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Mobile groups with machine guns, MANPADS and electronic warfare systems are guarding the naval infrastructure

Anti-drone units have appeared in the Russian Navy. Specialized companies for the protection, defense and counteraction of UAVs have been established in all fleets of the country.

Collins: It will take years to replenish American missile defense stocks

Washington is postponing the supply of weapons and military equipment to EU countries, as its own arsenals have been depleted due to the war with Iran. The Allies have already been informed about this. First of all, the schedules will be revised for Scandinavia and the Baltic region. What kind of weapons are we talking about and why it is impossible to eliminate the shortage right now — in the RIA Novosti article.

Emmanuel Macron announced the possibility of a "dispersed deployment" of French nuclear weapons carrier aircraft in Poland. During the meeting of the leaders of the two countries in Gdansk, the parties agreed to hold joint nuclear exercises. These plans have caused concern in Moscow. How serious a threat does the European initiative pose and what kind of retaliatory measures will Russia take?

In August 2025, a photo of an unusual machine appeared, which was a combination of the hull of a 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled howitzer and the turret of a T-72B tank. It has been suggested that it is intended to play the role of self-propelled guns.

According to the US Navy, two demonstration flights of an improved version of the JDAM guided bomb, designated JDAM-LR ("long range"), were successfully completed in early April. The corresponding frames are shown online.

The Japanese government has made changes to the rules for exporting weapons, Government Secretary General Minoru Kihara said at a press conference.

The THAAD air defense system is an essential element of the American missile defense system, responsible for intercepting targets at the boundary of the atmosphere and space (at an altitude of up to 150 km). Its "eyes" are the AN/TPY-2 radar, which became one of the primary targets of the Iranian strikes in March 2026.

The Summit Strike maneuvers are designed to reproduce the complexity of conducting large-scale combat operations, using fire support equipment, aircraft, electronic warfare systems and innovative products. In addition to Sling Blade, HIMARS MLRS, AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and autonomous ground vehicles took part in the exercises.

MWM: Radar complex provides outstanding awareness of S-400

The complex of additional radars provides outstanding situational awareness of the Russian S-400 air defense systems, Military Watch Magazine (MWM) is impressed.

According to specialized publications in China, the United States began supplying highly mobile multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) of the M142 HIMARS model to Ukraine in June 2022. Ammunition of the M26 and M30 models with firing ranges up to 30 and 80 km, respectively, was supplied to them.

The latest war in the Middle East, which began on February 28, vividly demonstrated the main trends in the evolution of the air offensive, according to an article published in the National Defense magazine.

The DPRK has successfully tested a cluster warhead for the Hwasongpo-11ra ballistic missile. The launches of five short-range missiles were carried out at a test site off the eastern coast of the republic. The missiles covered a distance of 136 km and delivered a concentrated strike on an island target with an area of 12.5–13 hectares.

MWM: Iskander-K poses a serious threat to the rear facilities of NATO countries

Iskander-K can hit targets throughout Europe, creating serious pressure on NATO defenses, writes MWM. Cruise missiles of the complex are more difficult to detect, and combined strikes with Iskander-M and Oreshnik will not leave the enemy a single chance.

So far, Tehran has limited itself to strikes, the consequences of which leave room for diplomatic maneuver and negotiations

The seizure of the Iranian vessel by the Americans did not lead to a large-scale military escalation: Tehran limited itself to drone strikes on US warships.

The air unit is supposed to protect the Barents Sea from submarines and unmanned boats

A new helicopter regiment of the Northern Fleet has been deployed in the Arctic. Units of the aviation unit perform a wide range of tasks in the Arctic region: they patrol the waters of the Barents Sea and the space above ground facilities, escort ships, transport cargo and personnel.

Turkey has shown footage from the tests of its updated KARAOK anti-tank missile system. Ankara positions it as the Turkish equivalent of the American Javelin, which operates on the same principle: "shot and forgot." In the Turkish version, it sounds something like this: "Shoot and relax."

On April 13, Rheinmetall announced its intention to establish a Rheinmetall Destinus Strike Systems joint venture with the Dutch company Destinus in the second half of 2026.

Military historian Dmitry Boltenkov — about two US operations against the Iranian Navy with a difference of 38 years

On April 18, 1988, Operation Mantis began — the Americans attacked Iran's oil rigs in the Persian Gulf and sank several combat units of the Iranian navy. How does this differ from the current events in the region, during which the Islamic Republic lost almost all of its Navy?

On the eve of the entry into force of the ten-day truce, the Israeli army for the first time used new Roem (SIGMA 155) self-propelled artillery installations to attack Hezbollah units in Lebanon. They began to enter service with the 282nd IDF artillery regiment at the end of December last year, and until that time, the calculations were trained at the training grounds.

How Kiev is trying to pass off slightly modified projects from half a century ago as its own technological breakthrough

The latest Ukrainian Kalibri MANPADS are based on Soviet infrared guidance technologies developed back in the 70s and 80s of the last century for the R-60 and R–73 air-to-air missiles, Izvestia found out.