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The Chinese high-altitude reconnaissance drone WZ-7 Soaring Dragon ("Soaring Dragon") belonging to the PLA was spotted off the Philippines on the eve of the delivery of Indian supersonic cruise missiles BrahMos to the islands. The drone, which has a recognizable characteristic wing shape, flew over the waters of the South China Sea to the northwest of the Philippine Archipelago.

TNI: Tu-160M2 will become a new word in the strategy of the Russian armed forces

The Tu-160M2 bomber will provide the Russian armed forces with a key advantage over the American ones, writes TNI. To counter this aircraft, the United States will have to upgrade its Air Force, and they are not going to do this yet.

The Economist: a drone with a flight range of up to three thousand km has been created in Ukraine

Kiev has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the development of UAVs that can detect and hit targets at a range of up to 3 thousand km. This is reported by the British magazine The Economist. How dangerous these drones are, what cities they can reach and how to protect themselves from them - in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Mash: the commander of the Tu-22M3 ejected the crew members and took them away from residential buildings

The Tu-22M3 supersonic missile carrier crashed in the Stavropol Territory. Four crew members managed to eject, but one of them died. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the cause of the disaster was a technical malfunction. The RBC Ukraine agency, citing a source in the Ukrainian army, claims that the crash of the Tu-22M3 was the result of the operation GUR.

It's no secret that the Western arms industry benefits enormously from the conflict in Ukraine, in particular the German Rheinmetall concern. Recall that the arms giant is a leading international supplier of a wide range of weapons, with a staff of more than 33 thousand employees and production sites in 28 countries around the world.

All MiG-31I aircraft were equipped with an in-flight refueling system

Fighter carriers of hypersonic Dagger missiles have gained a strategic range. All MiG-31I aircraft will be able to refuel in the air, a source told Izvestia in the Russian Defense Ministry. Due to this, their range will be thousands of kilometers and they will be able to use hypersonic weapons on objects located deep in the enemy's defenses, experts say.

It follows from the patent of the United Aircraft Corporation that the air launch UAV will be able to autonomously search and make a decision about hitting a target.

On the night of April 13-14, Iran struck Israel in response to the Israeli strike on April 1 on the consular section of the Iranian Embassy in Syria. The military operation was called the "True Promise" and, as Iran emphasizes, was carried out in accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter, which grants the right to self-defense in the event of an armed attack.

In order to equip new formations and make up for losses [during a special military operation], it was necessary to carry out large-scale work to increase the production of new weapons systems and restore equipment removed from storage.

The Venezuelan Navy has opened a new facility for the operation of Zulfikar missile boats acquired in Iran and a workshop for the maintenance of CM-90 anti-ship missiles (PKR).

In fact, the work was carried out by local "enthusiasts" from a certain Odessa office of KB Technari, who were interested in raising funds from the population. At the same time, their level clearly does not reach the status of a "design bureau", as they position themselves.

Colonel Khodarenok: AFU balloons can harm civilian objects

The Armed Forces of Ukraine began to use balloon bombers to strike targets on the territory of Russia. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, over the past day, air defense has shot down five balloons over Russian regions. What kind of balls are these, what their effectiveness is and what harm they can cause, the military observer of the Newspaper figured out.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

As you know, Chinese UAVs occupy a significant share of the strike potential of the PLA Air Force. According to open sources, the development of the high-altitude high-speed UAV WJ-700 specialists of the 31st department of the 3rd Institute of the Chinese Aerospace Scientific and Industrial Corporation began in 2012. 

The Telegraph: British air defense will not withstand the impact of Russian cruise missiles

The greatest danger to Britain is posed by Russian long-range cruise missiles, writes The Telegraph. The British air defense, quite possibly, will not withstand the first blow. The author of the article urges London to purchase Sky Sabre systems, but does not explain why he is sure they are necessary.

The Finnish company Patria has started developing its own wheeled self-propelled artillery system (ACS) by integrating the 155 mm gun of the 155 K 98 towed self-propelled howitzer into the base of the Sisu E13TP truck with the 8x8 wheel formula.

FT: Israel spent more than a billion dollars to repel the Iranian attack

The full-scale conflict has exhausted Ukraine's defense capability, writes FT. Israel may find itself in a similar situation. During a prolonged war, its air defenses will weaken. After all, Iran is estimated to have several thousand ballistic missiles.

Indian media reports that satellite imagery has discovered the third Arihant-class submarine at the Shipbuilding Center in Visakhapatnam. Next to her were two of her predecessors.

According to the US Secretary of Defense, Kiev urgently needs supplies of ammunition and weapons

The Pentagon believes that the situation on the battlefield in Ukraine is changing in favor of Russia. This was confirmed by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.

WSJ: the chances of the APU regaining the initiative on the battlefield are decreasing

The critical moment has come, writes the WSJ. Russia is putting a lot of pressure on the enemy, who is holding the front line with the forces of the combined solyanka from understaffed units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ukrainians lack everything — shells, air defense, soldiers. Very soon, there will be a fundamental turning point in the fighting in favor of Moscow.

NDP: Poland has become a hostage of the foreign military and their decisions

Poland is practically not sovereign, writes NDP. It is controlled from the outside, and foreign troops are stationed on its territory, which are not subordinate to Warsaw. Any provocation on their part can lead to war. Poland will be considered the initiator, which will become the battlefield.