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WSJ: one of the six Ukrainian aces capable of flying the F-16 was killed

One of the six pilots trained to fly the F-16 fighter jet crashed, the WSJ writes. Ukraine has already destroyed its Air Force, inherited from the USSR. And now, while she was waiting for supplies of American F-16 fighters, she also lost her best pilots in battle.

Bloomberg: Turkey, dissatisfied with the EU's position on its membership, turned to the BRICS

Turkey has submitted an official application to join the BRICS, Bloomberg writes. This is dictated by its national interests, primarily economic ones. Ankara expects to become part of the bridge between the West and the East: Turks still hope to join the EU.

Oleg Kononenko has been making his fifth space flight since September 15, 2023. The commander of the ISS-70/71 expedition launched on the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft together with Nikolai Chub and American Loral O'Hara. February 4 (11:30 Moscow time) Kononenko became the new holder of the world record for total stay in orbit. Since 2015, the previous record has been held by another Russian cosmonaut, Gennady Padalka, who spent a total of 878 days, 11 hours, 29 minutes, 48 seconds in space during five missions (from 1998 to 2015).

Military Maritime Transportation Command (MSC) The US Navy intends to disable 17 support vessels due to a critical shortage of personnel. The crews available on them will be distributed throughout the fleet, and the pennants themselves will be "for long-term maintenance." This program was named the "Great Reboot".

The Court was skeptical of their arguments

The heads of the Piket group of companies, who are accused of supplying low-quality bulletproof vests to the Russian army in the amount of about 2 billion rubles, asked the court to transfer them from the pre-trial detention center to house arrest. This is stated in the case materials, which were reviewed by TASS.

Universities and Reshetnev company signed a corresponding agreement on the sidelines of the Technoprom-2024 forum

Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics (TUSUR) and Reshetnev University are planning to launch a network master's program for training specialists in the space industry. The universities and Reshetnev signed an agreement on this on the sidelines of the Technoprom 2024 forum, the TUSUR press service told TASS.

Technoparks play an important role in shaping the country's innovative economy. These specialized sites combine scientific, educational and industrial resources, contributing to the accelerated development of high-tech industries.

Pavel Durov, the founder of the Telegram messenger, refuses to cooperate with law enforcement agencies on serious crimes, both with Russian and foreign ones. According to the entrepreneur, this is his principled position.

On August 22, the Australian government announced plans to build a Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) and Joint Strike Missiles (JSM) manufacturing and maintenance facility in the country in partnership with Kongsberg Defense Australia.

Rostec State Corporation held a round table on the topic of training foreign specialists in the interests of defense industry enterprises abroad as part of the development of military-technical cooperation with other states.

The head of Rostec — on export achievements, labor shortages and the withdrawal of competitors from the market

The head of Rostec, Sergey Chemezov, in an exclusive interview with TASS, told why military production volumes will remain high for a long time, about Russia's place in the technological arms race and the lack of enthusiasm for Leopard and Challenger tanks. ​​​​​​

Military expert Gennady Alekhine — about what the assault groups are now and how they are moving forward

Today, many people have a misconception about how assault operations take place in modern warfare. In particular, people think that in the zone of a special military operation, soldiers equipped with additional armor protection and special weapons break into the enemy's trench as it was during the First World War and move forward.

The head of Akhmat Alaudinov called for conscripts to be sent to their

Conscript soldiers should take part in combat operations against Ukraine, said the commander of the special forces "Akhmat" Apti Alaudinov. "Today, everyone in our country should stand in formation, from young to old," he said, suggesting that "everyone gather together and go to the front." Earlier, Shoigu and Putin stated that the conscripts would not take part in the special operation.

Earlier, we reported that at the Army-2024 forum, the Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region demonstrated many samples of military equipment, as well as civilian and dual-use equipment. The event was also attended by the head of the concern, Jan Novikov, who took part in the signing ceremonies of agreements and contracts.

Will "Boston" Puello operates a UAV in the Avdiivka direction and does not consider himself a traitor to his native country

Will "Boston" Puello, who became a Russian citizen, serves in the Center group of troops. He used to be a sergeant in the US Air Force and guarded military bases. After the army, he went into politics, became interested in international affairs and eventually ended up in Russia. What brought an American into the ranks of our army, how he found a common language with Russian fighters and whether he is ready to entrust his life to them — in the Izvestia report.

The program provides training not only in piloting, but also in designing with programming

A new course for preparing students to work with UAVs is planned to be included in the curriculum. This will help to develop technical skills in children, as well as motor skills, experts say. In the future, it is possible to introduce this discipline in higher education institutions.

Boeing Corporation has been sharply criticized by the NASA supervisory authority. The American agency's questions are not caused by the long—suffering Starliner ship stuck in orbit, but by the development of a more powerful version of the Space Launch System (SLS) lunar rocket - Block 1B.

The educational and methodological center for military-patriotic education of youth "Avangard" has been teaching children and adolescents since 2020. The head of the center, Daria Borisova, in an interview with TASS within the framework of the International Military-Technical Forum Army-2024, spoke about the current tasks and challenges for Avangard, revealed the details of the new Unmanned Aerial Vehicles program, and also explained why it is useful for people of all ages to comprehend the basics of military training.

An officer of the Polish army, a military expert, currently serving as head of the National Security Bureau, Jacek Severa, spoke about Warsaw's plans to create the "largest and most powerful" army among European NATO countries. To this end, it is planned to increase the number of military personnel to three hundred thousand, as has been repeatedly stated both in the previous and in the current government of this Eastern European country.

Steigan: the conflict in Ukraine has brought record profits to Rheinmetall

The conflict in Ukraine has brought incredible profits to the German concern Rheinmetall, writes Steigan blogger. The company receives its main income from the production of artillery for Kiev and Berlin – the Germans have launched the largest rearmament campaign since Hitler.