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According to the first Deputy Prime Minister, it is also time to "help domestic technology companies make a breakthrough in the development of space technologies"

Russian private business is capable of making a breakthrough in the development of space technologies. This was stated by First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov, commenting on the signing of an agreement on cooperation between business and the state on the roadmap "Promising space systems and services".

Deliveries of Russian Su-35 fighter jets to Iran are expected to begin in three months, Shahriyar Heydari, a member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian parliament, told the Iranian Tasnim news agency.

NATO reported that it will send AWACS aircraft to Romania to conduct reconnaissance against the Russian Armed Forces

By January 17, NATO will transfer AWACS aircraft to Romania to monitor "Russian military activity," the North Atlantic Alliance reported on Friday. Previously, they were based at the Gelsenkirchen air base in western Germany, and now they will be deployed in Otopeni near Bucharest, which will allow them to start conducting reconnaissance of Ukrainian airspace and the western part of the Black Sea almost immediately after takeoff. For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".

The military expert called high maneuverability and outstanding protection the main advantages of the T-90M tank

The Russian T-90M tank, which operates in the special operation Zone (SVO) to protect Donbass, is one of the most advanced in the world. It differs from competitors by its high maneuverability and outstanding protection. Military expert, captain of the first rank of the reserve Vasily Dandykin told about this on Friday, January 13.

The drone has optical and infrared cameras, as well as folding wings on which a solar battery is installed

The Moscow Border Institute of the FSB has patented a solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a projectile generator of electromagnetic pulses to defeat drones or enemy electronic means. This follows from the patent for the invention distributed by the Federal Institute of Industrial Property (available to TASS).

The international military-technical company Thales at the Surface Fleet Association conference in Arlington, Virginia, demonstrated a video in which towed CAPTAS sensors for detecting underwater objects are installed on a civilian vessel. The company's representative claims that the sensors can be mounted on any vessel within 48 hours, which will allow even commercial ships to detect submarines.

Growing tensions between the US and China have provoked a new push in Washington aimed at reducing US dependence on East Asia — the global epicenter of semiconductor production — for vital microelectronics needed to create both conventional weapons and artificial intelligence algorithms.

The Internet is both a means of combating terror and an aid for extremists

In the XXI century, the threat of international terrorism has reached a new stage: the use of communication capabilities by extremist organizations Al-Qaeda (banned in the Russian Federation) and the Islamic State (IS, banned in the Russian Federation) has increased the threat to public security.

The Czech company Excalibur Army, located in Sternberke, continues to repair and modernize T-72M1 tanks for the armed formations of the Kiev regime. This is reported by the project "RG: Russian weapons".

We need to finalize the equipment of our military to the highest level as soon as possible – already this year. This task was set by the head of the Ministry of Defense Sergei Shoigu. Now the troops use the "Warrior", which has been massively introduced over the past ten years. But during this time, new materials, technologies have appeared, and the specifics of combat have changed. What is required from the equipment of the new generation, based on the experience of its own?

In an effort to exceed the requirements of the US Army for maneuverability, lethality and survivability, the weapons company BAE Systems (UK) offers a completely new model with a modular architecture of open systems for the program "Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle" (Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle, OMFV ).

The development program of the promising single-engine Su-75 Checkmate fighter has faced a number of difficulties, Russia is unlikely to be able to create an aircraft in the previously announced terms. 19FortyFive columnist Maya Karlin came to this opinion.

The Times: The British army was in a deplorable state amid military aid to Ukraine

The British armed forces are in a deplorable state due to a shortage of personnel and weapons, writes the author of an article for The Times. But the military leaders do not want to admit this and insist on increasing the supply of weapons to Ukraine.

As stated on the foreign resource Defense Blog, the Ukrainian military allegedly got into the hands of the Spider laser radiation detector used by the Russian army ("Spider"). Along with the previously received information about the intention of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to acquire this novelty, this indicates the beginning of equipping the troops engaged in the SVO with personal means of detecting snipers and drones.

Onet: Poland has transferred a lot of military equipment to Ukraine without an announcement through official channels

Warsaw actively supports Kiev in the conflict with Moscow, writes Onet. The editors of the portal made a selection of weapons that Poland sent to Ukraine. It is noteworthy that only a part of the transferred equipment was announced through official channels.

Having not fully figured out the intermittent technical problems with the F-35 fighters and its modernization options, the Pentagon continues to report on successful tests of the "weapons of the future". The American military analytical publication Breaking Defense reports that in December last year, the US Air Force for the first time conducted successful flight tests of a modified F-16 fighter using the VISTA artificial intelligence system.

The Russian military participating in the special military operation demonstrate miracles of courage and a high level of military skill. But the special military operation also revealed a number of shortcomings and shortcomings of our armed forces. Military correspondent Alexander Sladkov wrote about them in another publication in his Telegram channel.

The conflict in Ukraine helps the German military-industrial complex to get out of the crisis

The Bundeswehr was considered an effective military machine and the military backbone of the conventional NATO forces, but after more than thirty years of underfunding and cuts, it lost its combat capability. Nevertheless, the Ukrainian conflict gave a tangible impetus to the German military-industrial complex: Germany's military exports in 2022 amounted to 8.36 billion euros.

Andrey Bayevsky — about the military component of the special operation

The special military operation that the Russian Federation is conducting in the Donbass continues during the New Year holidays. Lieutenant Colonel of the People's Militia of the DPR, deputy of the Parliament of the Republic Andrei Bayevsky told in an interview with TASS about the military component of the special operation, the tactics of combat operations of both sides and the types of weapons used.

The response of Russian industry and science to Western sanctions was a sharp acceleration of its own technological developments. Rosatom, Roscosmos and a number of other leaders in their industries have shown particularly significant results in the past year. Domestic mechanical engineering displaces imported analogues, including surpassing them in quality.