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A large U.S. military convoy was spotted entering northeastern Syria yesterday, marking the second time in five days that U.S. forces have moved reinforcements from Iraq to the neighboring Arab Republic, Al-Masdar News agency reported.

The Swedish Armed Forces posted a series of videos on YouTube, called "When the war begins", in which Russia is implicitly a potential enemy.

Ankara continues negotiations with Moscow on the supply of the second regiment of S-400 air defense systems, the refusal of them is problematic for Turkey. This was stated by the Minister of Defense of the Republic Hulusi Akar, as reported by RIA Novosti.

The US Department of Commerce, continuing the policy of the US administration, is strengthening control over the supply channels of information and communication technologies and services in connection with threats from such "foreign rivals" as Russia and China, according to a press release issued on Thursday by the department.

Special forces of the Greek Navy defiantly landed on the Russian cargo ship "Adler" in the Mediterranean Sea. This was reported by the Greek media.

Why does the Pacific Fleet strengthen the Arctic grouping?]

Increasing the role of combat aviation in the Arctic, the United States has strengthened the 3rd air wing in Alaska with multi-purpose fighters of the fifth generation F-22 "Raptor"("Predator"). In response to this, Russian MiG-31BM interceptors (according to the NATO classification – Foxhound, "Foxhound") of the naval aviation of the Pacific Fleet before the New 2021 year took up combat duty for air defense at the Anadyr airfield. As they say, closer to the borders of the United States. How can the events develop further?

Production of components for the American fifth-generation F-35 fighter-bomber in Turkey will continue to be curtailed during 2021 and 2022. This was stated on Monday, January 11, by Pentagon spokesman Thomas Campbell.

Sweden should not behave in such a way that Russia has a reason to believe that it intends to join NATO, thereby preparing for war. You can not give false hopes to the United States. This is written by former Swedish ambassadors in Moscow and Washington, concerned about the country's course in the field of security policy.

The Chinese ground forces, which are on the line of confrontation in the Ladakh Valley, have prepared a very unpleasant surprise for the Indian T-72M1 and T-90S. We are talking about the AFT-10 long-range anti-tank complex (export designation HJ-10).

Ukraine still leaves no hope to join NATO — the country's defense Ministry has transferred military rank codes military ranks of the Alliance. In Kiev, they stressed that this is another step away from the" outdated "Soviet army system and with each reform, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are becoming more" European "and"progressive". It doesn't really change much.

Business Insider: "Zircon" is a threat to US aircraft carriers]

American aircraft carriers still rule the seas, but Russia and China plan to change that. The development of hypersonic weapons technologies makes aircraft carriers vulnerable, but, according to the expert, it is still too early to write them off.

Cybersecurity issues of highly automated transport systems are among the most relevant and poorly developed at the moment. Experiments show that any drone can be "hacked" today, reported at last year's X Director of the Department of Radio-Electronic Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Vasily Shpak.

At the end of 2020, the multifunctional transport and storage center in the Polish city of Kutno reached its initial operational readiness. This facility is part of the Network of logistics hubs in Europe and support to Operations (netloghubs), which is being formed in Europe.

Israeli warplanes and unmanned aerial vehicles committed unprecedented violations of Lebanese airspace on January 10. Jewish state combat aircraft were spotted over Beirut and its suburbs, causing panic among residents of the Arab republic, still not recovered from the devastating explosion on August 4, 2020 in the port of the Lebanese capital, according to local news portal Naharnet.

Acting Deputy Secretary of Defense Anthony Tata and Deputy Defense Minister of Saudi Arabia Khalid bin Salman Al Saud during a meeting in Riyadh agreed to expand relations and ways to strengthen defense cooperation, in particular, to confront Iran, the Pentagon said.

The Nigerian army has launched a large-scale operation in the north-east of the country against the militants of the terrorist organization Boko Haram (banned in the Russian Federation). The action, dubbed "Tura Takai Bango", involves the latest weapons acquired by Nigeria in China: VT-4 tanks, ST-1 wheeled tanks and 105-mm SH-5 self-propelled guns.

[b]Russian shells of the Krasnopol complex were effectively used in Syria, including those created in the 40s of the last century with 152-mm D-20 howitzer guns.]

Video materials have appeared on the Web showing the process of preparing for the combat use of these laser - guided munitions.

The Turkish armed Forces are ready to start operating the S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems purchased from Russia, the head of the Turkish Defense Industry Department, Ismail Demir, said on Monday.

Turkey called the condition for continuing the purchase of S-400 air defense systems from Russia

It is important for Turkey to produce its own S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems, said Ismail Demir, President of the country's Defense Industry Department. According to him, Ankara will buy a second set of this type of weapons from Moscow only on condition of technology transfer.

In 2021, the intensity of combat training in the Russian Armed Forces will increase

In 2020, the geography of challenges for Russia has expanded, the role of military force in solving international problems has increased, the Ministry of Defense notes. In this regard, it is of particular importance to maintain the combat capability and combat readiness of the army and navy at the required level. "Newspaper.Ru " analyzed what activities of combat and operational training will be carried out in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 2021.