A software failure of guidance, navigation and control (GNC) in the upper stage of the Alpha launch vehicle of the American private company Firefly Aerospace did not allow the Lockheed Martin satellite to be put into a predetermined orbit. As a result, the payload was placed in a lower orbit.

Boeing and the US government are continuing negotiations with the Indonesian leadership regarding the implementation of a deal to supply the Indonesian Air Force with F-15EX fighter jets.

India continues to successfully develop its space program, becoming one of the youngest countries in the world, independently exploring interstellar space. Last autumn, it was the Indian spacecraft Chandrayan-3 that successfully landed at the South Pole of the Earth's satellite for the first time.

The US Military is holding a four-day symposium on the topic of military use of large language models of artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT. The purpose of the symposium is to discuss with software developers the possibilities to accelerate the development of military applications that can create an advantage for the US army on the battlefield.

Military expert Kramnik: Russia already has weapons to combat naval drones

Ukraine has received kamikaze naval drones at its disposal. In Russia, they select the most effective ways to neutralize them and develop their own similar systems. Other leading military powers have joined the arms race. About how this will change modern conflicts, — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Die Welt: Olaf Scholz urged European leaders to increase aid to Ukraine

Olaf Scholz called on European leaders to do as much for Ukraine as Germany has done, Die Welt writes. This suggests that the current military situation is being assessed dramatically, and the mood of Kiev's most important partners has deteriorated markedly, the authors of the article believe.

Success in these areas can develop into a full-scale offensive, experts believe

The Russian General Staff managed to carry out an operation to liberate Avdiivka with minimal losses, Sergei Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin.

On February 19, two more missile catamarans of the Shahid Soleimani type - Shahid Hassan Bagheri and Shahid Sayad Shirazi - were accepted into the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran . If the lead ship of this project has the tail number FS313-01, then the new two received the tail numbers FS313-02 and FS313-03, respectively.

IFQ: the surrender of the AFU of Avdiivka means the final defeat of Ukraine

The fall of Avdiivka confirms that Ukraine has hopelessly and definitively lost, writes IFQ. Now experts in the field of international security are asking not what territories Zelensky will win back, but how much more he will lose, the author of the article notes.

As the Naval News resource reported in the Tayfun Ozberk article "Our First Look At The Turkish Navy's Future Aircraft Carrier" ("Our first look at the future aircraft carrier of the Turkish Navy"), on February 16, 2024, the Turkish Ministry of National Defense published photos showing the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the design bureau The Turkish Navy. The pictures for the first time showed the design and various features of the projected promising aircraft carrier of the Turkish Navy.

On February 20, 2024, the Swedish government announced that it would provide Ukraine with the 15th and largest military aid package so far, amounting to 7.1 billion Swedish kronor ($690 million). Taking into account this package, the total Swedish military assistance to Ukraine since February 2022 has reached more than 30 billion kronor ($2.89 billion).

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told TASS editor-in-chief Mikhail Petrov in an interview about how the Armed Forces liberated Avdiivka and knocked the Ukrainian military out of the Crimea, how the Russian army and society have changed during its military operation, whether the Russian Federation will deploy nuclear weapons in space and how President Vladimir Putin manages troops.

The Russian Federation does not refuse dialogue on the settlement of the conflict, the Russian ambassador to the United States added

Russia does not abandon the dialogue on the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, peace agreements will be reached sooner or later. This was stated by Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov in an interview with Newsweek magazine.

The Turkish media also drew attention to the intentions of the United States to unleash a war against Russia and Belarus with the hands of Europeans and involve other countries besides the alliance in it. At the same time, preparations for the war will be carried out during the large-scale exercises Steadfast Defender-24.

Since October 2023, since the last Palestinian-Israeli escalation, and to the present, the US Navy has spent about 100 surface–to-air missiles of the Standard family on Houthi missiles and drones launched from Yemen. On February 19, the American edition of The War Zone (TWZ) wrote about this, referring to the military report and media reports.

The speed of the tactical off-road all-terrain vehicle reaches 100-120 km/h, the load capacity is 350 kg

The Khabarovsk enterprise will almost triple the production of the Yerofey buggy for the needs of a special military operation. This was announced to TASS by Alexander Leshchenko, deputy director of the company, after the discussion platform "Far Eastern Building of the SVO" at the forum "History for the Future. The Far East."

The Indian government will propose to private firms to invest about $26 billion in their nuclear energy sector as part of a program to increase the number of energy sources that do not produce carbon dioxide emissions. Two senior Indian officials told Reuters about this.

In its spacious cabin, it can carry up to 36 passengers or 4,000 kg of cargo. This makes it an effective means of deploying troops. It can also carry a 3-ton cargo attached under the fuselage.

The Guyanese authorities have allocated $201 million. to modernize the military equipment in service with the Armed Forces of the country in connection with the growing tension in relations with Venezuela due to the affiliation of the Essequibo region.

The Munich Security Summit in Europe, which recently ended, became the darkest event in a series of such conferences. Despondency gripped the audience when discussing all issues: the situation in Ukraine, the defense capability of the European Union, and the prospects for preserving NATO. Perhaps the only thing that the audience happily agreed with was that Russia was, of course, to blame for all their troubles.