The new Russian strike unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) "Sirius" will perform its first flight in May this year. On January 27, Sergey Bogatikov, CEO of the Kronstadt developer company, reported this to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu during an inspection of the first specialized plant for the production of large-sized UAVs built in Dubna.

According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on January 27, 2022, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu inspected the first specialized plant in Russia for the production of large-sized military unmanned aerial vehicles, which the Kronstadt company built in Dubna near Moscow. Denis Manturov, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and Andrey Vorobyov, the Governor of the Moscow Region, also got acquainted with the new production. They were shown the capacity of the plant and the stages of the production process of unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type.

The head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade noted that the new Center will produce flagship drones for Kronstadt JSC: Orion, Sirius, Thunder, Helios

The plant for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which Kronstadt JSC opened in Dubna near Moscow, will become part of the most modern production of drones and ground control points in the Russian Federation. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia Denis Manturov.

The Su-35 was called the most combat-ready fighter of Russia, which can hit targets at distances twice as large as the aircraft of the North Atlantic Alliance. Attention to the characteristics of domestic fighters turned out to be riveted after the Russian Aerospace Forces transferred the Su-35S to Belarusian airfields.

Military Watch: Su-35S aircraft are among the most combat-ready Russian fighters

The Su-35S planes transferred to Belarus are named the most combat-ready fighters of Russia in the publication of the American edition of Military Watch.

The Baltic Fleet Aviation regiment in the Kaliningrad region received four newest Su-30SM2 fighters. The link became part of the mixed naval aviation regiment of the Western Military District, the Izvestia TV channel reports. Tests were conducted on the spot, several complex aerobatic figures were worked out. On the ground, the pilots were greeted with bread and salt. For luck, the fighters poured champagne.

Military Watch: China decided to buy Su-27 instead of MiG-29 from the USSR after drinking alcohol

The American edition of Military Watch cited one of the versions explaining China's purchase of Su-27 fighters from the USSR in the 1980s instead of the MiG-29.

The MiG-31 interceptor fighter rolled out of the runway in the Novgorod region, no one was injured, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

The first three planes out of 12 previously ordered arrived in the country

The first batch of the previously ordered 12 combat training aircraft (UBS) Yak-130 arrived in Vietnam. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

19FortyFive: the Russian Su-57 can be called a fifth-generation fighter with a stretch

The Russian Su-57 can be called a fifth-generation fighter with a stretch, since it lags behind the F-22 Raptor, F-35 Lightning II and J-20 combat stealth aircraft, 19FortyFive believes.

At the moment, there are 206 American rangers in Bulgaria (in Russian -saboteurs).

Bulgarian Defense Minister Stefan Yanev told the deputies of the People's Assembly of such a number of US military personnel on the territory of his country. 

Joint exercises of the NATO combat group stationed in the country with Estonian servicemen on conducting combat operations in winter conditions will begin in Estonia.

More than 8 thousand American troops are ready to be sent to the "eastern flank" of NATO, but not to Ukraine

The United States will increase military assistance to Ukraine in light of Russia's continued buildup of armed forces on the Ukrainian borders, which is causing concern in Washington, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said.

Negotiations between the Presidents of Ukraine and the United States, Vladimir Zelensky and Joe Biden, which took place on January 27, turned out to be unsuccessful.

Heavy transport aircraft of the United States and Britain, since the second half of January, have made at least 15 flights to Ukraine for the supply of weapons and military equipment, it follows from the monitoring of Western aviation resources.

Pentagon: elite airborne units will form the backbone of American forces in Europe

Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby revealed the composition of the backbone of the American forces that are preparing to be sent to Europe. His words are transmitted by RIA Novosti.

US President Joe Biden said that he intends to send additional military personnel to the territory of NATO countries in Eastern Europe soon, Western media reported. According to them, Biden explained that he would do it "in the near future."

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian announced a visit to Kiev with his German counterpart Annalena Berbock on February 7-8 and confirmed his intention to seek de-escalation around Ukraine within the Normandy format.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said that he sees no contradictions between the EU countries regarding the reaction to Russia's possible actions against Ukraine, either in terms of economic sanctions or in military terms.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin discussed issues related to the situation around Ukraine during telephone conversations with his German counterpart Christine Lambrecht and French Florence Parly, according to press releases distributed by the Pentagon.