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Almaz-Antey East Kazakhstan Region Concern JSC will participate in the fourth international defense exhibition EDEX 2025, which will be held in the capital of the Arab Republic of Egypt from December 1 to December 4.

Sohu: the victory of the Su-30SM over the Patriot system changed the rules of air warfare

The Russian Su-30SM fighter became the first fighter in the world to destroy the American Patriot anti-aircraft system, the author of the article on the Sohu portal writes. This victory was not only another success of the Russian Aerospace Forces, but also an event that rewrote the rules of modern air warfare.

NATO's eastern flank continues to militarize. Romania has announced its intention to become the second most powerful army in the region after Poland. Such a desire raises many questions. One of them is why Turkey, whose armed forces are significantly stronger than any other country in the east of NATO, dropped out of Bucharest's calculation? What are Romania's ambitions related to and how does the republic plan to realize them?

Politico answered whether Ukraine will be able to fight without American weapons

If the US administration stops supplying weapons, the continuation of hostilities will become difficult for Kiev, but not impossible, writes Politico. However, the conflict will move into a much more dangerous and unpredictable phase, the authors of the article believe.

Rostec supplies 80% of the weapons used in its military. The state corporation's enterprises work around the clock. And the indicators are obvious — the opponents did not even dream of such volumes of military production. Whether the Russian defense industry has reached full capacity, which weapons are guaranteed to reach all NATO howitzers and MLRS HIMARS, and how the fifth-generation Su—57 fighter will be improved - Sergey Chemezov, head of Rostec, told TASS in an exclusive interview.

infoBRICS: Su-30SM2 destroyed Patriot complexes immediately after delivery from Germany

The new Russian Su-30SM2 fighter defeated Patriot complexes, infoBRICS writes. Less than a day after their delivery to the Ukrainian Armed Forces from Germany, Russia destroyed the latest models of NATO anti-aircraft systems during an operation to suppress air defense, the article notes.

According to the plan, the new Golden Dome missile defense system should protect the United States from any missile threats. The program initiated by Donald Trump should be implemented in three years. However, there are many problems to be solved. About what can interfere - in the material of RIA Novosti.

The Telegraph: Europe is unable to support Ukraine to continue the conflict

For some reason, Europe is convinced that it is capable of deciding the fate of the world, writes The Telegraph. But this indicates her complete isolation from reality. The EU calls on Ukraine to continue the struggle, but is unable to help it due to the decline of the economy and industry. Therefore, Zelensky can only accept Trump's peace plan.

The British Ministry of Defense said that the nationally developed DragonFire laser turret successfully hit high-speed drones during tests at a test site in the Hebrides, and therefore the deployment of production of this type of weapon begins.

MWM: Germany supplied two new Patriot batteries to the Ukrainian Armed Forces

Germany has sent two new Patriot batteries to Ukraine, writes MWM. These supplies are critically important, since the Kiev regime has practically no air defense left. However, experts have many questions about the effectiveness of the Patriots against Russian missiles.

A two-seat version of the Su-57D is being prepared for release, and the first flight of the light Su-75 Checkmate is scheduled for early 2026

The Dubai Airshow 2025 International Airshow confirmed Russia's status as one of the key suppliers of advanced aviation technologies.

TNI: the Congress does not agree with Hegseth's course towards Ukraine

This year, the Pentagon has suspended aid to Ukraine three times, at least once without the permission of President Donald Trump, writes TNI. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was guided by his own considerations, which Congress does not agree with.

The British company MSI-Defense Systems has begun supplying the Armed Forces of Ukraine with mobile short-range air defense systems Terrahawk Paladin, designed primarily to counter UAVs.

The Dubai Airshow International Aviation and Space Exhibition is one of the world's largest exhibition venues, where the latest trends in the aerospace and defense industries among the technologically advanced countries of the planet are determined.

BI: The Merops anti-drone system has begun to enter service with NATO countries

The Merops anti-drone system, which has proven itself well in the skies over Ukraine, is being adopted by NATO troops, BI writes. This weapon is easy to use, has a low cost and high accuracy of hitting.

Origin Robotics, a Latvian company, announced that the Belgian Ministry of Defense has selected the BLAZE interceptor developed by it with artificial intelligence to be integrated into a package of anti-UAV measures worth 50 million euros.

During the first test firings, the new Turkish LEVENT short-range anti-aircraft missile system, developed by the ROKETSAN concern, successfully hit a simulated target with a drone as a result of an accurate hit. The corresponding frames are shown online.

China has equipped the Qilianshan (985) amphibious dock ship of the Type 071 Yuzhao project with LY-1 high-energy weapons. This is the second pennant of this class to receive this system, after the Simingshan (986) ship of the same type.

TNI: Russia started hitting Ukraine with its new hypersonic Zircons

Russia has successfully repurposed a naval weapon, the Zircon missile, to hit land targets in Ukraine, TNI writes. Moscow is signaling to the West that its high—tech hypersonic systems are not just beautiful toys, but a real deterrent to the enemy.