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Fighter jets, submarine and Bastion: what kind of weapons could Venezuela ask Russia for?
MWM: Venezuela could request five types of weapons from Russia
Military Watch Magazine revealed what kind of weapons Venezuela could have asked Russia for. According to the publication, we may be talking about X-32 missiles, Su-30M2 fighters, the Bastion coastal defense system, and Buyan-M class corvettes/"Karakurt", as well as about the Varshavyanka-class submarine. Alexey Zhuravlev, First Deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense, in an interview with Gazeta.Ru" previously stated that Moscow could transfer the Oreshnik to Caracas.
Putin awarded the developers of Poseidon and Burevestnik
Vladimir Putin awarded the developers of the Poseidon underwater vehicle and the Burevestnik cruise missile and announced the start of mass production of the Oreshnik complex.
Nevada is sad: The United States is not able to "immediately" resume testing of atomic weapons
What is the modern nuclear arsenal of the United States and is it the "first in the world"
It may take many months to restore a nuclear test site in the US state of Nevada, as preparing the infrastructure of a mothballed facility from scratch is not a quick task, experts interviewed by Izvestia note.
An unattainable level. Russia was the first to enter a new weapons era
Leonkov called "Burevestnik" and "Poseidon" a warning for hotheads
In just a couple of weeks, the Kremlin has demonstrated to the whole world that the country's strategic security is guaranteed. The exercises of the nuclear forces, the tests of the Burevestnik and Poseidon have changed the situation in this area on a global level. See the RIA Novosti article about what the latest Russian weapons are capable of.
Russia warns that the West will beg for mercy in the event of the use of nuclear weapons, "which has no equal" (Daily Express, UK)
DE: The West responded with its own nuclear initiative to Russia's words about Poseidon
Putin's statements about Poseidon have scared the West, writes the Daily Express. A unique underwater vehicle with a nuclear power plant will make opponents beg for mercy, Moscow is convinced. In response to the creation of a unique weapon, Trump announced the start of nuclear tests in the United States, which provoked a split among American elites.
Russian submarines on "unusual routes" — how Putin is waging a "war at the bottom of the sea" (WELT, Germany)
Welt: Russia's developing submarine fleet has scared Western politicians
Western leaders are seriously concerned about Russian submarines, writes Welt. Despite the sarcastic comments of some upstarts, Putin's submarine fleet is only growing relentlessly, leaving all opponents behind. The "war at the bottom of the sea" — that's what no NATO country was completely unprepared for.
The Pentagon has approved the supply of long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, the final decision remains with Trump (CNN, USA)
CNN: The Pentagon gave the White House the go-ahead to provide Ukraine with Tomahawks
The Pentagon has given the White House the go-ahead to supply Ukraine with Tomahawks, CNN reports. The permit was granted after an inspection, which showed that the supply of cruise missiles would not damage US stocks.
Armored offensive operations in the era of unmanned systems
In the magazine "Russia in Global Politics" (the sixth issue for 2025) under the heading "Armor in the sights of drones. How armored offensive operations are changing in the era of unmanned systems" a translation of the main content of an article by American military columnist Jerold McWilliams has been published in defense of the thesis popular in military circles that "the horse will show itself" (c). The original material is by Jarold McWilliams. The Future of Armored Assault Operations - Integrated Concepts & Broad Operationalization. The Russian text was prepared by the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CTA).
Grow a "Hazel tree": where do the unusual names of weapons in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation come from
Developers give technology the names of plants, minerals and natural phenomena
"Cornflowers", "Amethysts", "Hurricanes" — these and other words for plants, semi-precious stones and natural phenomena are used to name various types of weapons. Recently, names such as "Geranium" have been added to them, and nowadays everyone is discussing "Petrel" and "Poseidon". Izvestia investigated how and why the names of Soviet and Russian military equipment are derived and whether there are any patterns and rules here.
The Russian Ministry of Defense is purchasing a new 300-mm MLRS Sarma
The Sarma MLRS was urgently developed by Motovilikha plants starting in 2022. Its development was first announced in June 2023, and the combat vehicle was first publicly demonstrated in a prototype in September 2025.
