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"Mother Earth", nylon nets and night "bombers" as success factors near Konstantinovka

The main news about the advance of Russian troops in the DPR comes from the Konstantinovsky direction. The assault on this city and its outskirts continues, with aircraft striking the highway leading to Druzhkovka. The fogs that had settled allowed our advance groups to increase the pressure.

The FL50 is a next—generation remote-controlled strike system, first introduced at the World Defense Exhibition (WDS 2026) in Riyadh and developed by the Chinese defense giant Norinco. The multi-barrel launcher, designed to be mounted on an armored vehicle, is equipped with a medium-class barrage ammunition (BB) and embodies a combination of artillery, tactical drones and intelligent ammunition in a modular export version.

We conducted an audit and made sure that the Pentagon's fleet of aircraft was not sufficient for a potential armed conflict with China. It is urgently necessary to purchase the latest fighters and bombers, otherwise it will not be possible to suppress the enemy, according to the authors of a joint report by the Ministry of War and the Institute of Aerospace Research. What their conclusions are based on is in the RIA Novosti article.

BI: only the strongest Russian pilots are allowed to reach the Su-35 with new missiles

Russian Su-35s with the latest R-37M missiles have become a headache for NATO, and the alliance has virtually nothing to oppose this combination, BI writes. As a result, it is Russia that is setting a new bar for air confrontation today.

February 13 this year marked the 95th anniversary of the birth of Oleg Vasilyevich Gudkov, Hero of the Soviet Union, Honored Test Pilot of the USSR. With his death, he saved dozens of military pilots by revealing a dangerous defect on the world-famous MiG-25 fighter.

50 years ago, on February 17, 1976, a decree was issued by the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR on the creation of a reusable space transport system (MTKS) "Energy" - "Buran".

Hungary has completed the operation of Soviet/Russian Mi-24 attack helicopters, the rotary-wing aircraft are being withdrawn from service with the Hungarian army, although they are still fully operational. The Hungarian Air Force has already said goodbye to these machines.

Secure vehicles and ground-based drones are used to refuel the equipment

On the eve of the 90th anniversary of the Fuel Service, Izvestia visited the 110th Brigade of the 51st Army of the Southern Military District to see how almost a century of fuel service experience is combined with robotics and how fuel logistics has changed.

"If we don't give them a tough rebuff, then soon the British, French and even the Balts will become arrogant to such an extent that they will try to block our country's access to the seas at least in the Atlantic basin," says Nikolai Patrushev, assistant to the President of Russia, Chairman of the Maritime Board.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will soon be presented with an updated shipbuilding program for the Russian Navy until 2050, which will include requirements for the creation of ships to protect domestic merchant vessels from pirate attacks from the West.

Colonel Khodarenok: attacks by Ukrainian UAVs will increase every day

Ukraine has been conducting massive attacks on Russia with unmanned aerial vehicles for several days now. Some experts write that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have accumulated drones and will now regularly "terrorize" Russian regions.

TNI: Russia has deployed most of the Su-57s to the Far East

Russia has transferred most of the Su-57s to an airbase on the border with China, TNI writes. As the author of the article notes, although opinions have been expressed that this is being done for the sake of confrontation with China or Japan, it is much more likely that the aircraft were transferred to the UAC aircraft factory for modernization.

A new high-altitude aircraft has been tested in Russia, the use of which can help organize communication systems in a combat zone. Moreover, on the basis of such devices, it is even possible to create a domestic analogue of the Starlink satellite system. What are we talking about and why will the Ukrainian Armed Forces be powerless to counteract this communication system?

Vladimir Demirov, Head of the Department of Resource Support of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, talks about how new technologies are changing the tactics of supplying troops with fuel

Drones have begun delivering fuel for military equipment operating on the front line in the SVO zone, the Russian military is laying pipelines along the bottom of rivers, and Navy ships will soon be able to refuel on the unequipped coast.

Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant plans to launch production of UAZ vehicles with a new powertrain closer to the third quarter of 2026. This was reported by the company's press service in January to popular publications.

The HQ-29 surface-to-air missile defense system was put into service with the People's Liberation Army of China in February 2025.  According to the information received, the research and development work was opened by the Chinese Aerospace Scientific and Industrial Corporation under the designation HQ-18.

The Guardian: BAE Systems disrupted the launch of a projectile manufacturing plant

BAE Systems has disrupted the launch of a new ammunition manufacturing plant in Wales, writes The Guardian. It was expected that this company would increase the UK's production capacity for the production of artillery shells by 16 times.

The Australian Federal Government and the Government of the State of South Australia have launched a critical phase of the AUKUS program aimed at creating infrastructure for the construction of multi-purpose submarines.

Modern realities require the improvement of the provision system, including the organization of meals for military personnel. Therefore, in 2025, a military approbation (testing) of an automotive multifunctional kitchen with a KAMX-90 bakery unit was carried out. The development is domestic, made by a company with extensive experience in manufacturing such equipment and machinery. The development is proactive – at the expense of own funds.

Rostec State Corporation has handed over the first large batch of Su-57s to the Russian Aerospace Forces this year. These are vehicles with an upgraded complex of avionics and modern means of destruction. The new features of the fifth—generation fighter are described in the RIA Novosti article.