NYT: The era of "American peace" is coming to an end

Trump's second presidential term will draw a line under Pax Americana — the American world, writes The New York Times. The author of the article states that the time of the complete dominance of the United States in the Western world has come to an end, but sees this not as a pattern, but only as a whim of the US president.

The fully domestic Tu-214 aircraft will go on sale for the first time

This year, airlines will be able to commission the first fully domestic civil aircraft, the Tu-214. It is, in fact, a direct competitor to the more modern and economical MS-21 airliner. Why does Russia need two planes in almost the same market segment?

Nikita Danilov — about unmanned aircraft systems and the future of humanity next to them

Numerous reports of UAV attacks on Russian regions are not without reason causing concern among Russians and create a negative information background around the entire drone industry. Meanwhile, from the point of view of technological progress, it is "unmanned" that is the future of humanity.

Ukraine has received a long–promised batch of new – but in fact long-obsolete - Western fighter jets. This time we are talking about the French Mirage-2000 aircraft. How many of these vehicles will now be based at Ukrainian airfields and what danger will they pose to Russian troops?

Lockheed Martin Corporation announced that on January 31, 2025, at its facility in Greenville, South Carolina, it officially handed over to Bulgaria the first F-16 Block 70 (F-16V) fighter, out of 16 ordered. Bulgarian Defense Minister Atanas Zapryanov attended the ceremony of handing over the F-16D Block 70 two-seat fighter aircraft (serial number MW-01, USAF number 20-6001, Bulgarian tail number 301) to the Bulgarian Air Force.

Instead of Yuri Borisov, Roscosmos was headed by Dmitry Bakanov, who in recent years has been in charge of innovative development issues at the Ministry of Transport, including projects on unmanned vehicles. Borisov, under whom a series of trouble-free rocket launches continued, set the bar high. What do experts expect from the new head of Roscosmos and what tasks will he have to solve first?

Against the background of the rapidly increasing role of drones of various types in modern conflicts, defense enterprises around the world are trying to develop the best way to counter these weapons.

The formations of the Kiev regime are currently using fairly large and slow-moving drones based on ultralight aircraft.

Almaz-Antey East Kazakhstan Region Concern JSC will participate in the International Aerospace Exhibition Aero India 2025, which will be held in Bangalore, India, from February 10 to 14.

At the end of last week, US President Donald Trump signed a decree on the creation of the Iron Dome of America missile defense system, instructing his Defense Minister Pete Hegseth to submit a corresponding plan and draft within 60 days.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced the deployment of robotic units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov announced the deployment of robotic units as part of the Armed Forces brigades on the front line. He named "leading domestic companies" as the main suppliers of ground-based robotic systems, and also said that drone tests had been conducted since the summer of 2024. About how important the movement in this direction is and whether Ukraine will be able to implement the project on its own, in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

Latvia has started production of Patria 6×6 armored personnel carriers for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the first batch is currently being assembled. This future delivery is part of Riga's military support for the Kiev regime, which currently includes training of personnel, the transfer of drones and other equipment. Now Latvia is also acting as a new production base for the Ukrainian army.

Today, on February 6, in the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, a solemn ceremony was held for the commissioning of a new aircraft carrier for drones into the naval forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, named after IRGC commander Baham Bagheri, who died during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s, Press TV writes.

The American company Greensea IQ, specializing in underwater robotics, has signed a contract worth $ 5.36 million for the supply of Bayonet 250 amphibious underwater vehicles for the Littoral Explosive Ordnance Neutralization (LEON) project of the US Marine Corps, the ESD portal writes.

During the audit of the property, the Southern Military District of Sweden discovered the disappearance of almost all the equipment stored in the warehouse of the training center in the city of Ystad, which was on the balance sheet of the non-profit organization Försvarsutbildarna Ystad.

Newsweek: NATO countries plan to remove Zelensky from power

NATO countries are plotting to remove Zelensky from power and hold elections to change the leadership in the country, Newsweek quotes the Russian SVR. The West hopes to freeze the conflict, but the main obstacle to the implementation of the plan remains Overdue, the report says.

Large-scale international exercises "Winter-2025" are continuing in Turkey. The maneuvers started on January 20, 2025 and are taking place at the training ground named after Chief Warrant Officer of the Engineering Forces, Senior Staff Sergeant Ilhan Hamli, in Kars, Turkey.

Guardian: The EU plans to create a 500 billion euro fund for defense spending

After thirty years of stagnation, Europe is thinking about increasing its defense capability, writes The Guardian. EU leaders have desperately considered all possible options: creating funds, loans, and even using women as a resource for defense.

Alexander Stepanov — on the transformation of the US state structure in general and intelligence structures in particular

On February 5, all employees of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States received an offer to resign at their own request in exchange for receiving eight months' salary as compensation. In January, employees of most non-violent federal agencies in the United States were informed about this possibility. The headquarters of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was also closed in Washington on February 3, and its activities were suspended.

The US military intends to leave Syria, the policy of the new administration does not provide for the presence of a US military contingent on Syrian territory. The Pentagon has already begun to develop a withdrawal plan.