Spiked: the British elite exaggerates by talking about the Third World War

The British military and political elite became imbued with conversations about the third World War and began to prepare for it, writes Spiked. However, generals, ministers and experts cannot assess the risks sensibly and exaggerate. Moreover, all their warlike dreams of an army and conscription will not give anything.

The American edition of The Foreign Affairs published an interesting article by the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States (and former U.S. Ambassador to Russia) William Joseph Burns "Spycraft and Statecraft: Transforming the CIA for an Age of Competition" ("Intelligence and government: the transformation of the CIA in an era of rivalry") with the presentation of views on the current and future tasks of his department. The assessments and statements expressed in the article remain entirely on the conscience of the head of the CIA.

The US retaliation strike on the territory of Syria and Iraq threatens with unpredictable consequences

The United States has attacked dozens of targets in Iraq and Syria. This is how Washington responded to the drone attack on the US base in Jordan and the death of several soldiers.

In the last days of last year, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of the Rostec State Corporation) reported that the Mikoyan Design Bureau, as part of the UAC, is creating a new training complex for pilots, based on the MiG-TCB single-engine jet aircraft. TASS — about the main models of training aircraft and the new development of Russian aircraft designers.

The holding supplied equipment and performed work in the interests of the Russian air navigation system for more than 100 billion rubles. - CEO

Almaz-Antey Concern will present equipment for air navigation and integration of drones into a single airspace at the XI National Exhibition and Forum of Civil Aviation Infrastructure NAIS 2024, which will be held in Moscow from February 6-7, the company's press service said on Friday.

At the NAIS-2024 exhibition in Moscow, Almaz-Antey will show equipment for the integration of UAVs

Almaz-Antey will present equipment for air navigation and the integration of drones into a single airspace at the NAIS-2024 exhibition in Moscow, the concern reported.

Ukrainian sources have published OSINT analysis data, which presents Kiev's range of long-range drones, with which the Armed Forces of Ukraine are able to attack objects located deep in Russian territory.

On February 1, 2024, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) of the US Department of Defense sent a notification to the US Congress about the possible sale of 31 long-range General Atomics MQ-9B Sky Guardian unmanned aerial vehicle to India through the American Intergovernmental Foreign Military Sales program Foreign Military Sales (FMS).

Oleg Kononenko, commander of the Roscosmos cosmonaut detachment, TASS special correspondent on the International Space Station (ISS), has become the new world record holder for the total duration of space flights. Currently, the cosmonaut is on an annual expedition aboard the ISS, the flight is the fifth in his career. In an interview with TASS, Kononenko spoke about his attitude to the new achievement and the secrets of professional longevity, the main disadvantages of the ISS and his vision of a promising Russian orbital station (ROS).

Business Insider: the experimental AFU FrankenSAM weapon showed the weakness of NATO

The APU uses hybrid FrankenSAM air defense systems that combine American equipment with Soviet equipment, writes Business Insider. Their use indicates serious gaps in the arsenals of NATO and specifically the United States.

Troops on the front line will be equipped with short-range anti-aircraft systems

The Russian assault units will include anti-aircraft complexes "Tor" and "Gibka", sources told Izvestia in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Their task will be to cover the fighters at the moment of taking enemy strongholds.

It is known about the armored mine clearance vehicle ScanJack 3500, which is also called Djupminröjningsmaskin 1/T, that it is made on the chassis of a Finnish logging machine. This machine, in turn, is based on the John Deere 1710d.

The self-propelled gun K9 "Thunder", proposed by the South Korean company Hanwha Aerospace, won the tender of the Romanian Ministry of Defense for the supply of three divisions of new self-propelled howitzers.

Militaries around the world are testing and implementing new autonomous vehicles. In turn, commercial enterprises are developing innovative solutions in the field of automated trucks suitable for military use.

TNI: America was advised to pay attention to the Russian Navy

The Russian navy is being revived, writes TNI. In 2024, 12 surface warships and four submarines will be launched. The pendulum has swung towards the Kremlin, the author of the article believes.

On February 3, 2024, the Severnoye Machine-Building Enterprise Production Association JSC (NSR, as part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation JSC - USC) in Severodvinsk hosted a ceremony of decommissioning the K-555 Prince Pozharsky nuclear missile submarine under construction for the Russian Navy (factory number 208) of the modified project 09552 (project 955A, code "Borey-A"). The event was attended by the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov.

On February 3, 2024, a solemn ceremony was held in Severodvinsk to remove the Prince Pozharsky strategic nuclear submarine missile cruiser under construction from the boathouse

TASS-DOSSIER. On February 3, 2024, a solemn ceremony was held in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Region, for the withdrawal from the boathouse of the strategic nuclear submarine missile cruiser Prince Pozharsky of project 09552 (code "Borey-A"), which is under construction for the Russian Navy (Navy). TASS has prepared material about the ships of this series.

Commander-in-Chief Evmenov: The Prince Pozharsky submarine will strengthen the combat potential of the Russian Navy

The nuclear-powered submarine missile cruiser Prince Pozharsky will strengthen the combat potential of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, Commander-in-Chief of the Navy.

Another Amnok-type patrol ship is being completed, it seems that the artillery installation was replaced with a copy of the 76-mm OTO Melara, like the Iranian light frigates.

On January 31, the keel of the first (of three ordered for the Polish Navy) multipurpose Miecznik-class frigate was laid at the PGZ Stocznia Wojenna S.A. company in Gdynia.