The Minister of Defense of the Baltic Republic Arvydas Anushauskas said that his state has completed the training of 15 instructors who will be ready to work on Ukrainian territory

Lithuania has started transferring 36 Bofors L70 anti-aircraft guns to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This was stated on Thursday by the Minister of Defense of the Baltic Republic Arvydas Anushauskas, speaking at a joint briefing with the head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov.

Rostec has successfully tested the anti-electronic warfare system "Sickle-VS"

In Russia, at one of the fuel and energy complex enterprises, the anti-electronic warfare systems "Sickle-VS" were successfully tested in real conditions, which completely excluded the appearance of intruder drones in the protected area, Rostec reported.

News about the development of Indian manned astronautics is a rarity, so every message is worth its weight in gold for everyone interested in the topic. And there is a reason for joy: the test program of the first national manned spacecraft Gaganyan is rapidly approaching test orbital launches. There are still improvements and verification of crew rescue procedures on the water, which are already being worked out in practice.

Le Monde: Russian philosophers were the first to think about colonizing other planets

American billionaires are investing a lot of money in space exploration projects to save humanity from extinction on Earth. Few people know that this idea came to them from the Russian philosophers of the XIX century, writes Le Monde. It was they who first thought about colonizing other planets.

Poland has received the American MQ-9A Reaper attack and reconnaissance drones. This was announced by the country's Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak.

Japan has announced its intention to replenish its fleet of drones while replacing its outdated assault and reconnaissance helicopters. All this is part of Tokyo's plans to strengthen the defense capability of its army, according to the country's Ministry of Defense.

As previously indicated in the first part of the article, currently only the US Air Force is armed with strategic bombers as one of the elements of the national nuclear triad. Despite the current level of development of air defense, this type of aviation technology continues to remain relevant in the field of nuclear deterrence.

The Reuters news agency reported that SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corporation) Ilona Mask allegedly took steps to prevent the Ukrainian military from using the Starlink satellite Internet service to control unmanned vehicles in the region during the war with Russia. This was announced on February 8, 2023 by SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell.

Senior researcher of the Chemical Faculty of the Ukrainian Kyiv National Aviation University and head of the student rocket design bureau NAURocket created at the University, Sergey Pipko, published a video of a test launch developed with the participation of the Ukrainian barrage ammunition bureau.

Ukraine has not yet received a serious offer to transfer Western fighters to improve the capabilities of its Air Force. Nevertheless, of the available types of aircraft for the Kiev junta, the most desirable option is the F-16. This is primarily due to the availability of this type, ease of support and extensive logistics infrastructure in Eastern Europe.

GT: deliveries of fighter jets to Ukraine will accelerate the development of Russian weapons

It is better for Europe to refrain from sending fighters to Ukraine, Chinese experts told GT. This step will lead to a clash with Russia, weaken Western troops by depriving them of aircraft, and push Moscow to accelerate the development of its own weapons — and more advanced ones.

Asharq Al-Awsat: Western fighters are not optimized for the conditions of the conflict in Ukraine

Zelensky begged fighters from the West during the next European tour, writes Asharq Al-Awsat. But they will not become a magic panacea: some models of this technique are simply not suitable for using APU. So the value of such a "gift" will be "purely symbolic".

Plans for further assistance to Kiev were revealed in London. The UK is already teaching Ukrainian pilots to pilot Western fighters. But the allies are still arguing about the supply of the equipment itself. About what problems they faced, — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The country's Defense Minister Yaroslav Nagy supported the idea of transferring aircraft to Ukraine

The Slovak authorities intend to begin the process of preparing for the transfer of MiG-29 aircraft to Ukraine, which were previously owned by the country's Defense Ministry. This was announced on Friday by Acting Prime Minister Eduard Heger.

The Mi-17 attack and transport helicopters of the Iraqi Air Force are living out their last days, the Ministry of Defense of the country intends to replace Russian rotorcraft with American ones. This is reported by The Drive.

Hanshahri: Mi-28NM “Night Superhot” is called the best Russian helicopter

For the first time, the Mi-28 took off from the ground in 1982. The helicopter was finally put into service by the Russian Aerospace Forces in 2006, after a long period of testing that lasted almost 26 years. The authors of "Hamshahri" tell the readers of the publication the details.

It is characterized by low cost, high speed and invulnerability to electronic warfare guns, said Vitaly Dolgov, head of the Laboratory for External Piloting and Operation of Unmanned Aircraft at the Kartsev Research Institute of Computing Complexes.

Russia is allegedly simulating MiG-31K takeoffs with hypersonic Dagger missiles on board from Belarusian airfields. They are allegedly trying to pass off other aircraft that are unable to carry such weapons on board.

Traffic News: American pilots admired the speed and maneuverability of the Soviet MiG-17

The Soviet MiG-17 fighter jet can rightfully be called the bestseller of its time, writes the author of the article in Traffic News. High speed and maneuverability allowed him to shoot down advanced American aircraft and even set records for the destruction of more advanced models.

Aluminum power bracket is intended for the Su-57 fighter

Sukhoi Design Bureau has developed the first part based on bionic design - an aluminum power bracket for the Su-57 fighter. This is reported in the Telegram channel of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC).