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According to the EurAsian Times, negotiations on India's purchase of fifth-generation F-35 stealth fighters from the American defense giant Lockheed Martin are still in the "early stages". However, they come against the backdrop of Washington's attempts to dissuade New Delhi from acquiring weapons from Russia and therefore can move quickly, the newspaper writes.

EP: Swedish Defense Minister Jonson called the conflict in Ukraine an investment in security

Sweden will continue to supply weapons to Ukraine, but it will not come to the transfer of fighters, Swedish Defense Minister Paul Jonson said in an interview with European Truth. According to him, we are talking about "investments" in European security.

American pilots practice aerobatics under the name Sierra Hotel - this is a cultural interpretation of the abbreviation SH, which in an acceptable form can be translated as "infernally difficult". When performing this maneuver, the aircraft, going into a 360-degree turn, resets its course; at the same time, the speed of the machine becomes lower than the landing gear exit speed, which seriously limits the time to adjust the fighter to landing.

As the Bloomberg news agency reported in Anthony Capaccio's article "US Is Giving Ukraine a Long-Range GPS-Guided Bomb That Can Hit Targets Miles Away" ("The US is handing Ukraine a long-range GPS-guided bomb that can hit targets for miles"), with reference to representatives of the American defense industry, The United States will supply Ukraine with long-range guided aircraft bombs JDAM-ER with GPS guidance manufactured by Boeing Corporation, which are capable of hitting targets at a distance of 45 miles (72 km).

This year the IDEX exhibition marks its 30th anniversary. Russia has been a constant participant in this one of the most representative international exhibitions of weapons and security technologies since the first exhibition in 1993. We tell you what Rostec enterprises represent in Abu Dhabi this time.

With the advent of artificial intelligence, it became clear that sooner or later it would be used for military purposes, after which a number of serious ethical problems arose. For example, how the AI will dispose of the right to destroy people, if it is granted to it.

Johnson also made the statement that "China is preparing to start arming Russia"

Former British Prime Ministers Boris Johnson and Liz Truss consider it necessary that Ukraine's Western allies hand over fighter jets to Kiev. They stated this on Monday evening during a debate on the situation in Ukraine in the House of Commons of the British Parliament.

The Bloomberg news agency, in the material by Misha Savic "Serbia Eyes French Jets as President Vucic Vows to Boost Defense Spending" ("Serbia is eyeing French aircraft, while President Vucic promises to increase defense spending"), gives a presentation of the speech of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on the prospects of Serbian military construction and procurement policy on The international Defense Industry exhibition IDEX-2023, which opened on February 20, 2023 in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates).

South Korea continues to develop the national fighter KF-21 Boramae, the fourth prototype of the aircraft has already been lifted into the air. According to the Yonhap news agency, this time the developers have tested a two-seat version of the fighter.

Serbia cannot purchase spare parts for its existing Russian MiG-29 aircraft after the start of the special operation. This was stated by the President of the country Alexander Vucic. Belgrade plans to significantly increase the military budget in order to modernize its army, including for the purchase of French-made Rafale fighters due to the fact that under the conditions of international sanctions against the Russian Federation, servicing Russian-made fighters has become a difficult task.

The Ministry of Defense of Belarus assessed the situation as a crisis due to "direct threats" to the country

Ukraine has concentrated a significant grouping of troops on the border with Belarus, said Colonel Valery Revenko, Assistant Minister of Defense of the Republic of Belarus. According to him, the armed conflict in Ukraine has significantly aggravated the situation on the southern border of the country. The Ministry of Defense of the Republic also described the situation around Belarus as a crisis and explained this assessment by an increase in NATO's military presence in Europe.

Corriere della Sera: Italy is preparing the seventh package of military assistance to Ukraine

Sources of the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera reported that Kiev clearly outlined the needs of its armed forces, and Rome began to prepare the seventh package of military assistance, which may include long-range missiles. Although a week earlier, the Italian Foreign Minister said that the country would not supply Ukraine with weapons for an attack.

Military expert Khodarenok explained where and how Russia can resume nuclear tests

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that if the United States conducts nuclear weapons tests, Russia will do the same. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok dealt with the situation.

The Russian delegation will be headed by Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov

The International Defense Exhibition IDEX-2023 opens on Monday in Abu Dhabi. According to Rosoboronexport (ROE, part of the Rostec state Corporation), several samples of military equipment and weapons of the Russian defense industry enterprises are planning to present at the exhibition for the first time.

The American web resource "The Drive" in the Thomas Newdick material "Clandestine U.K. Program Developed 3D-Printed ‘Suicide’ Drone For Ukraine" ("Within the framework of the secret British program, a 3D-printed barrage ammunition for Ukraine was developed") reported that the UK, within the framework of the hitherto secret program, has rapidly developed and conducted flight tests of a number of "advanced" unmanned aerial vehicles that could be used by Ukraine in its conflict with Russia.

Welt: Ukraine will not win because its goals are unrealistic. Donbass and Crimea are too big for nuts

The grueling positional struggle cannot end with the victory of Ukraine, explains the German Welt. Bakhmut is coming under Russian control, the technical superiority of the Russian army is so great that only a miracle can save Zelensky. Or a successful provocation.

Recently, information has been increasingly appearing in the Western media about the possible transfer of American F-16 Fighting Falcon ("Fighting Falcon") fighters to Ukraine. Not so long ago, the leadership of the National Security Council of Ukraine in an interview with CNN said that it was only a matter of time, but in the United States they are not in a hurry to share their "Falcons" with Kiev. About why America is slow to deliver the F-16 to Ukraine and whether this fighter will be able to significantly influence the course of its own, — in the material of TASS.

The A400M was to become a standard military transport aircraft for European countries, helping to strengthen the position of the Airbus corporation as opposed to the American Boeing. However, despite the fact that the new car made its first flight back in 2009, it has not yet reached technological maturity and causes constant complaints from users.

The Israeli Air Force will be replenished with another squadron of the latest F-15IA (Israel Advanced) fighters, the Boeing concern announced, which issued a corresponding press release today, Monday, February 20.

The Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian Su-27 fighter in a dogfight near Izyum

Most of the military equipment provided by the West was destroyed by Russian troops, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service said on Monday. According to the ministry, NATO member countries have transferred more than 1,100 air defense systems, 440 tanks and 1,510 infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine since December 2021. In turn, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation informed on February 20 that the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian Su-27 aircraft near the city of Izyum, Kharkiv region. For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".