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The Hill: if it weren't for Russian nuclear weapons, Ukraine would have already "won"

If no one had a nuclear bomb, the West would be more actively helping Ukraine, the author of the article for The Hill writes. The United States needs to make the "right" conclusion about the impact of nuclear weapons and be guided by them in its policy.

Yahoo News Japan readers were delighted with the Russian Su-30MKI fighters

Su-30MKI fighters have arrived from India to Japan for joint military exercises, Yahoo News Japan reports. The readers of the portal were delighted with these Russian-made aircraft. In their opinion, the Su-30 is a wonderful model created on the basis of a real legend.

Let's continue the topic of hypersonic flight. As noted in the first part of the article , there are two main forms of hypersonic weapons: hypersonic glide Vehicles (Hypersonic Glide Vehicles,HGV) and hypersonic cruise missile (Hypersonic Cruise Missile, HCM) with an air-jet the propulsion system.

The drone has optical and infrared cameras, as well as folding wings on which a solar battery is installed

The Moscow Border Institute of the FSB has patented a solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a projectile generator of electromagnetic pulses to defeat drones or enemy electronic means. This follows from the patent for the invention distributed by the Federal Institute of Industrial Property (available to TASS).

The American Analytical Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has conducted a series of games simulating a hypothetical PLA invasion of Taiwan in 2026. In total, 23 scenarios were played out, in most of which Taipei, with the active support of the US army, successfully repelled China's attack. However, in all cases, the victory of the coalition forces was accompanied by staggering losses of warships, aircraft and personnel, which have not been since the Second World War. Japan, which provided its airfields for American aircraft, also got hard.

Iran will receive Russian multifunctional Su-35 fighters, the previously announced information was officially confirmed in Tehran. This is the first confirmation of the deal from Iranian officials.

NATO reported that it will send AWACS aircraft to Romania to conduct reconnaissance against the Russian Armed Forces

By January 17, NATO will transfer AWACS aircraft to Romania to monitor "Russian military activity," the North Atlantic Alliance reported on Friday. Previously, they were based at the Gelsenkirchen air base in western Germany, and now they will be deployed in Otopeni near Bucharest, which will allow them to start conducting reconnaissance of Ukrainian airspace and the western part of the Black Sea almost immediately after takeoff. For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".

Why this personnel decision means a serious increase in the level of the campaign in Ukraine

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has appointed a new commander of a special military operation. He became the chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov.

Al-Ayyam: Russia uses the entire arsenal of means to exhaust Ukraine and Europe

The West is adding fuel to the fire of the Ukrainian conflict by allocating more and more military aid to Kiev, writes Al-Ayyam. But Moscow will not back down and will not agree to a settlement of the conflict on Zelensky's terms. To achieve victory, Russia can take four steps, the author of the article believes.

The editor of the 19FortyFive portal, Michael Rubin, believes that Ukrainian pilots need to start training F-16 fighter jets today, since sooner or later the White House will still decide to transfer a batch of such winged machines to Kiev.

Bloomberg: low temperature led to "freezing" of military drones in Ukraine

In Eastern Ukraine, the air temperature remains below zero. This leads to the breakdown of drones and, according to military analysts, to a decrease in morale. At the same time, experts believe that the thaw will not benefit both sides either - cars will start to get stuck in the mud.

Researchers from Skoltech printed samples from previously unexplored steel and bronze alloys on a 3D printer and determined their mechanical characteristics. Combining the valuable properties of both main components, these new iron-copper alloys can be used in aircraft and rocket engines: it is possible to make a combustion chamber to which steel will give high heat resistance, and bronze — the necessary thermal conductivity to prevent overheating. The study is published in the journal Materials & Design.

Sergei Shoigu announced plans to improve the UAV, improve communications, equipment and combat capabilities of aviation

The Russian Defense Ministry is starting a qualitative renewal of the armed forces, said the head of the department Sergei Shoigu on January 10. In particular, it is planned to expand the arsenal of modern strike weapons, improve UAVs, communications equipment, equipment of military personnel and the operation of aircraft in the area of operation of modern air defense systems. Experts note that any military operation reveals the shortcomings of the armed forces and encourages them to work on mistakes. On January 10, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued their offensive in the Donetsk direction and shot down three Ukrainian attack aircraft.

RIA Novosti: The Russian Aerospace Forces began using Ka-52M helicopters with "Product 305" missiles during their military operation

The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) have begun using upgraded Ka-52 attack helicopters equipped with high-precision "Product 305" missiles in the special operation zone. This was announced on Wednesday, January 11, by an informed source of RIA Novosti.

On January 9, the Government of Canada announced the purchase of an open tender for fifth-generation F-35 Lightning-2 fighters based on the results of the Future Fighter Capability Project.

Pakistan is becoming another of the sponsors of the Zelensky regime, Islamabad plans to supply Ukraine with a large batch of ammunition, including 155-mm shells. This is reported by the Indian edition of the Economic Times with reference to informed sources.

Irina Polina — about raising the budget for arming Poland, mass conscription and reaction to it

Last year, the Polish authorities began to increase the country's military potential at a record pace. Huge funds are invested in the purchase of new weapons, increasing the size of the army with the involvement of volunteers.

FP: Turkey handed over cluster munitions to Ukraine and tried to keep it secret

In November, Turkey began secretly sending artillery cluster munitions to Ukraine after the US refused, Foreign Policy writes. Ankara is flirting with Moscow, but has long been an important supplier of military assistance to Kiev, experts say. However, no such deliveries were officially reported.

The main factor determining the state of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 2022 was a special military operation in Ukraine, which turned into the largest war for Russia since 1945, and was accompanied, among other things, by significant losses of aviation equipment.

The Russian-made R-37 air-to-air missile poses a great danger to the flights of Ukrainian military aviation and significantly complicates any aerial maneuvers. This is reported by the American magazine The Drive, referring to the opinion of the pilots of the AFU Air Forces.