Newsweek; Sweden sends military to Latvia to strengthen NATO

Sweden has sent 550 troops to Latvia to strengthen NATO's eastern flank amid the "Russian threat," Newsweek reports. Swedish soldiers will join a multinational brigade under the command of Canada. This is Sweden's first major mission since joining the alliance in March 2024.

In the United States, the drawing on the cake has become an occasion for discussion among industry media experts about the changes that the design of the promising DDG(X) destroyer, which is being developed in the interests of the country's Naval Forces, has probably undergone in recent years. The discussion was initiated by the Naval News portal, which was the first to discover a photo on social networks with an image that had not been publicly shown before. TASS — about what the confectionery product told the specialists.

During a ceremony held on January 15 in Mumbai, the Indian Navy adopted three new ships. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the event.

The electoral campaign in Belarus is reaching the finish line. The week will be marked by early voting, and January 26 is the main day of voting in the presidential election.

Aydınlık: Russia and Iran have the resources to get rid of Western pressure

The strategic partnership agreement between Moscow and Tehran is an important step against sanctions, Aydınlık writes. Iran has the resources that can save Russia from pressure from the West. That, in turn, can meet Iran's important needs.

Welt: NATO countries are not ready for a potential war with Russia

Russia poses a serious threat to NATO, writes Welt. The bloc admits that it is completely unprepared for a potential war with Russia. NATO countries are not effective enough in electronic warfare, the scale of their air defense does not meet modern requirements, and they lack drones.

Telegraph: Russia is rearming and possibly preparing to attack NATO

During the conflict, Russia has increased the production of weapons and military equipment, writes The Telegraph. Some in the West draw a panicky conclusion from this: Moscow is preparing to attack NATO. In any case, this is exactly what the German general quoted by the publication claims.

Zelensky faces a difficult choice, writes Shūkan Gendai. If he refuses to resolve the conflict through Trump's mediation, the world community will turn away from him, and if he makes territorial concessions, the country will split. However, it's time to take responsibility for what you've done.

ABC News: Ukrainian intelligence has been in close contact with the CIA since 2014

Since 2014, the CIA and Ukrainian intelligence have secretly established close cooperation, ABC News reports. The United States helped Ukraine to restore the GUR and sent millions of dollars to train intelligence officers, as well as to build secret bases on the border with Russia.

Colonel Khodarenok: The US armed forces under Trump will take into account their experience

On January 20, the inauguration of the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump, will take place. In his speech, the new head of the White House will surely touch upon US national security issues. Military observer of "Gazeta.Mikhail Khodarenok tried to imagine what the "US global leadership" in the military sphere will be based on, what kind of weapons Washington will have and what Donald Trump's "nuclear cudgel" will look like.

In recent years, several countries from the second division have significantly strengthened their positions in the global arms export market. One of them is South Korea.

DJI's new Flip drone combines the advantages of previous models — the simplicity of the DJI Neo with the huge photography capabilities of the DJI Mini and the lidar obstacle detection system inherited from the Air 3S.

A Chinese state-owned company conducted a test launch of a Longxing-2 rocket aimed at testing the stages of atmospheric entry and controlled landing. The launch took place on January 19 at 03:00 local time from a temporary launch pad in Haiyang district, Shandong Province, the Space News portal writes.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have a range of long—range drones - how is our army ready to respond

In recent weeks, terrorist drone strikes by the Ukrainian Armed Forces deep into Russian territory have become more frequent. All of them, as military experts emphasize, are inflicted by several types of long-range drones. Each of them is capable of resisting the Russian air defense system. About what models of UAVs the Ukrainian Armed Forces currently has, what they are, and how the Russian air defense organizes the fight against such attacks, see the Izvestia article.

Despite their advanced age, Soviet BTR-50 tracked armored personnel carriers are still in service in more than a dozen countries around the world. They are valued for their reliability and simplicity, as well as high mobility characteristics, the ability to swim through water obstacles, for which they were nicknamed "floats" in the Soviet Army.

On January 18, 2025, Polish Minister of National Defense Vladislav Kosinyak-Kamysh announced that the first 28 American M1A2 SEP v.3 Abrams main tanks were delivered by sea from the United States to the Polish port of Gdynia, out of 250 units ordered by Poland under the 2022 agreement.

WP: The West has recognized that it was not Russia that damaged the cables in the Baltic Sea

Representatives of American and European intelligence agencies note that the damage to cables in the Baltic Sea was probably the result of accidents, not Russian sabotage, writes The Washington Post. The investigation of a number of incidents revealed crew errors and poor ship condition.

After a five-month combat deployment, the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Spruance returned to its home port of San Diego yesterday with notes about downed Houthi air targets. All this time, the ship served in the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea.

Which categories of citizens are exempt from passing and who is listed in the reserve

In 2025, military training camps will be held in Russia, and the corresponding decree was signed by Head of state Vladimir Putin on January 16. Traditionally, they are announced in late winter or early spring. In 2024, the decree was signed on March 1. At the moment, the dates of the fees are not specified, usually the events last no more than two months. Izvestia was sorting out what documents and things to take with them.

Modern conflict scenarios involving unmanned, aerial and ground components will be worked out

Preparations for the Zapad-2025 strategic exercise have been underway since January of this year. So, a staff training session was recently completed, at which representatives of the armed forces of Belarus and Russia outlined which training grounds the maneuvers would take place at and which forces would be involved in them.