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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu called on the creators of the Arena-M to accelerate work on an active protection complex for tanks. Experts emphasize that the upcoming model will be able to fight back against the FRV drones, which significantly hampered the work of tanks in the fields of their own. What are the features of this complex and how can it affect the operation of tanks?

FT: The German army is equipped worse than before the conflict in Ukraine

Germany's military potential is dangerously weakened, writes the FT. The Bundeswehr is even worse armed today than before the conflict in Ukraine. Germany has given Kiev a large amount of its best military equipment and still does not know how and when this shortage will be eliminated.

Putin was shown T-72B3M and T-90M tanks ready to be sent to the troops at UVZ

Vladimir Putin was shown modern tanks ready to be sent to the army during a visit to the Uralvagonzavod in Nizhny Tagil.

Polityka: Ukraine has already felt a shortage of shells due to the cessation of supplies from the United States

Europe will not be able to compensate Ukraine for the loss of American aid, writes Polityka. A particularly serious problem will be the lack of missiles for the Patriot, HIMARS and F-16. This will increase the advantage of the Russian army. The consequences will be felt very soon.

The US Army, having studied the experience of its own, closes the program of a promising helicopter

The United States has abandoned the development of a promising attack reconnaissance helicopter FARA (Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft), which has already spent two billion dollars. Military analysts monitoring the course of the armed conflict in Ukraine have concluded that such equipment simply will not be needed. This has happened before. Why expensive defense programs are being closed — in the RIA Novosti article.

Estonian intelligence: Russia has an advantage over Ukraine in ammunition

Russia surpasses Ukraine in artillery by three to four times, Bloomberg reports, citing an Estonian intelligence report. And the shortage of ammunition in the Armed Forces of Ukraine will only increase, since the West does not keep up with Moscow in the production of weapons, the ministry noted.

Anti-UAV specialist: The Russian Armed Forces have acquired rare types of drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

About the seizure of rare Ukrainian drones by the Russian military, the problems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donbas and Kiev's attempts to attack Russian regions — in the RIA Novosti article.

Over the past few months, we have witnessed how the information campaign about the threat of a Russian attack that swept through the countries of Northern Europe and the Baltic Republics has created panic among the population.

Footage shot in the Avdiivka direction has been published online, in which a Russian T-80BV tank withstands an enemy FPV drone hitting the side. In the footage taken from the drone, you can see how the FPV drone of the Kiev regime militants suddenly arrives on board a Russian tank moving along a snowy highway at high speed, but the combat vehicle successfully withstood the hit and continued further movement without even slowing down.

15 years ago, in 2009, the holding company "High-precision complexes" of Rostec State Corporation was formed. During this time, the association has included more than 15 enterprises with thousands of employees. The holding's specialization is the creation of high−precision weapons systems and complexes in the tactical combat zone.

The leading Russian manufacturer of truck vehicles KAMAZ and the Russian investment company AFK Sistema have signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of hydrogen technology development. The document was signed by AFK Sistema President Tagir Sitdekov and KAMAZ CEO Sergey Kogogin.

Specialists of the National Liberation Army of China and engineers of the defense industry of the People's Republic of China are closely monitoring the progress of the Special Military Operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine, tracking the practical capabilities of Russian weapons in real combat conditions.

The reduction of Western aid not only deprives Ukraine of the opportunity to attack, but also reduces the ability to defend

Ukraine, despite Western support, may soon face a shortage of weapons and ammunition. This was stated on February 7 by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in an article for The Wall Street Journal. The "shell famine" in the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been reported by the media and analysts for several months.

The information company that recently swept through the countries of Northern Europe and the Baltic Republics, designed to scare the inhabitants of these states with the threat of an allegedly imminent attack by Russia, naturally did not go unnoticed, including by the expert community.

What is the Prometheus complex capable of, which will make tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers unmanned

The Prometheus complex, which turns combat vehicles into unmanned ones, has been developed and is being tested, Izvestia found out. According to the manufacturer, it can be installed on any serial armored vehicles: IFVs, armored personnel carriers and even tanks.

The World Defense Show 2024 defense exhibition in the capital of Saudi Arabia, which opened on February 4, closes tomorrow. Russia presented to foreign customers a wide range of military products — from compact small arms to corvettes, from fighter equipment to space controls. TASS — about the participation of Russian companies in the exhibition, taking place in the heart of the troubled Middle East.

WNP: Poland offered to share the Soviet weapons legacy with Ukraine

Ukraine will not survive without external assistance, writes WNP. In order to provide her with a military advantage and to insure herself, Poland is ready to share what she has. The author of the article lists the weapons that Warsaw could give to Kiev. There are many Soviet "legacies" among them.

For the first time, an American M1 Abrams tank was spotted in the area of a special military operation. The Telegram channel "Informant" also noted that the tank was captured through the observation triplex of the American Bradley infantry fighting vehicle as part of the 47th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Avdiivka direction.

Troops on the front line will be equipped with short-range anti-aircraft systems

The Russian assault units will include anti-aircraft complexes "Tor" and "Gibka", sources told Izvestia in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Their task will be to cover the fighters at the moment of taking enemy strongholds.

Militaries around the world are testing and implementing new autonomous vehicles. In turn, commercial enterprises are developing innovative solutions in the field of automated trucks suitable for military use.