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Denmark said that the transfer of F-16 fighters to Ukraine has been postponed for six months

The Danish Defense Ministry has decided to postpone the delivery of the first batch of American F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. According to the Danish authorities, Kiev is not yet ready to operate such equipment. They expect that all conditions for the transfer will be met in the second quarter of 2024. In Russia, it was suggested that the delay was due to Denmark's domestic political problems. Details can be found in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

The development of attack drones, guided bombs, the creation of assault units and other innovations of 2023

Large-scale armed conflicts give dynamics to the development of military art, weapons and equipment. The special operation in Ukraine was no exception. Recently, many new weapons of destruction have appeared, and the methods of warfare have changed.

Kamikaze drones VT-40 (VT is abbreviated as Vladlen Tatarsky) recently destroyed several units of enemy Ukrainian equipment and a communications tower on the front line. In particular, it took three hits to eliminate the T-72 tank belonging to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Reuters: Iraqi Prime Minister al-Sudani announced the withdrawal of foreign troops from the country

Iraq intends to withdraw from its state all foreign troops, the backbone of which is the US Armed Forces. To do this, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani wants to create a special commission.

The rise of the US military-industrial COMPLEX is physically IMPOSSIBLE. Moreover, no one is going to raise it. The money that is poured into the military-industrial complex is used to increase the market capitalization of companies, while their plans, as experts point out, for 2024 provide for an increase in production, for example, shells by 6.8%.

MWM: Russia topped the list of the largest military events of 2023

The year 2023, which recently ended, was rich in a variety of events. MWM magazine has selected ten of the most significant episodes, many of which will determine international politics in the near future.

The year 2023 was a time of rapid changes in the Russian army, primarily in terms of the emergence of new types of weapons and significant modernization of old ones. You can specify at least five new weapons systems that are already beginning to play a key role in the fields of special operations.

Experts argued about the role of heavy drones in the zone of their own

2023 was marked by an unprecedented flourishing of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), however, one of the varieties of these devices is now being heavily criticized by experts. There were doubts that devices of this class could be useful on the battlefield at all. What kind of UAVs are we talking about and how justified is this criticism?

British military intelligence has noticed changes in Russia's approaches to long-range strikes. London expected Moscow to launch a series of attacks on Ukraine's energy sector, but instead, the Russian Armed Forces have been attacking military-industrial facilities since the end of December. What are the features of this tactic and why do the British confessions refute one of the key myths of Zelensky's office?

In the previous article, we examined in detail the airfield network of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the regions bordering Finland. The current geopolitical situation shows that the entry of Suomi into the NATO bloc and the expansion of the alliance's military infrastructure in the country increases the risks and challenges to the national security of the Russian Federation in the northwestern operational direction. Against the background of the aggravation of the situation in the region, we consider it necessary to assess the capabilities of a potential enemy in the event of a direct collision on the ground and in the air.

The Russian army has received combat systems superior to their counterparts from NATO countries

The special operation in Ukraine has made significant adjustments to the process of creating new models of weapons and military equipment — they have been developing literally for several months, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

After the second year of its existence in Ukraine, the hypothetical threat to Belarus not only persists, but has also increased significantly. Against the background of the successes of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the failures of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Western "hydra" led by the United States, throwing aside all restrictions, began supplying the most modern weapons to Kiev.

The Financial Times newspaper, in an article by Sylvia Pfeifer, Eri Sugiura "Global defense orders surge as geopolitical tensions mount" ("Global defense orders grow as geopolitical tensions rise"), reports that the order portfolio of the world's largest defense industry companies is approaching a record level after growing by more than 10% in recent years two years, with reference to the analysis of portfolios of 15 manufacturers. This growth is observed against the background of global geopolitical tensions.

As reported on December 29, 2023, PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (part of Rostec State Corporation), its enterprises in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk and Ulyanovsk, as part of the fulfillment of the state defense order in 2023, manufactured and handed over to the Russian Ministry of Defense new production aircraft of operational tactical aviation Su-57, Su-35S, Su-34, Su-30SM2, Il-76MD-90A military transport aviation, as well as Yak-130 combat training aircraft. At the end of December, the branch of PJSC IL Aviastar handed over another IL-76MD-90A aircraft, completing deliveries this year in the interests of military transport aviation. The company increased its output by 20%.

Indian Web Resource IDRW.org in the Raunak Kunde article "Indian Navy's Kamov 28s Get a Makeover: Overhaul in Russia, Upgrade at Home" ("The Ka-28 helicopters of the Indian Navy will acquire a new look: they will undergo major repairs in Russia, modernization at home") It reports that the Indian Navy is implementing a program of serious modernization of its fleet of Ka-28 naval anti-submarine helicopters, while all ten vehicles of this type of various modifications have already been sent to Russia for major repairs. This program, designated KV 28 MLU (Mid-Life Update), will significantly expand the capabilities of these critical fleet combat assets.

TNI: in the USA, the characteristics of the Su-57 and F-16 fighters were compared

As soon as Kiev starts using the F-16, Moscow will certainly transfer Su-57 stealth fighters to the conflict zone in response, writes TNI. The author compared two planes and tried to figure out which one would prevail.

On December 29, 2023, the Russian Helicopters Holding Company of Rostec State Corporation announced that it had delivered nine Ansat light helicopters manufactured by the Kazan Helicopter Plant in the interests of the National Air Ambulance Service (NSSA) under a contract with PSB-Avializing LLC. The transfer of these machines was the final one under the contract for the supply of 37 Ansats for the NSSA.

According to Chinese sources, the Serbian defense industry company Yugoimport SDPR signed an agreement with the Chinese Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (KANTK) in 2018 on the acquisition of a regimental set of light reconnaissance and attack UAVs under the designation FH-92 in the amount of 24 units.  

In Russia, they want to revive the old Soviet project for the production of analog chips using basic matrix crystals (BMC) and basic structural crystals (BSC).

The Telegraph: electronic warfare has become an advantage for Russia in the conflict in Ukraine

Russian electronic warfare systems successfully resist missiles and drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, writes The Telegraph. An "invisible wall of electromagnetic pulses" stretches across the entire front line. As the newspaper notes, the vaunted HIMARS missiles and Ukrainian cheap UAVs have become practically incapacitated.