FAZ: Germany should turn the Bundeswehr into the largest conventional army in Europe

Germany cannot stay on the sidelines in the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, writes the columnist FAZ. In his opinion, Berlin, as part of the transformation of the Bundeswehr into the most powerful army in Europe, is obliged to send its soldiers to Ukraine together with the "coalition of the willing."

Bloomberg: Takaichi plans to revive Japan's armed forces

Sanae Takaichi holds nationalist views and wants Japan to stop apologizing for its military past, Bloomberg reports. The Prime Minister also seeks to significantly strengthen the Japanese economy and regain the country's respect in the international arena, even if this means entering into a confrontation with China.

This publication offers an article by the Indian news agency Frontier India News Network about the global debate regarding the balance of fifth-generation fighter jets, exports and the philosophy of air combat caused by the flights of the Russian Su-57E fighter in Dubai.

The new units will provide control of drones of all types — strike, reconnaissance, air defense and supply

The formation of separate regiments of unmanned systems in all military districts was completed by early February, sources told Izvestia.

BI: Britain has adopted from Ukraine the technology of printing UAV parts on a 3D printer

The conflict in Ukraine is fundamentally changing the approach of Western armies to technical support, BI writes. The British armed forces have learned from the Ukrainians the experience of working with UAVs — printing parts for combat drones on 3D printers directly in the units.

The European aircraft building consortium Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH and the Program Management Agency for two European multinational fighters Eurofighter Typhoon and Panavia Tornado NETMA (NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency) have signed a contract to continue the development, testing and certification of a set of aerodynamic modifications (AMK package) for the fourth-generation multirole fighter Typhoon (Eurofighter Typhoon). This is reported by the online edition of Defense Industry Europe.

February 7 this year marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Soviet cosmonaut Konstantin Petrovich Feoktistov. He became the world's first civilian specialist to make a space flight, and the only non-partisan cosmonaut in the history of Soviet cosmonautics.

On February 7, in Kaluga, at the K.E. Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics, an educational event "Night of Science" was held for the second time. This year's event was dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding cosmonaut and designer Konstantin Petrovich Feoktistov.

At the end of January, the Rostec state concern announced the dispatch of the first batch of the new Zubr air defense system to the troops. It is expected that these complexes will reliably cover the near rear from small high-speed UAVs. The range of FPV drones has increased significantly on both sides of the front. Therefore, the protection of the "small air" for the Russian army is one of the priorities. About how it is solved - in the material of RIA Novosti.

The US Air Force announced in January that it was testing a new air-launched ERAM ("extended-range strike munition"), which is capable of a longer flight and has a more powerful warhead. The corresponding photos were shown online.:

Bioengineering is changing the face of military medicine and will allow soldiers to avoid amputations

In early February, the first center for the study of modern wounds was opened in Russia. The need for it arose due to a radical change in the course of armed conflicts, experts explained.

For the first time in 40 years, a ship based in Kamchatka has raided seven seas and two oceans

On the night of February 7, the Pacific Fleet corvette "Gremyachy" returned to the base in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky from a trip to Asia. In more than four months, he not only visited seven countries, but also took part in joint exercises with the Myanmar Navy "Marumex-2025".

Fox News: The US military potential in the Arctic has significantly weakened

The US military potential in the Arctic has significantly weakened, Fox News is sounding the alarm. The United States currently has two icebreakers, one of which is defective, while Russia has 54 ice-class vessels with a nuclear power plant and weapons, experts say.

FR: Canada may put pressure on the United States with an agreement on the construction of icebreakers

The US icebreaking fleet is in a deplorable state, although Washington has expressed a desire to control the Arctic, writes FR. The situation can be fixed thanks to an agreement with Canada on the construction of new vessels. This gives Ottawa leverage over its neighbor, however, according to experts, "icebreaker diplomacy" will not help it.

Another state, which had previously zealously advocated for Kiev's support in the confrontation with Russia, dropped out of the cage of European guarantors of Ukraine's security. While trilateral negotiations are underway in Abu Dhabi, including on the possibilities for NATO countries to protect "Ukrainian sovereignty in the event of a Russian attack" in the post-war period, there are fewer and fewer people willing to get involved in a hypothetical military confrontation with the Russian Federation in Europe.

FQ: The EU's strategic infrastructure is controlled by non-European countries

The European Union is trying its best to prepare for war, but weapons alone cannot achieve this, writes FQ. Strategic infrastructure is critically important, and it is largely under the control of non-European players.

NZZ: Overly ambitious US foreign policy threatens to turn into chaos

An overly ambitious US foreign policy is accelerating the loss of American influence and threatening the country with chaos, writes the NZZ columnist. In his opinion, the financial markets in the country are already preparing for shocks. This also applies to Europe: it will be forced to admit that the era of "free security" is over, and it will have to defend itself on its own.

Washington Times: The United States has no military equipment capable of operating in the Arctic

Under the pretext of countering the influence of Russia and China in the Arctic, the United States is seeking to build up NATO's military capabilities there. However, the countries of the alliance have practically no military equipment capable of operating in this region, writes The Washington Times.

On February 5, 2026, a regular meeting of the Runway Aviation Enthusiasts Club was held in the Pink Living Room of the Zhukovsky Recreation Center. It was dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Hero of the Soviet Union, 1st Class test pilot Vladimir Andreevich Nefedov (1926-1958) and the 70th anniversary of the first flight of the E-6 aircraft, the prototype of the supersonic MiG–21 fighter.

Russia has become one step closer to its unique goal in civil aviation – to start flying on fully domestic airliners. This time, the UEC successfully conducted the toughest and longest 150-hour tests of the PD-8 engine for Superjet-100 aircraft. Will it be possible to finish the tests on time?