Structure and personnel news

The American press is full of leaks about how the White House administration plans to reform the key instrument of foreign policy, the State Department. Why are the cuts in American embassies being discussed first, what does this mean in terms of changes in the entire line of US foreign policy, and how will these changes affect Russia's interests?

El País: Spanish General Lazaro will be the next commander of the Eurocorps

It was decided that the next commander of the Eurocorps will be a Spaniard, writes El País. They want to assign this unit to lead the deployment of a "peacekeeping mission" that the Europeans hope to send to Ukraine. Which is unlikely to happen – Russia is categorically against it.

Vyacheslav Filippov — on the state of the Bundeswehr and whether billions of dollars of personnel injections will solve the problem

Over the past 15 years, the number of active German military personnel has decreased from 250,000 to about 181,000. Due to the shortage of personnel, as the Bild newspaper wrote, the Bundeswehr (the Armed Forces of Germany) is even forced to resort to the services of private security companies (PSOs) to protect their facilities.

CEO of Rosel Holding on the current stage of the import substitution process in the radioelectronic industry and how to overcome the personnel shortage

Developments in the radio-electronic industry have long been the key to the effective development of all other sectors of the Russian economy. Sergey Sakhnenko, CEO of Rosel Holding of Rostec State Corporation, told BG about why cooperation in this area is important, at what stage the import substitution process is and how to overcome the current shortage of personnel in Russia.

The Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region recovered 164.3 million rubles from St. Petersburg Construction Company Rosstro LLC in favor of Admiralty Shipyards JSC, part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation.

April 15 marked one year since the death of Hero of the Russian Federation, Honored Test Pilot of the USSR Anatoly Kvochur

"Russian flying legend", "Pilot from God" - that's what domestic and foreign experts and the media called him during his lifetime. Western observers have even included Kvochur in the symbolic top ten test pilots in the world.

The project provides training for the shipbuilding and ship repair industries

The RT-Capital Holding company Remvooruzhenie of Rostec State Corporation participates in a pilot project of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia and Rostec on industrial postgraduate studies. The project is being implemented on the basis of the 171st separate Design and Technology Bureau and provides for the training of highly qualified personnel for the shipbuilding and ship repair industries in the Murmansk Region.

Reuters: about 200 Chinese soldiers are participating in the special operation on the side of the Russian Armed Forces

Reuters, citing sources, reported that about 200 Chinese citizens are participating in the military operation on the side of the Russian Armed Forces. Moreover, according to the agency, all of them are volunteers and have nothing to do with the Chinese government. The Economist magazine claims that the Chinese are also involved in the conflict on the side of Ukraine. Moscow and Beijing have previously denied statements about the Chinese military in their area. The Russian Foreign Ministry also noted that this is completely untrue.

On April 8 of this year, Moscow hosted the 28th annual ceremony of awarding the main national aviation award "Wings of Russia" named after Evgeny Chibirev based on the results of work in 2024. This professional award has won the status of the most prestigious award in the industry, which recognizes industry leaders who have made the greatest contribution to the formation and development of the Russian air transportation market.

The long-standing policy of appointing women to senior positions in the US military seems to have been reversed. There are a series of dismissals of high–ranking female admirals and generals from the US Armed Forces. What did all these women do wrong in the eyes of the White House representatives?

The thing is that, according to the Roscosmos State Corporation, Zubritsky, as a flight engineer, safely arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) yesterday as part of the international 73rd long-term expedition. Together with him, the commander of the spacecraft, Hero of the Russian Federation Sergey Ryzhkov and NASA astronaut Jonathan Kim arrived at the ISS on the Russian manned spacecraft Soyuz MS-27.

The Syrian Ministry of Defense has begun work on creating the core of the country's new army. This is reported by the publication Enab Baladi. The publication notes that this process is taking place against the background of the conclusion of a military agreement between Damascus and Ankara. Analysts interviewed by the publication are confident that this process will not be smooth and will be accompanied by serious difficulties.

On Monday, April 7, Sergey Abdykerov headed the Department of Shipbuilding Industry and Marine Technology of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. Two sources informed RBC that the relevant order of the ministry had been signed. Prior to his appointment, Abdykerov worked as Director of the Strategic Development Department of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC, since August 2023 he has been under the management of VTB Bank).

In today's rapidly changing technological landscape, weapons and other equipment are undergoing rapid improvements.  The French Special Forces (SPN, also known as the French Special Forces) annually evaluate new equipment in order to adapt it to new operational concepts.

April 6 marked the 105th anniversary of the birth of Anatoly Savin, a scientist and designer who participated in the creation of advanced smart weapons, fighter satellites and space reconnaissance systems. TASS recalls the academician's life and work.

A delegation from the German arms concern Rheinmetall visited Ukraine. The Ministry of Defense of the Kiev regime informs about this. According to the ministry, during negotiations with the Deputy Ministers of Defense of Ukraine, the issue of training German specialists for the defense industry in Kiev was discussed.

Drones not only fulfill their tasks, but also help the infantry

Small UAVs of various types have become the mainstay of reconnaissance, fire destruction and even supply of advanced positions at the battalion and company levels. These are FPV drones, which are cheaper and more resistant to enemy counteraction, but require the skill of a pilot, and the already well-known "Mavics" with greater internal automation. Izvestia saw how the drone crews of the 110th regiment of the 110th brigade of the 51st Donetsk Army are training.

Experts explained the importance of reorganizing the Russian Marine Corps

Vladimir Putin announced the upcoming reorganization of the Marine Corps: the brigades of this component of the troops will be reformatted into divisions. Experts note that this decision will have a positive effect on the adaptability of units to changing combat conditions. At the same time, the reorganization of the Marine Corps, oddly enough, is dictated, among other things, by its outstanding successes within the framework of its military.

Thanks to such studies, some of them will be able to find themselves in the field of programming or engineering, experts say

Students and schoolchildren will be able to gain practical skills in working with UAVs under the guidance of developers of unmanned vehicles and operators from the free zone. The new project "Assemble a Drone" is being launched in educational institutions in St. Petersburg and Moscow. Students will be able to acquire basic technical competencies that will be useful when choosing a future profession, experts say.

Future naval officers will master the design and use of UAVs

A course on the use of drones has been included in the program of naval universities. Cadets will study the design and operation of various types of drones and the destruction of enemy UAVs, unmanned boats and saboteurs with their help. Experts note that the use of drones in the navy has its own characteristics, and future officers will be able not only to handle drones, but also to counter enemy vehicles.