A new version of the Russian Orion reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicle, equipped with satellite communications, will perform its first flights in February-March, the Kronstadt drone developer company told RIA Novosti.

A new version of the Russian reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicle Orion will make its first flight in the first quarter of this year. The drone is equipped with satellite communication.

Buildings are being reconstructed at the plant site

The plant for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles in Dubna, built at Kronstadt's own expense, will reach full capacity in 2024. This was reported to TASS in the company's press service.

Nizhny Novgorod Aircraft Manufacturing Plant "Sokol" - a branch of JSC "RSC "MiG" (part of PJSC "UAC" of Rostec State Corporation) celebrates the 90th anniversary of its formation on February 1.

US President Joe Biden sent a letter to Congress in which he notified of his intention to assign Qatar the status of a "major non-NATO ally."

According to the Ministry of Defense of Latvia, during the annual debate on foreign policy held in the Seimas on January 27, Defense Minister Artis Pabriks announced the need to increase defense spending to 2.5% of GDP in the medium term (next 3 years).

Poland will supply Ukraine with MANPADS and drones. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. According to M. Moravetsky, we are talking "about ammunition, MANPADS "Thunder" and UAVs of various types that are used for "defensive" purposes."

Ukraine, Britain and Poland will create a new alliance: Kuleba revealed details (Observer, Ukraine)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba said that Kiev, London and Warsaw are going to create a new alliance, the Observer reports. The creation of small unions is part of the country's proactive foreign policy. As Kuleba explained, "Ukraine cannot just wait to join the EU and NATO."

Donetsk may turn to Russia for military assistance, said Eduard Basurin, a representative of the People's militia of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic.

Ukraine's accession to NATO will create a threat of a military conflict between Russia and the alliance over Crimea, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

The United States cares little about the security of Ukraine, they want to use this country as a tool to deter Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

Moscow is carefully analyzing the responses of the United States and NATO on Russian proposals on security guarantees and sees that its fundamental concerns have been ignored, Russian President Vladimir Putin said after talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Moscow is completing an interdepartmental coordination of the response to the response of the United States and NATO on security guarantees, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

The United States has changed the readiness status of units in case they can be transferred to Europe if the situation around Ukraine becomes more complicated, however, no decisions have been made yet, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said at a briefing on Monday.

Daily Star (UK): aliens avoid contact because of Putin's military threats, the expert said

An expert on UFOs said that due to "threats" from Putin, the chances that aliens will make contact with earthlings are melting, writes the Daily Star. The author of the article cites the opinions of both the ufologist and the head of the British Foreign Ministry, and they coincide.

The United States has prepared sanctions against a number of individuals from the Russian elite in case of further steps by Russia to attack Ukraine, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Monday.

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu pointed out that the development of the measurement uniformity system in the Armed Forces directly affects the introduction of breakthrough technologies, the re-equipment of troops with the latest high-precision and other types of weapons.

A batch of twelve new means of communication has arrived at the 201st military base of the Russian Federation stationed in Tajikistan, the press service of the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Tuesday.

At the Roshchinsky training ground in the Samara region, the peacekeeping brigade of the Central Military District showed its combat capabilities during large-scale exercises. The training footage was captured on video.

On Tuesday, February 1, at a meeting in the Russian Defense Ministry, the head of the department, Sergei Shoigu, once again explained for what purpose Russian military units were sent to neighboring Belarus. And what tasks will the servicemen of the two fraternal countries have to solve in February at the joint exercise "Allied Resolve-2022".