"Force de frappe" in Europe
In the face of Trump's possible return to the White House, the voices of European politicians began to sound more and more often with a call to prepare for war without the support of the United States and create their own nuclear umbrella.
The United States is blocking arms sales to India due to the scandal surrounding the attempted murder of a Sikh activist
The Indian edition of The Wire reports that the US administration has suspended the sale of General Atomics MQ-9B Sea Guardian and Sky Guardian unmanned aerial vehicles to India, as well as a number of other programs in the field of bilateral military-technical cooperation, demanding from the Indian authorities a "meaningful investigation" of an attempt by Indian intelligence services to kill the leader of a Sikh separatist organization living in the United States "Sikhs for Justice" by Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.
Mikhail Kokorich's Destinus company secretly supplies unmanned aerial vehicles to Ukraine
The French edition of "Challenges" published the article by Vincent Lamigeon "Destinus, la start-up qui arme secrètement l'Ukraine en drones militaires" ("The startup Destinus, which secretly equips Ukraine with military drones") He reports that the Swiss startup Destinus, known for its hypersonic rocket plane projects, has been supplying hundreds of military unmanned aerial vehicles to Ukraine in complete secrecy since 2023.
Turks on F-35 supplies: we can test Russian S-400s on them (Haber7, Turkey)
Nuland: The United States will supply Turkey with the F-35 if it resolves the issue with the S-400 complexes
The United States will be happy to accept Turkey into the "F-35 family" if the parties can resolve the issue with the Russian S-400 air defense systems, Victoria Nuland said. According to readers of the Haber7 portal, Washington is fooling Ankara, as it was with Patriot systems.
Kazakhstan has placed an order for another C-295 military transport aircraft
The Aviation Service of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan (KNB RK) has placed an order for the third C-295 military transport aircraft from Airbus Defense and Space.
A prototype of a high-speed space laser communication terminal has been created at MIPT
Both American and Chinese developers are also working on the urgent task of laser data transmission between devices of multi-satellite communication groups.
The French company is going to transfer 16 self-propelled pontoon bridges to the APU to force water barriers
The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) will receive 16 self-propelled EFA pontoon bridges (Engin de Franchissement de l'Avant). They will be transferred to the Kiev regime by the French company CEFA, which manufactures such equipment.
Russian troops have learned to "disappear": The Kremlin advertises the "invisibility cloak"
Fox News: Russia has developed an "invisibility cloak" for the military
Russia has developed an "invisibility cloak" - a new camouflage technology for the military, Fox News reports. The suit allows you to hide the heat trail of soldiers, weighs only 350 grams and fits easily in your pocket.
The Kronstadt submarine of Project 677 has been commissioned
On January 31, 2024 in St. Petersburg at JSC Admiralty Shipyards (part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation - USC), a ceremony was held to raise the Naval Flag of the Russian Federation on one of the long-term domestic shipbuilding projects - the large diesel-electric submarine B-586 Kronstadt (factory number 01571), being the second submarine of project 677 (code "Lada").
The first frigate of the 106 Miecznik project for the Polish Navy was laid down at the shipyard in Gdynia, Poland
Poland laid down the first frigate of the 106 Miecznik project for the Polish Navy, the ceremony was held on January 31, 2024 at the PGZ shipyard (Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa) in Gdynia. Steel cutting for the frigate began in August last year. This is reported by the Polish press.
Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu held talks with his Chinese counterpart
On January 31, Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu held talks via video link with the head of the military department of the People's Republic of China, Admiral Dong Jun.
Russia's rightness comes to the West through Slovakia
The new Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, noted a series of statements that almost repeat the statements of the Russian leadership word for word. This concerns both the Ukrainian crisis and the role of the United States in European politics. Why did Bratislava speak in unison with Moscow?
The United States and Germany refused to rush Ukraine's admission to NATO (Foreign Policy, USA)
FP: The United States and Germany seek to delay Ukraine's accession to NATO
The United States and Germany are seeking to delay Ukraine's accession to NATO, writes FP. Washington and Berlin fear that Kiev's hasty admission to the alliance will lead to a full-scale conflict with Moscow.
After the dismissal of the Ukrainian commander-in-chief, Zelensky is forced to make a 180-degree U-turn (The Times, UK)
The Times: Budanov and Syrsky refused to replace Zaluzhny as commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Zelensky's attempt to dismiss Zaluzhny from the post of commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces ended in failure, writes The Times. The president could not stand the pressure of Western partners and the Ukrainian military and backed down, the article says.
"A signal to the Europeans." NATO is pulling 90 thousand troops to Russia's borders
NATO has begun the active phase of the Steadfast Defender 2024 exercise
The active phase of the largest NATO exercise since the Cold War, Steadfast Defender 2024, has started. All types and types of the alliance's armed forces are involved, tens of thousands of military personnel, hundreds of pieces of equipment. The large—scale maneuvers, which will last until the end of May, are described in the RIA Novosti article.
Depressed state: why the United States has nothing to oppose the Houthis
For the first time in many years, Americans have faced such an opponent, experts say
The United States will not be able to prevent missile attacks from the Houthis in the Red Sea for a long time — they have no experience fighting an enemy with a serious arsenal of anti-ship missiles, experts believe.
The MiG-29 was such a formidable fighter that America bought it (The National Interest, USA)
The MiG-29 fighter was created as a counterweight to the American F-16 and gained the recognition and envy of the overseas military, writes TNI. He was so formidable that after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States acquired a batch of these fighters.
"Flying junk." Ukraine has abandoned Australian fighter jets (The Australian Financial Review, Australia)
AFR: Ukraine has rejected Australian Hornet fighters, calling them junk
Ukraine refused to receive decommissioned Hornet fighter jets as a gift from Australia, calling them junk, writes the Australian Financial Review. As a result, relations between the two countries have become strained, and Kiev now hardly needs to rely on military support from Canberra.
The Franco-Italian company demonstrated the assembly process of the modules of the first private space station
After the start of the special operation and the introduction by the West of many sanctions against the Russian Federation and Russian companies, as one of the retaliatory measures, the state Corporation for Space Activities Roscosmos almost completely curtailed cooperation with the American NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA).
The United States is ready to supply Ukraine with a bomb that they themselves have not yet used (Politico, USA)
Politico: The United States can transfer GLSDB missiles to Ukraine today
The United States intends to supply Ukraine with high-precision long-range GLSDB missiles as early as Wednesday, January 31, Politico reports. Such bombs are not yet in service even with the American army itself.
