The Ethiopian Armed Forces reported on the ceremony of commissioning two Su-30 "first generation" fighters into the Ethiopian Air Force on January 16, 2024 (April 7, 2016 according to Ethiopian chronology). It is stated that this is the "first batch" of Su-30 aircraft being received. The ceremony was attended by the Chief of Staff (Commander-in-Chief) of the Ethiopian Armed Forces, Field Marshal Birhanu Yula.

They involved about 10 crews of Su-24M and Su-30 CM2 aircraft

About 10 crews of multi-purpose Su-30SM2 fighters and tactical Su-24M front-line bombers of the Baltic Fleet naval aviation were involved in exercises at the aviapoligon near Kaliningrad. The pilots practiced high-precision bomb-and-storm strikes on ground targets of a simulated enemy, the fleet's press service reported.

Kosovo Macedonian Defense Minister: Javelin complexes are needed for protection

Kosovo intends to purchase Javelin anti-tank systems from the United States, Bloomberg reports. According to the Macedonian Defense Minister, Pristina needs these weapons for protection. In Serbia, this step was condemned.

By the end of 2023, "the number of foreign volunteers has increased seven times" in the special operation zone, said Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. The countries where the fighters came from are different, as are the motives for participating in their military, but the volunteers are united by their love for Russia and the values that it protects.

Colonel Khodarenok: The Armed Forces of Ukraine will increase the intensity of attacks on targets in the Russian Federation

At about 2:20 a.m. on January 16, explosions were heard in several neighborhoods of Voronezh. Drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked the regional center of Russia. Why Ukrainian raids on Russian cities have become more frequent, whether such strikes will continue and how the Russian Federation will respond - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Bloomberg: in Davos, the United States will demand that Ukraine switch to defense

The United States wants Ukraine to change its strategy on the battlefield and switch to defense, Bloomberg reports. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan will convey this demand to Zelensky at the Davos forum.

SZ: Russia is capable of producing three times more shells than Ukraine's allies

In the conflict in Ukraine, the amount of ammunition from the opposing sides will play an important role, writes SZ. Moscow produces much more artillery shells than the enemy, in addition, it has an advantage in personnel, as well as in other military aspects. And this will affect the result of the special operation.

Washington declares faith in Kiev's victory, but the facts speak for themselves, GT writes. On the eve of the elections, the United States cut aid to Ukraine. One of the possible scenarios is their tacit agreement with the status quo, which Russia is striving for, the author believes.

FT: The EU is conducting an audit of the weapons provided to Ukraine

Brussels has begun an audit of the weapons that the EU countries have transferred to Ukraine, writes FT. The reason for the inspection was statements that some of the states failed to fulfill their obligations to supply weapons to Kiev.

Robert Fico also stated the senselessness of military assistance to Kiev

Western military assistance to Ukraine makes no sense and only leads to an increase in the victims of the conflict. This was stated by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico at a joint press conference with his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban following their talks.

NDP: according to the Americans, Poland will become the next battlefield in Europe

The future of Warsaw has already been predetermined. Poland will be the next victim of the United States, writes NDP. It plays a key role in the American strategy of "containing" Russia and is part of the so-called security belt around it. Therefore, Poland is destined to become another battlefield.

Advance: Fears and limitations will lead Europe to collapse

Brussels is very afraid that Transatlanticism will come apart at the seams, writes Advance. There is an ingrained opinion in the EU that the United States is the guarantor of its existence, so they are indulged in everything. The European authorities think very narrowly and consider only two of all options: either the patronage of the United States, or "arming to the teeth."

Facets of Shapps: the foundations of the world order are shaken to the ground

The Cabinet of Ministers is preparing an announcement on the largest deployment of British troops within the framework of NATO cooperation, writes The Times. Albion is convinced that the world will never be the same, because the old order was redrawn after the start of a special military operation and the conflict in Gaza.

JB Press: in the USA, they called themselves the biggest risk of this year

The most shocking of the ten risks that the world will face this year is considered in the United States to be the split of Ukraine, writes JB Press. Everything testifies to the imminent victory of Russia. However, the biggest threat, according to experts, is not Ukraine at all.

It is planned to produce 600 civil aircraft in Russia in six years. And part of the money will be allocated from the National Welfare Fund. Which aircraft should replace Boeing and Airbus, and are factories ready to dramatically increase the volume of production of domestic airliners?

The ongoing fighting in Ukraine is giving rise to a revolution in military affairs before our eyes. Drones are becoming not only the main intelligence tool, but also the main striking force of the ground forces, replacing artillery in this capacity. Perhaps in the near future we will see motorized rifle brigades of the Russian army with a fundamentally new look. What will it look like?

North Korea has demonstrated another success in the field of defense technology. Foreign experts had not yet had time to discuss the tests of a "medium- and long-range solid-fuel ballistic missile with a hypersonic maneuverable guided warhead," as the materials of Comrade Kim Jong-un's acquaintance with the latest UAVs of national production were made public.

SpaceX plans to conduct 150 space launches this year, compared to 96 in 2023, with about a dozen of them to be Starship flights. The head of the company believes that he found out the causes of the explosion of the ship during its last, third, test flight and this allows us to hope for the success of subsequent ones.

According to Chinese sources, the decision to develop a large-caliber modular multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) of the second generation under the designation PHL–191 (development code - "Product 370") with ammunition of the Fire Dragon series was made by the military and political leadership of the People's Republic of China in 2010. The production index of the Chinese MLRS is PHL-16, the export version is AR–3. 

On January 15, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, Head of the Russian Armed Forces Defense Forces, held a briefing on the analysis of documents related to the military biological activities of the United States.