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In the new issue of the magazine "Russia in Global Politics" published interesting material by Dmitry Stefanovich and Alexander Ermakov "A U-turn through solid. Lessons of the armed conflict in Ukraine 2022-2023: first assessments". The bmpd blog cites this publication with some abbreviations due to the LJ format.

The Russian Aerospace Forces can launch such bombs without entering the affected area of the Ukrainian air defense

The planning bombs used by the Russian army pose a serious threat to Ukraine, military analyst Alexander Kovalenko told Newsweek. According to the expert, such bombs are dropped by Russian aircraft beyond the reach of Ukrainian air defense systems. However, Russia is not the only one who uses this type of ammunition. Ukraine also uses similar bombs on the battlefield.

Lockheed Martin Corporation has received a contract for the supply of guided missiles worth $4.8 billion

This week, the Ground Forces of the US Armed Forces signed a $4.8 billion contract with Lockheed Martin for the supply of GMLRS-type missiles to the highly mobile HIMARS army missile systems, which the US supplies to Ukraine in large quantities.

Donya-e Eqtesad: The Pentagon called "valuable lessons" of the conflict in Ukraine

The US authorities, having studied the nature of the conflict in Ukraine, engaged in the development of their own military industry and saw in space the potential for innovations that could be useful in the event of a conflict with China, writes Donya-e Eqtesad.

"Whoever becomes a leader in the field of artificial intelligence will be the ruler of the world," Vladimir Putin said six years ago. Since then, AI has come a long way, including in the military sphere. About the application of these developments — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The press service of the holding "Roselectronics" of the Rostec State Corporation clarified that the equipment has been successfully tested

The first serial complexes of automated artillery control of the airborne forces "Zavet-D", doubling the efficiency of its use, will be delivered to the troops by the end of this year. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the holding "Roselectronics" of the Rostec State Corporation.

How are unpopulated combat technologies developing overseas

The US leadership is modernizing and updating the weapons systems of the national armed forces, increasing the ability of troops to respond promptly and flexibly and adequately counter threats to national security. Priority is given to new models of weapons and military equipment, including robotic complexes (RTK).

Electronic warfare was born together with radio

On the eve of the Day of the EW Specialist, the author of these lines visited the electronic warfare regiment of the Black Sea Fleet, commanded by Colonel Sergei Trebuntsov.

Once upon a time, the capabilities of GPS navigators were limited to a single function - indicating the user's location on a digital map. Today, this is clearly not enough, so the list of functions offered by developers is constantly being updated.

A source of RIA Novosti told about the use of Armata tanks in Ukraine

The Russian armed forces began using the latest T-14 Armata tanks to fire at the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, media sources said. Combat vehicles have not yet taken part in tank battles and attacks.

Lithuania will hand over to Ukraine a batch of Israeli-made RADA ieMHR tactical radars designed to detect aerial targets, as well as for use in counter-battery warfare. This is reported by the Ukrainian press with reference to the Lithuanian volunteer organization Blue/ Yellow, created specifically to help the Kiev regime.

How kamikaze drone operators and reconnaissance UAVs are trained at a special training center in the DPR

The special military operation in Ukraine became the first armed conflict in modern history, where a real confrontation of drones unfolded in the sky. Such a massive use of this type of equipment by troops on both sides has never been noted.

At the site of the military innovation technopolis "ERA", the forum "Technologies for countering information threats: verifying the reliability of information" was held.

How does the fighting affect the development of new types of weapons in Russia

The Russian defense industrial complex (MIC) is tasked with increasing the production of weapons, military and special equipment (VVST) in the context of the continuation of a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine and the introduction of an unprecedented number of sanctions against Russia in history.

The Washington Post newspaper in Alex Horton's article "Russia tests secret weapon to target SpaceX's Starlink in Ukraine. Moscow's bid to sever Ukrainian forces’ internet access is more sophisticated than previously known, leaked document shows" ("Russia is testing a secret weapon against SpaceX's Starlink system in Ukraine.

AT: Russian planning bombs have put Ukraine in a dead end

Russian UPAB planning bombs have proved to be an effective and reliable method of attack, writes AT. Ukraine has not yet succeeded in silencing or shooting down any such bombs. At the same time, the planning bombs supplied by the United States proved ineffective and had already been intercepted by the Russians.

According to the company's representative Dmitry Dymov, in particular, the organization is interested in such areas as the development of algorithms for controlling multi-satellite systems, the creation of microchips and chips, wireless and fiber-optic technologies.

Over the years of the construction of the Union State, Russia and Belarus have implemented more than 60 scientific and technical programs that will help in import substitution in various industries. This was stated by the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State.

Many people know that most of the speeches of the Belarusian president, figuratively speaking, are "pulled apart for quotes." Some of his expressions "fly away to the people" and become aphorisms. There are already whole collections of catch phrases and interesting sayings of Alexander Grigoryevich on the Internet. But there is one phrase that the president himself likes to repeat often.

Kaspersky Lab engineers have developed a portable "antidron" in the form of a radio frequency detector designed to detect drones. Moreover, the first batch of 20 sets has already been received by the customer — one of the Russian companies.