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It will make it possible to thwart enemy attacks without disrupting the operation of the air harbor's radio equipment

The new airport protection system from UAVs will make it possible to thwart enemy attacks without interfering with the operation of flight radio and communications equipment during takeoff and landing. First of all, it should be used at airports located in the regions adjacent to the line of combat contact — Rostov, Voronezh, Belgorod, experts say. The novelty has proven its effectiveness at the ranges of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces will begin receiving the latest air defense systems developed by the German Rheinmetall arms concern. The intention to start the corresponding deliveries to Ukraine was announced by the company's management.

The Russian company Geoscan, which recently unveiled an AI training drone, announced the creation of the country's first complex designed to conduct video monitoring of fires using UAVs online.

The issues of digitalization of the aviation industry were discussed by the participants of the first All-Russian conference "AviaTifra 2025" in Kazan.

Elon Musk: The front line of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will collapse without access to Starlink

The founder of SpaceX, Elon Musk, said that the front line of defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) would collapse without access to the Starlink satellite Internet. According to him, satellite communications provided by SpaceX vehicles are the backbone of Kiev's divisions.

TNI: Russian Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missiles have begun shooting down American JDAM

Pantsir-S1 is devastating, including against small, high—speed or low-flying threats such as American drones and JDAM ammunition, writes TNI. Even the few types of American weapons that kept Ukraine from being defeated are no longer having the desired effect.

WSJ: Stopping American aid to Ukraine will have a cumulative effect

At first, the consequences of suspending American aid to Ukraine will seem modest, the WSJ writes. But over time, the effect will accumulate. Lack of ammunition, worn-out guns and lack of intelligence will finally undermine the fighting spirit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, experts say.

NDP: against the background of global problems in the army in Poland, it was decided to introduce AI into the troops

In Poland, it was decided to introduce AI into the troops. This is another example of unwise wastefulness in a situation where the army is on the verge of collapse, writes NDP. There are not enough people, uniforms and weapons. These expensive illusions will crumble at the first serious test, the newspaper writes.

Bloomberg: Europe is unlikely to be able to "contain Russia" without American satellites

Elon Musk has taken a hostile stance on trade with NATO countries and Ukraine, but European countries remain dependent on six thousand of his satellites, Bloomberg reports. To get rid of it, Europe will have to fork out. Under such conditions, how can it "reliably contain Russia"?

And how will this affect the combat capability of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Ukraine will lose the opportunity to strike targets deep in Russia with long-range weapons if the United States really suspended the transfer of its intelligence to Kiev, experts believe. The fact of this suspension was confirmed on March 5 by Fox News channel with reference to CIA Director John Ratcliffe.

An emergency summit of the EU member states will be held in Brussels on March 6, 2025. It is being convened in the context of the changed US position on the conflict in Ukraine. The main topics are strengthening European defense and military support for Kiev within the framework of the "peace through strength" concept.

Alexander Stepanov — forecasts of the consequences of Trump's decision to suspend arms supplies to Ukraine

The order of US President Donald Trump to suspend all military aid supplies to Kiev came into force on March 4 at 04:30 Moscow time.

Employees of the State Corporation's enterprises will be trained in a new educational program on business process reengineering using AI

Rostec State Corporation has developed a new educational program for training specialists in the field of digitalization. The program is aimed at studying the methods and tools of system engineering and artificial intelligence. Employees of the Corporation's enterprises will be trained.

NYT: Two thirds of the Abrams tanks transferred by the USA to Ukraine are disabled

Almost two thirds of the Abrams tanks transferred by the United States to Ukraine have been disabled, the NYT writes. According to Ukrainian officials, 19 of the 31 tanks were hit, destroyed or captured by the Russian military. Many of them are disabled by drones.

Drones have significantly increased the effectiveness of Russian accounting

UAV divisions have been created in artillery formations. They are responsible for reconnaissance, as well as the destruction of enemy artillery, equipment and personnel in the deep rear, where many regular artillery systems and MLRS do not reach. They are armed with both reconnaissance and attack drones. Experts note that UAV divisions significantly increase the effectiveness of artillery combat operations.

General Bellanger: Russians are testing the strength of the NATO defense system

French pilots are preparing for a possible high-intensity conflict, General Bellanger, Chief of Staff of the French Air Force, said in an interview with Le Figaro. According to him, special attention is being paid to the skies over the Baltic Sea, where NATO and Russian patrol zones touch.

Lithuania called for the creation of a northern alternative to NATO

Apparently, the Europeans, fearing to lose the support of the United States, decided to create new defense alliances. Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas Saulius Skvernelis called for the formation of a military alliance of states with access to the Baltic Sea. Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland may join the "northern NATO". How this threatens Russia is described in the RIA Novosti article.

Peskov responded to Trump's promise to help Kiev regain as much land as possible

US President Donald Trump said that Washington seeks to ensure that Ukraine regains "as many" territories as possible within the framework of a possible peace agreement with Russia. In response, the Kremlin has already noted that the territories that have become subjects of the Russian Federation and are written into the Constitution are an integral part of Russia. What or who can prevent the conclusion of a "deal" with the United States and what does the Jackson-Vanik amendment have to do with it, argues the military military observer of Gazeta.Ru" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Russian engineers have created a local navigation system for drones that locates the device using LEDs with an accuracy of 4 mm. This is an order of magnitude higher than the capabilities of satellite systems, which are measured in meters.

On February 20, 2025, the European division of General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) of General Dynamics Corporation signed a framework contract with the German Rheinmetall Group as the general contractor for the supply of 256 Piranha V (8x8) wheeled armored vehicles (armored personnel carriers) to the German armed forces in the performance of TaWAN LBO Richtfunkmanagement klein (TLRk) tactical radio relay vehicles. Tactical Wide Area Network (TaWAN) communications.