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Russia has patented a hybrid jet guided munition that combines the properties of an airplane and a rocket. The relevant document is posted on the website of the Federal Institute of Industrial Property, which is part of Rospatent.

The Guardian: without American help, Ukraine faces a slow defeat

Without American funding, Ukraine faces defeat in 2025, The Guardian writes. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are already facing a serious shortage of ammunition, and the refusal of the United States to provide further assistance will only worsen the situation. Europe will not be able to fill this gap.

Some Mi-8 and Il-76 were eventually used for Western assistance to Ukraine during its

FSB conducted searches at the Federal Air Transport Agency in criminal cases on the illegal withdrawal of almost 60 civilian aircraft and helicopters from Russian jurisdiction, sources told Izvestia.

An important task of the Steadfast Defender-24 exercise complex, which has been declared the largest by NATO in recent decades, is to verify and improve the alliance's regional defense plans, which were adopted in the summer of 2023.

The Indonesian authorities confirmed that they are still interested in jointly implementing a project with the Republic of Korea to develop a promising KF-21 fighter.

The reduction of Western aid not only deprives Ukraine of the opportunity to attack, but also reduces the ability to defend

Ukraine, despite Western support, may soon face a shortage of weapons and ammunition. This was stated on February 7 by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in an article for The Wall Street Journal. The "shell famine" in the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been reported by the media and analysts for several months.

It is reported that on February 8, 2024, the US Army announced the cancellation of the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) advanced reconnaissance and attack helicopter program, which has been implemented since 2018.

An acute shortage of air defense missiles has begun in Ukraine

In a month, Ukrainian air defense systems may be left without shells. According to American media, even a change of the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will not save the situation. Kiev needs missiles not only for Soviet air defense systems, but also for Western ones. Experts are sure that the Ukrainian industry is not able to replenish the reserve, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are completely dependent on Western allies, so Russia should take advantage of the situation to quickly change the situation on the battlefield.

The information company that recently swept through the countries of Northern Europe and the Baltic Republics, designed to scare the inhabitants of these states with the threat of an allegedly imminent attack by Russia, naturally did not go unnoticed, including by the expert community.

The Canadian company Deep Trekker has introduced a compact drone for underwater filming and object monitoring — Photon. Its dimensions are 48 x 33 x 22 cm, the device is supplied complete with a 150-meter communication cable for communication with the operator. The on-board battery provides operation for two hours.

In the USA, the design of a promising missile defense system has been completed

Washington has launched the next stage of modernization of the missile defense system covering the continental part of the country. Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin Corporations have completed the design of samples of a promising interceptor. The Pentagon assures that it will be able to shoot down modern Russian and Chinese intercontinental ballistic missiles on opposite courses. How this will affect the geopolitical situation is in the RIA Novosti article.

In the armed conflict in Ukraine, which has been going on for almost two years, the key to military success has been the ability of the warring parties to adapt to constantly changing conditions, writes the FA. And Russia has mastered this skill perfectly.

The American Lockheed Martin and the Swedish MilDef International AB will jointly offer the Swedish Air Force the C-130J-30 Super Hercules military transport aircraft.

The heavy military transport aircraft of the Russian Air Force IL-76MD-90A at the international arms exhibition World Defense Show in Saudi Arabia is visible from afar. The winged hero stands out among other boards for some special reason. Foreign delegations come up to him every now and then. They climb the ladder and disappear for a long time into the bottomless depths of the cargo cabin. Why the Russian aircraft is so loved by pilots around the world and what is the uniqueness of the aircraft — in the TASS material.

According to the diplomat, "the American interlocutors expressed their condolences regarding the incident"

On February 6, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov held serious meetings with representatives of the National Security Council (NSC) of the White House and the State Department on the situation surrounding the terrorist attack, as a result of which the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) shot down a Russian Il-76 aircraft.

During the forum "Everything for Victory!" in Tula, much was said about the achievements of domestic defense industry enterprises in strengthening the country's defense capability and solving strategic tasks of the state. The tone of the discussion was set by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who expressed confidence that the defense industry will be provided with solid orders for many years to come, its contribution to the development of the country will grow, which means that the demand for young talented specialists and, in general, for qualified personnel will grow.

Colonel Khodarenok: F-16s will be based in Ukraine, not Romania or Moldova

Apparently, the first batch of F-16 aircraft will be transferred to the Armed Forces in the near future. Now the parties are working out the flight routes of combat vehicles. Where the new fighters will be based, whether they can be deployed in Romania or Moldova and whether the Russian military is capable of resisting these aircraft - in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

On February 1, the active phase of the largest series of NATO maneuvers in the last few decades, the Steadfast Defender-24, began, the purpose of which is to verify the readiness of the military forces of the bloc to respond to threats from all directions.

The World Defense Show 2024 defense exhibition in the capital of Saudi Arabia, which opened on February 4, closes tomorrow. Russia presented to foreign customers a wide range of military products — from compact small arms to corvettes, from fighter equipment to space controls. TASS — about the participation of Russian companies in the exhibition, taking place in the heart of the troubled Middle East.

Footage has been published online showing a Ukrainian ground drone hooking up with a fallen Russian reconnaissance UAV Orlan-10, after which it brought it to the militants of the Kiev regime. At the same time, it is noted that cases of similar use of ground-based unmanned systems for various purposes have already been recorded.