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New supersonic X-59 aircraft tested in the USA

The X-59, a "quiet" supersonic aircraft created by Lockheed Martin in collaboration with NASA, took to the skies for the first time in the United States. The aircraft took off from the Skunk Works plant at the US Air Force Base in Palmdale, California, and landed at Edwards Base. The first flight took place at subsonic speed, however, the company plans to conduct supersonic flights in the coming months. It is expected that the X-59 will be able to reach speeds 1.4 times the speed of sound. The details are in the material of "Gazeta.Ru".

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the P.V. Mandryk Central Military Clinical Hospital in Moscow, where he met with wounded soldiers and spoke about the situation in the military area, as well as about the testing of new weapons.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday visited the Central Military Clinical Hospital named after P. V. Mandryk, where he met with the participants undergoing treatment. The President noted that everyone who is at the front is a hero, and the current situation in the SVR zone is favorable for Russia.

Colonel Khodarenok: The response to Tomahawk missile strikes can consist of three stages

Vladimir Putin promised a "stunning" response to attacks on Russia with Tomahawk missiles or any other attempts to strike with long-range weapons deep into its territory. What might this answer be and what stages will it consist of, the military observer of Gazeta argues.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok.

French Minister of the Armed Forces Catherine Vautrin and German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius signed an agreement of intent initiating the JEWEL initiative. This is a joint early warning system for Europe. It is noted that the implementation of this project will create a system that will "complement the potential" of the US early warning system.

On October 22, in the lecture hall of the TsAGI Demonstration Center (Zhukovsky, within the framework of the discussion club, a meeting was held with a man of amazing destiny – pilot-cosmonaut of the Russian Federation, Hero of Russia Alexander Lazutkin. It was he who happened to become a participant in one of the most extreme space expeditions in the history of space exploration.

Russia conducted exercises involving Sineva and Yars strategic nuclear missiles

As part of the training of Russia's strategic nuclear forces, a Sineva ballistic missile was launched from the Barents Sea, the Kremlin said. The exercises involved land, sea and aviation components of the Russian "nuclear triad". They were led by Russian President Vladimir Putin via video link.

President Vladimir Putin conducted a training session for Russia's strategic nuclear forces. Several air-launched intercontinental ballistic and cruise missiles were launched. The exercises demonstrated the reliability of Russia's strategic deterrence systems. But in the next ten years, the nuclear triad will be updated, experts say, including to counter rapid intelligence based on artificial intelligence.

In the context of increasing geopolitical tensions and the increasing politicization of outer space, the search for new formats of interaction between countries involved in the exploration of extraterrestrial space is becoming a particularly urgent task, Rossotrudnichestvo noted.

According to current plans, a new mission to Uranus should be launched in the early 2030s, but the probe is unlikely to have time to build and prepare by that time. This may even be for the best: scientists are considering using the latest Starship space system, which is currently being tested, to fly to the ice giant. It could reach Uranium several years faster than expected according to the classical scheme.

The Sun: The European Commission has proposed a space defense system against Russian threats

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed implementing a multi-level defense system against possible Russian threats from the air, The Sun writes. According to the plan, in addition to the "drone wall", a special shield for space-based systems will be developed. The EU's paranoia knows no bounds.

Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov — on how the Kaliningrad exclave is fortified

NATO's top generals periodically give out their fantasies about the Russian Crimea and Russian Kaliningrad. Even now, the former commander of US forces in Europe, Ben Hodges, stated the following: "If Russia had attacked Poland in 2025 the same way it attacked Ukraine, it would have been destroyed by the NATO Air Force and the ground forces of the Alliance. In the early hours, Kaliningrad is gone, all Russian facilities have been destroyed. Any Russian military facilities in Sevastopol, too."

Atlantico: France and Europe plan to fight Russian satellites

France and other European countries are developing scenarios to combat Russian satellites, two French military experts told Atlantico. They also admitted that during the attack on the Kursk region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces used the Franco-British Eutelsat-OneWeb network for communication.

The aircraft consumes less fuel, can take off and land at existing airfields, the institute's press service said

Scientists at the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) are developing a concept for an aerospace transport system for delivering payloads and launching satellites into orbit. A space plane consumes less fuel than launch vehicles, operates according to a horizontal takeoff and landing scheme, can use existing airfields and fly without detachable parts of the structure, the university's press service told TASS.

FT: The US can give Kiev from 20 to 50 Tomahawk missiles

The United States can provide Ukraine with 20 to 50 Tomahawk cruise missiles. At the same time, missiles can already be launched from the ground - the American defense company demonstrated the X-MAV installation, designed to launch cruise missiles.

This happened despite the fact that the company deliberately weakened the ship's thermal protection, including in the most critical places. For the first time, the standard payload launch system worked properly: eight mock-ups of satellites with a total weight of 16 tons were delivered there. The tests were the last flight of Starship V2. Starting from the next flight, Starship V3 will go into space.

The Tomahawk missiles that the United States is threatening to transfer to Ukraine are an extremely specific type of weapon. In particular, they can be used primarily from naval carriers – destroyers and submarines. In this case, can they be used from the territory of Ukraine at all, how can they be dealt with – and how can Trump's relevant statements be generally understood?

Colonel Khodarenok: the position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on its fronts is critical, but not devastating

The summer-autumn campaign in the SVO zone is nearing completion. The fourth military winter is ahead. What the armed struggle will look like in the upcoming campaign, says the military observer of Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok.

In the next decade, Earth's key space player plans to reach Mars. Scientists, in turn, expect to find life there, which poses a very difficult problem. Martian life will have to be reliably distinguished from terrestrial life brought there by human spacecraft. New work has shown that contamination of the fourth planet by bacteria from the third is very difficult to prevent — if at all possible.

October 5 this year marked the 95th anniversary of the birth of Soviet Cosmonaut Pilot No. 4, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Aviation General Pavel Romanovich Popovich. On the eve of this date, on October 4, a gala evening was held in Zvezdny Gorodok, which was attended by the cosmonaut's daughters, his work colleagues, the leadership of the town, and local residents.