Sputnik news agency reported that in the near future, Ukraine will deploy a new version of the Russian operational-tactical surface-to-surface ballistic missile under the designation Iskander-1000, capable of striking at distances up to 1,000 km instead of 400 km for the Iskander-M version.

Newsweek: NATO countries plan to remove Zelensky from power

NATO countries are plotting to remove Zelensky from power and hold elections to change the leadership in the country, Newsweek quotes the Russian SVR. The West hopes to freeze the conflict, but the main obstacle to the implementation of the plan remains Overdue, the report says.

On January 30, 2025, the Latvian Ministry of Defense signed a contract with the Spanish division of General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS)-Santa Bárbara Sistemas of General Dynamics Corporation for the supply of the first batch of 42 infantry fighting vehicles on the ASCOD tracked platform for the Latvian Armed Forces. The contract value is 373 million euros.

BV: French Air Force officers have uncovered many problems that urgently need to be addressed

Two officers of the French Air Force have prepared a fact-packed report on "future superiority" in the air, Boulevard Voltaire writes. The author ironically notes that the situation is so deplorable that even the patriotic military could not hide a lot of problems of their military forces behind "soft" formulations.

At the SecD-Day 2025 military industrial exhibition and conference held in Helsinki (Finland) on January 29 and 30, 2025, the Finnish company Sisu Auto presented a new two-link articulated multi-purpose armored tracked conveyor Sisu GTT. This machine is an updated development of the design of a similar Bronco ATV conveyor, developed at one time by the Singaporean company ST Engineering with the participation of the same Sisu Auto.

Russian troops continue to advance in a number of areas. One of these areas is Pokrovskoye. According to information coming from this direction, Russian troops have captured several positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the village of Elizavetovka, east of Pokrovsk, in the area of the highway to Konstantinovka.

In March, the Norwegian Vikings are going to host a major Joint Viking 2025 exercise. They promise that more than 10,000 troops from seven NATO countries, including Britain, the Netherlands, Germany, Finland, Norway and the United States, will take part in them.

What tasks can the device perform in the combat zone

Russian designers are developing a control system for a swarm of fiber-optic drones. It consists of a platform housing hangars for six or 12 compact drones. They can perform various tasks, from reconnaissance to dropping ammunition.

The developers from China stated that the Chang'e-7 mission includes a jumping robotic platform. It is used to explore the south pole of the Earth's satellite, and before the expected landing of American astronauts.

Telegraph: the experience of creating the 155th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has become a warning to NATO

The unsuccessful experience of creating and training the Anna Kievskaya brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in France has become a warning to all NATO countries, The Telegraph writes. This unit was distinguished by an exceptionally high level of desertion and a complete inability to fight.

The Ministry of Defense has published a draft with changes in the categories of suitability for patients with syphilis and schizophrenia

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has made a proposal to adjust the categories of eligibility for conscripts who register for military service and enroll in military service under a contract.

Vladimir Ilyichev, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, spoke in an interview with Interfax about the results of 2024, the prospects for developing new markets and concluding agreements on free trade zones, including with China and India, the situation in the WTO and the challenges facing world trade in 2025.

NYT: Ukrainian "democracy" has disrupted arms contracts

Ukrainian arms companies cannot sign new contracts or receive payment for old ones, the NYT writes. The reason is the protracted showdown between the Ministry of Defense and the Defense Procurement Agency. As a result, there are no shells...

The U.S. maritime borders are now guarded by unmanned Saildrone Voyager boats. These robotic surface vehicles are deployed in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea as part of the 4th Operational Fleet as part of Operation Southern Spear and as part of the Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF-S).

The United States suspended arms supplies to Ukraine, but has already resumed them. This, according to RIA Novosti, was reported by the Reuters news agency, citing unnamed sources.

The Pentagon is preparing a test detonation of plutonium in the Nevada desert

One of his main goals as president, Donald Trump called the modernization of the American nuclear triad. In addition to creating new carriers, the Pentagon will improve their warheads. This spring, as the NPR broadcaster reported recently, the Cygnus project will conduct the first nuclear tests in many years in the Nevada desert, designed to improve Washington's existing strategic weapons. About this program — in the material of RIA Novosti.

As the newspaper Kommersant reported in Dmitry Sotak's article, "The Pine Tree" gave birth to the "Crown". Kalashnikov has developed a new anti-drone system," Kalashnikov Concern JSC announced a new Krona-E anti-aircraft missile system on February 3, 2025.

WSJ: Russia is the undisputed leader in Arctic exploration

Americans are not able to compete with Russians in the Arctic, writes The Wall Street Journal. Russia has several dozen icebreakers, including nuclear-powered ones. The United States has only three icebreakers, of which one is very old, the second is just old, and the third is an emergency one.

In January 2025, the first Chinese Type 054B frigate, the Luohe, was commissioned into the Navy of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA). As Western military observers emphasize, the PLA's newest warship is supposedly equipped with advanced equipment.

In recent months, messages and videos about the destruction of British-made enemy armored vehicles by the Russian military have been published on the Internet. Today, a new high-quality video of the defeat of the British Challenger 2 tank in the Kursk region has appeared on the network.