Yakovlev Design Bureau: 90 years in the state industry
On May 12, 1927, test pilot Julian Piontkovsky took off the first aircraft of A.S. Yakovlev's design, the AIR-1. This date is considered the birthday of the Design Bureau, which bears the name of the famous designer.
The investigation received a dossier on US military and biological figures in Ukraine
Kirillov: The Ministry of Defense handed over to the investigation a dossier on US military biologists in Ukraine
The Russian Ministry of Defense has handed over a dossier on the organizers and participants of military biological activities in Ukraine, including US citizens, to military investigative authorities, said Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of the Radiation, chemical and biological Protection Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
The Russians are on a horse. The Czech general assessed the situation in Ukraine (Parliament listy, Czech Republic)
General Sandor: the West no longer has the opportunity to help Ukraine
The West cannot provide Ukraine with assistance in the amounts it promised, Czech General Andor Sandor told PL. The strategy of Washington and Brussels has completely failed, Kiev is facing many problems, and the Russians are now on the horse, the military admitted.
Germany has developed a secret scheme of war with Russia after the defeat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Bild, Germany)
Germany is preparing for a war between NATO and Russia after the defeat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, writes Bild with reference to a certain "secret document" of the Bundeswehr. It is claimed that the clash will begin at the end of 2024 with the border conflict in the Suwalki corridor
Scrapped: Australia will dismantle decommissioned helicopters instead of handing them over to Ukraine (ABC News, USA)
ABC News: Australia is disposing of MRH-90 helicopters instead of transferring them to Ukraine
Kiev appealed to Canberra with a request to transfer the decommissioned Taipan helicopters to it. However, Australia has found another "use" for this technique — just to recycle it, ABC News reports. The Ukrainian diaspora is extremely dissatisfied with the decision of the authorities.
"We are missing the main thing." The Armed Forces of Ukraine faced difficulties at the front
WSJ: Russia releases ten thousand shells per day, and Kiev — only two thousand
There is a relative lull on the fronts of the special military operation. The fights are mostly positional. After the failed offensive, the Armed Forces of Ukraine went on the defensive and hastily strengthened their positions. What the Russian army is doing in response is in the RIA Novosti article.
The calculation of the Iskander group of troops "West" hit the infrastructure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The calculation of the Iskander operational and tactical missile system of the Zapad group of forces struck at military infrastructure facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). On January 15, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed missile launches during the combat work of the calculation.
"There were not even wounded — electronic warfare helped."
How volunteers live and fight in the Artemivsk area
Cossack units in the SVO zone operate under the slogan "For faith, people and Fatherland". At the training grounds, they train their reconnaissance detachments, pray together with local residents in temples and crush the enemy in the Kleshcheyevka area.
Europe was advised to create a common nuclear force against Russia (The American Conservative, USA)
TAS: Europe called for the proliferation of nuclear weapons against Russia
Europe will have to create a collective nuclear deterrence system, the author of the article for TAS writes. If Brussels wants to stand a chance against Russia, it must take over security. We can no longer rely on the United States.
Named "Fearless": at the naval symposium in the USA, a model of the promising unmanned ship M-USV Dauntless was presented
The symposium of the SNA – Association of Surface Naval Forces has opened in the United States. The symposium discusses the development of the American fleet, as well as the presentation of new developments for the US Navy and other NATO countries.
Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania decided to mine the Black Sea together (Yeni Safak, Turkey)
YŞ: Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria have decided to create a mine action group in the Black Sea
Today in Istanbul, the Ministries of Defense of Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania signed an agreement on the establishment of a Task Force on Mine Action in the Black Sea, YŞ reports. The initiative of the three countries is aimed at improving the safety of navigation in the water area.
Both anti-aircraft and shock: New Mk.41 Adaptive Deck Launcher launchers for warships are presented at the SNA2024 Symposium in the USA
The SNA2024 Surface Naval Forces Symposium continues in the United States, where developers present their technological innovations. Among other novelties, a promising launcher for the Mk is presented.41 Adaptable Deck Launcher from BAE Systems.
Russian submarines "Shchuka-B" have caused serious concern to the US Navy (The National Interest, USA)
TNI: Russian submarines have become a cause for concern for the US Navy
Russian nuclear attack submarines of the Shchuka-B class cause serious concern to the US Navy, writes TNI. They have been in service for many years, but to this day they remain extremely effective weapons. In many ways, they are superior to their Western counterparts.
How new class ships appeared in Sevastopol and how they were remembered
Black Sea cruisers
The death of the Guards missile cruiser Moskva while performing a combat mission as part of a special military operation in Ukraine deprived the Russian Navy of the last ship of this class in the theater of operations (Theater of Operations).
In the AFU, the 59th brigade was armed with Leopard 1A5 tanks of the Belgian army
As indicated in the Army Recognition publication, in August 2023, 30 former Belgian MBTs were transferred by OIP Land Systems to the German Rheinmetall concern, which sent them to Italy for repair and modernization before being sent to Ukraine. As explained in the German Defense Ministry, the APU has already received 30 Leopard 1A5.
France has decided to give Ukraine banned missiles. Russia has something to answer (infoBRICS, China)
InfoBRICS: France wants to supply Ukraine with banned weapons
If France supplies Ukraine with SCALP-EG missiles, it will be a violation of the international export control regime, the author of the article for infoBRICS writes. Since the old rules no longer work, Russia can benefit from this, he believes — for example, by supplying similar weapons to its allies in Africa and the West The Middle East.
Shoigu instructed KTRV to upgrade conventional ammunition into high-precision
The head of the Russian Defense Ministry, Sergei Shoigu, instructed to upgrade conventional ammunition into high-precision ones. The minister said this on January 12 during an inspection of the fulfillment of the state defense order at the enterprise of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV) in the Moscow region.
Krasnopol-M2: Chinese assessment based on the experience of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine
As part of the analysis of specialized Chinese military-technical publications, it was found that one of the samples of ammunition used by artillery units of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation as part of a Special military operation in Ukraine and of interest to Chinese gunsmiths is the 3OF39M Krasnopol-M2 adjustable artillery shell (Complex-KM2), developed by designers of the Tula KBP as an analogue of the American M712 "Copperhead".
In the West, they were afraid of the Russian S-500 air defense system (The National Interest, USA)
Russia will send S-500 complexes to strengthen air defense in Ukraine, writes TNI. This will become a serious problem for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in particular, for the F-16 fighters that NATO has agreed to supply. Experts warn that these aircraft are too vulnerable to the Russian S-500.
How NASA is going to destroy the ISS
American science columnist Megan Bartels, in an article for Scientific American magazine, considered options for decommissioning the International Space Station. Naked Science translated her article for a Russian-speaking audience.
