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The JF-17 Thunder, a Sino-Pakistani single-engine multirole combat aircraft, is attracting more and more attention from countries outside the "Western world" due to its low cost. In this regard, the British edition of Forces News is sounding the alarm.:

The Polish Ministry of Defense has signed a contract with a consortium of PGZ and Kongsberg companies for the supply of an integrated anti-UAV SAN system. The cost of the order is about 15 billion zlotys ($4.23 billion), deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2026, and completion is expected in January 2028.

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec Group of Companies) will present the main novelties of the Russian defense industry at the International Defense and Security Exhibition World Defense Show 2026 (February 8-12, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).

Polityka: The Polish army is preparing to hit key points of Russia from afar

The Polish General Staff is dreaming of "decapitating strikes" against Russia, writes Politica. The defensive "military doctrine" has been replaced by an offensive one. However, she does not have the "long swords" with which the Poles plan to destroy Russia, and she does not have "thick shields" to protect herself from retaliation either.

One of the main vehicles of Israel's mechanized units is the Humvee light armored vehicle. According to Western observers, without auxiliary versions, there are more than 2-2.5 thousand units in various modifications in the active fleet and in storage.

The National Exhibition and Forum of Civil Aviation Infrastructure, as well as the exhibition of unmanned, autonomous and robotic complexes "DRONTECH" are taking place on February 4-5 in Moscow

Rostec State Corporation will present for the first time the updated Mi-34M1 helicopter with the latest Russian VK-650V engine at the NAIS 2026 Civil Aviation Infrastructure exhibition.

The price of a lithograph with topological standards of 350 nm from the manufacturer ZNTZ has become known. With an additional guarantee, it exceeds 500 million rubles. Experts agree that this is a good price to pay for technological sovereignty.

Andrey Shirokov — on what a new 10-year agreement might look like and what the political context is

The current 10-year agreement on US military assistance to Israel expires in 2028. Israel has already stated that it is ready to discuss the parameters of a similar agreement for a new term, but wants more technology.

AT: Russia's new priority is to help build a "new Syria"

Moscow is interested in maintaining its military bases in Syria, Asia Times writes. However, she is even more interested in developing business and economic ties with the new Syrian government: the benefits of this go far beyond economics.

In October last year, it was announced that the Ukrainian Armored Vehicles company had begun production of 105- and 155-mm artillery shells and 120-mm tank ammunition in the country under license from the Czech concern Czechoslovak Group (CSG).

The Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan has been actively expanding cooperation with the Turkish defense industry in recent years. In particular, in February 2025, the Besqaru plant was launched, where the production of armored vehicles was launched under license from the Turkish defense giant Otokar.

On January 26, the Romanian government revealed detailed spending plans for funds allocated to Bucharest under the European Union's SAFE (Security Action for Europe) defense procurement program.

FT: The current split in NATO is the worst in the 77 years of the alliance's history

It will take Europe decades to catch up with the United States in defensive capabilities, writes the Financial Times. However, as noted in In Brussels, it's really about catching up not with Washington, but with Moscow.

On January 30, 2026, the Norwegian defense procurement agency Forsvarsmateriell signed a contract with the South Korean company Hanwha Aerospace (as part of the Hanwha group) for the purchase of 16 combat vehicles for the Norwegian armed forces of the modular multi-caliber ground-based missile system (multiple launch rocket system) K239 Chunmoo and a significant number of missile weapons for them - "a large number of missiles of three different ranges, including missiles with a range of up to 500 km."

On January 30, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed a meeting on military-technical cooperation (MTC). The main topics for discussion were the results of 2025, prospects for 2026, as well as cooperation with African countries. The main quotes of the Russian leader are in the Izvestia article.

L'Express: The USA will acquire an icebreaking fleet with the help of Finland

Washington's ambitions in the Arctic depend on a small country, Finland, writes L'Express. Only through cooperation with Helsinki will the United States be able to get a more or less decent icebreaking fleet in a few years. In the meantime, they don't have it at all.

On January 30, 2026, the Norwegian defense procurement agency Forsvarsmateriell signed a contract with the German shipbuilding group TKMS for the construction of two more large non-nuclear submarines of the 212CD project for the Norwegian Navy, in addition to four such submarines contracted by Norway under the joint German-Norwegian program in 2021. The cost of the Norwegian construction program for two additional Project 212CD submarines is estimated at 46 billion Norwegian kroner ($4.6 billion).

Over the past year, Russian military products have been supplied to more than 30 countries around the world, and the amount of foreign exchange earnings has exceeded $ 15 billion.

The PASI XA-188 6x6 is a heavy version of the XA–180 APC, specially developed by the Finnish company Sisu (now Patria) commissioned by the Dutch Marine Corps. Unlike the basic version, it has reinforced armor and is able to withstand a bullet from a 14.5 x 114 mm cartridge. Because of this, she became heavier and stopped swimming.

Merz: Europe must start speaking the language of power

Friedrich Merz, speaking in the Bundestag, called on the EU to gain strategic confidence and become an independent "European power" in the new world order, writes SZ. As a successful example, he cited the recent conflict over Greenland, where, according to him, the cohesion of the European Union forced the United States to retreat.