The United States has started a war on three fronts and is losing everywhere. NATO expects the worst (Al Mayadeen, Lebanon)
Al Mayadeen: The United States has lost the ability to politically influence other countries
The United States inadvertently got involved in three conflicts at once — with Russia, with the Middle East "axis of resistance" and with China, writes Al Mayadeen. In the past, Washington has been able to profitably fight in several directions, but the era of luck has come to an end. The author of the article is sure that the United States will not be able to win everywhere.
Turkey: imperial past, military potential, geopolitical ambitions
By its centenary, the republic had become a key regional power
The book "The Military Power of the Turkish Republic" has been published. Its authors are specialists in the Middle East region and the analysis of the military potential of foreign countries, Professor of the Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Tahir Ganiev and associate professor of the Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergey Zadonsky.
The warring Black Sea Fleet is doing well in the Russian Navy competitions
And shows significant results in combat training
The results of the competition for the passing prizes of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy (Navy) have been summed up. For the first time in its recent history, the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) has conquered 15 of them.
Escalation in the Red Sea is developing
The Houthis fired on ships and vessels and retaliated
The armed forces of the Ansar Allah movement (Houthis) in Yemen, in solidarity with the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, launched a hunt against merchant ships bound for Israel. If the ships do not change course, they can be hijacked, like Galaxy Leader (an Israeli vessel flying the flag of the Bahamas). Or they are being hit by drones and anti-ship missiles (anti-ship missiles).
The problem of protecting armored vehicles from missiles and drones has risen to its full height
One of the solutions: for each tank – a drone
In the context of the unprecedented use of Javelin anti-tank missile systems (ATGMs), NLAW hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers (RPGs), FPV drones and heavy quadrocopters with mine drop devices, the amount of ammunition hitting the tank into the roof of the tower exceeded all forecasts and calculations.
The meeting place is the sky over Taiwan
Is China's military aviation capable of resisting the US Air Force
In the new conditions of the international situation, air supremacy is becoming increasingly important.
Carthage must be destroyed: it has such a fate
Borders at sea are blurring, Berlin does not keep its word, Ukraine was pressed with a knee
In Russian analytics, everything is as usual: political scientists make inspired forecasts and scenarios, the military try to stick to the facts and describe what they see. In our review, we tried to keep the balance.
No one wanted to fight
The Bolivarian Goliath versus the Cooperative David
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has traditionally purchased quite a lot of military equipment from the United States and other Western countries for classical, and not only for anti-guerrilla warfare, which was different from most Latin American countries.
Macron wanted to rearm Ukraine: there is a plan, there are no shells (Le Figaro, France)
Figaro: France does not produce enough shells to help Ukraine
Macron's promise to deliver missiles and bombs to Ukraine by February may turn into humiliation for him, writes Figaro. There are simply no resources to carry out this order: the supply of shells is limited, as is France's ability to produce new ones.
Footage of the battle of the Russian T-90M tank with two Bradley APU infantry fighting vehicles near Avdiivka appeared on the Network
For several days now, footage has been circulating on the Web of the shelling by two American Bradley AFU infantry fighting vehicles of a Russian T-90M tank that was ambushed near Avdiivka. Despite the virtually continuous operation of automatic 25 mm BMP guns at point-blank range, the riders still failed to finish off the damaged tank.
Biden was challenged. It did not work out to revive the bill on assistance to Kiev (The New York Times, USA)
NYT: the meeting at the White House did not help resolve the issue of financing Ukraine
At a meeting with congressional leaders at the White House, Biden failed to revive the bill on assistance to Ukraine, the NYT writes. Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Mike Johnson refused to concede to the Democrats on the issue of border security with Mexico.
The Polish press blames the Russian electronic warfare: GPS outages are noted in a significant part of Poland and the Suwalki corridor
Interruptions in the operation of the GPS satellite navigation system were recorded in a significant part of Poland and in the Suwalki corridor, located between the Kaliningrad region and the rest of Russia.
Ethiopia confirms acquisition of Turkish UAV Akinci
National Defense Forces (Armed Forces) Ethiopia has adopted the new Akinci unmanned aerial system (LHC) of the Turkish company Baykar Savunma.
The attack drones that attacked Voronezh are the MQ-400 Kosa with a shrapnel warhead
Comparing photos of the wreckage with whole drones, it is easy to make sure that it was the Kosa UAV. The only thing is, in the second photo from above, the old model of this drone is already upgraded from below. Hence the different drone debris, as both models were used in the attack.
In the Russian Federation, the end of work on the budget analogue of the kamikaze drone "Geran" was announced
"Stratim": the end of work on "Hawk" is planned in the first half of 2024
Russian specialists are completing the flight test cycle of the budget analogue of the kamikaze jet drone Geran, work on the Hawk project is scheduled to be completed in the first half of 2024. This was reported to TASS on January 18 at the Stratim Design Bureau (KB).
The view of the "Eagle": landing ships will increase their firepower
Russian BDK will be equipped with drones and additional air defense systems
The firepower of large amphibious assault ships of the Russian Navy will be increased by Orlan and ZALA drones — this is provided for by the BDK modernization program adopted by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, sources in the military department told Izvestia.
The UK warns that war with China, Russia, Iran and North Korea could begin in five years
The era of serene silence for the West is over, writes Breitbart with reference to British Defense Minister Grant Shapps. The politician called on the allies to take up arms. Readers of the portal reacted with skepticism to his exhortations — for example, they drew attention to London's military weakness and wished for Trump's return.
"If you want peace, prepare for war"
There is a good Russian proverb: "soon the fairy tale takes effect, but not soon the deed is done." However, in the context of the situation developing around the Union State of Russia and Belarus, this proverb does not work. This is especially noticeable if the issue concerns ensuring the military security of each of the subjects and the state association as a whole.
"Flying is not for the position." Why is it a bad idea to appoint Budanov as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Ex-Deputy Minister of Tuk: Zelensky intends to replace Zaluzhny with Budanov
Former Deputy Minister for Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons of Ukraine Georgy Tuka said that Vladimir Zelensky intends to appoint Kirill Budanov to the post of commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Does the current head of intelligence have the necessary experience and knowledge and why Kiev prefers his candidacy, says the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
"You can bet." Military analyst on the ranking of the world's strongest armies
Military analyst Mikhailov named the most combat-ready army in the world
The Russian army took the second place in the ranking of the world's strongest armies according to the Global Firepower Index. Alexander Mikhailov, head of the Bureau of Military and Political Analysis, shared his opinion on this issue on Sputnik Radio.