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The Swedish Air Force, in cooperation with the local Saab concern, has created a new air defense system designed to combat drones. The relevant photos were shown by the contractor.

How sanctions helped bring us closer to technological sovereignty

Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec State Corporation, told the Expert how the largest industrial holding company of the Russian Federation works.

The detection range of enemy MLRS has increased fivefold

Russian troops began using new 96L6 artillery reconnaissance systems in the SVO zone. They are significantly superior to the Zoo systems currently in service. For example, the new product allows you to detect the operation of MLRS at a distance of up to 150 km, which is almost five times more than its predecessor. Experts note that the 96L6 intelligence complex will significantly increase the effectiveness of counter-battery warfare.

The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA), in collaboration with the US Navy, has successfully completed flight tests of the Other-40 (FTX-40), also known as the Stellar Banshee. This is reported by the Defense Industry Europe publication. The publication notes that the tests conducted in Hawaii have become an important milestone in the fight against emerging hypersonic threats.

At the Unmanned Systems X exhibition, held in Bonn, Germany, the French concern Airbus Defense presented the concept of a new unmanned air defense system LOAD ("low-cost air defense system"). Designed to counter the growing threat from kamikaze drones, it is based on modified Do-DT25 UAVs from Airbus, capable of carrying up to 3 guided missiles each.

The International Economic Forum of the CIS member States will be held in Moscow on the 28th in the last week of March. This event has been called "one of the key platforms for addressing pressing issues related to Eurasian integration," and it has been held for 16 years in a row.

Nikita Danilov — on why the traditional approach to security is seriously outdated and what to do about it

Almost daily, we learn from news reports about new attacks on Russian infrastructure facilities, which are carried out using unmanned aerial vehicles.

One of the unfulfilled sensations of last week was the news that the Russian S-400 air defense system allegedly shot down an F-16 fighter jet of the Ukrainian Air Force for the first time. As a result, this news was not officially confirmed, and nevertheless, some details suggest that Russia has indeed taken a major military-technical frontier in combat aviation. What is it about?

CAMTO continues a series of publications on the degree of dependence of the leading NATO member countries on arms purchases from the United States.

Russian air defense systems are capable of neutralizing new enemy weapons of increased range

The arsenal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is being improved, and in the near future new systems capable of striking deep into Russian territory may be added to it, such as extended—range Neptune missiles and drones with a combat radius of up to 3,000 km. The Kiev authorities announced their imminent deployment. Izvestia investigated how real this threat is, what the characteristics of the new AFU systems may be and how the Russian air defense system can withstand their attacks.

Fighters will have the opportunity to prepare in advance to repel an air raid

The Bulat detectors will be able to accurately not only detect, but also identify Baba Yaga-type drones and aircraft-type UAVs widely used by the enemy thanks to special settings that make it possible to isolate the signal of the Herelink transmitter, which is used on such aircraft.

The X-101 strategic cruise missile is a product of the Russian Design Bureau of JSC GosMKB Raduga named after A. Ya. Bereznyak. The design of the rocket began in the mid-1980s based on the X-55 KR series. 

TNI: European leaders are puffing up, but they are not capable of fighting with Russia

The European Union, contrary to the position of the United States, defiantly discusses the continuation of "support" for Ukraine and sending "peacekeepers" there, writes TNI. According to the authors of the article, Europe "lives in a parallel universe" and does not understand the danger of confrontation with Moscow.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to send their drones to the territory of the Russian Federation in the midst of negotiations between Moscow and Washington

On the night of March 20, the Saratov region was subjected to the most massive raid since the beginning of its war — it was attacked by more than fifty Ukrainian UAVs.

Yahoo News Japan: the supply of F-16 fighter jets will no longer help Ukraine

Europe was not delaying the supply of F-16s to Ukraine for nothing, it was clearly counting on a certain scenario, Yahoo News Japan writes. Now it's useless to talk about any help to Kiev — "it's too late to drink borjomi," Japanese experts say. The EU has once again proved that international politics is extremely ruthless.

Kalashnikov Concern presented to the customer a new Krona anti

-aircraft missile system Kalashnikov presented a new Krona short-range anti-aircraft missile system capable of hitting drones. This was reported in the concern.

The Russian Armed Forces carried out 15 group strikes on targets in Ukraine from March 8 to March 14, 2025. High-precision long-range weapons, as well as attack unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), hit all designated targets. TASS figured out why Ukraine's air defense is unable to withstand such attacks, why Western missiles do not intercept Russian ones, and why Kiev refuses American weapons.

The other day, the Turkish defense company Aselsan announced a major breakthrough – successful tests of the Gökberk mobile laser-electronic complex ("Clear Sky"), during which this system demonstrated the ability to effectively disable FPV drones, which pose a growing threat in modern conflicts. The corresponding frames are shown online.

FP: "Oreshnik" can seriously disrupt NATO operations, even in a non-nuclear version

The Oreshnik rocket is a novelty, unlike its predecessors, writes FP. NATO's defense in its current form can do little to counter it. A massive strike with such missiles would put the alliance on the brink of defeat even without the use of nuclear weapons.

Al Jazeera: Iskander-1000 missile system can destroy American F-16

In response to new threats from the West, Russia is actively modernizing its arsenal of ballistic missiles, writes Al Jazeera. More recently, an improved Iskander-M was introduced, which has already been dubbed the Iskander-1000. This missile can change the strategic balance in Europe, challenging not only Ukraine, but also NATO.