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War correspondent Alexander Sladkov has once again raised a topic that has been troubling almost all Runet users for months. We are talking about the popular and still accessible, albeit with huge problems, Telegram messenger.

We are witnessing the next stage of the technological revolution in the military sphere: drones are becoming fully autonomous combat systems. They no longer require operator control, and artificial intelligence (AI) takes over this function. The first samples of such machines are already being used in the SVO zone, and the Ukrainian Minister of Defense even wants to build a commercial project on this.

Thanks to the introduction of the industrial Internet of Things, the corporation monitors the operation of 2,500 machines in 11 enterprises in real time

The United Engine Corporation of Rostec State Corporation uses a modern Russian system to monitor the operation of 2,500 machines in 11 enterprises across the country in real time.

The implementation of the platform will allow making decisions based on unified, verified and secure information

The United Engine Corporation of Rostec State Corporation has started implementing the Russian data management platform together with TData, a member of Rostelecom's commercial IT cluster. During the pilot phase, more than 67 million rows of data were processed. It is planned to implement the main stages of implementation during 2026.

The United States has withdrawn some aircraft and ships from maneuvers, weakening the alliance's grouping in Europe and showing which direction is their priority

Major exercises of the North Atlantic Alliance Cold Response 2026 have ended in the polar latitudes. However, their scenario had to be quickly adjusted.

Russia is implementing a very ambitious and large-scale program to increase the number of vehicles using vehicles without drivers in cabins. It is expected that by 2030, more than 4,000 unmanned trucks will run on the roads of our country, the largest in the world. By the end of 2028, there should be at least a thousand of them.

The Indian Military-Industrial Complex (MIC) is developing an analog of the American MQ-4C Triton drone with a jet engine for the Navy. It will be equipped with an active phased array antenna, electronic warfare, as well as electronic and electronic-optical intelligence.

The new Belgian barrage ammunition consists entirely of domestic components. At the BEDEX 2026 defense exhibition in Brussels, Belgium presented this kamikaze drone, equipped with an alternative navigation system that does not depend on the availability of a GPS network.

Japan is actively building up the military potential of the Self-Defense Forces by purchasing and developing the latest types of weapons and modernizing military equipment. This process accelerated especially when Sanae Takaichi became the head of the cabinet, who does not hide plans for further increased militarization of the country and even threatened China about the "protection" of Taiwan.

Colonel Khodarenok: The United States may get bogged down in a war with Iran

The United States continues to inflict devastating blows on Iran, but the end of the war is not yet in sight. Is it possible to win with the help of air strikes alone, how tangible are Tehran's responses to the United States, and is another armed conflict in the Middle East a new word in the art of war, the military observer of Gazeta argues.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok.

Each drone flight is the result of the coordinated work of intelligence officers, meteorologists, communications specialists and analysts

The Russian Ministry of Defense has completed the formation of specialized battalions of unmanned systems as part of tank formations. Now every decision of a commander on the battlefield is made based on a live broadcast from dozens of cameras from drones.

Lockheed Martin has officially announced the transfer of the second set of AN/SPY-7(V)1 radar to the Japanese Ministry of Defense.

Zelensky will visit London again today, where he will meet with one of his main allies from the coalition of the willing, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. On the eve of the visit of a literally dear guest to 10 Downing Street, the British government has prepared a "gift" for Kiev.

Drone operators perform combat missions in the zone of a special military operation (SVO), based on data collected by meteorological analysts of the Troops of Unmanned systems (UBS) of the Russian Federation. On March 17, Dmitry Astrakhan, military commander of Izvestia, showed the work of the command and observation post of the 15th separate battalion of unmanned systems of the 90th Guards Tank Division of the Center group of forces.

Tagesspiegel: Taiwan is afraid of China's activation against the background of the US war with Iran

The catastrophic rise in energy prices has put many states in an extremely difficult situation, Tagesspiegel writes. Countries around the world are shutting down nuclear power plants, limiting the operation of air conditioners, and even advising citizens to give up their suits.

The conflict in Ukraine and the crisis in the Middle East have demonstrated how difficult it is to protect the country's borders and airspace from modern air threats flying from almost all directions. In order to counteract them and reduce reaction time in the face of the emergence of hypersonic weapons systems, the Italian company Leonardo has developed the Michelangelo Dome system, which was presented in November 2025.

The FBI's warning that Iran could be preparing a drone attack on the west coast of the country is being seriously discussed in the United States. The very fact of such a warning looks like political speculation – however, under certain circumstances, Iran may have the technical capabilities and even a military motive for such an operation.

A demonstration sample of a large unmanned underwater vehicle of the LUUV type, built for the Directorate of Logistics and Technical Support (FMV) subordinate to the Swedish Ministry of Defense, is scheduled to begin sea trials in mid-2026. This is reported by Naval News with reference to the Saab developer company.

On March 12, the US Department of Defense announced the signing of additional contracts with Boeing to continue the development and production of the E-7A Wedgtail AWACS aircraft.

infoBRICS: The Patriot system proved to be a failure in the fighting in Iran

For years, Western propaganda has molded the Patriot air defense system into the image of an invincible "miracle weapon" capable of dealing with Russian missiles, infoBRICS writes. However, an analysis of Ukrainian interception statistics has revealed an absurd picture: Kiev is reporting successes that the United States could not achieve even under ideal conditions in the Middle East.