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On the occasion of the next anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, various events are taking place in Iran. Among other things, an exhibition of achievements of the Aerospace Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps is being held in Isfahan.

Haber7 readers are confident that Russia will stop the American occupation of Turkey

The American aircraft carrier George Bush is in neutral waters in the Mediterranean Sea to help Turkey, Haber7 reports. The readers of the portal are at a loss: how will a warship with fighter jets help to eliminate the consequences of earthquakes? Obviously, that's not what he came for. "Yankees, go home," the commentators write.

The Aviation Industry Corporation of China ( Aviation Industry Corporation of China, AVIC) on January 31, 2023, published a video recording of the concept of a tailless fighter. According to Chinese sources, it is connected with the country's efforts to develop a sixth-generation fighter. China and the United States are currently in competition for the world's first and most powerful sixth-generation fighter jets. Moreover, senior US Air Force officials have repeatedly warned that China may be the first to adopt such an aircraft.

Against the background of the anti-Chinese hysteria taking place recently in the United States in connection with the downed balloons, in London they thought about the danger of Chinese drones used by the British police.

Bulgarian expert Boyko Nikolov discusses why the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, having made several launches in the first months of the special operation in Ukraine, stopped using hypersonic missiles "Dagger" to strike enemy targets. In his opinion, there may be several reasons for this.

The German Defense Minister called the situation with the supply of Leopard 2 APU "not a very intoxicating success"

A meeting of the contact group on defense of Ukraine in the "Ramstein" format is taking place in Brussels on February 14-15. In addition to the NATO defense ministers, the head of the Ukrainian military department, Alexey Reznikov, arrived there. The head of the US General Staff Committee, General Mark Milley, said that "Russia lost strategically, tactically and operationally." NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius also spoke. "Newspaper.Ru" has collected key statements.

The exposition will include a fifth-generation Su-57E multifunctional fighter and a Checkmate light tactical aircraft

Russia will present about 200 samples of weapons and military equipment at the 14th International Aerospace Exhibition Aero India 2023, which opens in Bangalore on Monday. The participants and guests of the air show will present both the bestsellers of the Russian military-industrial complex (MIC) - well-proven air defense systems, airplanes and helicopters, as well as promising novelties - the fifth-generation Su-57E fighter, the Checkmat single-engine fighter, reconnaissance and attack drones.

The Kalashnikov Concern initiated the round table "Priority measures in the field of development of unmanned aircraft systems in the light of the execution of the instructions of the President of the Russian Federation".

According to the agency, the new package of sanctions may also affect the allegedly existing "import of UAVs from Iran" and restrict the supply of "key technologies" to Russia through third countries

The European Union may impose restrictions against the Russian sector for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as part of the 10th package of sanctions. This was reported by Bloomberg on Monday, citing sources.

The alliance countries will consider this issue at a meeting in Brussels on February 14-15, the Secretary General noted

NATO defense ministers will discuss at a meeting in Brussels on February 14-15 the possibility of supplying aircraft to Ukraine, but this will take a lot of time. This was stated on Monday by the Secretary General of the alliance Jens Stoltenberg at a press conference on the eve of the ministerial meeting.

Newsweek: Zelensky's European tour demonstrated his desperation

Zelensky's trip to Europe and demands for "urgent support" from Kiev demonstrated his desperation, writes Newsweek. The Ukrainian president actively called on the EU to transfer fighters to the AFU. This shows what a deplorable state he is in.

There is growing evidence that NATO is expanding its intelligence capabilities in Eastern Europe. To this end, the alliance is transferring specific aircraft to Romania and Poland. What types of equipment are we talking about, what risks does their transfer create for the Russian Armed Forces and how could Moscow respond to this?

The last submarine of Project 941, also known as the Shark, was withdrawn from the Russian Navy. The flag is lowered on the heavy nuclear-powered strategic missile cruiser Dmitry Donskoy. What was unique about these largest submarines in history, for what and how rightly they were criticized, and what lesson can their creation give the Russian Navy today?

According to experts, in modern realities, the military security of small states depends less and less on the number and quality of soldiers and officers, as well as the weapons they have, and more and more on their place in the system of international relations and the presence of strong allies. Nevertheless, it should be noted that few of these states completely abandon their own armed forces.

The statistics disclosed by Minister Shoigu relate only to the enemy

On February 7, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu summed up some of the results of the winter offensive in Donbass and Zaporozhye. Among the settlements liberated in January 2023 and the first week of the following month, he indicated Soledar, Kleshcheyevka, Podgornoye, Krasnopolye, Blagodatnoye, Pubkovoye and Nikolaevka. Offensive actions continue in the areas of Ugledar and Artemovsk, and the fighting is taking place directly in the quarters of these cities.

The conflict in Ukraine is changing the geopolitical landscape of Europe

The Special Military Operation (SVO) in Ukraine, along with the scarcity of European arsenals and the weakness of European weapons, also showed the inconsistency of the political and military alliances that have developed in Europe. Western unity on the situation around Ukraine has already begun to crumble.

As previously indicated in the first part of the article, currently only the US Air Force is armed with strategic bombers as one of the elements of the national nuclear triad. Despite the current level of development of air defense, this type of aviation technology continues to remain relevant in the field of nuclear deterrence.

Lithuania has decided to assist Ukraine in the fight against Russian kamikaze drones "Geranium". To do this, Vilnius will hand over to Kiev 36 anti-aircraft systems, or simply, automatic anti-aircraft guns L70 Bofors, taken out of service by the Lithuanian army. This was stated by Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anushauskas.

The Reuters news agency reported that SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corporation) Ilona Mask allegedly took steps to prevent the Ukrainian military from using the Starlink satellite Internet service to control unmanned vehicles in the region during the war with Russia. This was announced on February 8, 2023 by SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell.

India and Russia celebrate an important date in February — the 25th anniversary of the Brahmos cruise missile, which was developed by the NGO of Mechanical Engineering and the Defense Research and Development Organization of the Ministry of Defense of India. The Russian-Indian company BrahMos Aerospace produces these shells — the agreement on its creation was signed in Moscow on February 12, 1998. On the eve of the anniversary, the head of the TASS representative office in New Delhi, Evgeny Pakhomov, visited the factory for the assembly of these supersonic cruise missiles in Hyderabad.