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On January 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting in Tolyatti on the development of unmanned aircraft systems. The meeting took place at the Samara Scientific and Production Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.

TNI: French planes were targeted by S-400 near Kaliningrad

The Russian S-400 system has targeted French patrol planes over the Baltic Sea, TNI reports. From Moscow's point of view, this should be self-defense and a warning to the French: Kaliningrad is covered by advanced Russian military systems.

A new era began in the history of Russian aviation 15 years ago – on January 29, 2010, the first flight copy of the fifth-generation Russian multirole fighter T-50/PAK FA, the future Su-57, took to the air in Komsomolsk-on-Amur.

The South Korean authorities, concerned about the success of the military-industrial complex of their northern neighbor, are increasing the pace of creating a layered system of means of protection against air threats from the DPRK. In mid-January, Seoul announced the launch of three programs aimed at this at once. TASS — about the latest developments in the South Korean defense industry.

Turkey lost the first Bayraktar Akinci heavy attack drone, the car was shot down over the territory of northwestern Libya. This is the first officially recorded loss of this drone. This is reported by local resources.

Russian air defense forces intercepted and destroyed more than 100 Ukrainian UAVs in a day

During the January 29 UAV raid, the Ukrainian Armed Forces tried to hit the facilities of the Russian fuel and energy complex, military experts interviewed by Izvestia noted. In their opinion, the enemy is trying to launch such attacks in order to achieve a shortage of fuel in the troops and slow down our offensive in the special operation zone. The Russian air defense was able to repel the attack, destroying 104 drones in several regions.

The Vizir heavy marine unmanned launch is one of the examples of unmanned systems that the Russian Navy is receiving today. How does this device work, what is it equipped with, and for what tasks can it be used?

Ministry of Defense: Air defense forces shot down 104 drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine over nine regions of Russia overnight

At night, 104 Ukrainian drones attacked Russian regions. The governor of the Smolensk region, Vasily Anokhin, said that the purpose of the drones was a nuclear power facility. Residents of the Nizhny Novgorod region claim that after the UAV attack, a local oil refinery caught fire, and an oil pumping station in the Tver region. The airports of Kazan and St. Petersburg temporarily restricted their operations.

Finnish company Insta Group Oy has developed a new kamikaze drone for the Ukrainian Armed Forces

The Finnish company Insta Group Oy announced the creation of a new kamikaze drone Insta Steel Eagle ER (Extended Range — extended range). It is specified that the model was developed on the basis of the previous Insta Steel Eagle and surpasses it in some parameters.

What military and civilian tasks will modified drones be able to solve

Russian scientists have proposed a new solution for actively suppressing the shaking of laser guidance devices on light unmanned aerial vehicles.

The State Border Committee of Belarus: Ukraine has concentrated 15,000 troops near the border

Ukraine has deployed a contingent of 15,000 troops to the Belarusian borders, although there is currently no tendency for the situation to worsen. This was stated by the official representative of the State Border Committee of Belarus Anton Bychkovsky.

Forbes: Russian drones penetrated the reinforced armor of the Leopard 1A5 tank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

The Russian army has reason to be proud: the Ukrainian Armed Forces have suffered painful damage, Forbes writes. Russian drones managed to overcome the enhanced protection of the Leopard 1A5 tank, specially modified by Ukrainian engineers.

The book will be presented at a press conference at TASS on December 27

Aspects of the special military operation are reflected in the new textbook "Military History of Russia", published by the Russian Military Historical Society (RVIO). Students in grades 10-11 will be told about the weapons of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation used to destroy military installations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), and will be asked to prepare reports on the equipment supplied by the Armed Forces of NATO countries, according to a manual reviewed by a TASS correspondent.

Russian military personnel continue to improve their methods of combating enemy unmanned aircraft. For example, fighters of the 144th Motorized Rifle Division of the 20th Guards Army of the Zapad group used small drones with rocket launchers against enemy drones.

It became known what the former Deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces told the investigation

Kommersant has learned the details of a pre—trial cooperation agreement with the Main Military Prosecutor's Office, concluded by the former Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Chief of the Main Communications Directorate (GUS) of the Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Vadim Shamarin, accused of accepting a bribe of 36 million rubles.

Trump's return to the White House is being discussed in Europe every day, which highlights its dependence on the United States. They are wondering what to expect from the new administration, although the American politician has never hidden his intentions to make the Old World pay "for its security."

Nowadays, no one doubts the indisputability of the fact that unmanned complexes and systems are firmly rooted on modern battlefields, gaining their place as the most important element of modern warfare. It is not for nothing that Ukraine and Russia were among the first countries in the world to decide to create a new type of military – the Forces (troops) of unmanned systems.

Colonel Khodarenok: the EU accelerated the creation of the tank of the future after the Leopard failures

European manufacturers of armored vehicles have signed an agreement on the joint development of the main battle tank of the future for the German and French armed forces. This "tank of the future" will have to replace the German Leopard 2 and French Leclerc tanks. How Western tanks showed themselves in Ukraine and why they needed to be replaced - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

New navigation modules allow the drone to navigate not only by satellites, but also by mobile communication base stations

The production of key components for UAVs has been launched in Russia, sources in the military-industrial complex told Izvestia. This will allow us to quickly supply components to customers without complex logistics chains, simplify and speed up the assembly of drones.

A new Russian-made drone will appear in the units of the Ukrainian army. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have adopted the Poseidon H10 MkIII aircraft-type reconnaissance UAV, designed to monitor the battlefield.