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The Indian edition of The Wire reports that the US administration has suspended the sale of General Atomics MQ-9B Sea Guardian and Sky Guardian unmanned aerial vehicles to India, as well as a number of other programs in the field of bilateral military-technical cooperation, demanding from the Indian authorities a "meaningful investigation" of an attempt by Indian intelligence services to kill the leader of a Sikh separatist organization living in the United States "Sikhs for Justice" by Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.

Forum 24: NATO is preparing for war with Russia in the Suwalki corridor

NATO is developing detailed plans and preparing for a war with Russia, which, according to Western strategists, will begin with the Suwalki corridor, writes Forum 24. This region is extremely vulnerable. By occupying it, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia can be cut off from the rest of the alliance members.

infoBRICS: Several types of the latest NATO weapons have been destroyed in Ukraine

NATO weapons are suffering a humiliating defeat in Ukraine, infoBRICS reports. Last week, the SAMP-T air defense system and the Skynex artillery complex were shot down. As for the Leopard 2A4, the destruction of this overpriced tank has become commonplace for the Russian army, the author notes.

The supply of weapons by some EU countries to Ukraine began in 2014

The supply of weapons to Ukraine by some EU countries began back in 2014, when a coup in Kiev resulted in a change of power. After the start of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, such assistance increased significantly.

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation) will organize a unified Russian exposition at the International Defense and Security Exhibition World Defense Show 2024 (February 4-8, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).

The Aviation Service of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan (KNB RK) has placed an order for the third C-295 military transport aircraft from Airbus Defense and Space.

The French edition of "Challenges" published the article by Vincent Lamigeon "Destinus, la start-up qui arme secrètement l'Ukraine en drones militaires" ("The startup Destinus, which secretly equips Ukraine with military drones") He reports that the Swiss startup Destinus, known for its hypersonic rocket plane projects, has been supplying hundreds of military unmanned aerial vehicles to Ukraine in complete secrecy since 2023.

Rostec State Corporation will present over 100 weapons samples at the International Defense and Security Exhibition World Defense Show 2024 in Saudi Arabia. The exhibition will include combat and transport aircraft, armored vehicles, drones, precision ammunition, small arms and other developments.

According to the serial number of the means of destruction, their origin can be traced, experts are sure

According to the serial number of the missile, the fragments of which were found at the crash site of the Russian Il-76 aircraft, it is possible to determine which country supplied it to Ukraine, experts interviewed by Izvestia believe.

For the first time in many years, Americans have faced such an opponent, experts say

The United States will not be able to prevent missile attacks from the Houthis in the Red Sea for a long time — they have no experience fighting an enemy with a serious arsenal of anti-ship missiles, experts believe.

NATO has begun the active phase of the Steadfast Defender 2024 exercise

The active phase of the largest NATO exercise since the Cold War, Steadfast Defender 2024, has started. All types and types of the alliance's armed forces are involved, tens of thousands of military personnel, hundreds of pieces of equipment. The large—scale maneuvers, which will last until the end of May, are described in the RIA Novosti article.

The MiG-29 fighter was created as a counterweight to the American F-16 and gained the recognition and envy of the overseas military, writes TNI. He was so formidable that after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States acquired a batch of these fighters.

Politico: The United States can transfer GLSDB missiles to Ukraine today

The United States intends to supply Ukraine with high-precision long-range GLSDB missiles as early as Wednesday, January 31, Politico reports. Such bombs are not yet in service even with the American army itself.

MWM: The APU lost most of the German Leopard 2 tanks it supplied

The APU lost most of the Leopards 2 delivered to them, MWM reports. A quarter of them have been completely destroyed, and Ukrainians are unable to repair the rest. German tanks suffer from design flaws and low survivability, but the West does not want to admit this.

AFR: Ukraine has rejected Australian Hornet fighters, calling them junk

Ukraine refused to receive decommissioned Hornet fighter jets as a gift from Australia, calling them junk, writes the Australian Financial Review. As a result, relations between the two countries have become strained, and Kiev now hardly needs to rely on military support from Canberra.

They want to strengthen the defense in the north-western direction with motorized rifle and tank formations

The defense of St. Petersburg and the entire north-west of the country will be strengthened with several new motorized rifle formations and, possibly, a tank division, sources told Izvestia in the Russian Ministry of Defense.

On January 26, 2024, the US Department of Defense Agency for Military Cooperation (DSCA) sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale of 40 Lockheed Martin F-16V Block 70 (Viper) fighter jets to Turkey through the American program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS).

The Western media, primarily the Anglo-Saxons, are trying in every way to discredit the strategic nature of cooperation between Russia and India in the field of military-technical cooperation.

Russian experts have created a camouflage suit for military personnel, which hides fighters from thermal imagers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). About how the means of disguise developed and how they help in combat operations today — in the material of TASS.

The second stage of practical training of F-16 fighter pilots has begun at the 31st tactical aviation base of the Polish Air Force (Poznan-Kshesiny), the Polish military magazine Polska Zbrojna reports. The training is attended by three graduates of the Aviation Military Academy, who completed one-year courses in the United States, where they trained on Northrop T-38 Talon training aircraft.