Potomac Foundation President: Ukraine has the strongest active army in Europe

The president of the Potomac Foundation, Philip Karber, who has visited Ukraine 36 times over the past 8 years, in an interview with 19FortyFive called the Ukrainian army the strongest among those operating in Europe.

19FortyFive: Ukraine could use five types of weapons in the war against Russia

The American publication 19FortyFive named the main weapon of Ukraine against Russia. The list includes five types of weapons that, according to the publication, Kiev could use in a possible war against Moscow.

Two advisers from the United States got a job on a permanent basis in the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

This was reported by the press service of the Directorate of Defense Policy of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.

"On January 11, 2022, advisers from the United States Chris Rizzo and Todd Brown began working on a permanent basis in the Directorate of Defense Policy of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine," the message reads.

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili expressed gratitude to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for confirming support for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

About 40 thousand people will take part in them

Norway has notified Russia about large-scale NATO military exercises in the Norwegian Sea and on the territory of Norway, the press service of the Northern Fleet reported.

The US Army will pay a bonus of 50 thousand dollars to recruits who sign a contract for six years. This was reported by National Public Radio.

Training flights were conducted by Su-30SM pilots in the Trans-Baikal Territory, during the maneuvers bombs were dropped on the equipment of a conditional enemy. This was announced on January 13 by the press service of the Eastern Military District (VVO).

The crews of the Su-34 CVO destroyed the "enemy" aircraft during combat training sorties

The crews of Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers worked out overcoming the air defense system (air defense), destroying the airfield and enemy aircraft. The Su-34 aviation Division of the Central Military District (CVO) fulfilled the tasks during the first combat training sorties in 2022. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Central Military District.

Russia built the first Tu-160M from a Soviet airframe

The strategic missile carrier Tu-160M, first built in Russia from scratch, and flew in January, turned out to be not entirely new. This circumstance follows from the comment of the bmpd blog in LiveJournal.

The updated strategic missile carrier Tu-160M will become the carrier of a new generation of cruise missiles of various types, writes The Drive. In an article devoted to the first flight of an aircraft built from scratch, the publication tells in detail about the Tu-160M and almost for the first time calls its new armament.

Hungarian Griffins will significantly increase their combat capabilities. On January 12, the press service of Saab announced the signing of a contract for the modernization of Gripen fighters to the MS20 Block 2 standard.

The Indonesian state-owned company PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) has completed production of the third (out of nine ordered at the end of 2017) NC-212i military transport aircraft for the country's Air Force.

The Ministry of Defense of Argentina has approved the conclusion by the command of the country's Navy of a direct contract with the national company Invap for the purchase of the RUAS-160 naval UAV.

The draft design of the RD-0150 engine for the third stage of the Angara-A5V heavy carrier has passed protection. Earlier it became known about the tests of the RD-0146D1 oxygen-hydrogen rocket engine for the Angara-A5 upper stage.

Speaking about the advantages of a promising station, Roscosmos noted the storage and maintenance of spacecraft, the possibility of reconfiguration and the commercial segment

The work in the interests of national defense and security will be carried out on board the promising Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS). This is stated in the presentation of the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.

Rogozin said that ROSS will work in the interests of national security

It is planned, in particular, to work in the interests of national security at the Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS). The tasks of a possible Russian replacement of the International Space Station (ISS) are revealed in the presentation of the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin. This is reported by TASS.

In addition, the agencies have prepared a draft agreement on cross-flights of US astronauts on Soyuz and Russian cosmonauts on American ships

Roscosmos and NASA are consulting on extending the operation of the International Space Station (ISS) until 2030. This is stated in the presentation of the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.

The draft agreement between Roscosmos and NASA on the resumption of cross-flights to the ISS is being approved by the Russian Foreign Ministry, the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin said.

These launches will be carried out through Roscosmos

Five launches of the Soyuz rocket are planned from the Vostochny cosmodrome in 2022. This was announced by Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin during a meeting on the results of 2021.

Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov and American astronaut Mark Vande Hai will also return on the descent vehicle of the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft

The landing of the Soyuz MS-19 lander on Earth is scheduled for March 30. Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov, as well as American astronaut Mark Vande Hai, will return to Earth on it, Roscosmos said in a statement on Wednesday.