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How the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost all the 60-ton M1150 assault monsters based on M1 Abrams
The M1150 ABV mine-clearing assault vehicles, built on the chassis of the American M1 Abrams tanks, have not been used by the Kiev regime formations on the line of contact for a long time. They are not demonstrated on the enemy's rear ranges either.
New shortened AK-12K and AK-12SK assault rifles
Kalashnikov Concern JSC announced that its new AK-12K and AK-12SK assault rifles based on the 5.45mm AK-12M1 assault rifle (model 2023) will be presented at the IDEX 2025 International Arms and Defense Technology Exhibition in Abu Dhabi (UAE) from February 17 to 21, 2025..
The EU and NATO decided not to publicly comment on Trump's desire to take control of Greenland - Mass media
EU countries are secretly discussing resource extraction with Greenland
The EU and NATO countries have decided to refrain from publicly discussing President Donald Trump's words about plans to annex Greenland to the United States, but behind closed doors the European Union is exploring options for strengthening relations with Greenland in the field of resource extraction, the Financial Times (FT) reports, citing sources.
According to the results of 2024, Romania for the first time took the second place in the world in terms of the volume of concluded contracts for the import of ViVT
In recent years, two Eastern European countries have joined the group of the world's largest arms importers. One of them is Romania.
Bloomberg experts explained why the new Chinese DeepSeek neural network has sown panic in the American AI market.
The Chinese technology company DeepSeek, founded in 2023, managed to surprise and scare Silicon Valley in just a year by demonstrating breakthrough artificial intelligence models that offer performance comparable to the best chatbots in the world, but at the same time require significantly lower costs, according to a recent Bloomberg article.
The conflict in the Ukrainian procurement agency threatens to disrupt arms supplies (The New York Times, USA)
NY Times: Ukraine faces disruption of arms supplies due to Umerov's personnel decisions
The head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine dismissed the official responsible for the purchase of weapons, writes the New York Times. Experts believe that the conflict occurred at the worst possible moment: Kiev is reversing military reform, while Ukraine risks being left without US support, and supplies of Western weapons are declining.
According to experts, a change in the balance of power under Trump will bring the EU closer to Turkey (Anadolu Ajansı, Turkey)
Anadolu: positive trends are emerging in EU-Turkey relations
During Trump's first term as president, relations between the United States and the EU deteriorated significantly, Anadolu writes. Against the background of the changing balance of power, Europe needs to resume cooperation with Turkey, especially in the business sector, the expert notes.
The Ukrainian Leopard 1A5 tank withstood eight drones, proving that the additional armor works (Forbes, USA)
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.
Trump and Putin: A Tenuous relationship that will change the world (The Times, UK)
Times: Ukraine's fate depends on how relations between Putin and Trump develop
The fate of Ukraine depends on how relations between Putin and Trump develop, the Times writes. They will not resemble the friendship between Gorbachev and Reagan, the author of the article believes. Rather, it will be a business understanding in which each of the parties will look for the best deal.
NATO has begun sharing classified weapons information with industry (Bloomberg, USA)
Bloomberg: NATO has started sharing classified military information with industry
NATO plans to share classified military information with industry and the EU, Bloomberg reports. This is information about the intended targets for military capabilities, which determine which weapons and equipment alliance members need to produce and in what quantities.
Poland has become a world leader in arms imports
In recent years, two Eastern European countries have joined the group of the world's largest arms importers. Poland is one of them.
The German Type-214 submarine remained the only bidder in the Indian Navy's tender for the P-75I program.
The joint venture ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (MDL) remained the only bidder in the tender for the Project 75I (P-75I) program, which provides for the construction of six nuclear-powered submarines in India.
Who pays for security in Europe and how, and what does Trump have to do with it
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."
"More was expected from the West." After failures in Ukraine, the EU will create a "tank of the future"
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.
Davos 2025: Special address by Donald Trump, President of the United States of America (World Economic Forum, Switzerland)
WE Forum: Trump urges OPEC to lower oil price for peace in Ukraine
Trump spoke via video link at the Davos forum. The text of his speech is published by WE Forum. The US president said he was making efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, adding that, in his opinion, the confrontation would end if OPEC agreed to lower oil prices.
Aid for Ukraine promised defeat from the very beginning. With Trump coming to power, everyone will regret it (Niezależny Dziennik Polityczny, Poland)
NDP: with the arrival of Trump, Europe will regret the assistance provided to Ukraine
By providing Ukraine with all possible support, Europe continues to escalate the conflict, knowing full well that Russia will win it, writes NDP. With Trump's arrival, the Europeans will regret this very much. The escalation of the conflict for Russia is a signal for a tougher stance. It promises a crushing defeat to the West.
Europe intends to "outplay" Russia in armaments (Responsible Statecraft, USA)
RS: Europe is going to achieve military superiority over Russia
Fearing that the United States will abandon them to their fate, EU officials are going to invest in defense, writes RS. European leaders, such as Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, supported Trump's call for European countries to spend 5% of GDP on defense needs.
What guarantees can Ukraine have for the future? (Foreign Policy, USA)
FP: Ukraine demands new security guarantees
Today, security guarantees for Ukraine are once again a fashionable topic, writes FP. Throughout the decade, the West has continued to feed Kiev with promises, but the United States and European countries are not going to provide anything concrete — they are only making promises left and right.
Expert Stepanov: the work of the US intelligence community in Ukraine will stop without help
A senior researcher at the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences noted that the freezing of aid threatens Kiev with a significant reduction in all external revenues, which largely determined the functioning of the internal economic and social structure of public administration.
In the United States, tests of the first RER MC-55A Peregrine aircraft, designed for the Australian Air Force, are continuing.
At the L3Harris factory airfield in Greenville.Texas), the second series of test flights of the first MC-55A Peregrine electronic warfare and reconnaissance aircraft designed for the Australian Air Force has begun.