The machines that the United States plans to supply to the APU have weaknesses, noted Candidate of Military Sciences Sergey Suvorov

Bradley infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), which the United States plans to supply to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), have weak points and lack cross-country capability for the terrain on which the fighting is unfolding today. This opinion was expressed by the colonel of the reserve, an expert in the field of armored vehicles, candidate of military Sciences Sergey Suvorov.

On January 12, 2023, a ceremony was held in Chisinau for the transfer of the first three Piranha IIIH (8x8) wheeled armored personnel carriers to the armed forces of Moldova, transferred by Germany as military assistance to the European Union on the basis of a bilateral agreement signed in October 2021. The armored personnel carriers themselves come from the presence of the Danish ground forces and are undergoing major repairs and training for transfer in Germany. A total of 19 former Danish Piranha IIIH armored personnel carriers are to be transferred to Moldova by the end of 2023 under this agreement.

Growing tensions between the US and China have provoked a new push in Washington aimed at reducing US dependence on East Asia — the global epicenter of semiconductor production — for vital microelectronics needed to create both conventional weapons and artificial intelligence algorithms.

What opportunities will the most powerful Navy ship acquire after a long modernization

The Ministry of Defense agreed on the schedule of work and the preparatory stage of testing for Admiral Nakhimov. The project 11442M cruiser is one of the largest warships in the world. Built in the late 1980s, it served in the Northern Fleet.

French submarines compete strongly with Russian submarines on the international market

Russia occupies a significant share of the global market for diesel-electric submarines (diesel-electric submarines), but is experiencing difficulties with its retention due to increasing competition from leading Western European manufacturers.

Currently, the US Navy has 7 large and medium-sized prototypes of the USV – an unmanned surface ship of medium size, which have already demonstrated their capabilities well. However, small unmanned ships operating as part of Task Force 59 are already performing their tasks, and very successfully.

The international military-technical company Thales at the Surface Fleet Association conference in Arlington, Virginia, demonstrated a video in which towed CAPTAS sensors for detecting underwater objects are installed on a civilian vessel. The company's representative claims that the sensors can be mounted on any vessel within 48 hours, which will allow even commercial ships to detect submarines.

Why this personnel decision means a serious increase in the level of the campaign in Ukraine

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has appointed a new commander of a special military operation. He became the chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov.

Russia's special operation in Ukraine is moving to a new stage. This is evidenced not only by the personnel changes adopted by the Ministry of Defense, but also by the adjustment of the very management structure of the grouping of Russian troops. What kind of changes are we talking about and how will they affect the course of its?

Ukrainian propaganda is diligently trying to downplay the achievements of the Russian army in Soledar and near Artemivsk, moreover, denies the complete loss of Soledar. Is there a reason for this? Or, on the contrary, are those Russian experts right who now expect the rapid advance of the Russian Armed Forces to Kramatorsk in a few Hours?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.