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Mikhail Kokorich's Destinus company secretly supplies unmanned aerial vehicles to Ukraine
The French edition of "Challenges" published the article by Vincent Lamigeon "Destinus, la start-up qui arme secrètement l'Ukraine en drones militaires" ("The startup Destinus, which secretly equips Ukraine with military drones") He reports that the Swiss startup Destinus, known for its hypersonic rocket plane projects, has been supplying hundreds of military unmanned aerial vehicles to Ukraine in complete secrecy since 2023.
Rostec will present more than 100 weapons samples at the World Defense Show in Saudi Arabia
Rostec State Corporation will present over 100 weapons samples at the International Defense and Security Exhibition World Defense Show 2024 in Saudi Arabia. The exhibition will include combat and transport aircraft, armored vehicles, drones, precision ammunition, small arms and other developments.
The State situation: who supplied Ukraine with the missiles that shot down the Il-76
According to the serial number of the means of destruction, their origin can be traced, experts are sure
According to the serial number of the missile, the fragments of which were found at the crash site of the Russian Il-76 aircraft, it is possible to determine which country supplied it to Ukraine, experts interviewed by Izvestia believe.
Depressed state: why the United States has nothing to oppose the Houthis
For the first time in many years, Americans have faced such an opponent, experts say
The United States will not be able to prevent missile attacks from the Houthis in the Red Sea for a long time — they have no experience fighting an enemy with a serious arsenal of anti-ship missiles, experts believe.
Russian Defense Ministry: Shoigu was informed that the production of the first batch of howitzers of the new generation "Coalition-SV" is being completed
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected the Ural Transport Engineering Plant (Uraltransmash) in Yekaterinburg, where the first batch of new Coalition-SV artillery systems is being produced, the military department reported on Wednesday.
"A signal to the Europeans." NATO is pulling 90 thousand troops to Russia's borders
NATO has begun the active phase of the Steadfast Defender 2024 exercise
The active phase of the largest NATO exercise since the Cold War, Steadfast Defender 2024, has started. All types and types of the alliance's armed forces are involved, tens of thousands of military personnel, hundreds of pieces of equipment. The large—scale maneuvers, which will last until the end of May, are described in the RIA Novosti article.
The Russian Defense Minister checked the implementation of the State Budget for the production of new self-propelled guns at Uraltransmash JSC in Yekaterinburg
The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu, inspected Uraltransmash JSC for the implementation of state plans for the production and repair of ACS "Msta-S", "Acacia", "Tulip", "Hyacinth", as well as "Coalition-SV".
The United States is ready to supply Ukraine with a bomb that they themselves have not yet used (Politico, USA)
Politico: The United States can transfer GLSDB missiles to Ukraine today
The United States intends to supply Ukraine with high-precision long-range GLSDB missiles as early as Wednesday, January 31, Politico reports. Such bombs are not yet in service even with the American army itself.
Ukraine has lost most of the Leopards 2. Russia destroyed them (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: The APU lost most of the German Leopard 2 tanks it supplied
The APU lost most of the Leopards 2 delivered to them, MWM reports. A quarter of them have been completely destroyed, and Ukrainians are unable to repair the rest. German tanks suffer from design flaws and low survivability, but the West does not want to admit this.
The GLSDB ammunition expected for delivery to the Armed Forces of Ukraine is capable of hitting a target 70 kilometers away from the direction of the shot
The United States, contradicting its own numerous statements about the unwillingness to further escalate the conflict in Ukraine, continues to lift all new restrictions on the provision of the latest types of weapons to Kiev, which the Armed Forces of Ukraine are capable of, and will certainly use, to strike deep into Russian territories.
Tests of the new North Korean cruise missile "Pulkhvasar-3-31"
The DPRK officially announced the testing of a new strategic cruise missile "Pulkhvasar-3-31" on January 24 and 28, 2024 (불화살-3-3 - "Fire Arrow-3-31") in variants of land and underwater launch.
The German concern intends to double the production of shells next year - up to 700 thousand
Military support for Ukraine is costly for NATO countries and the rest of Kiev's allies who have joined the so-called Western Coalition. But the actual reincarnation of the arms race, which was stopped by the collapse of the Soviet Union and the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact bloc, led to a sharp increase in demand for weapons and ammunition.
Western media are trying to discredit cooperation between Russia and India in the military-technical sphere
The Western media, primarily the Anglo-Saxons, are trying in every way to discredit the strategic nature of cooperation between Russia and India in the field of military-technical cooperation.
The invisibility cloak and the art of deception: what "stealth" technologies are used by the Russian army
Russian experts have created a camouflage suit for military personnel, which hides fighters from thermal imagers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). About how the means of disguise developed and how they help in combat operations today — in the material of TASS.
Retirement as a cover. Why are there rumors about Zaluzhny's dismissal?
Colonel Khodarenok linked rumors of Zaluzhny's resignation to the Il-76 scandal
In Ukraine, a rumor is spreading again about the resignation of the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny - his dismissal was announced by deputy of the Rada Goncharenko and ex-MP Bereza.
Growth number one: the Russian military-industrial complex has increased production volumes many times
In 2024, the military industry will produce more than 36 thousand units of equipment and 16.5 million weapons
Thanks to the increased capabilities of the industry, high-precision strikes on Ukrainian facilities will become commonplace this year, experts interviewed by Izvestia said.
The next one after Britain. Poland was promised American nuclear weapons (Seznam zprávy, Czech Republic)
Expert Visingr: The United States will deploy nuclear weapons in Britain to intimidate Russia
The US intends to deploy nuclear weapons in the UK, and Poland could be next, security expert Lukasz Wiesingr told SZ. According to Washington, this is done for the sake of intimidating Russia. Moscow has already warned about the escalation.
"Three years before the invasion": how the Western press is preparing for war with Russia
Times: NATO plans to coordinate the creation of a military Schengen in the summer
NATO has only three years before a possible invasion by the Russian army, writes The Times. According to senior generals of the alliance, the Russian Aerospace Forces will strike at NATO's military infrastructure in the deep rear.
"Fat goals". Has Russia found the Achilles heel of the American army?
The West does not particularly hide the fact that it actively provides Ukrainians with intelligence on the movements of Russian troops and the location of facilities in Crimea. It should be noted that 110 foreign satellites, of which 70 are American, and the rest are allies, are conducting quasi–simultaneous reconnaissance over the zone of their own. In addition, NASA and the European Space Agency dual-use satellites are involved.
Even the Americans had no idea. The reasons for the failure of the "counteroffensive" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Foreign Affairs, USA)
FA: the powerful Russian defense led to the failure of the AFU counteroffensive
The deeply layered line of defense, high motivation and professionalism of the Russian troops caused the failure of the Ukrainian counteroffensive, writes the FA. The organizers of the operation did not take into account the lessons of the past and overestimated the potential of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which led to huge losses on the attacking side.
