Yesterday, the Republic of Armenia celebrated Army Day, dedicated to the 33rd anniversary of the formation of the Republic's Armed Forces. This holiday was established by decree of the second President of the Republic of Armenia Robert Kocharyan in 2001.

Russian air defense forces intercepted and destroyed more than 100 Ukrainian UAVs in a day

During the January 29 UAV raid, the Ukrainian Armed Forces tried to hit the facilities of the Russian fuel and energy complex, military experts interviewed by Izvestia noted. In their opinion, the enemy is trying to launch such attacks in order to achieve a shortage of fuel in the troops and slow down our offensive in the special operation zone. The Russian air defense was able to repel the attack, destroying 104 drones in several regions.

Ministry of Defense: Air defense forces shot down 104 drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine over nine regions of Russia overnight

At night, 104 Ukrainian drones attacked Russian regions. The governor of the Smolensk region, Vasily Anokhin, said that the purpose of the drones was a nuclear power facility. Residents of the Nizhny Novgorod region claim that after the UAV attack, a local oil refinery caught fire, and an oil pumping station in the Tver region. The airports of Kazan and St. Petersburg temporarily restricted their operations.

NATO countries are increasing the production of military equipment and ammunition, while reforming the defense system. Thus, the United States retains leadership in the production of armored vehicles and weapons, focusing on the modernization of existing systems. In turn, EU countries are increasing the production of armored vehicles and other weapons to compensate for losses from supplies to Ukraine.

Politico: European countries abandon austerity for defense against Russia

Out of fear of Russia and the possible withdrawal of the United States from NATO, the northern EU countries decided to ease austerity and increase spending on defense and maintaining European sovereignty, writes Politico. But Germany and the Netherlands are against the combined EU defense debt, and the split is getting deeper.

Kim Jong-un, Chairman of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, pays special and close attention to the development of the country's defense complex. Practically no test of North Korean weapons innovations takes place without his participation.

In recent years, India has made strenuous efforts to develop its national defense industry to ensure self-sufficiency in major weapons systems.

A new era began in the history of Russian aviation 15 years ago – on January 29, 2010, the first flight copy of the fifth-generation Russian multirole fighter T-50/PAK FA, the future Su-57, took to the air in Komsomolsk-on-Amur.

On January 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting in Tolyatti on the development of unmanned aircraft systems. The meeting took place at the Samara Scientific and Production Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has given a number of instructions to the government that will help simplify access for civilian drones to the airspace shared with manned aircraft.

Finnish company Insta Group Oy has developed a new kamikaze drone for the Ukrainian Armed Forces

The Finnish company Insta Group Oy announced the creation of a new kamikaze drone Insta Steel Eagle ER (Extended Range — extended range). It is specified that the model was developed on the basis of the previous Insta Steel Eagle and surpasses it in some parameters.

Turkey lost the first Bayraktar Akinci heavy attack drone, the car was shot down over the territory of northwestern Libya. This is the first officially recorded loss of this drone. This is reported by local resources.

At the end of January this year, a book by journalist, aviation and cosmonautics historian A.A. Simonov "The Earth Orbits of Yuri Gagarin" was published in Moscow, dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the birth of the first cosmonaut of our planet.

TNI: French planes were targeted by S-400 near Kaliningrad

The Russian S-400 system has targeted French patrol planes over the Baltic Sea, TNI reports. From Moscow's point of view, this should be self-defense and a warning to the French: Kaliningrad is covered by advanced Russian military systems.

Drones of various types have become an integral part of modern armed conflicts. At the same time, most military experts today consider kamikaze drones to be the main threat, which, despite their relative cheapness and ease of production, are capable of causing enormous damage to manpower, equipment, and even infrastructure.

The South Korean authorities, concerned about the success of the military-industrial complex of their northern neighbor, are increasing the pace of creating a layered system of means of protection against air threats from the DPRK. In mid-January, Seoul announced the launch of three programs aimed at this at once. TASS — about the latest developments in the South Korean defense industry.

Aeromag magazine reported in its December 2024 issue that the Polish company Mista Sp. z. o.o. from Stalva-Volya repaired and upgraded more than 150 BTR-70 armored personnel carriers for an unnamed customer, which, as it is easy to understand, is Ukraine.

DeepSeek's Chinese chatbot R1 has had a radical impact on the neural network market over the past few days. Shares of US technology giants have collapsed, and experts say that the utility developed by Chinese developers is able to completely replace American competitors. What are the main features of the DeepSeek product, why has its placement become an AI revolution, and what does this mean for Russia?

The Vizir heavy marine unmanned launch is one of the examples of unmanned systems that the Russian Navy is receiving today. How does this device work, what is it equipped with, and for what tasks can it be used?

The device will be useful in the protection of ports, external raids and the protection of gas pipelines

Russia has created an underwater drone for mine clearance of marine areas. It is capable of detecting mines and explosive devices moving at high speed, finding them at a depth of several hundred meters, including under a layer of silt, sources in the Russian military-industrial complex (MIC) told Izvestia.