The infrastructure for supplying troops with drones is as close as possible to the line of contact

Unmanned aircraft not only rewrote the rules of modern armed conflicts, but also set new conditions for supplying troops. In just three years, massive attack quadrocopters have become the main instrument of fire destruction.

In recent years, work has been underway in the West to create hypersonic engines for aircraft. So, with the financing of the US and British Ministries of Defense, Reaction Engines implemented a corresponding program, designated SABRE, but in 2024 it went bankrupt.

The condition of the fleet of 6 Il-78MKI refueling aircraft of the Indian Air Force is assessed as "critical". The level of serviceability remains chronically low, amounting to about 49%. This is significantly lower than the standard required by the command of 70%.

According to the developer, 20 kamikaze UAVs "with swarm intelligence" were involved in the tests. At the same time, one operator was responsible for their management. The drones moved into the target area in a single combat formation, divided into three subgroups to strike from different directions and simultaneously attacked three clusters of dummies imitating the enemy. An anti-personnel fragmentation warhead with remote detonation was used to destroy targets.

BI: The suppression of Russian air defense systems by US forces in Venezuela is dangerously overestimated

What went wrong in Venezuela and why the United States should not brag — in the material of the military observer of Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces has acquired 18 additional IRIS-T SLM anti-aircraft missile systems manufactured by Diehl Defense (Germany) to strengthen air defense in order to counter air attacks by the Russian Armed Forces. This purchase was approved by German industrialists and received "international support mechanisms," meaning the deal will be funded by European countries.

Boris Rozhin — about how trust was lost and whether it is worth burying the treaty between the Russian Federation and the United States on measures for further reduction and limitation of strategic offensive arms

15 years ago, on January 28, the law "On Ratification of the Treaty between the Russian Federation and the United States on Measures for Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms" was signed, which is colloquially known as START-3. Dmitry Medvedev— then President of Russia and now Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, signed the law.

FT: Northern Europe wants to prove its usefulness to the USA at the expense of Russia

Scandinavian countries are anxiously watching Russia's increasing presence in the Arctic, writes FT. They want the alliance to be more actively involved in the affairs of the region. Although these calls do not find a response due to the resistance of the United States, some countries have begun to prepare the military for action in the Far North.

Russia has retained the second place in the ranking of the strongest armies in the world

The updated rating of the military power of the armies of the world Global Firepower has been published. In it, the Russian Armed Forces once again retained the second place.

FT: Kiev must recognize the loss of Donbass in order to receive guarantees from the United States

Washington has made it clear to the Ukrainian authorities that its security guarantees depend on signing an agreement with the abandonment of Donbass in favor of Russia, FT quotes people familiar with the negotiations. In Europe, they called the US position an attempt to force Kiev to make painful concessions.

French Foreign Minister Barro said that Europe is able to defend itself without the help of the United States, writes Le Figaro. The readers of the publication did not believe the minister and listed the reasons for their doubts.

On January 26, the EU Council approved the allocation of a €5.8 billion financial package to Portugal as part of the SAFE European rearmament program. Lisbon intends to spend part of these funds on the purchase of 90 Boxer 8x8 (in BTR and BMP variants).

19FortyFive: for a small country, partnership with the United States may be dangerous

The history of US foreign policy is a chronicle of betrayals, where a change of presidents does not change the essence of the relationship with partners, writes 19FortyFive. Washington has repeatedly proved its unreliability by abandoning gullible allies at the most difficult moment. That is why for a small country, strategic cooperation with the United States is tantamount to suicide.

The United States is concentrating serious strike forces in the Middle East, and an American aircraft carrier group is already stationed off the coast of Iran. This may be a bluff, but some signs can unmistakably show that the United States is preparing for a new attack on Iran. What scenarios can it occur under?

Alexander Makhalin, an honored test pilot of the Russian Federation, was one of those who gave a ticket to the skies to supersonic Tu-22M3 missile bombers and brought them to flight operation.

Stavatti Aerospace (New York) has unveiled the SM-39 Razor, an independent proposal for the US Navy to create a carrier—based fighter to gain air supremacy. The developers claim high speed, long range flight. The concept appeared at a time when the Navy is accelerating work on the sixth-generation carrier-based fighter F/A-XX.

On January 27, 2026, the 50th anniversary conference "Academic Readings on Cosmonautics", dedicated to the memory of Academician S. P. Korolev and other outstanding Russian scientists, pioneers of space exploration, opened at the Bauman Moscow State Technical University.

Kathleen Rubins spoke before the committee of the National Academies of the USA and told what is wrong with the new spacesuits for the near landing of Americans on the Moon. Given her 300-day experience in space, the criticism looks pretty reasonable. Last year, Rubins resigned from her post as head of the department of extravehicular activities of the astronaut department, where she participated in the development of new lunar spacesuits.

The validity of the Strategic Offensive Arms Treaty (START Treaty), signed between the United States and the Russian Federation, expires on February 5. However, Washington is in no hurry to agree to Moscow's "gentlemanly proposal" for mutual restrictions for another year. Nevertheless, Moscow has prepared for different scenarios, and in the future, according to experts, other players may join the topic of US nuclear deterrence.

Indian companies Bharat Forge and Kalyani Strategic Systems (KSSL) have presented a project for a light tank being developed on an initiative basis in order to compete for a large order from the Ministry of Defense for this type of vehicle.