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Internet in villages and in the middle of the ocean: a competitor to Starlink is growing in Russia - TASS opinions
Mikhail Kotov — about the advantages and dangerous places of satellite Internet development
The Russian private space company Bureau 1440 and the mobile operator Megafon have signed an agreement to connect a network of ground-based communications base stations to satellites in low-Earth orbit. The technology will allow subscribers to receive next-generation broadband Internet services even in the most remote areas.
Polish company Mista upgrades BTR-70 armored personnel carriers for Ukraine
Aeromag magazine reported in its December 2024 issue that the Polish company Mista Sp. z. o.o. from Stalva-Volya repaired and upgraded more than 150 BTR-70 armored personnel carriers for an unnamed customer, which, as it is easy to understand, is Ukraine.
India will retain its status as one of the world's largest importers of weapons in the next 4 years.
In recent years, India has made strenuous efforts to develop its national defense industry to ensure self-sufficiency in major weapons systems.
How Vladimir Putin destroyed the EU's concept of thrift (Politico, USA)
Politico: European countries abandon austerity for defense against Russia
Out of fear of Russia and the possible withdrawal of the United States from NATO, the northern EU countries decided to ease austerity and increase spending on defense and maintaining European sovereignty, writes Politico. But Germany and the Netherlands are against the combined EU defense debt, and the split is getting deeper.
Cheap Chinese artificial intelligence turned out to be smarter than American
DeepSeek's Chinese chatbot R1 has had a radical impact on the neural network market over the past few days. Shares of US technology giants have collapsed, and experts say that the utility developed by Chinese developers is able to completely replace American competitors. What are the main features of the DeepSeek product, why has its placement become an AI revolution, and what does this mean for Russia?
Is the West arming itself for peace?
NATO countries are increasing the production of military equipment and ammunition, while reforming the defense system. Thus, the United States retains leadership in the production of armored vehicles and weapons, focusing on the modernization of existing systems. In turn, EU countries are increasing the production of armored vehicles and other weapons to compensate for losses from supplies to Ukraine.
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.
