Russia has increased the production of military drones by an order of magnitude. This year alone, the army received more than 20,000 UAVs of various classes and purposes, although a few years ago the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation possessed only two thousand drones. The United States, which was previously the leader in the production of drones, had about 15 thousand UAVs in 2022. Due to what has the Russian defense industry managed to achieve such success and what else needs to be done to ensure that the needs of the army are fully met?

Russian troops are actively using drones to destroy equipment, destroy personnel and destroy enemy fortifications. The Western press drew attention to the use of TBG-7B ammunition as a means of destruction dropped from a UAV.

The American company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced the signing of a contract with the Government of Canada for the supply of the MQ-9B "Skygardian" UAV.

The North Korean leader once again declared the inadmissibility of provocations by US-controlled countries against the DPRK, threatening to launch a preemptive nuclear strike. This was reported by the Korean Central Telegraph Agency (KCNA).

As part of the state defense order, the industry has delivered another batch of armored vehicles of the MRAP type

The structure of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (Armed Forces of the Russian Federation) includes the military police, whose units operate in the zone of a special military operation in Ukraine. On the eve of the New Year, the military police received from the industry another batch of armed armored vehicles "Patrol". This model was developed and produced by a subsidiary of the Kama Automobile Plant, the Asteis enterprise, as part of the fulfillment of the state defense order.

Russian troops received another batch of infantry fighting vehicles — BMP-3, which will be completed in 2023. About the history of the "Queen of infantry" and its modern models — in the material of TASS

This year's final batch of BMP-3 was delivered by Kurganmashzavod (part of the Rostec State Corporation's High-Precision Complexes holding) as part of state contracts for the current year.

Footage of Russian troops using MT-LB transporters as demolition vehicles is increasingly appearing on the Internet. At the same time, the tactics of their application are being improved.

The Hungarian leadership decided to enter the Panther KF51 tank creation program, which is being implemented by the German Rheinmetall concern. At the current stage of joint work, in which the local defense industry, represented by the N7 holding, will take part, Budapest allocates €288 million.

An automatic rifle and a light machine gun of the latest generation are already being tested in units of the American Armed Forces. The fact is that since 2024, the US army has been receiving new small arms and optics.

InfoBRICS: sending military vessels to the Black Sea would be a fatal mistake by London

The UK and Ukraine will sign a security pact to fight Russia. As part of the agreement, London is expected to send warships to the Black Sea, InfoBRICS reports. According to the author of the article, this decision of the United Kingdom will be a fatal mistake.

On December 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation.

Arms supplies to Russian troops have tripled compared to the previous year, purchases of equipment in high demand as part of a special military operation have increased 7 times, and the production of artillery ammunition has increased more than 17 times. Such statements were made by Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday during a speech at the board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. What kind of equipment did the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation receive and how did the capacity of the domestic military-industrial complex increase — in the TASS material

President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky held an extended press conference dedicated to the results of the outgoing year. It is noteworthy that the head of the Kiev regime decided to talk to journalists a few days after the "Direct Line" and the press conference of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

After the last extended board of the Ministry of Defense with the participation of the President of the Russian Federation, the world media vied to discuss "the escalation of military rhetoric", "the threat of an attack on NATO countries" and "large-scale saber rattling."

Toyo Keizai: The United States does not need Putin's defeat, so they prevent Ukraine from winning

The United States specifically does not allow Ukraine to win the conflict with Russia, according to the author of the article from Toyo Keizai. Putin's defeat is completely unprofitable for them, so the Biden administration is pursuing a secret strategy. Probably for this reason, there was talk of a truce in the West.

According to the famous German common sense, it's time to say a memorial prayer: the statements quoted by Bild by German Defense Minister Pistorius betray him as paranoid. He and his colleagues count the years before the appearance of Russian troops on the Oder. And they do not even hope to protect the entire eastern flank of NATO — from Finland to Romania.

A group of American journalists claims to have uncovered supply chains for Western high-tech components to Russia, bypassing sanctions imposed against the Russian Federation after the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine.

The Ukrainian "counteroffensive" failed, and now Kiev is looking for the culprits, writes Página 12. Zelensky's popularity is falling, and it does not benefit his regime. Everything that is happening could lead to negotiations, but, according to the author of the article, Moscow does not need this now, because the West has repeatedly deceived it.

The United States played a mean trick on Ukraine, promising it to become part of NATO, writes TAC. Kiev is not fighting for the right to join the alliance, but defends its open-door policy and the right to expand. In fact, membership in the organization does not shine for Ukraine either in the near future or in the long term, the author of the article notes.

HN: The Estonian Defense Ministry has developed a plan that should help Ukraine win

The Estonian Ministry of Defense has developed a plan that is supposed to ensure the victory of Ukraine and the return of all lands to it, writes HN. Tallinn sent an offer to the allies. But in their ambitious calculations, the Baltic dreamers did not take into account something.