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The French edition of "Challenges" published the article by Vincent Lamigeon "Destinus, la start-up qui arme secrètement l'Ukraine en drones militaires" ("The startup Destinus, which secretly equips Ukraine with military drones") He reports that the Swiss startup Destinus, known for its hypersonic rocket plane projects, has been supplying hundreds of military unmanned aerial vehicles to Ukraine in complete secrecy since 2023.

Rostec State Corporation will present over 100 weapons samples at the International Defense and Security Exhibition World Defense Show 2024 in Saudi Arabia. The exhibition will include combat and transport aircraft, armored vehicles, drones, precision ammunition, small arms and other developments.

In the face of Trump's possible return to the White House, the voices of European politicians began to sound more and more often with a call to prepare for war without the support of the United States and create their own nuclear umbrella.

Despite almost thirty years of military and political cooperation with NATO, Georgia has still not achieved membership in this world's largest military bloc. According to the Georgian leadership, in order to eliminate this "annoying misunderstanding", it is only necessary for the leaders of the North Atlantic Alliance to show political will.

According to the serial number of the means of destruction, their origin can be traced, experts are sure

According to the serial number of the missile, the fragments of which were found at the crash site of the Russian Il-76 aircraft, it is possible to determine which country supplied it to Ukraine, experts interviewed by Izvestia believe.

Ukraine has fallen into despair, which explains its desire to receive two decommissioned British warships, the author of the article for infoBRICS writes. The deal may benefit London, because it will get rid of "naval debris." Kiev is trying to delay the inevitable – Moscow's victory.

After the start of the special operation and the introduction by the West of many sanctions against the Russian Federation and Russian companies, as one of the retaliatory measures, the state Corporation for Space Activities Roscosmos almost completely curtailed cooperation with the American NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA).

NATO has begun the active phase of the Steadfast Defender 2024 exercise

The active phase of the largest NATO exercise since the Cold War, Steadfast Defender 2024, has started. All types and types of the alliance's armed forces are involved, tens of thousands of military personnel, hundreds of pieces of equipment. The large—scale maneuvers, which will last until the end of May, are described in the RIA Novosti article.

The MiG-29 fighter was created as a counterweight to the American F-16 and gained the recognition and envy of the overseas military, writes TNI. He was so formidable that after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States acquired a batch of these fighters.

FP: The United States and Germany seek to delay Ukraine's accession to NATO

The United States and Germany are seeking to delay Ukraine's accession to NATO, writes FP. Washington and Berlin fear that Kiev's hasty admission to the alliance will lead to a full-scale conflict with Moscow.

The British Armed Forces, as part of the LMP (Land Mobility Program), plan to upgrade the fleet of light armored vehicles in the coming years.

AFR: Ukraine has rejected Australian Hornet fighters, calling them junk

Ukraine refused to receive decommissioned Hornet fighter jets as a gift from Australia, calling them junk, writes the Australian Financial Review. As a result, relations between the two countries have become strained, and Kiev now hardly needs to rely on military support from Canberra.

On January 31, Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu held talks via video link with the head of the military department of the People's Republic of China, Admiral Dong Jun.

The United States, contradicting its own numerous statements about the unwillingness to further escalate the conflict in Ukraine, continues to lift all new restrictions on the provision of the latest types of weapons to Kiev, which the Armed Forces of Ukraine are capable of, and will certainly use, to strike deep into Russian territories.

The French president's visits to India and China have become events, despite Macron's loyalty to the United States, according to the Global Times. Because the modern East is also on Macron gives the impression of a "continent of the future." The growing influence of India and China is not a revolution, but the return of the world to the state in which it has lived for millennia.

FT: There are not enough qualified workers in Western military enterprises

Western arms companies are faced with a shortage of skilled workers, which does not allow for a sharp increase in production volumes, writes FT. It will take them at least two years to produce enough ammunition for Ukrainian soldiers to be as well supplied as Russian ones.

Kayhan: for the West, Israel turned out to be more important than Ukraine

For the West, the war in the Middle East and the fate of Israel turned out to be much more important than the outcome of the conflict in Ukraine, Kayhan writes. Kiev has already lost, and Washington does not want to bet on an outsider. But this is not the most important thing. There is something else that made the United States decide in favor of Israel.

NYT: there are no volunteers left in Ukraine willing to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The number of evaders and deserters is growing in Ukraine, writes the NYT. Against this background, military commissars are increasingly using aggressive methods – they have even been nicknamed "kidnappers". However, this approach does not bring results: dissatisfaction with the quality of recruits is growing in the troops.

Al Mayadeen: Ukraine has pledged to defend the UK in the event of an attack

Ukraine has begun to resemble a private military company, writes AM. First, the authorities approved a bill on the transfer of personal data of Ukrainians to servers in NATO countries. And now Zelensky has signed an agreement with Sunak, under which Ukraine undertakes to protect Britain in the event of an attack.

On January 26, 2024, the US Department of Defense Agency for Military Cooperation (DSCA) sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale of 40 Lockheed Martin F-16V Block 70 (Viper) fighter jets to Turkey through the American program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS).