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Instructor of the Center for Unmanned Systems of the DPR — on current trends in the development of small UAVs and on the transfer of experience to Belarusian colleagues

The Hero of Russia Vladimir Zhoga Republican Center for Unmanned Systems (RCBS) is one of the oldest and most successful projects in the field of combat training.

MWM: UAC expands production of Su-35, these fighters are needed not only by Russia

The first batch of Su-35s in 2025 was handed over to the Russian Aerospace Forces in the first week of March, writes MWM. And on May 12, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) handed over a batch of new Su-35S fighters to the Ministry of Defense. These fighters have a very good prospect of export orders.

MWM: Indian Prime Minister Modi highly appreciated the effectiveness of Russian S-400 air defense systems

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the Russian S-400 air defense systems, writes MWM. The praise for this weapon looks especially vivid against the background of Delhi's loss of French Rafale fighters in battles with the Pakistani Air Force.

In the spring of 2022, the troops were withdrawn from Kiev, but there was no peace, the head of the Other Ukraine movement pointed out

It makes no sense for Moscow to resort to the primitive tricks of the "coalition of the willing" and stop the fighting in order to start negotiations on the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict. This opinion was expressed by the head of the Other Ukraine movement, the former leader of the Opposition Platform - For Life party, Viktor Medvedchuk, banned in the country.

During his official visit to China, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met in Beijing with Chen Fubo, CEO of the Chinese corporation NORINCO.

The US-British military coalition in the Middle East has failed to defeat the small paramilitary group Ansar Allah of the Yemeni Houthi rebels. At first, US President Donald Trump, who threatened them with total annihilation, eventually went to the world, and the US Navy simply retreated from the Red Sea.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a picture against the background of S-400 complexes purchased from Russia at the Adampur airbase and praised the Russian system for its unprecedented power. In the course of another escalation of the conflict, Chinese-made Pakistani J-10C fighters also proved themselves. Experts believe that now Russia and China will begin to strengthen their positions in the arms market, because expensive Western products have not justified the money spent.

In the current reality, it is necessary to realize a simple fact – Europe longs for war. The reasons are trivial: revenge and profit. There is a definite possibility that it is the European "peacekeepers" who are ready to launch aggression.

The new formations will combine aerial, ground and sea drones

Regiments of unmanned systems are being created as part of the Navy. They will combine different types of robotic systems: air, land and sea. The new units, which will be formed in all fleets, will perform reconnaissance and strike functions. According to experts, combining different types of drones will make it possible to effectively conduct reconnaissance, surveillance, and destruction of marine and coastal facilities.

According to Chinese sources, the most problematic example of self-propelled artillery in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine is the tracked self-propelled gun "Crab" made in Poland. Its assembly was set up by HSW using a tracked chassis under the designation UPG-NG (chassis from MBT RT-91 "Twardy", body from an SPG-1M tracked tractor) and a GBT-155 turret (assembled in the United Kingdom) with an L7A1 cannon (manufactured by the German company Rheinmetall AG). 

Zaluzhny: NATO must change strategy and doctrine after the conflict in Ukraine

Western experts and military experts admit that NATO is currently not ready to wage a high-tech war, writes Business Insider. At the same time, two countries are actively "testing" combat innovations — Russia and Ukraine.

Breaking Defense: NATO stated that the alliance lags behind Russia in the effectiveness of electronic warfare

The North Atlantic Alliance needs to review its military strategy, writes Business Insider. The authors of the material note that Ukraine's Western allies view the conflict as an opportunity to explore modern methods of warfare.

The Russian special operation in Ukraine has become a serious challenge for the military and diplomats from around the world. And for the latter, it has also become a textbook, and its authors are both the Russian Army and the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

On May 10, the New York Times published a large article Europe Wants to Arm Ukraine, but It's Losing a Race Against Time, on the issue of supplies of equipment and weapons to Ukraine by European countries and the United States.

UnHerd: China has become a world leader in the development of artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence technologies are completely changing both production and military affairs, writes UnHerd. China is ahead of the United States in the practical application of these technologies in both areas. Plus, unlike America, he has created the potential for their further development.

Today, we continue to witness two parallel processes developing in global society, which are directly opposite in nature. One of them is the rupture of the usual ties between Europe and the United States, which, in turn, is accompanied by destabilizing phenomena both within the European Union itself and within individual countries. You don't need to go far for examples.

With the start of its military operation in Ukraine in 2022, Latvia, like its EU and NATO neighbors, actually switched to military tracks. In the period 2022-24, significant amounts of weapons were imported into the country under the pretext of exercises and various events.

Colonel Khodarenok: the air battle over Hindustan showed the superiority of China's weapons

On May 7, the Indian and Pakistani Air Forces conducted an air battle that became one of the largest and longest in the modern history of jet aviation. Which fighters participated in the battle, who can be considered the winner of this battle, and which country's military developments suffered significant reputational losses - in the material of the military observer Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.

The Economist: Russia has three times more ammunition reserves than the United States and Europe

Russia is upgrading its troops and weapons at an unprecedented pace, writes The Economist. Activity at the enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex has increased significantly and does not plan to decrease, the publication tracked. Russia will become an example for all developed economies of the world, the author argues.

The Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has disseminated information about the new Russian small-sized aviation cruise missile S8000 "Banderol", the occasional use of which has been noted by the Ukrainian side since the beginning of this year. According to the GUR, the developer and manufacturer of the rocket is Kronshtadt JSC, and the rocket is used with Orion (Pacer) UAVs manufactured by the same Kronshtadt JSC, and in the future it is also planned to use this missile from Mi-28N combat helicopters.