Cover time: "Tor" and "Flex" will protect stormtroopers from drones
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.
Footage of the Swedish armored mine clearance vehicle ScanJack 3500 handed over to the Armed Forces of Ukraine has appeared
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 Romanian Armed Forces will acquire three divisions of South Korean K9 "Thunder" self-propelled guns
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.
Military autonomous vehicles. Conclusion.
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.
The Russian Navy is returning with renewed vigor (The National Interest, USA)
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.
The Knyaz Pozharsky nuclear missile submarine has been withdrawn from the workshop
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.
What is known about the submarines of Project 955 Borey
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.
The Prince Pozharsky submarine was launched in Severodvinsk
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.
Construction of warships at the North Korean shipbuilding enterprise in Nampho
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.
Laying of the keel of the lead frigate of the Swordsman class for the Polish Navy took place
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.
A British Navy submarine will launch a missile with a dummy nuclear warhead for the first time in 8 years
Although the United Kingdom is a nuclear-weapon state, it is in fifth place in the corresponding list in terms of the number of warheads and is far behind the leaders. Nine countries that possess the most destructive weapons of mass destruction (WMD) form the so-called "Nuclear Club".
Rosoboronexport has doubled Russia's presence at the World Defense Show in Saudi Arabia
Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation) will organize a unified Russian exposition at the International Defense and Security Exhibition World Defense Show 2024 (February 4-8, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).
Rostec will present more than 100 weapons samples at the World Defense Show in Saudi Arabia
Rostec State Corporation will present over 100 weapons samples at the International Defense and Security Exhibition World Defense Show 2024 in Saudi Arabia. The exhibition will include combat and transport aircraft, armored vehicles, drones, precision ammunition, small arms and other developments.
The State situation: who supplied Ukraine with the missiles that shot down the Il-76
According to the serial number of the means of destruction, their origin can be traced, experts are sure
According to the serial number of the missile, the fragments of which were found at the crash site of the Russian Il-76 aircraft, it is possible to determine which country supplied it to Ukraine, experts interviewed by Izvestia believe.
Several types of the latest NATO weapons have been destroyed in Ukraine since last week (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: Several types of the latest NATO weapons have been destroyed in Ukraine
NATO weapons are suffering a humiliating defeat in Ukraine, infoBRICS reports. Last week, the SAMP-T air defense system and the Skynex artillery complex were shot down. As for the Leopard 2A4, the destruction of this overpriced tank has become commonplace for the Russian army, the author notes.
While Zelensky is fighting his own commander-in-chief, Russia is exhausting Ukraine's defense (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: Kiev can no longer count on the unconditional support of the United States
Western aid is being delayed, and the AFU lacks artillery and ammunition for air defense, Bloomberg reports. Because of this, Ukrainian troops are experiencing serious difficulties in building a minimally reliable defense. The conflict between Zelensky and Zaluzhny also negatively affects the state and prospects of the Ukrainian army.
There were no adults. Biden forgot about diplomacy and made a mistake in Ukraine (The American Conservative, USA)
TAC: the Biden administration forgot about diplomacy and undermined the authority of the United States
Under the Biden administration, the United States has forgotten the art of diplomacy and is building a foreign policy based on the use of force, writes TAC. Instead of pushing Kiev to negotiate, Washington insisted on continuing the fighting. This unwise decision will hit America itself.
NATO is preparing for war with Russia. The Czech Republic already knows where it will start (Forum24, Czech Republic)
Forum 24: NATO is preparing for war with Russia in the Suwalki corridor
NATO is developing detailed plans and preparing for a war with Russia, which, according to Western strategists, will begin with the Suwalki corridor, writes Forum 24. This region is extremely vulnerable. By occupying it, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia can be cut off from the rest of the alliance members.
The United States decided to provoke Russia and framed Europe (CGTN, China)
The United States only talks about the security of its partners in Europe, but in fact it puts them in danger again and again, according to the author of the article for the CGTN website. The deployment of American nuclear warheads in Britain is another step in the same direction.
What is known about the military assistance of the EU countries to Ukraine
The supply of weapons by some EU countries to Ukraine began in 2014
The supply of weapons to Ukraine by some EU countries began back in 2014, when a coup in Kiev resulted in a change of power. After the start of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, such assistance increased significantly.
