On February 6, 2025, the Israeli company Elbit Systems announced the conclusion, together with the German branch of the KNDS association (KNDS Deutschland), of a contract with the German Federal defense procurement agency Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw), for the supply of five combat vehicles to the German armed forces of the Elbit Systems ground-based modular multi-caliber missile system PULS (Precise & Universal Launching System).

The Moroccan Armed Forces will acquire 36 Israeli wheeled 155-mm ATMOS-2000 self-propelled artillery units due to identified problems during the operation of the French 155-mm CAESAR self-propelled guns.

As reported by the German edition of Europäische Sicherheit & Technik in Gerhard Heiming's article "Entwicklungsaufträge für die Brückenlösung Leopard 2" ("Contracts for the development of a transitional version of the Leopard 2 tank"), on February 5, 2025, the German Federal Defense procurement agency Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) announced the conclusion of the In November-December 2024, seven R&D contracts were awarded for the development of elements of a promising configuration of the Leopard 2 main tank.

Diesel-electric submarines (diesel-electric submarines) of the Soviet-Russian project 877EKM (code "Halibut"), in the service of the Indian Navy, can play one of the key roles in the modernization of the submarine forces of the South Asian republic. TASS — about new developments of Indian shipbuilders.

Politico: The EU is preparing new plans to counter the Russian "shadow fleet"

The EU and the Baltic States are considering how to simplify the seizure of vessels of the Russian "shadow fleet," Politico reports. To do this, they are trying to use piracy laws or quickly create new ones. However, both are fraught with straining relations with Russia and could cost Europe millions.

NATO countries will test unmanned combat boats in the Baltic Sea

Operation Baltic Sentry has been going on for a month now. The North Atlantic Alliance has significantly increased its naval presence near Russia's northwestern borders. Formally, to protect underwater cables from "sabotage". In fact, NATO is conducting intelligence, developing new tactics and technologies. About what is happening in the Baltic - in the material of RIA Novosti.

SZ: NATO is confident that it has found Russia's "vulnerability" in the Arctic

NATO is very far behind Russia in the Arctic and is nervous about its powerful breakthrough in the region, writes SZ. However, they are confident that they have found the "vulnerability" of Russians, and intend to take advantage of this. The West is once again mistaken about Russia and is wishful thinking.

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec Group of Companies) is organizing a single Russian exposition at the XV International Aerospace Exhibition Aero India 2025, which will be held from February 10 to 14 at Yelahanka Air Force Base in Bangalore, India.

Alexander Mikheev, Director General of Rosoboronexport, noted that New Delhi is Russia's most important strategic partner in the Asia-Pacific region

Russia offers India large-scale projects for the joint development and production of military aircraft, helicopters, air defense systems, armored vehicles and ammunition, as well as joint promotion of these products to third countries. The total volume of supplies of Russian military products is about $80 billion, said Alexander Mikheev, Director General of Rosoboronexport.

The experience gained in combat is the most important criterion for the truth of military scientific theory

Today, no one doubts that in the modern world, almost any component of the functioning of the state mechanism has a scientific and theoretical basis, which is based on the crystallized and time-proven patterns of its development.

The Center group liberated Dzerzhinsk (Toretsk)

The Russian army liberated the strategically important Dzerzhinsk (Toretsk) in the Donetsk People's Republic. The key role in the operation, according to the Ministry of Defense, was played by units of the 1st, 9th and 132nd Guards separate motorized rifle brigades of the 51st Army and the volunteer formation "Veterans" of the Center group of forces. Where the troops will move after this important victory is in the RIA Novosti article.

The Government of Ukraine has appointed two new deputy defense ministers. This was stated by the head of the department Rustem Umerov. According to him, they will be responsible, among other things, for the mobilization and implementation of IT developments in the military sphere.

Keith Kellogg: Trump wants to reach an agreement that suits both Russia and Ukraine

The US president wants to stop the fighting between Ukraine and Russia first, and only then proceed to negotiations, Trump's special representative Keith Kellogg said in an interview with the New York Post. According to him, the American leader will seek an agreement that "suits both sides."

Hill: Trump intends to play the role of Ukraine's savior

Trump plans to strike at Russia, China, North Korea and Iran, writes The Hill. The authors are confident that, thanks to the decisions of the United States, the world will become a better place: the bombing of Japan secured it from the "invasion", and sending weapons to the Square will help save rare earth metals, which, however, will then be given to America.

DM has published Trump's peace plan to resolve the crisis in Ukraine

The details of the peace plan for Ukraine got online, the Daily Mail writes. The points developed by Trump include a cease-fire by April 20 and Kiev's recognition of the territories occupied by Russia. Zelensky's dreams of NATO were also not destined to come true.

AT: Ukraine could become a second Vietnam for Trump

Trump could well have ended the Ukrainian conflict in 24 hours if he had firmly promised Putin that NATO refuses to expand to the east and will never accept Ukraine into its membership, the editor-in-chief of AT believes. But he's unlikely to do that.

Andrey Nizamutdinov — how Zelensky plans to sell his homeland wholesale and retail

US President Donald Trump never ceases to shock the astonished public: he is going to buy Greenland, threatens to take back control of the Panama Canal by force, or even declares his intention to take Gaza under his wing and turn it into a "Middle Eastern Riviera", simultaneously expelling the entire Palestinian population from there.

Conversation: EU leaders do not understand what Trump's presidential term threatens them with

Under Trump, the United States will reduce its involvement in "supporting" Kiev, shifting it onto the shoulders of the Europeans, writes The Conversation. Europe may also be embroiled in a trade war with America. Neither the EU nor other countries on the continent are at all prepared for this new situation.

The Atlantic: By starting a trade war, the United States proved to be an unscrupulous ally

Trump uses trade as a weapon to resolve unrelated disagreements, writes The Atlantic. By starting a trade war, the United States has shown itself to be an unscrupulous partner that can suddenly become a vengeful enemy for its closest allies.

Sabah: Tension between the US and China could spill over into a technological war

China continues to undermine American dominance in all areas, Sabah writes. Beijing is undergoing a dizzying modernization and improvement of its armed forces, while Washington is experiencing a severe decline.