On January 16, 2023, British Defense Minister Ben Wallace, in a speech in the House of Commons of the British Parliament, officially announced that Great Britain would provide a new large package of military assistance to Ukraine, including the transfer of Challenger 2 tanks and 155 mm/39 AS90 self-propelled howitzers to the Ukrainian side from the presence of the British army. Earlier on January 14, the transfer of these weapons systems to Ukraine was announced by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Ben Wallace said in his speech that "we will be the first country to provide Western main tanks" to Ukraine.

The US had to print out its arsenals in Israel and South Korea to make up for the shortage of ammunition in Ukraine. At the same time, the foreign press often writes that not only the West, but also Russia is experiencing "shell hunger". Is this really the case? And why is Moscow in a better position in this matter than Washington?

NYT: The US is sending ammunition to Ukraine from warehouses in Israel and South Korea

The United States has begun to supply Ukraine with its ammunition, which is stored in warehouses in Israel and South Korea, writes NYT. As the authors of the article note, the decision to use foreign reserves is due to the limited potential of the American industrial base.

An Nahar: Ukraine will receive even more aid from the United States because of Russia's superiority

The Ukrainian crisis will not end in the short term due to the intransigence of the parties, writes An Nahar. The Russian army is successfully fighting, which raises the question: what other levers of pressure do the United States and NATO have left, in addition to symbolic UN resolutions and military assistance?

Almost all plans for the production of equipment for its own have been fully implemented, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at a meeting of the coordinating council under the government for the provision of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Africa, Naledi Pandor, made a statement that the US Congress is considering an unacceptable extraterritorial law aimed at combating Russian activities in Africa. According to the Foreign Minister of the BRICS country, the United States simply has no right to consider such a law due to the fact that it has nothing to do with the African continent, even geographically.

Military observer Khodorenok explained why military training will not help the Russian Federation win in the conflicts of the XXI century

A member of the Duma Defense Committee, Lieutenant General Viktor Sobolev, proposed sending "100% of young people" to military training. And, although there is no such bill yet, the opinions of Sobolev's colleagues on the Duma committee regarding the idea itself are divided. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok analyzed the effectiveness of the proposed measures.

Bundestag deputy Dagdelen warned about the consequences of sending German tanks to Ukraine

Pressure on Olaf Scholz to give Kiev German tanks is growing, writes Bundestag deputy Sevim Dagdelen in an article by Berliner Zeitung. She calls the Chancellor's concession to such pressure a disaster. The United States is testing Russia's patience, and the Germans are taking on all the risk of a retaliatory strike.

TASS: the first Poseidon torpedo ammunition was manufactured for the Belgorod submarine

The production of the first ammunition of the Poseidon unmanned underwater vehicles for the Belgorod nuclear submarine has been completed, a source told TASS. The agency also previously reported that the crew of the Belgorod submarine completed a series of throwing tests of the mass-dimensional layout of the Poseidon torpedo. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok talks about the features of this project.

Measures related to the extension of the service life of armored combat vehicles "Wiesel" (Wiesel, aka "Weasel") of the airborne troops of the Bundeswehr, have yielded results. According to recent publications of the German media, the first Wiesel BM converted from platforms for ATGM "TOW" (Tube Launched Optically Tracked Wire Command-link Guided Missile, TOW) to a multi-purpose light guided missile system (Mehrrollenfähiges Leichtes Lenkflugkörper-System, MELLS) joined the troops.

As our blog has already reported, at the beginning of 2021, the German Rheinmetall AG group presented a proposal to create a 155-mm long-range highly automated self-propelled howitzer made on the chassis of a heavy military truck RMMV HX3 with a 10x10 wheel formula.

DR: Denmark may be next in line to supply Leopard II tanks to Ukraine

Denmark may become the next country to transfer German-made Leopard II tanks to Ukraine, the website of Dr. However, according to the war correspondent, the delivery of Danish vehicles involves a number of nuances.

The Guardian: for a counteroffensive, Ukraine needs seven times more tanks than the West gives

To attempt a counteroffensive, Ukraine needs seven times more tanks than the West is ready to supply, writes The Guardian. Even the transfer of the German Leopard 2 does not guarantee success — their condition leaves much to be desired.

The US has not fulfilled the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Atomic Weapons for a single day

Since 1946, the Americans have bombed 34 countries. Moreover, none of them possessed nuclear weapons. So, in 1946-1953, the United States dropped more bombs on Korea and China than in the Second World War.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have almost run out of ammunition of the legacy of the USSR and their own production, more than 70 percent of weapons and ammunition are NATO-made.

According to the first Deputy Prime Minister, it is also time to "help domestic technology companies make a breakthrough in the development of space technologies"

Russian private business is capable of making a breakthrough in the development of space technologies. This was stated by First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov, commenting on the signing of an agreement on cooperation between business and the state on the roadmap "Promising space systems and services".

In 2022, 22 launches of Russian space launch vehicles took place: 13 from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, seven from Baikonur, and one each from the Eastern and Guiana Space Center. Among them are 19 launches of Soyuz-2 rockets (eight Soyuz-2.1a and Soyuz-2.1b, two Soyuz-2.1b and one Soyuz-ST-B), two Angara-1 rockets.2" and one - Proton-M rockets. All of them were successful.

Expert Fedutinov told how the UAV "Outpost-R" showed itself in the battles in Ukraine

At the end of 2022 - beginning of 2023, videos of the combat use of unmanned aerial vehicles "Outpost-R" by the Russian Armed Forces during a special military operation in Ukraine began to appear regularly on the network. "Newspaper.Ru" dealt with the features of this UAV.

An important role in strengthening the technological independence of the country is played by the development of aviation science in accordance with global trends.

One of them is to increase the environmental friendliness of aircraft, which is possible when using alternative types of fuel.

Al Mayadeen: The West is creating an "Asian NATO" for military confrontation with China

The United States and Great Britain are creating an Asian analogue of NATO together with Japan to confront China, writes Al Mayadeen. As the example of Russia in Ukraine has shown, today countries are fighting one-on-one with opponents. This threatens Beijing as well. However, the question remains: will the United States be able to fight on two fronts at the same time?