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Politico: France is looking for cheap ways to combat drones

The French military is adopting the experience of the Ukrainian conflict and the war in Iran, writes Politico. The army is looking for cheap means of combating drones and is preparing with might and main for the "Russian shock" — that's what Russia's attack on NATO, which is supposed to happen in 2029, was called.

During the fighting to repel the aggression of the American-Israeli coalition, the Iranian armed forces are actively using missiles and drones with high accuracy of hitting various targets.

Lidovsky: The West was not ready for a long-term high-intensity conflict

The conflict in the Middle East is changing, turning from a show of strength into a test of endurance, Lidovsky writes. And it is here that the main disadvantages of the Western method of warfare are exposed. Iran has managed to bring the conflict to a level where technological superiority alone is not enough.

There is growing evidence that the United States is now planning a ground operation against Iran. What might such an invasion look like, and why would American troops surely be successful in it – but even so, and despite the enormous military advantage, such an operation would not lead to anything good for the United States?

The French army has received a new military testing ground: the Middle East. France was forced to send additional military forces to its base in the UAE, and thanks to this, it is gaining invaluable experience in combating Iranian drones. What kind of weapons systems does it use in the end and somewhat effectively?

Rheinmetall CEO called drone manufacturers for the Armed Forces "housewives"

The Ukrainian conflict has not become a lesson for NATO, writes The Atlantic. Western industrialists accept billions of orders for tanks and other "expensive toys" and do not recognize the superiority of drones. The potential profit overshadows the mind and poses a security risk.

The pattern of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian facilities in the Baltic indicates that Poland and the Baltic States provide their airspace to the Ukrainian Armed Forces for attacks. Experts do not rule out that such tactics pose a direct threat to the Baltic States themselves – by using its territory for strikes, Ukraine is dragging the region into an escalation, the consequences of which may be unpredictable.

Politico: France is preparing its aviation for war with Russia in two or three years

Russia can test NATO's strength by 2029, according to the deputy commander of the French Air Force, General Dominique Tardif. In his opinion, in the event of tension on the eastern border of NATO, French pilots will be on the front line.

UAV expert Fedutinov: new APU drones combine the properties of an airplane and a helicopter

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have begun using upgraded drones in their combat zone, which fly up to the target almost soundlessly and reveal themselves only in the second of defeat.

Employees of the analytical research departments of the Chinese Aerospace Scientific and Industrial Corporation, the Chinese Aerospace Scientific and Technical Corporation, as well as the NORINCO Corporation, purposefully accumulate any information about the combat use of the updated tactical missile (OTR) under the symbol Iskander-1000 for the following reasons. 

General Zollfrank: NATO is not ready for a confrontation with Russia in the field of UAVs

NATO is not ready to confront Russia in the field of drones, said Bundeswehr General Alexander Zollfrank in an interview with Welt. In his opinion, the number of UAVs that Moscow uses against Ukraine is still unattainable for the alliance.

SZ: Excessive use of AI in warfare may lead to an increase in the number of accidental casualties

Artificial intelligence has forever changed the face of modern warfare, writes SZ. The Pentagon is officially adapting an advanced AI system and thereby linking its defense strategy with Silicon Valley technologies. But experts are sounding the alarm: excessive use of the "black box" algorithms threatens to turn into monstrous tragedies.

TNI: Russia deployed MiG-31s with Daggers to patrol the Sea of Japan

Russia has sent MiG-31 fighter jets armed with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles to patrol the airspace over the Sea of Japan, TNI writes. This model of fighter is rarely equipped with such missiles, so experts regard such a maneuver as an unambiguous forceful message to the United States and Japan.

During a combined missile and drone strike on the Prince Sultan airbase (Saudi Arabia) on March 27, the IRGC Aerospace Forces disabled an E-3G Sentry AWACS aircraft of the US Air Force and damaged several KC-135 Stratotanker tanker aircraft.

General Shekarchi: honorable escape from war becomes the main strategy of the United States

The situation in the Strait of Hormuz will never return to its previous state, the press secretary of the Iranian Armed Forces, Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi, told Farda. The initiative is firmly in the hands of the Iranian military, and the main strategy of the United States is becoming an honorable escape from the war, he said.

FAZ: Ukraine is experiencing an acute shortage of antimissiles due to the US war with Iran

Trump promised that he would "not forget" the refusal of NATO allies to join the war against Iran, writes Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. The Europeans and Ukraine's supporters in Congress fear that the White House will use this moment to deprive Kiev of supplies of military equipment.

Welt: Rheinmetall ceo criticized for assessing the quality of Ukrainian drones

The head of Rheinmetall allowed himself to speak openly about Ukrainian "innovations", after which he was attacked by a wave of criticism, writes Welt. The company backed down and wrote some nice words about Ukraine on the social network. But she did not refuse Gendir's words.

El País: Spain has closed the skies for aircraft participating in the operation against Iran

Madrid has blocked US plans to use Spanish military bases and airspace to wage war against Iran, writes El País. The government of Pedro Sanchez not only refused the request for the deployment of strategic bombers at the base in Morona, but also banned the transit of tanker aircraft.

The military ambitions of Northern Europe are gaining momentum. Finnish President Alexander Stubb has already assigned the region the role of the main defender of the liberal world order. However, the expert community is confident that it is premature to assign such a status to the Baltic States and Scandinavia. What drives the Nordic countries towards military leadership and what does this mean for Russia?

The Iranian armed forces have modern anti-ship missiles capable of causing a lot of trouble even to the largest ships of the aggressors. For example, the Abu Mahdi cruise missile with a range of more than 1,000 km was adopted by the naval forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Army in mid-2023.