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Ukraine was once dependent on Western weapons. Now Kiev and the West have turned the tables (The Wall Street Journal, USA)
WSJ: Germany calls Ukraine the largest testing ground for weapons
German Economy Minister Katerina Reiche called Ukraine the world's largest testing ground for new weapons, the WSJ writes. Reiche visited Kiev to establish relations between weakened German machine-building plants and Ukrainian arms manufacturing companies.
Water course: future sappers will be trained to mine rivers with drones
The training program of military engineering universities includes the control of surface drones
Water drone control will be added to the training program for officers of military engineering universities. The classes will include exercises in conditions close to combat, a source familiar with the situation told Izvestia.
The unlearned lessons
Dmitry Kuzyakin, Chief Designer of the Central Design Bureau, talks about why the regulation of unmanned aircraft in Russia and the world has reached an impasse
In one of the Izvestia materials, we have already touched upon a dangerous misconception: attempts to classify modern drones as UAVs.
New data on the Squire unmanned ekranoplane being developed in the USA has been announced
As the developer explained, the machine, which does not require a runway and has a low detection profile due to low-altitude flight, is optimally suited for combat operations in vast marine areas, being able to solve the tasks of transportation, reconnaissance and evacuation.
Trump cargo: a Postman attack drone appeared in the zone of the SVO
The new complexes are guaranteed to destroy firing points during attacks on enemy fortified areas
In the area of the special military operation, our soldiers began to use the ground-based robotic complex "Postman".
The Army of Modern Times: how the SVO transformed the Russian Armed Forces
Creation of troops of unmanned systems, new military districts and nuclear underwater drones — we summarize the results of a large-scale restructuring of the Russian Armed Forces by 2026
The special military operation has become a catalyst for large-scale changes in the Russian Armed Forces. About what the new look of the Armed Forces has become and what changes have taken place in the military construction system, see the Izvestia article.
"It's impossible to detect him." How did the United States decide to respond to China at sea
The American corporation Lockheed Martin has unveiled a promising naval combat platform, the Lamprey multipurpose underwater drone. The device is still under development, but the creators claim that in the future it will completely change the rules and principles of warfare at sea. The authors of the program relied on low noise and invisibility. About what the novelty is capable of - in the material of RIA Novosti.
Robots will soon take over the world. This is not a joke.
What is the danger of using AI in war
While we in Russia are closely following the negotiations on Ukraine and the epic around Telegram, a real sci-fi thriller in the best traditions of James Cameron is unfolding overseas. Well, or at least his first act.
Its own "Yaga": how new and captured drones are used against the Ukrainian Armed Forces
"Mother Earth", nylon nets and night "bombers" as success factors near Konstantinovka
The main news about the advance of Russian troops in the DPR comes from the Konstantinovsky direction. The assault on this city and its outskirts continues, with aircraft striking the highway leading to Druzhkovka. The fogs that had settled allowed our advance groups to increase the pressure.
"Cultivator" for combat: rocket-propelled robots began to be used in the SVO zone
The unmanned vehicle is well suited for destroying area targets and supporting assault groups
Units of the Volunteer Corps began using the Cultivator ground-based robotic system with multiple launch rocket systems in the special operation zone.
Following the combustible trails: how was the fuel supply adapted to the conditions of its
Secure vehicles and ground-based drones are used to refuel the equipment
On the eve of the 90th anniversary of the Fuel Service, Izvestia visited the 110th Brigade of the 51st Army of the Southern Military District to see how almost a century of fuel service experience is combined with robotics and how fuel logistics has changed.
"Fuel delivery by drones is the reality of today"
Vladimir Demirov, Head of the Department of Resource Support of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, talks about how new technologies are changing the tactics of supplying troops with fuel
Drones have begun delivering fuel for military equipment operating on the front line in the SVO zone, the Russian military is laying pipelines along the bottom of rivers, and Navy ships will soon be able to refuel on the unequipped coast.
Kasper's Steel Assistant
The participants of the special operation successfully apply new military developments to perform combat missions
Today, in addition to unmanned aerial vehicles, various ground-based robotic systems (NRTKS) are already in service with units of the unmanned systems forces.
Android Unitree G1 has learned how to skateboard. He was helped by reinforcement learning and knowledge of physics.
Chinese engineers have taught the Unitree G1 humanoid robot to skateboard using the HUSKY algorithm they developed. They used a skateboard physics model and reinforcement learning. The robot can push off with one foot from the ground, like a real skateboarder, gain speed, turn smoothly by tilting the body to the desired angle, and maintain balance during all maneuvers. The preprint of the article is published on the website arXiv.org the project has a page on GitHub.
FSMTC: Russia presents 966 defense defense exhibits at the World Defense Show 2026 in Riyadh
Russia is presenting 966 defense defense exhibits at the World Defense Show 2026 in Riyadh, of which 181 are samples, the FSMTC press service reported.
With the regiment and the deployment: units of troops of unmanned systems have been created in all districts
The new units will provide control of drones of all types — strike, reconnaissance, air defense and supply
The formation of separate regiments of unmanned systems in all military districts was completed by early February, sources told Izvestia.
Russian Science Day: we have something to be proud of.
The day dedicated to science in Russia became an official state holiday according to the decree of the President of the Russian Federation in 1999. The date is timed to celebrate the 275th anniversary of the founding of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS).
Heavenly affairs: a new helicopter and anti-drone equipment shown at NAIS-2026
The National Aviation Infrastructure Exhibition has become the largest in 13 years of existence
The Mi-34M1 helicopter, the latest drones and anti-drone protection systems have become the main exhibits of the NAIS-2026 National Aviation Infrastructure Salon in Moscow.
Nizhny Novgorod Engineering College has started training specialists in the field of UAVs
Cadets are introduced to theory and trained in piloting
Specialists in the field of unmanned systems began to be trained at the Nizhny Novgorod Guards Higher Military Engineering Command School.
The military has just unveiled its newest tank. Will it be the last one? (The New York Times, USA)
NYT: New Abrams tanks will get a remote control option
The Ukrainian conflict may put an end to the development of new tanks, writes the NYT. Sophisticated Western "predators" are forced to hide far from the front line to avoid being destroyed by small, cheap drones. However, many experts are sure that it is too early to write off tanks.
