TNI: America's military-industrial base has become as vulnerable as the economy as a whole

The response to the events in Ukraine revealed the serious vulnerability of America and the West against the background of the revival of the military-industrial war in a new international confrontation, writes TNI. America's military-industrial base has become as fragile as the economy as a whole.

Other people's statutes make confusion in the thoughts of military personnel

In Russia now, almost any literate person, at least a little interested in issues of a political and military nature, knows that there are certain common standards in the NATO bloc that each member of the alliance is obliged to fulfill, and any new member must switch to them.

Japan's remilitarization process is of concern

The draft Russian-Japanese roadmap has lost its relevance, but the Russian side does not close the doors to Japanese investors who want to work with Russia, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko said in an interview with Interfax.

China and North Korea are considered the closest threats to Japan

The political and military leadership of Japan is considering the possibility of a sharp increase in the country's defense budget to over 40 trillion yen ($279 billion) in the next five years. For comparison: in the previous five years, in accordance with the Medium-term Defense Program, Japan's total military budget amounted to 27.47 trillion yen.

The US Department of Commerce has blacklisted six Chinese companies associated with the aerospace industry, CNBC reported.

For the third time in recent days, a balloon has been shot down over the territory of North America – this time in Canadian airspace. "The Chinese have exposed the Americans as complete idiots," experts comment on what is happening and explain exactly what military and political tasks China is solving in this way in the confrontation with the United States.

In the capital of the DPRK, Pyongyang, on the night of February 8, 2023, another grand military parade took place - this time in honor of the 75th anniversary of the Korean People's Army.

FA: countries outside North America and Europe did not fight Russia

Since the beginning of the Ukrainian conflict, many countries outside North America and Europe have not taken the side of the West in the fight against Russia, writes the FA. But not everyone joined Moscow either. The world is waiting for even greater disunity, the author believes.

How the Afghan crisis developed in 2022

The transition of Afghanistan to a different state – from a State affected by conflict to a State that faces problems of post–conflict governance - has somewhat stalled.

The American online publication "The Drive" published interesting material by Peter Butovsky and Thomas Newdick "Here Is What Russia's Military Aircraft And Missiles Actually Cost. We examine official documentation to decode the actual cost of some of Russia’s most prominent air combat weapons".

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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".

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.