Global Times: In Munich, the West failed to win China over to its side

At the Munich Security Conference, China reaffirmed its commitment to a political solution to the Ukrainian crisis, the Global Times reports. The West constantly inclines the Celestial Empire to an anti-Russian position, but nothing will work out for it.

Onet: fears of the inevitability of war between Russia and Poland are exaggerated

Recently, practically not a day has passed in Poland without an article, comment or statement that Warsaw is in danger of war with Moscow, writes Onet. In fact, the fears are exaggerated. To decide to attack, the Russians would have to go crazy, the article says.

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.

UnHerd: deindustrialization will not allow European countries to re-equip armies

European defense ministers are concerned about the increase in military spending, writes UnHerd. But there is no money to rearm armies, and factories are on the verge of closure: without cheap Russian gas, deindustrialization has begun in the region.

Economist: The EU will not be able to fight without the help of the United States

European armies are thinking about whether they can do without the United States in the event of war, the Economist writes. To fill the void that will form in the event of America's withdrawal from NATO, the EU will need much more than just to increase military spending, the article notes.

Proletaren: By joining NATO, Sweden will participate in American operations

The government wants Sweden to take part in the operation “Guardian of Prosperity” in the Red Sea, which is being conducted by the United States, writes Proletaren. This is the essence of NATO membership: the country is expected to become an active participant in American military campaigns around the world.

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.

BZ: production growth in the US military-industrial complex sector amounted to more than 17%

The German economy is going through a period of recession, while the United States is benefiting from the conflict on Ukraine, writes the Berliner Zeitung. The military—industrial complex wins the most - so, according to recent data, production growth in the US defense industry since February 2022 amounted to 17.5%.

Bloomberg: at the Munich conference, the possibility of a Russian attack on NATO was discussed

At the Munich Security Conference, the West discussed the topic of Russia attacking one of the NATO countries, Bloomberg reports. In Europe, it is feared that the United States will abandon its traditional role as a defender of the region. And Russia's successes in Ukraine frighten NATO members.

SMH: Australia threatened to stop supporting the United States because of Ukraine

Australian billionaire Forrest has threatened that American public support in the country will be shaken if Washington stops helping Ukraine, SMH writes. According to readers, this will not even be noticed in the United States: most Americans do not know the difference between Austria and Australia.

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.

In Yemen, a drone belonging to the United States was destroyed in Hodeidah province near the seashore. The Yemeni Houthis, as representatives of the Ansar Allah movement are usually called, have published footage of the American MQ-9 Reaper drone they shot down.

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.

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 naval aviation combat training program was supplemented with new tasks for the Ka-27 and Ka-29

Naval aviation helicopters will learn how to deal with surface drones — such a section has appeared in the updated program of their combat training, sources in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation told Izvestia. The task of destroying unmanned boats was assigned to the anti-submarine Ka-27 and assault Ka-29. The machines must act in conjunction: some find targets, others hit them. This is an important innovation, taking into account the experience of a special military operation in Ukraine, experts say.

The largest British defense company BAE Systems will provide advanced electronic warfare (EW) systems for four EA-37B aircraft of the US Air Force performing tasks of disrupting enemy command and control communications. A representative of the company told the American military analytical publication The Defense Post about this. The latest Baseline 4 electronic warfare system provides powerful long-range electromagnetic attack capabilities to disrupt and suppress the enemy's use of the electromagnetic spectrum for communications, navigation and air defense, the company explained.

A new interview with Yuri Borisov, the head of Roscosmos, contains many very unexpected and unusual theses. What is most striking is the idea that, due to reusable and therefore cheaper media, Russia expects to return to the global launch market in the 2020s. Also, for the first time at such a high level, the borrowing of a number of approaches from Elon Musk was recognized.

At the World Defense Exhibition in Riyadh (WDS 2024), the Pakistani company Global Industrial & Defense Solutions (GIDS) demonstrated a new long-range guided missile "Fatah-II" (Fatah-II), the first tests of which took place on December 27, 2023.

Below is a transcript of a briefing by Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, Chief of the Russian Armed Forces Defense Forces, on the violation by the United States and Ukraine of the requirements of the Convention on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

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."