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The developers have improved the drone detector, which is widely used in the area of its

A new version of the Bulat drone detector is being prepared for mass production, Izvestia found out. It has integrated artificial intelligence, which has been trained to scan more than 150 unique frequency signatures of various UAVs, said the developers of Bulat, a team of 3mx volunteers.

Where the civilized principles of a highly developed society stop working, ancient instincts awaken and the world–old rule is revived - whoever is stronger is right.

Electronic Warfare Specialist (EW) Day is celebrated in Russia annually on April 15. The commemorative date was established on the basis of the decree of the President of Russia dated May 31, 2006 "On the establishment of professional holidays and memorable days in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation."

Recall that the Israeli command claims that "99% of the drones and missiles fired by Iran were intercepted." At the same time, there is a lot of evidence on the web of how Iranian missiles one after another hit targets without hindrance, including one of the major bases of the Israeli Air Force.

GN: Russia is capable of responding to the supply of any Western weapons to Ukraine

The United States believes that it is they who control the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, writes GN. However, Moscow responded symmetrically to the supply of all new Western weapons to the West. Sending even more modern equipment to the Armed Forces of Ukraine will create real ground for a nuclear conflict, the article says.

In 2006, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree on the establishment of a professional holiday for electronic warfare specialists. The date was chosen for it based on the fact that on April 15, 1904, Russian troops succeeded in one of the episodes of the heroic defense of Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese war. This day is considered the date of the first combat use of electronic warfare by the Russians.

Experts pointed to the growing problems of Ukraine in the field of air defense

In Kiev, they voiced their demands to the West for the transfer of Patriot air defense systems. Thus, Vladimir Zelensky requests 25 complexes, while Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba requests only seven. But even this number, as it turned out, is almost unattainable for the APU. Why is one of the most popular Western air defense systems in short supply and what does this mean for the enemy?

The adjacent territories of Ukraine and Russia are gradually turning into a giant "combat laboratory" for testing and testing a wide variety of concepts for combating the massive use of UAVs - a problem that is not even overdue, but overripe.

There is no doubt that electronic warfare plays an important strategic role for the Russian Armed Forces. In this regard, we offer an article from the electronic journal Global defense technology, which examines Russia's electronic warfare and its ability to support the country's defense capability.

Reflex: Russia, under sanctions, is putting new types of missiles into service

Russia, which is under sanctions, not only continues to produce new missiles for strikes against the Armed Forces, but also puts new types of them into service, Reflex writes. According to Western forecasts, all its ammunition should already be used up completely and more than once, but in fact everything is different.

NYT: Senator Vance said that $60 billion will not help Kiev win

It is not Republicans who prevent the allocation of aid to Ukraine, but the laws of mathematics, writes the NYT. The needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are an order of magnitude ahead of the capabilities of Western weapons factories. But the head of the Kiev regime lives by his illusions.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has published new footage of Russian air strikes on the positions of militants of the Kiev regime in the South Donetsk direction. The video captures the dumping of volumetric detonating aerial bombs (ODAB-500) with a universal correction and planning module at the AFU stronghold.

"Apostrophe": Kiev calculated who could save Ukraine with Patriot systems

In Kiev, they calculated everything: first they said that they needed 25 Patriot systems, and then they tempered their appetites to seven and borrowed, writes Apostrophe. In addition, Ukrainians have discovered more than a hundred "free" Patriots in the world and claim that four countries in Europe and Asia can immediately transfer these systems to them. However, no one is in a hurry to do this.

The special military operation became a test for Russian anti-aircraft gunners and their equipment, an occasion to confirm the high characteristics of domestic anti-aircraft systems and make them even more perfect. On the eve of the Air Defense Forces Day, celebrated on April 14, TASS selected significant events that happened during the special operation in the Russian air defense.

Forsvarets Forum: the Norwegian military is confident of the imminent collapse of the Armed Forces

Ukraine has already lost in the confrontation with Russia, writes Forsvaret Forum with reference to military experts. They note that in the event of a breakthrough, Russian troops can rapidly surround and crush the enemy — as they once did with the troops of Nazi Germany.

Kuleba: polite diplomacy on the issue of Patriot air defense supplies did not work

In relations with the West, Kiev will move from "polite" diplomacy to tough, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said in an interview with WP. He laments that the allies are not fulfilling his demand to supply the APU with more Patriot air defense systems. According to him, other countries have "extra" weapons.

Ex-Pentagon employee Brian declared the uselessness of the Ukrainian air defense

Ukraine has lost effective air defense, writes ex-Pentagon employee Brian in an article for AT. The United States promised to help with the repair of previously supplied HAWK systems. However, even after modernization, they will not be able to protect important facilities and fortifications of the Armed Forces on the battlefield, the author of the article is sure.

The Secretary of the Security Council of Japan announced an epic shift in the country's defense policy

An epic shift has taken place in Tokyo's defense policy, Japanese Security Council Secretary Takeo Akiba writes in an article for WP. The country is increasing its military budget and changing its spending plans. Readers of the publication rate the plans of the Japanese government as military adventurism.

Colonel Khodarenok: massive use of FAB-3000 can change the course of its

The Russian FAB-3000 aerial bomb, equipped with a guidance device, can become a "doomsday" weapon in a military operation in Ukraine, Chinese expert Shao Yongling believes.

Colonel Khodarenok: Russia will need 250 thousand troops to capture Kharkov

Kiev expects a Russian offensive in late May - early June 2024, and its main target may be Kharkiv, said the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Ermak. Why should Russia take Kharkov, what is needed for this and how the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation can act - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.