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What is the North Atlantic Bloc doing in the Pacific

On the evening of January 12, 2023, speaking on television, American political scientist Dmitry Simes said: "I will express a bold thought – during the Great Patriotic War, Katyusha played a big role. But you know that today there are "Natasha" – tactical nuclear charges. And I would really not want us to move from "Katyusha" to "Natasha". But if large concentrations of Leopard tanks and American Bradley armored personnel carriers went against Russia, it is difficult for me to imagine that the possibility of using tactical nuclear weapons in Moscow in this case would not be seriously considered."

A decisive increase in combat and quantitative composition is required

At the end of last year, the commander of the Long-range Aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces, Lieutenant General Sergei Kobylash, spoke about the tasks of this kind of forces for 2023. According to him, these tasks will be solved during the participation of Long-range aviation in a special military operation in Ukraine. This is the main feature of their implementation in the coming year.

We present the publication of the British edition of Janes Defense and Intelligence Review. In the article "Command efficiency" (Command performance), the author analyzes the construction of the military command bodies of the Russian Armed Forces during a special military operation in Ukraine.

Sergey Chemezov, the general director of the company, told RIA Novosti in an interview with what results Rostec finished in 2022, and what plans the corporation has for this year.

Vasily Golovnin — about the joint training of India and Japan against China

Russian-designed Su-30MKI combat aircraft and American F-15s converged in January in intense training battles in the sky northeast of Tokyo. This rather unusual event took place within the framework of the first ever joint exercises of the Indian and Japanese Air Forces.

Yeni Çağ: NATO is considering Turkey's exclusion from the alliance in favor of Sweden and Finland

The United States is replenishing the arsenal of levers of pressure on Turkey, writes Yeni Çağ. They are already using the F-16 deal to blackmail Ankara. And recently, American Admiral Stavridis said that the possibility of excluding Turkey from the alliance is being considered in favor of joining anti—Russian allies - Sweden and Finland.

Modern ATGMs are capable of hitting any type of European and American-made machines

In the near future, Russian anti—tank missile systems (ATGMS) should have new targets - Leopard 2, Abrams, Challenger 2 and AMX tanks. Today, the Russian army is armed with a fairly serious arsenal of anti-tank defense forces and means. Among them are no less sonorous names — "Bassoons", "Cornets", "Whirlwinds" and even "Chrysanthemums". Izvestia understood what advantages modern domestic ATGMs have and how they will cope with Western-made tanks.

According to the newspaper, the final decision on this matter has not yet been made

The idea of the possibility of transferring American F-16 fighters to Kiev is gaining more and more support within the Pentagon, but no final decision has been made on this matter. This was reported on Saturday by the newspaper Politico, citing sources familiar with the discussions.

Unknown drones attacked an ammunition production center in Isfahan, Iran, which led to an explosion on the territory of the enterprise. This is reported by the state news agency IRNA.

On January 25, 2023, US President Joe Biden announced the provision of 31 M1 Abrams tanks (a Soviet-style battalion kit) to Ukraine as military assistance, which was the first decision of the American government to send tanks to Ukraine.

On the eve of his 70th birthday, the CEO of the corporation spoke about the main milestones in the post of head and what KTRV will be in the near future

On the eve of his 70th birthday, Obnosov told in an interview with TASS about the main milestones as head of the corporation, professional achievements and his own hobbies, as well as what KTRV will be in the near future.

The Northrop Grumman company in the USA tested the Hatchet barrage ammunition launched from the MQ-1C Grey Eagle heavy attack drone. The tests, which have now been completed, lasted a total of about six months.

Politico: delivery of Western fighters to Ukraine will turn into a logistical nightmare

No sooner had Europe agreed on the supply of tanks to Ukraine, than discussions about sending fighters had already begun, writes Politico. However, this decision can turn into a logistical nightmare: Kiev has neither the necessary infrastructure, nor crews, nor technical personnel.

Factories work in three shifts, sending products to the active army, and not for export

During the events dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the breaking of the siege of Leningrad, Russian President Vladimir Putin touched upon the topics of partial mobilization and conscription in the Russian army.

Russian weapons prevail in the army of the North African state

Two countries in the Middle East and North Africa region invariably remained the closest allies of the Soviet Union – Syria and Algeria. The Russian Federation, surprisingly enough, managed to "inherit" both of these allies – at least in terms of military-technical cooperation.

Politico: possible delivery of fighter jets to Ukraine will be a "logistical nightmare"

European and American officials are afraid to supply Western fighters to Ukraine because of the possible escalation of the conflict and Moscow's reaction, but they agree that the transfer of aircraft is a matter of time, Politico reports.

Nuland: The State Department will support the easing of sanctions against Russia if Moscow withdraws troops from Ukraine

US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said at a Senate hearing that Washington is ready to ease pressure against Moscow if the Russian military leaves the territory of Ukraine.

The Foreign Minister of the country noted that his "European colleague" took the issue into work

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said that some European colleagues "took to work" the issue of providing Kiev with American F-16 fighters.

NYT: The US is going to increase the production of 155 mm shells six times in two years

The United States intends to increase the production of 155-millimeter shells six times in two years for the sake of supporting the Armed Forces, the NYT reports. This step is part of the "most aggressive campaign" to modernize the American military industry in 40 years.

The frigate Admiral Gorshkov conducted exercises in the Atlantic Ocean. From the ship, they worked out a strike with a hypersonic Zircon missile at a naval target at a distance of 900 kilometers. About why this event is so important for the Russian "defense industry", — in the material of RIA Novosti.