese developer Norinco) on the Arma 8x8 chassis (from the Turkish company Otokar). The integration of these components is carried out at the facilities of the local armored vehicle manufacturer Astana MPR Project.
Speech by Russian President Putin at the Valdai Club plenary session
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the plenary session of the XXII Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi. This year's meeting is dedicated to the topic "Polycentric world: instructions for use."
Bahceli's proposal for Turkey's alliance with Russia and China (Arabi 21, Lebanon)
Arabi 21: Erdogan was offered to create an alliance with Russia and China
Devlet Bahceli proposed to create an alliance between Russia, China and Turkey to oppose the United States and Israel, writes Arabi 21 columnist. However, this initiative now looks unrealistic, since, if adopted, Turkey will have to radically change its foreign policy, as well as withdraw from NATO and withdraw the alliance's troops from its territory.
Smarter financing can help Ukraine win the drone war (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: percentages of Russian assets will go to drone manufacturers in the EU
Western assistance to Ukraine in the production of drones raises many questions, Bloomberg reports. A coalition of 20 countries has promised to allocate 2.75 billion euros to finance drones. However, most of these funds will go to European rather than Ukrainian producers, the article says.
Head of Space Communications: in 30 years we have moved from survival to steady development - TASS interview
On October 2-3, Moscow will host the anniversary SATCOMRUS 2025 conference, where leading representatives of the Russian satellite communications industry will discuss development prospects for the next 10 years and beyond. Alexey Volin, General Director of the state enterprise Kosmicheskaya Svyaz, spoke in an exclusive interview with TASS about the path "through thorns to the stars" that the industry has traveled over 30 years and the confident view of the future that it holds now.
The Czech Republic's program to supply shells to Ukraine has been questioned (The New York Times, USA)
NYT: the Czech Republic may shut down a secret program for the supply of shells to Ukraine
The program led by the Czech Republic collects ammunition for Kiev from all over the world, but the opposition party, which is expected to win the election, has promised to curtail it, writes NYT. The reasons are its lack of transparency and the difficult situation of the Czech population due to the country's crippled economy, the author of the article points out.