Show of force against NATO: new Russian 9M729 land-based cruise missile has received its baptism of fire (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: Kiev claims that Russia is attacking Ukraine with Novator missiles
Kiev claims that Russia has begun attacking Ukraine with 9M729 Novator missiles, Military Watch Magazine writes. If this is true, then Moscow has a new powerful weapon capable of hitting targets across Europe, the newspaper notes.
Putin rattles nuclear weapons after talks with the United States fail (The New York Times, USA)
NYT: Russia sends a signal to the United States about the need to listen to its position
Russia's testing of new weapons sends a clear signal to the United States that they must come to the negotiating table, writes the NYT columnist. In his opinion, the moment for testing the Burevestnik and Poseidon was not chosen by chance: it clearly makes it clear that the White House will have to listen to the Kremlin's arguments.
Ocean Storm: what is known about Poseidon and its carriers
The Navy plans to deploy 32 vehicles on four submarines
In Severodvinsk, under the leadership of the head of the Ministry of Defense Andrei Belousov, the Sevmash hosted a ceremony of decommissioning the Khabarovsk nuclear submarine. Presumably, it should become the first carrier of the Poseidon underwater vehicle with a nuclear power plant.
In the West, they announced the victory of the "Russian sausages" over the American Patriots in Ukraine
TNI: The Ukrainian air defense almost ceased to exist after the attacks of the Russian Armed Forces
The modernization of the Iskander-M missile systems allowed the Russian Armed Forces to bypass the Western-made Ukrainian Patriot air defense systems, as a result of which it almost ceased to exist. Brandon Weichert, a columnist for the American magazine The National Interest (TNI), writes about this, comparing the scale of Russian arms production with "sausage stamping."
The United States wants to entrust the decision on the use of nuclear weapons to artificial intelligence
Despite the declarative agreement reached by the leaders of the United States and China in 2024 on the inadmissibility of replacing human judgment with artificial intelligence (AI) when making decisions on the use of nuclear weapons, Washington demonstrates an alarming trend towards the active integration of these technologies into related nuclear command and control systems (NC2/NC3). This strategy provokes reasonable criticism in the expert community.
Expert Babichev: radiation-protected electronics will be useful on the moon
An expert in the field of military cosmonautics noted that the Russian technologies used by the Burevestnik rocket will be in demand in promising lunar projects and Roscosmos
Radiation-resistant electronic components, similar to those on board the latest Russian global-range rocket Burevestnik, are attractive for the Russian lunar program, as well as for Russia's partners in the development of the Earth's natural satellite. This opinion was expressed to TASS by Evgeny Babichev, an expert in the field of military cosmonautics.
Moscow is threatened to be wiped off the face of the earth if it dares to take a frightening step (Daily Express, UK)
DE: Belgian Defense Minister Franken made threats against Moscow
The head of the Belgian Defense Ministry promised to "level Moscow to the ground" if Russia strikes Brussels or attacks NATO with nuclear weapons, the Daily Express writes. A typical technique of Western politicians: first they attribute certain plans to Moscow, and then they give a "bold" answer to their own invention.
Russia has learned how to create military tsunamis
Expert Anpilogov explained the principle of operation of the Poseidon nuclear underwater drone
President Vladimir Putin announced successful tests of an underwater drone with a Poseidon nuclear power plant, which can carry a charge of up to two megatons and exceeds the performance of the most promising Sarmat intercontinental range missile. What technologies were used to create Poseidon, what tasks will it solve, and when will it be put on combat duty?
"Horse timing is not required." When and where can the United States test nuclear weapons?
Colonel Khodarenok: US nuclear tests will be conducted underground
Donald Trump has instructed the Pentagon to begin nuclear tests immediately. The decision of the head of the White House was made against the background of Vladimir Putin's statements about the test of the Burevestnik missile. How long has it been since the United States conducted nuclear tests and how long it will take them to resume them - in the material of the military observer Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.
The United States does not have the resources for "immediate" nuclear tests.
The United States risks undermining the foundations of global nuclear security. Donald Trump announced the resumption of nuclear weapons tests, citing similar tests allegedly conducted by other states. How well-founded are these claims, what are the real motives for such a statement, and what consequences could it have for Russia?
