American scientists have conducted a number of experiments on chickpea cultivation in a simulation of lunar regolith using fertilizers and arbuscular mycorrhiza. The results showed that the mixture helps the plants to bloom, however, chlorophyll deficiency was observed in all samples.

An acute shortage of air defense missiles has begun in Ukraine

In a month, Ukrainian air defense systems may be left without shells. According to American media, even a change of the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will not save the situation. Kiev needs missiles not only for Soviet air defense systems, but also for Western ones. Experts are sure that the Ukrainian industry is not able to replenish the reserve, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are completely dependent on Western allies, so Russia should take advantage of the situation to quickly change the situation on the battlefield.

Specialists of the National Liberation Army of China and engineers of the defense industry of the People's Republic of China are closely monitoring the progress of the Special Military Operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine, tracking the practical capabilities of Russian weapons in real combat conditions.

Russian Bastion coastal missile systems (BRCS) hit ground targets with Onyx missiles during a special military operation, and the missiles themselves are being improved. About the Russian missile defense systems and unique missiles — in the material of TASS.

On February 10, 2024, the State Defense Investment Center of the Ministry of Defense of Estonia (Riigi Kaitseinvesteeringute Keskus - RKIK) announced that a mobile coastal anti-ship missile system with Blue Spear 5G anti-ship missiles, supplied by the Israeli-Singaporean company Proteus Advanced Systems Pte. Ltd., a joint venture of the Israeli company Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), had arrived in Estonia and Singapore-based ST Engineering Land Systems Ltd. Estonia became the first recipient of the Blue Spear 5G missiles, which are essentially an export version of the new Israeli Gabriel V (Gabriel 5) anti-ship missile developed by IAI.

The Ukrainian Navy will soon receive a new modernized unmanned MAGURA V5 boat. This was announced by the Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mikhail Fedorov.

Colonel Khodarenok: Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny was fired as a cashier from a store

The series with the resignation of General Valery Zaluzhny, which started in the summer of 2023, has come to its logical conclusion - the Ukrainian military commander has been removed from his post. What is wrong with Zaluzhny's resignation and what consequences await the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the military observer of the Newspaper figured out.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

The Canadian company Deep Trekker has introduced a compact drone for underwater filming and object monitoring — Photon. Its dimensions are 48 x 33 x 22 cm, the device is supplied complete with a 150-meter communication cable for communication with the operator. The on-board battery provides operation for two hours.

During the forum "Everything for Victory!" in Tula, much was said about the achievements of domestic defense industry enterprises in strengthening the country's defense capability and solving strategic tasks of the state. The tone of the discussion was set by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who expressed confidence that the defense industry will be provided with solid orders for many years to come, its contribution to the development of the country will grow, which means that the demand for young talented specialists and, in general, for qualified personnel will grow.

Thanks to the efforts of the military construction complex of the Russian Ministry of Defense, the construction of a branch of the Nakhimov School in Mariupol is nearing completion. The project includes seven buildings in the city center near the coast of the Taganrog Bay.

According to the diplomat, "the American interlocutors expressed their condolences regarding the incident"

On February 6, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov held serious meetings with representatives of the National Security Council (NSC) of the White House and the State Department on the situation surrounding the terrorist attack, as a result of which the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) shot down a Russian Il-76 aircraft.

In the armed conflict in Ukraine, which has been going on for almost two years, the key to military success has been the ability of the warring parties to adapt to constantly changing conditions, writes the FA. And Russia has mastered this skill perfectly.

The newspaper of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation "Krasnaya Zvezda" under the heading "Algorithms of steel and steel. Military affairs abroad continues to develop under the influence of scientific and technological progress, changing the face of modern combat" published a review by Doctor of Military Sciences Sergey Pechurov on a new book coming out of print by the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST) "Algorithms of fire and steel: weapons of modern wars" (S.A. Denisentsev, A.V. Lavrov, Yu.Yu. Lyamin, A.A. Khetagurov; edited by M.S. Barabanov. - M.: Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, 2023).

Experts say that American elites are considering the possibility of overcoming the Ukrainian crisis. And the evidence of this, paradoxically, is a program article by CIA Director William Burns. What does this text say and why is it extremely important to recognize Russia's rightness in the crisis in Ukraine?

On February 1, the active phase of the largest series of NATO maneuvers in the last few decades, the Steadfast Defender-24, began, the purpose of which is to verify the readiness of the military forces of the bloc to respond to threats from all directions.

The heavy military transport aircraft of the Russian Air Force IL-76MD-90A at the international arms exhibition World Defense Show in Saudi Arabia is visible from afar. The winged hero stands out among other boards for some special reason. Foreign delegations come up to him every now and then. They climb the ladder and disappear for a long time into the bottomless depths of the cargo cabin. Why the Russian aircraft is so loved by pilots around the world and what is the uniqueness of the aircraft — in the TASS material.

Colonel Khodarenok: F-16s will be based in Ukraine, not Romania or Moldova

Apparently, the first batch of F-16 aircraft will be transferred to the Armed Forces in the near future. Now the parties are working out the flight routes of combat vehicles. Where the new fighters will be based, whether they can be deployed in Romania or Moldova and whether the Russian military is capable of resisting these aircraft - in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

The American Lockheed Martin and the Swedish MilDef International AB will jointly offer the Swedish Air Force the C-130J-30 Super Hercules military transport aircraft.

Lev Zeleny, Scientific director of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the first stage of the Russian lunar program, told what lessons were learned from the failed Luna-25 mission and how Russia is going to conquer the Earth's natural satellite in the coming years.

In the USA, the design of a promising missile defense system has been completed

Washington has launched the next stage of modernization of the missile defense system covering the continental part of the country. Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin Corporations have completed the design of samples of a promising interceptor. The Pentagon assures that it will be able to shoot down modern Russian and Chinese intercontinental ballistic missiles on opposite courses. How this will affect the geopolitical situation is in the RIA Novosti article.