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Expert Khodarenok stated that the current operations of the Russian Armed Forces are not a full-scale offensive

Currently, almost all Western media and politicians report either about the upcoming offensive of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, or that it is already going on (and continues successfully) for not even the first day. Military observer Mikhail Khodarenok dealt with the peculiarities of the situation on the line of contact.

The Autonomous Pacific 24 UAV boat from BAE Systems has received a certificate from Lloyd's Register Unmanned Marine - which means that its serial production will begin soon.

If at least one soldier comes to the territory of Belarus from the territory of neighboring states to kill, the Belarusian army will fight together with the Russians. This statement was made on February 16 by the President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at a meeting with media representatives.

On Monday morning, US President Biden arrived in Kiev with an unannounced visit. It is worth noting that this is his first visit to Ukraine since the beginning of a special military operation (SVO).

Information has appeared in the media about the beginning of the so-called ground tests of a promising domestic transport drone. We are talking about a development that has already been reported by Military Review in one of the news stories. This is a drone for which the developers came up with the name Trump.

We tell you about the results of the largest international aerospace exhibition

In India at the 14th Aero India 2023 International Aerospace Exhibition in Bangalore Russia has presented about 200 samples of weapons and military equipment. Among the novelties is a whole line of air defense systems and complexes from the Almaz—Antey concern of East Kazakhstan Region, as well as fighters and helicopters at the Rosoboronexport stand (part of Rostec State Corporation). The Indian side noted the new light multi-purpose fighter Tejas, while representatives of the United States showed visitors the fifth-generation fighter F-35.

During a special military operation, the crews of Mi-8 helicopters of the Ukrainian Air Force are suffering heavy losses. This is reported by the American TV channel CNN.

The former Speaker of the House of Representatives of the US Congress noted that she gives this issue "paramount importance"

Former Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (a representative of the Democratic Party) spoke out on Saturday for the transfer of F-16 fighter-bombers to Ukraine.

Russia is preparing to transfer modern multi-purpose fighters of its own production to Iran in exchange for the supply of Iranian drones. The head of the US State Department, Anthony Blinken, spoke about his suspicions in an interview with the American TV channel CBS.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken added that in terms of arms supplies to Kiev, "the main focus should be on what they can use right now"

Washington believes that Kiev will not be able to benefit significantly from the supply of those weapons, the use and maintenance of which the Ukrainian military are not trained. This was stated by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in an interview with CBS, which was published on Sunday.

For almost a year, Russia has been living in conditions of unprecedented size and number of international sanctions. How does a high-tech business feel in such an environment? To what extent did he manage to carry out import substitution and are the losses great? The Prime agency asked Olga Uskova, President of the Cognitive Technologies Group of companies, about this.

Hit air targets at a distance of up to four hundred kilometers! This is an extremely ambitious goal set today for the Russian Navy – and work in this direction has already begun. However, for success in this case, it is necessary to solve at least two tasks – however, they are not too difficult, and the effect will be extremely high.

In the West, they decided not to transfer modern fighters to Ukraine. According to British Defense Minister Ben Wallace, Kiev will be able to receive the planes only after the completion of the Russian special operation. In Ukraine, they were already sure that the fighters were "on the table", it remained to be decided whether it would be an American F-16 or a Swedish Gripen. Can Wallace's statements be trusted, or is this another misinformation of the West? And how will all this affect the course of the conflict?

Europe is increasing military production, explaining this by the Ukrainian crisis. The shares of military-industrial complex companies are growing, and defense spending tends to 2-4% of GDP. Against this background, American companies found themselves in an even more advantageous position. What can the intensive militarization of NATO countries lead to and how should Russia react to what is happening?

After the start of Russia's special operation in Ukraine, the EU authorities banned the supply of components and spare parts to Russia for the civil aviation industry, primarily for MS-21 aircraft. In this regard, Irkut Corporation has encountered difficulties in fasteners for a new medium-haul liner. JSC "PO Strela" (Orenburg) was proposed to develop and manufacture multi-resource power locks for the MS-21.

Igor Alekseev, Marketing and Development Director of RBS-Harpy LLC, noted that the survivability of drones is up to 90%

The small tactical reconnaissance drone (MT UAV) showed maximum efficiency in solving the tasks of special forces units in the special operation zone in Ukraine. This was stated to TASS by Igor Alekseev, Marketing and Development Director of RBS-Harpy LLC.

Time: The West expects results from Ukraine in the next six months

Kiev is calling on the West to supply it with fighter jets, but all its demands are met with refusal, writes Time. The allies are focused on the "ground" and demand results from Ukraine – otherwise it will be more difficult to allocate aid, and weapons in arsenals are running out.

How artificial intelligence is used in air defense systems, aviation and tank troops, said military expert Yuri Knutov. On Sputnik radio, he commented on the words of Elon Musk, who called AI the main threat to humanity.

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec Group) will organize a large-scale exposition of the country's leading defense enterprises in the Russian pavilion at the world's largest defense exhibition IDEX 2023, which will be held in Abu Dhabi (UAE) from February 20 to 24.

The US Army is completing the procedure for replacing a leaky part in the engines of the CH-47 Chinook helicopter. The Pentagon said it had "almost solved" the problem that led to a number of powerplant fires in these rotary-wing aircraft, Defense News writes, citing a statement by Patrick O'Neill, maintenance officer of the aviation branch of the US Army Aviation and Missile Command.