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23.04.2026
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The Russian Air Force received the first batch of Su-35S fighters in 2026.

On April 17, 2026, PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec State Corporation) announced that it had handed over a batch of new Su-35S multi-role fighters to the Russian Aerospace Forces. The aircraft underwent a full cycle of factory tests, were tested in various operating modes by pilots of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and flew to their home airfield.

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Известия.ru

Entangled the shores: anti-drone units have been created in the Navy

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.

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ИноСМИ

Putin's high-tech submarines challenge NATO in the depths of the Atlantic (Bloomberg, USA)

Bloomberg: New Russian submarines challenge NATO in the Arctic

New Russian submarines are challenging NATO, Bloomberg reports. Moscow has achieved impressive success in this sector, experts admit. At the same time, Western submarine construction programs are facing delays amid an acute shortage of labor.

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РИА Новости

"We didn't expect it from there." The United States left Europe unarmed

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.

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Военное обозрение

From fighters to horses: Switzerland wraps troops in camouflage

In modern warfare, camouflage can no longer be limited solely to visual camouflage. It should also provide thermal imaging, infrared and radar stealth. Multispectral camouflage offers a comprehensive solution, which the Swiss Ministry of Defense used by ordering camouflage systems from three companies in November 2025 – SSZ Camouflage Technology AG (Switzerland), Saro GmbH Ghosthood (Germany) and Saab (Sweden).

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Naked Science

NASA Inspector General predicted a delay in the timing of the American moon landing due to spacesuits

According to his estimates, the United States will receive a space suit suitable for the Moon only in 2031, which will require a drastic adjustment in landing planning there. At the same time, the head of NASA, Jared Isaacman, on the contrary, expressed confidence that this problem would not disrupt the lunar program. The report of the NASA Inspector General's office has analyzed the situation with the lunar spacesuit of the private company Axiom. As the Inspector General noted, the Agency...

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Военное обозрение

Northrop Grumman will invest its own $2.5 billion in the production of B-21 Raider strategists.

The American defense company Northrop Grumman will invest its own $2.5 billion in the release of the B-21 Raider strategists to speed it up. 200 billion dollars of these funds are planned to be spent this year.

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Военное обозрение

Hybrid of T-72 and howitzers: the purpose of the new APU vehicle has been established

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.

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Вестник Мордовии

In Ukraine, they boasted of a tracked Skif armored personnel carrier, copied from the M113

If earlier Ukrainian companies parasitized Soviet developments, very often simply copying or slightly changing the legacy of the Soviet Union, which they so hated, now the local "developers" are inspired by what was done in the West.

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Flotprom

The nose section of the Japanese helicopter carrier Izumo was made safe for F-35B takeoffs.

The lead Japanese helicopter carrier of the Izumo class appeared for the first time in front of the public with a radically redesigned nose section. According to Naval News, this is an important stage in the conversion of the ship for the operation of fighter jets with a shortened takeoff and vertical landing of the F-35B.

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Ростех

Robofurs on the roads

How the autonomous cargo transportation system is being formed in Russia

Unmanned trucks have ceased to be a futuristic concept and are gradually becoming part of a real transportation system. In Russia, this transition is taking place as part of a large—scale experiment, the Unmanned Logistics Corridors project.

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ИноСМИ

The Volatile Economy of War (The Spectator, UK)

Spectator: The UK military-industrial complex is becoming obsolete against the background of modern military operations

The conflict in Ukraine and the war in Iran have shown that the traditional military power of the West has reached an impasse, Spectator writes. Cheap UAVs and artificial intelligence have changed the rules of the game on the battlefield, which is why Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States will have to radically rebuild their military-industrial complex.

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Lenta.ru

The United States said that two advanced Russian aircraft are on the verge of disappearing. What did the State Duma say to that?

Journalist Johnson: Su-57 and PAK DA are under threat of extinction

The author of the American magazine 19FortyFive, Ruben Johnson, said that two of Russia's most advanced aviation programs are allegedly on the verge of disappearing. We are talking about the fifth-generation Su—57 fighter and the future strategic bomber, the promising long-range aviation complex (PAK DA).

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Газета.ru

"No one will be safe." The US wants to launch drones from reconnaissance aircraft

TWZ: The US will launch long-range drones from ME-11B reconnaissance aircraft

The US military intends to launch drones with a range of more than a thousand kilometers from ME-11B HADES reconnaissance aircraft. Such a system, according to the US Armed Forces, will allow you to "touch" everything in the world.

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Вестник Мордовии

Swarms of hundreds of boats from the Iranian navy will "tear to shreds" the vessels of violators

Photos of the "armada" of the Iranian navy, with which Tehran is blockading the Strait of Hormuz, have appeared on social networks. For example, only about fifty boats of the Naval Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have been spotted off the coast of Oman.

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Lenta.ru

In the West, they were impressed by the "Tombstone" of the Russian S-400

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.

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ИнВоен Info

American MLRS M142 HIMARS in Ukraine: Chinese assessment

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.

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ЦАМТО

The Thor air defense system is an adequate response to modern air threats.

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.

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Naked Science

ESA has found a replacement for the Russian rocket for the ExoMars project

The second part of the ExoMars mission is to be (sort of). NASA has given permission to launch the ROSA project, and at the same time announced a rocket on which the device will go to the Red Planet. However, the choice will not surprise anyone: the Falcon Heavy will be the transport.

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Военное обозрение

Pyongyang is modernizing its arsenal: North Korea has tested a missile defense system with a cluster warhead

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.

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