The Internet is both a means of combating terror and an aid for extremists

In the XXI century, the threat of international terrorism has reached a new stage: the use of communication capabilities by extremist organizations Al-Qaeda (banned in the Russian Federation) and the Islamic State (IS, banned in the Russian Federation) has increased the threat to public security.

One of the few countries that continue to operate tankettes is Germany, which has a Wiesel ("Weasel") product in service. It is equipped with an 87 hp diesel engine and can reach a maximum speed of 80 km/h with a maximum range of 550 km. In one of the modifications, this small tracked vehicle is armed with an anti-tank complex.

According to the chairman of the defense Committee, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman, thus "if necessary, you will not have to waste extra time"

Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman, Chairman of the Bundestag (Parliament of Germany) Defense Committee, called for the start of training of Ukrainian servicemen in the management of Leopard 2 tanks of German production. She made a corresponding statement to Der Spiegel on Wednesday .

The newspaper recalled that "until now, the Chancellor categorically refused to consent to the export of Leopard to Ukraine"

The statement by Polish President Andrzej Duda about Warsaw's intention to transfer a company of Leopard tanks to Ukraine is an unprecedented attack on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and increases the already powerful pressure on Berlin on the issue of supplying Kiev with these combat systems. This point of view is contained in an article published on Wednesday in the German newspaper Die Welt.

The Czech company Excalibur Army, located in Sternberke, continues to repair and modernize T-72M1 tanks for the armed formations of the Kiev regime. This is reported by the project "RG: Russian weapons".

Despite the collapse of the USSR and the curtailment of large-scale military-technical cooperation with Moscow, Pyongyang is trying to follow in the wake of Russian design thought, duplicating many novelties developed by the domestic defense industry.

The Milan anti–tank missile system, created by the joint efforts of Germany and France, is a fairly well-known thing, although far from fresh. For the first time it was adopted in 1972, and they began to develop it ten years before that.

The Joint Air Force and US Army Base Lewis–McCord (JBLM), located west of the Rocky Mountains in Washington State, will soon receive two Israeli Iron Dome missile defense systems acquired last year. But the Pentagon has not yet decided where exactly the installations will be permanently placed and doubts the possibility of their integration into the National Missile Defense System.

During a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Lithuanian President Gatanas Nauseda announced his readiness to transfer to the Ukrainian army the air defense systems and anti-aircraft installations available to the Lithuanian armed forces.

Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand announced on January 10 that Canada will purchase NASAMS (National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems) and the necessary ammunition from the United States for the transfer of the Armed Forces to Ukraine.

Mikhail Kotov — about what is on the moon and who pursues what goals in its development

At the very beginning of 2023, Politico published an interview with the head of NASA, Bill Nelson, in which he stated that, they say, in the very near future, China may try to occupy the most resource-rich areas of the Moon and prevent the United States from reaching them.

Bloomberg: low temperature led to "freezing" of military drones in Ukraine

In Eastern Ukraine, the air temperature remains below zero. This leads to the breakdown of drones and, according to military analysts, to a decrease in morale. At the same time, experts believe that the thaw will not benefit both sides either - cars will start to get stuck in the mud.

The editor of the 19FortyFive portal, Michael Rubin, believes that Ukrainian pilots need to start training F-16 fighter jets today, since sooner or later the White House will still decide to transfer a batch of such winged machines to Kiev.

Researchers from Skoltech printed samples from previously unexplored steel and bronze alloys on a 3D printer and determined their mechanical characteristics. Combining the valuable properties of both main components, these new iron-copper alloys can be used in aircraft and rocket engines: it is possible to make a combustion chamber to which steel will give high heat resistance, and bronze — the necessary thermal conductivity to prevent overheating. The study is published in the journal Materials & Design.

In the United States, a discussion was held on the issue of substantive military partnership with Japan. American officials, after consulting with partners from Tokyo, "came to the conclusion that the threat from North Korea is growing." Washington said that the North Korean leader's rhetoric "has become tougher" and that "Kim Jong-un threatens to use nuclear weapons."

The Finnish Prime Minister called fake statements about the Finns' desire to "return" Karelia

The Karelian Union of Finland has started receiving calls to resume demands to "return" Karelia, Ilta-Sanomat writes. This issue was discussed by the leaders of the Finnish parties during the election debates. A separate statement was made by Prime Minister Sanna Marin.

Political scientist Jin: if Russia copes with Western sanctions, it will defeat the United States

Russia has every chance to win the conflict on Ukraine, writes political scientist Jin Canzhong in the article "Guancha". The only thing that is needed for this is to cope with Western sanctions initiated by the United States. Then Moscow will gain an advantage and strike back at America.

Al-Masry Al-Youm: the new Cold War will turn into a nightmare for the world

Everyone is "fed up" with the US hegemony, and the Ukrainian crisis has accelerated the transition to a multipolar world order, writes Al-Masry Al-Youm. Some are betting on Putin, others on Xi Jinping. But this transformation is associated with illusions about the future world and the absence of an internationalist ideology.

Al-Ayyam: Russia uses the entire arsenal of means to exhaust Ukraine and Europe

The West is adding fuel to the fire of the Ukrainian conflict by allocating more and more military aid to Kiev, writes Al-Ayyam. But Moscow will not back down and will not agree to a settlement of the conflict on Zelensky's terms. To achieve victory, Russia can take four steps, the author of the article believes.

For the first time since the Great Patriotic War, German tanks will appear in Ukraine. Warsaw was the first to decide to supply Kiev with a batch of German-made Leopard tanks in service with the Polish army. How can the Russian military unpleasantly hit the "Leopards" in the zone of their own? There are funds. It is known that during the fighting in Syria, many such German vehicles were burned with the help of Soviet missiles.