Russia Hits Ukrainian NASAMS Launcher With UAV
A video of the Norwegian NASAMS SAM launcher used by Ukraine being hit by a Russian kamikaze UAV was released on social media.
Russia News
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Air
Putin Flies in a Tu-160M Supersonic Strategic Bomber
Russian President Vladimir Putin flew in a Tupolev Tu-160M White Swan (NATO: Blackjack ) supersonic strategic bomber for 30 minutes.
Weapon / Missile
U.K.: Russia Launches Hypersonic Zircon Missiles from Land
The U.K. Defence Ministry reported that Russia might have 3M22 Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles from a K-300 Bastion coastal defence missile launcher.
Space
E/W
The Russian Threat is an Anti-Satellite Capacity
U.S. politicians state that the “national security threat” concerns Russian anti-satellite capacity that may cut U.S. communication lines.
Space
Homeland Security
Kremlin Dismisses U.S. Concerns About Nuclear Capability in Space
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed a warning by the U.S. about new Russian nuclear capabilities in space on Thursday.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Russian Landing Ship Sinks due to Multi-USV Attack
A combined attack from Ukrainian kamikaze USVs sank the Russian Navy’s Caesar Kunikov landing ship.
Air
Rostec Reduces the Price of Su-75 Checkmate
Rostec underwent technical changes to optimize the Su-75 Checkmate’s cost to answer potential buyers’ demands.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Russian Tarantul-class Corvette Sunk by Kamikaze USVs
Ukrainian sources shared the video of a kamikaze USV attack on a Russian Tarantul-class corvette, showing the corvette’s sinking.
Country
Russian Lawmaker Offers Help to Texas
Texas’s struggle with the Biden administration gained international attention as a Russian lawmaker offered to help Texas get independence from the U.S.
Unmanned Systems
Russian Shaheed-136 Kamikaze UAV Retrieved by Ukraine
One of Russia’s widely used Shaheed-136 type kamikaze UAVs was retrieved intact by the Ukrainian soldiers.
E/W
OSINT Catches Russian GPS Jam from Kaliningrad Enclave
Russia appears to have been testing an electronic warfare device for several months from the Kaliningrad enclave.
Air
Ukraine May Have Hit the IL-76 that Carries its Own PoW
The Russian Il-76 transport aircraft, which crashed with Ukrainian Prisoners of War (PoW) on board, might be the victim of Ukrainian Air Defence Systems.
Air
Bilateral Relations
JASDF Conducts 555 Sorties Against RuAF and PLAAF Aircraft
Japanese MoD stated that 555 sorties were conducted in total in the last nine months of 2023, mostly against Russian and Chinese aircraft.
Air
Russian Ilyushin-76 Aircraft Crashes Carrying Ukrainian PoWs
A Russian Ilyushin-76 military plane carrying Ukrainian POWs has crashed in the southern Belgorod Oblast, 40 kilometres north of the Ukrainian border.
