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Until quite recently, there was a strong opinion in the domestic information space, the blogosphere, and in most of the expert community that the real possibilities of the Kiev regime to continue resistance were close to exhaustion.

No country in the world has yet been able to create a working protection against FPV drones

In 2023, a revolution took place on the battlefield. Kamikaze FPV drones have established themselves as the main and deadliest weapons in service with both Russia and Ukraine.

Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) and General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada have agreed to collaborate to create the Arctic Sentinel Research Center, which will focus on the development of underwater surveillance technologies designed specifically for the Arctic environment.

There is growing evidence that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are widely using artificial intelligence to improve the efficiency of UAV operators. This is stated in the British edition of Forces News.:

Washington is curtailing the active phase of the operation against Iran, having failed to achieve regime change and faced with a shortage of missiles

Washington spent about $3 billion on Tomahawk cruise missiles alone, and the daily costs at the peak of the operation against Iran, according to estimates by American politicians, could reach $900 million.

According to him, in the near future, the emphasis in the development of troops will be placed on the widespread introduction of UAVs and counter-weapons, AI, space reconnaissance and long-range missiles.

The armed forces of the world's states are increasingly integrating unmanned systems for various purposes into their arsenals. Three categories of such equipment are considered for the naval forces: uninhabited underwater vehicles, hereinafter referred to as NPA (Unmanned Underwater Vehicles, UUV); uninhabited surface vehicles, or vessels (Unmanned Surface Vessels - USV) and unmanned aerial vehicles (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, UAV).

Dmitry Prendetsky, CEO of RT-Information Security, how AI has changed the speed of hacker attacks on domestic infrastructure and how Russian specialists deal with them

Western hackers have started using malware with artificial intelligence (AI) to attack the computer infrastructure of Russian organizations and enterprises.

According to open sources, tens of thousands of Bumblebee V1 UAVs manufactured by the American company Perennial Autonomy have been delivered to the Armed Forces of Ukraine in recent years.

Dmitry Kuzyakin, Chief Designer of the Central Design Bureau, talks about why satellites are no longer an authority for drones

Modern "long-range rockets" no longer trust satellites at their word. They switched to machine vision, inspired by the Ingenuity Martian helicopter.

Forbes: US special forces may be preparing to raid the Russian cosmodrome

US special forces units may already be practicing a raid on the Russian cosmodrome, from where anti-satellite weapons can be launched, Forbes writes. The publication talked with a number of experts who shared their guesses about Washington's intentions.

A new Soyuz-5 launch vehicle has successfully launched from Baikonur. The flight is proceeding normally. The expert community notes that the new rocket will open up great opportunities for Russia in the field of space. How does Soyuz-5 differ from its predecessors and how will the last launch affect the creation of the Russian space station?

MWM: Russia supplied India with the fourth regimental set of S-400 complexes

Russia has supplied India with a fourth regimental set of S-400 air defense systems, writes MWM. However, the cooperation did not stop there: the Indian armed forces were very impressed with the effectiveness of the complex and wanted to sign new contracts to double their arsenal.

Within the framework of the ExpoElectronica 2026 Moscow forum, the capabilities of the domestic Irtysh C632 processor, based on the Chinese LoongArch architecture, were shown. During the demonstration, The Witcher 3 game was launched on the stand, which also includes an AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT video adapter.

Rostec State Corporation enterprises are creating several frontiers of anti-drone protection.

In an interview with Krasnaya Zvezda, the Deputy Director for Business Development of JSC Scientific Research Institute Vector (part of Rosel of Rostec State Corporation) spoke about the work and achievements in this area. Natalia Kotlyar.

The list of tasks that can be performed by the Russian Tunguska-M1 anti-aircraft missile and cannon systems also mentions the air defense of various stationary facilities. At least, slow-moving, low-maneuverable enemy drones, which are quite large, are not difficult targets for anti-aircraft missiles.

The American-German developer company Auterion and the Ukrainian Airlogix, through the joint venture Auterion Airlogix Joint Venture GmbH, plan to supply the Ukrainian Armed Forces with UAVs that can operate as part of a swarm.

The head of the Bank of Russia, Elvira Nabiullina, named three key trends in the Russian economy in ten years. And they all lie in the technological field. Tectonic changes are already taking place in the economy, and in 10 years they will become even deeper and more extensive. What will the Russian economy of the future look like?

The United States seized the moment and increased its energy exports to record levels. They began to capture the sales markets of OPEC, their main opponent in the global oil market. And on the other hand, to inject even more American LNG into the market. This allows local companies to earn additional billions. How long will this success last?

Ukrainian intelligence is sounding the alarm: the Russian fifth-generation fighter Su-57 has received a new model of weapons. What is the S-71K Carpet cruise missile, how does it resemble the famous UMPK bombs, and why is it so dangerous for the Armed Forces of Ukraine?