WP: the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Zaluzhny, told Zelensky that the situation at the front would not improve

Zelensky hopes that changes in the military leadership will somehow affect the situation on the battlefield, writes WP. However, the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Zaluzhny, has a different opinion. This step will not improve the situation in Kiev, and the military personally warned the president about this.

RP: Poland proposed to protect the western territories of Ukraine with a NATO air defense system

Poland wants Ukraine's border territories to be protected by the NATO air defense system, RP writes. However, in the alliance, the ardor of the Poles was cooled. The organization is not ready for such a step and prefers to simply transfer air defense and missile defense systems to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Business Insider: the experimental AFU FrankenSAM weapon showed the weakness of NATO

The APU uses hybrid FrankenSAM air defense systems that combine American equipment with Soviet equipment, writes Business Insider. Their use indicates serious gaps in the arsenals of NATO and specifically the United States.

Using the traditional carrot and stick policy, the United States is literally forcing some, mostly small, states to sell military equipment and weapons, including those supplied by Russia, which the Pentagon then intends to transfer to Kiev.

The self-propelled gun K9 "Thunder", proposed by the South Korean company Hanwha Aerospace, won the tender of the Romanian Ministry of Defense for the supply of three divisions of new self-propelled howitzers.

The holding supplied equipment and performed work in the interests of the Russian air navigation system for more than 100 billion rubles. - CEO

Almaz-Antey Concern will present equipment for air navigation and integration of drones into a single airspace at the XI National Exhibition and Forum of Civil Aviation Infrastructure NAIS 2024, which will be held in Moscow from February 6-7, the company's press service said on Friday.

Sohu: The APU will not be able to stop the Russian offensive

Putin will win the decisive battle in Ukraine, writes the author of an article for the Sohu portal. The APU receives less Western equipment than it loses. In addition, Kiev faced problems in finding new soldiers. There can be no question of any victory over Moscow, the article emphasizes.

In the last days of last year, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of the Rostec State Corporation) reported that the Mikoyan Design Bureau, as part of the UAC, is creating a new training complex for pilots, based on the MiG-TCB single-engine jet aircraft. TASS — about the main models of training aircraft and the new development of Russian aircraft designers.

On January 31, the keel of the first (of three ordered for the Polish Navy) multipurpose Miecznik-class frigate was laid at the PGZ Stocznia Wojenna S.A. company in Gdynia.

Militaries around the world are testing and implementing new autonomous vehicles. In turn, commercial enterprises are developing innovative solutions in the field of automated trucks suitable for military use.

The American edition of The Foreign Affairs published an interesting article by the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States (and former U.S. Ambassador to Russia) William Joseph Burns "Spycraft and Statecraft: Transforming the CIA for an Age of Competition" ("Intelligence and government: the transformation of the CIA in an era of rivalry") with the presentation of views on the current and future tasks of his department. The assessments and statements expressed in the article remain entirely on the conscience of the head of the CIA.

Troops on the front line will be equipped with short-range anti-aircraft systems

The Russian assault units will include anti-aircraft complexes "Tor" and "Gibka", sources told Izvestia in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Their task will be to cover the fighters at the moment of taking enemy strongholds.

According to the serial number of the means of destruction, their origin can be traced, experts are sure

According to the serial number of the missile, the fragments of which were found at the crash site of the Russian Il-76 aircraft, it is possible to determine which country supplied it to Ukraine, experts interviewed by Izvestia believe.

Despite almost thirty years of military and political cooperation with NATO, Georgia has still not achieved membership in this world's largest military bloc. According to the Georgian leadership, in order to eliminate this "annoying misunderstanding", it is only necessary for the leaders of the North Atlantic Alliance to show political will.

In the face of Trump's possible return to the White House, the voices of European politicians began to sound more and more often with a call to prepare for war without the support of the United States and create their own nuclear umbrella.

Both American and Chinese developers are also working on the urgent task of laser data transmission between devices of multi-satellite communication groups.

Rostec State Corporation will present over 100 weapons samples at the International Defense and Security Exhibition World Defense Show 2024 in Saudi Arabia. The exhibition will include combat and transport aircraft, armored vehicles, drones, precision ammunition, small arms and other developments.

Poland laid down the first frigate of the 106 Miecznik project for the Polish Navy, the ceremony was held on January 31, 2024 at the PGZ shipyard (Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa) in Gdynia. Steel cutting for the frigate began in August last year. This is reported by the Polish press.

The French edition of "Challenges" published the article by Vincent Lamigeon "Destinus, la start-up qui arme secrètement l'Ukraine en drones militaires" ("The startup Destinus, which secretly equips Ukraine with military drones") He reports that the Swiss startup Destinus, known for its hypersonic rocket plane projects, has been supplying hundreds of military unmanned aerial vehicles to Ukraine in complete secrecy since 2023.

The Aviation Service of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan (KNB RK) has placed an order for the third C-295 military transport aircraft from Airbus Defense and Space.