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One of the russian EW systems that significantly hinders Ukrainian UAV operators is the so-called Shtora. This system specifically interferes with video transmission to the operator. The enemy began using it more actively in the summer of 2024, and Ukrainian warriors gave it this name. Its operation works as follows: For a long time, the key question was what these russian EW systems actually look like. Now, they have finally been identified and confirmed. Serhii Beskrestnov, a specialist in communications, SIGINT, and EW, known as Serhii Flash, reported this. He noted that the enemy tries to install these systems as…

During the IDEX 2025 international defense exhibition, held in Abu Dhabi on February 17–21, the russian defense industry displayed the Pantsir-SMD-E air defense weapon, a stationary variant of the Pantsir family introducing a “distributed configuration” of the system. For the first time, the russians showed the Pantsir-SMD-E during the propaganda event called the Armiya-2024 exhibition, and the international debut took place within at IDEX 2025, the Janes website reports. Pantsir-SMD-E during the presentation at IDEX 2025 / The design of this system is as follows: the core is a weapon station equipped with launch tubes for surface-to-air missiles. The search…

The very first participation of the russian Su-57 fighter jet at an international event, the Airshow China 2024 in Zhuhai, was the final nail to the coffin of the myth that this aircraft belongs to the fifth generation. And also proof that all russian aircraft construction technologies remained 20th-century-level. The oversight on the russian part was that they failed to organize a no-access zone for spectators, and the Chinese event visitors could freely come up unprecedentedly close to the Su-57 model demonstrated at the exhibition. Lots of screws: Closer look at Russia’s 5th generation Su-57 fighter jet at China’s Zhuhai…

The first generation of GLSDB used the standard GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb, which couldn’t stand the trial by modern warfare, but the new version aims to patch the critical vulnerability to jamming American defense industry giant Raytheon, part of RTX Corporation, is developing a ground-launched version of its miniature precision-guided long-range GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II, also known as StormBreaker. While the company is withholding details, it plans to begin testing the weapon this summer, as announced by Jon Norman, Raytheon’s Vice President of Air & Space Defense Systems Requirements & Capability, during the Fighter Pilot Podcast. At this stage,…

Ukraine Tests High-Precision Munitions for Drones That Can Be Dropped from an Altitude of 1 km: A Significant Leap in Effectiveness Ukraine’s development of these high-precision drone munitions represents more than a desired and long-awaited solution—it aims to replace standard “drops.” The mass production and use of these munitions will enable a significant increase in drone effectiveness.The Ministry of Strategic Industries shared limited information about this initiative, noting that these developments were presented at a special event organized in collaboration with the government’s Brave1 military technology development platform. Swarm capabilities were demonstrated during the event / Open source photoThe only…

russian UAVs Learn to Evade Ukraine’s Anti-Aircraft Drones Aerial war between anti-aircraft FPV drones and reconnaissance drones keeps evolving, with both russian and Ukrainian sides racing to find countermeasures to each other’s technology, adding a new wind to the spiral. The anti-aircraft FPVs have proven exceptionally effective on the battlefield, leaving russian troops without intelligence to support artillery strikes. However, the russians keep trying to find an answer. Earlier we discussed several concepts they were looking into, like equipping their UAVs with warning devices against incoming drones or even net launchers. Now, a new interesting solution is being developed: an…

The US Begins Deploying Meadowlands Jammers Against russian and Chinese Satellites Starting in 2025 The U.S. Space Force prepares to put the Meadowlands electronic warfare anti-satellite weapon into operation after it completes final tests, which were extended by an additional two years. This system is designed to create interference on communication systems of space vehicles and acts directly on satellites. Unlike most similar systems, including the russian 14Ts227 Tobol that jams GPS in Europe, it is built on a mobile chassis.The Meadowlands satellite jammers are set to enter operation in 2025. While these systems were being brought to combat readiness,…

What’s the Purpose of Combining T-90 Turret With T-80 Chassis and What Kind of Trend in russia It Reveals Quite an interesting armored combat unit has emerged on Ukrainian frontlines in the hands of the russian invasion forces. The soldiers attached a turret stripped from a T-90A main battle tank to the body of a T-80BVK. The protection of the resulting vehicle was reinforced with robust screens and explosive reactive armor tiles. Several photos of this unique hybrid of two tanks were published by the btvt_2019 community, the time and place where the photographs were taken are not specified. The…

North Korea Experimented With Train-Launched KN-23 Missile in 2021, Can russia Try the Same in Ukraine? russia and North Korea are expanding military cooperation, primarily through agreements hostile to Ukraine. In this context, any information about North Korea’s military capabilities, especially its missile systems, becomes increasingly valuable.With that in mind, we should pay attention to an episode that happened in the fall of 2021, when North Korea tried to launch the KN-23 ballistic missile from a railway train.To be more specific, on September 15, 2021, Western media reported that North Korea had tested a mobile missile launcher on a railway…

​American Barrett Gun Plus Ukrainian Archer Scope: Equipment of a Sniper Ukraine’s official military media Army TV has released the first video in the new series about various specialists in service with the Ukrainian Armed Forces and their equipment. Starring in the episode is a sniper from the Special Operations Forces (SOF), call sign Kraken. Among the personal protection equipment and devices he showcased in the video, particularly interesting is the combination of the US-made Barrett MRAD sniper rifle and the ARCHER TSA-series thermal imaging sight. The Barrett MRAD barely needs any introduction. It is well-known to Ukrainian special forces…