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Dangerous robots: anti-aircraft gunners will be taught how to fight ground drones
Fire cover tactics are being reviewed taking into account the appearance of new equipment
The troops began to practice their skills in dealing with ground drones. Anti-aircraft gunners take a special training course. Their units are armed with large-caliber machine guns, which can effectively destroy not only aerial targets, but also enemy ground equipment.
Technological limitations of the Anglo-American Trident Nuclear Alliance
The new American Columbia-class submarines and the British Dreadnought, despite pretentious claims of technological superiority, are forced to use the common, aging Trident missile system, which underscores the limitations of NATO engineering solutions in the 21st century arms race. Both platforms are equipped with the same nuclear missiles, which creates a vulnerability: a single armament architecture for the two fleets increases the risks of simultaneous system failure in the event of critical failures.
P-800 ONYX missile in the Russian Military: Chinese assessment
Chinese experts are closely monitoring examples of the use of missile weapons by the coastal forces of the Russian Navy, namely the P-800 Onyx anti-ship missile (in the Yakhont export version, according to the NATO classification SS-N-26). The weapon was developed by V.N.Chelomey's OKB-52 (currently NPO Mashinostroenie) in 1983 to replace the P-270 Moskit and P-700 Granit.
Spanish and South Korean companies to cooperate to supply self-propelled guns
Spanish and South Korean defense companies have teamed up to jointly fulfill a contract with the Spanish Armed Forces for the production and supply of tracked self-propelled artillery units (ACS) worth 4.55 billion euros (5.3 billion US dollars).
Russia's only competitor in the submarine fleet is the United States
Even if the role and type of the surface component of the fleets can be reviewed in the near future – due to the increased effectiveness of new types of weapons – the importance of nuclear submarines (submarines) will only increase. Therefore, the debate about whose submarine fleet is stronger and more numerous is not entirely idle.
"A desert covered with rubble." What could a war between the United States and Iran lead to?
Colonel Khodarenok stated the risks for Iran to turn into the Gaza Strip
The United States has submitted to Iran a 15-point proposal to end the conflict. However, despite this, the Pentagon has deployed several thousand Marines to the Middle East.
Notifications of planned large sales of American weapons to the UAE
On March 19, 2026, the US Department of State sent notifications to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale of weapons to the United Arab Emirates through the US Intergovernmental Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program for a total estimated amount of 8.464 billion dollars.
Will the Iranians be able to "overwhelm" the "Stratospheric fortresses" – 256-ton B-52
The command of the US Air Force has decided to use its B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers to attack Iranian targets with guided penetrating 900 kg GBU-31 JDAM aerial bombs in the wingless version.
Russia is transferring the entire nuclear attack submarine fleet to the upgraded Yaseni (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: Russia will replace all third-generation nuclear-powered ships with Yasen nuclear submarines
Russia is completely updating its fleet of nuclear submarines with the Yasen projects, writes MWM. The new submarines combine stealth and a wide range of missile weapons. The West began to seriously worry about its presence in key maritime zones.
The VKS received a priority target in the skies over Ukraine
For the first time, Ukraine began using a Western aircraft, which is much more valuable than the F-16 fighter jets. We are talking about the Saab 340 AEW&C flying radar. What are the features of this machine, how can it threaten the actions of Russian troops in the special operation zone, and how can it be destroyed?
Rutte made an unexpected statement: Iran may strike EU capitals (CBS News, USA)
Mark Rutte: NATO countries are going to ensure the security of the Strait of Hormuz
Now it has become clear that Iran can cover European capitals with fire: Berlin, Paris, London, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte admitted in the "Face the Nation" program. At the same time, he noted that the lifting of sanctions against Russian oil was caused by a specific goal.
Impassable "Ball": coastal complexes have been taught to attack ships with a "wolf pack"
When using this tactic, several missiles are aimed at the target from different directions
The Bal coastal missile systems are practicing a new tactic of attacking enemy ships — it is called the "wolf pack". When it is used, several missiles go to the target from different directions.
Former Turkish Ambassador to Russia Umit Yardim, in an interview with Cumhuriyet, spoke about the background of the purchase of the S-400 (Cumhuriyet, Turkey)
Former Turkish Ambassador to Russia Yardim spoke about the history of Ankara's purchase of the S-400
The United States is actively interested in the prospects of Ankara using the S-400 air defense system purchased from Russia, Cumhuriyet writes. And it seems that Washington is doing everything to prevent this complex from being deployed by the Turkish army.
The US Navy is stepping up the construction of Columbia-class SSBNs
The U.S. Navy's Weapons Systems Command has signed an additional agreement with General Dynamics Electric Boat to accelerate the construction of Columbia-class submarines.
"I've radically changed my position in a day." What's wrong with Trump's truce?
Colonel Khodarenok predicted disastrous consequences for the US Army due to Trump's words
US President Donald Trump has instructed the Department of Defense to postpone any military strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days.
Missile shortage? Do the United States, Israel and Iran have anything to fight with?
Boris Rozhin — on how weapons are spent and what consequences the course of the operation in the Middle East is already leading to
As the war in the Middle East develops, the issue of the resources spent by the parties on maintaining the pace and scale of mutual strikes is increasingly being discussed. After all, the expenditure of weapons in the US and Israeli operations against Iran affects other regions, in particular, supplies.
France wanted to create a military economy, but Macron's grandiose plan failed. And here's why
French President Emmanuel Macron demanded that the industry switch to military action in response to Russia's attack on Ukraine, but four years later the results are not impressive, writes Politico.
"16 American planes shot down, THAAD system destroyed": The Eurasian Times calculated the losses of the United States and Israel in 3 weeks
The Pentagon has requested another $200 billion for the war with Iran — how long will America's shame last
While the United States and Israel have seriously weakened Iran's military potential and its capabilities in waging war, their losses are also growing, the Indian edition of the Eurasian Times writes. "SP" provides an article with small abbreviations.
IRGC: Iran used the Nasrallah missile defense system for the first time in operations against the United States and Israel
During the 65th wave of the operation against Israel's critical infrastructure and the locations of US Armed Forces units in the Middle East region, the first officially confirmed combat use of the latest guided missile system Nasrallah took place.
Polish launchers without missiles. The United States is blocking technology transfer (Wirtualna Polska, Poland)
WP: HIMARS launchers purchased by Poland from the USA were left without missiles
WP From the point of view of the Polish Ministry of Defense, HIMARS is a valuable acquisition, but in fact, launchers purchased in the United States are an empty place for the Polish army. These systems need American "consumables". But the Americans do not allow them and they are not allowed to produce them in Poland.
