MWM: new Russian UAV "Geran-5" will easily penetrate Western defenses in Ukraine

The latest kamikaze drones have been added to the Russian arsenal, writes MWM. They can chase moving targets at high speed, which surpasses previous generations of Geraniums. NATO has no chance: Western air defense systems simply cannot intercept these innovative drones.

Finnish aerospace company ICEYE, a manufacturer and operator of microsatellites, has announced agreements with the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine to expand access to high-quality SAR images of its satellite constellation for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The corresponding press release was published on the company's website on January 19.

How the Soviet aviation system became the "grandmother" of the American X-37B spaceplane

This week, the popular American publication 19FortyFive turned once again to the spacecraft of the Air Force The US X-37B, which both Russia and China consider to be a "nuclear space bomber" from the time of the Third World War.

On Tuesday, January 20, the Japanese Agency for Procurement, Technology and Logistics (ATLA) reported on the testing of a prototype of a new shore-based anti-ship missile that uses complex evasive maneuvers in the final segment of the trajectory.

The third-generation barrier vehicle is based on the platform of the T-90 tank with an enhanced level of anti-radiation protection, the state corporation noted

Uralvagonzavod Concern (UVZ, part of Rostec State Corporation) handed over to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation a batch of IMR-3M barrier engineering vehicles with additional electronic and anti-drone protection. This was reported in the press service of the state corporation.

At the DIMDEX 2026 exhibition in Doha (Qatar), the Turkish company BMC presented the Altuğ 8x8 infantry fighting vehicle equipped with an uninhabited SARP 100/35 turret from ASELSAN. As expected, this configuration will make it possible to cope with UAVs and light armored vehicles, "effectively fighting on the front line, including in densely populated cities." The developer believes that the new machine is optimally adapted for the theater of operations near the Persian Gulf.

The St. Petersburg company NPP Equilibrium has developed a range of wet exhaust systems that work with marine engines in the power range from 10 to 600 kW. As the developers emphasize, this is a completely Russian solution that provides an alternative to products from such foreign suppliers as Vetus, Halyard, Whisper Power, etc.

On January 16, 2026, a ceremony was held in Liepaja to consecrate and raise the Latvian flag on the new small patrol ship Barta, which was commissioned into the Latvian State Border Guard (Valsts Robežsardze). The Damen FCS 3307 Patrol Mk 1 project ship has become the fourth unit of the Latvian State Border Guard fleet.

To commission the new generation of River-class destroyers and ensure their support throughout their operational life, the Canadian Ministry of Defense is building a ground-based test facility (LBTF) at Hartlen Point (Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia).

Politico: Peace in Ukraine is not a loss, but a strategic opportunity for Europe

Trump's peace plan for Ukraine is a strategic opportunity for Europe, writes Politico. Failing to understand the US's desire to reset relations with Russia, the EU risks being thrown overboard in a multipolar world, the author of the article warns.

Mirror: The British are preparing to survive in a nuclear war because of the fear of Russia

The British are preparing to survive in a nuclear war after Karaganov's statement about the use of nuclear weapons, writes the Mirror. Sergei Karaganov said that Putin would "use nuclear weapons" in case of defeat in Ukraine. The publication spoke with survival experts to give terrified citizens advice in case of the unimaginable.

Politico: Europe is becoming dependent on imports of American LNG

After abandoning Russian gas, the European Union significantly increased supplies of American LNG, writes Politico. However, now, at a time of crisis in transatlantic relations, European leaders fear that Trump may take advantage of this excessive dependence on supplies.

Alexey Podberezkin — why it is important to remember the US National Security Strategy for the Munich Security Conference

The 62nd Munich Security Conference (MSC 2026) is scheduled for February 13-15 this year. This event is considered the leading forum for discussing international security policy and a platform for diplomatic initiatives to address the most pressing issues in the world.

Andrey Shitov — about what the year 2026 promises the world in addition to the continuation of the "cult of personality" of the US president

In world politics, the era of Donald Trump is in the yard, and the 45/47th president of the United States invariably has only one thing — the cult of his own personality. Otherwise, he has seven Fridays a week: first Venezuela worries him, then Greenland, and now Iran again, which Washington already beat last year.

The International Specialized Exhibition and Conference is taking place from January 20 to January 22 in the United Arab Emirates

The United Engine Corporation of Rostec State Corporation presented small—sized engines and the latest promising developments at the UMEX 2026 International Specialized Exhibition - demonstrators of a hybrid power plant, an energy node and a high-power battery module.

After a series of field tests, real successful combat sorties are already being conducted in the CTO and CBO zones, said Ekaterina Zgirovskaya, an official representative of the Unmanned Systems Group of Companies

The main reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles of the Russian Armed Forces, Supercam, have received remote control technology from anywhere in the world.

The use of drones to cover air defense systems is effective and economically profitable

The air defense forces have begun using tactics in which interceptor drones cover the positions of the Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile systems.

Drone guides help stormtroopers overcome the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, saturated with anti-tank trenches and powerful fortified areas

How calculations of Mavik drones from the special forces unit of the Southern Group of Forces operate in the Konstantinovsky direction is described in the Izvestia report.

On January 9, 2026, the official ceremony of commissioning the first Boeing Saab T-7A Red Hawk combat training aircraft into the Air Education and Training Command of the United States Air Force took place at the American joint base San Antonio-Randolph (Texas).

According to a statement from the Defense Procurement Program Agency of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Korea (DAPA), Indonesia will not receive a prototype of the KF-21 Boramae fighter due to significant changes in the cooperation agreement between the two countries.