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On National Unity Day, Russian President Vladimir Putin presented state awards to the developers of the Burevestnik cruise missile and the Poseidon unmanned underwater vehicle in the Kremlin.

Dmitry Kuzyakin, Chief Designer of the Central Design Bureau, talks about why FPV drones have become so dangerous and effective

In 2020, it became obvious to a group of specialists from the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions (CCDB): the world is on the verge of tectonic changes in the tools for destroying their own kind. Taking into account the mistakes of previous groups around the world that failed to be heard, we have developed a strategy to effectively communicate our position in our country.

In March 2024, when the creation of the Agency for Military Artificial Intelligence (AMIAD) in France was announced, Sebastien Lecorny, the then Minister of Defense, mentioned "testing innovative solutions in the analysis of underwater acoustics."

Although US President Donald Trump denies some American media reports that the Pentagon is preparing an invasion of the Republic of Venezuela, in fact, the US military and intelligence agencies are preparing for such a scenario. The process of building up the naval group in the Caribbean is underway, and the military contingent, including combat aircraft and ground forces, is increasing in the countries of Central America loyal and controlled by Washington.

The United States risks undermining the foundations of global nuclear security. Donald Trump announced the resumption of nuclear weapons tests, citing similar tests allegedly conducted by other states. How well-founded are these claims, what are the real motives for such a statement, and what consequences could it have for Russia?

Despite the declarative agreement reached by the leaders of the United States and China in 2024 on the inadmissibility of replacing human judgment with artificial intelligence (AI) when making decisions on the use of nuclear weapons, Washington demonstrates an alarming trend towards the active integration of these technologies into related nuclear command and control systems (NC2/NC3). This strategy provokes reasonable criticism in the expert community.

An expert in the field of military cosmonautics noted that the Russian technologies used by the Burevestnik rocket will be in demand in promising lunar projects and Roscosmos

Radiation-resistant electronic components, similar to those on board the latest Russian global-range rocket Burevestnik, are attractive for the Russian lunar program, as well as for Russia's partners in the development of the Earth's natural satellite. This opinion was expressed to TASS by Evgeny Babichev, an expert in the field of military cosmonautics.

Domestic developments have aroused great interest from foreign specialists

Combat lasers, exoskeletons, ground and aerial drones — such novelties can be seen at the international exhibition "Interpoltech-2025" in Moscow. Anti-drone technology is of particular interest to visitors, making it possible to protect both small facilities and industrial giants. Military attaches and representatives of law enforcement agencies and special services from dozens of countries came to see the novelties of Russian companies.

For the first time, Infleqtion has used quantum optical atomic clocks on an autonomous underwater vehicle in collaboration with the Royal Navy and the Command of the Underwater Forces. In the tests, the Tiqker watch was installed on the XV Excalibur unmanned submarine of the Royal Navy. For what? To ensure accurate synchronization without GPS.

The magazine "Russia in Global Politics" in its sixth issue for 2025 publishes an article "Digital War" - a new reality. Russia urgently needs to adapt to it," written by former Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Yuri Baluyevsky and Director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST) Ruslan Pukhov.

Among them are civil aircraft and helicopters, automobiles, medical equipment, technologies for the oil and gas industry, IT solutions in the field of air transportation and road safety.

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has published a report titled "Pragmatic Approaches to Governance at the Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Weapons." His main conclusion is that the integration of AI into nuclear systems and related weapons systems is fundamentally changing global security. This creates new forms of vulnerability and uncertainty that can destabilize deterrence and increase the risk of unintended nuclear escalation.

In accordance with the current comprehensive aviation industry development program, it is planned to supply 990 passenger aircraft by 2030

The head of Rostec, Sergey Chemezov, told how many aircraft per year will be produced in Russia by 2030. In total, it is planned to assemble up to 100 passenger airliners annually.

infoBRICS: The West is trying to strangle Nexperia semiconductor manufacturer

Hypocritical robbers from the West have encroached not only on Russian assets, infoBRICS writes. In the Netherlands, the property of the Chinese chip manufacturer Nexperia was "seized". Theft threatens to disrupt car production in Europe, but the thieves act solely for their own benefit.

Kiev expects to receive more than 100 Swedish aircraft, but actual deliveries and mass equipping of the Air Force with them may take decades

Ukraine is negotiating the acquisition of Swedish Gripen fighters. A letter of intent was signed this week, providing for the supply of 100 to 150 vehicles. What are these multipurpose fighters, what is their combat potential, whether they can influence the situation in the special operation zone and what is the probability that negotiations will lead to the conclusion of a firm contract — in the Izvestia material.

SZ: the EU will create a reserve of rare raw materials in response to China's export restrictions

European countries are planning to create a state reserve of raw materials, writes SZ. Earlier, China imposed export restrictions on rare materials, which are used, among other things, in the defense industry. Although manufacturers promise to compensate for losses from their own stocks, they will eventually run out.

The St. Petersburg Scientific and Production enterprise Radar MMC celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2025. The company is one of the leaders in the field of creating radio-electronic systems and complexes for special and civilian purposes, and is also a leading domestic manufacturer of heavy drones for aeronautics and monitoring.

Economist: Western UAVs proved useless in fighting in Ukraine

Most of the drones produced in NATO countries turned out to be useless in the conditions of real military operations in Ukraine, the Economist writes. They turned out to be too expensive and at the same time unable to cope with Russian electronic warfare systems, and the damage they caused was negligible.

French Minister of the Armed Forces Catherine Vautrin and German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius signed an agreement of intent initiating the JEWEL initiative. This is a joint early warning system for Europe. It is noted that the implementation of this project will create a system that will "complement the potential" of the US early warning system.

The Lancet barrage ammunition, paired with the ZALA unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, destroyed the French Caesar self-propelled artillery system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), having overcome 65 km. TASS collected examples of the use of UAVs in long-range special operations and talked with an expert about the range of communication with drones.