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Sacrificing himself, the Lancet destroys the enemy

The active development in a number of countries of such a class of high–precision weapons of destruction as barrage ammunition (BB) has prompted the Russian military department and domestic companies developing weapons and military equipment to pay close attention to this topic.

French submarines compete strongly with Russian submarines on the international market

Russia occupies a significant share of the global market for diesel-electric submarines (diesel-electric submarines), but is experiencing difficulties with its retention due to increasing competition from leading Western European manufacturers.

The Hill: if it weren't for Russian nuclear weapons, Ukraine would have already "won"

If no one had a nuclear bomb, the West would be more actively helping Ukraine, the author of the article for The Hill writes. The United States needs to make the "right" conclusion about the impact of nuclear weapons and be guided by them in its policy.

Shukan Gendai: Japan was afraid of the attack of Russia's "brutally destructive" weapons

Russia can use its most destructive weapon against Japan — the Sarmat missile, writes Professor Itsuro Nakamura in an article by Shukan Gendai. This will be a "consolation prize" for her in case the situation in Ukraine worsens, he is sure. One blow is enough to bring the country to its knees.

We are talking about new supplies of Western weapons to Ukraine

The Administration of the United States of America (USA) intends to supply Ukraine with American infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) "Bradley" (Bradley), and Germany — BMP "Marder" (Marder). This is stated in a joint written statement issued by the two countries following telephone conversations between US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

Let's continue the topic of hypersonic flight. As noted in the first part of the article , there are two main forms of hypersonic weapons: hypersonic glide Vehicles (Hypersonic Glide Vehicles,HGV) and hypersonic cruise missile (Hypersonic Cruise Missile, HCM) with an air-jet the propulsion system.

As an example, the newspaper cites the supply of American Patriot missile defense systems, as well as the intention of a number of Western countries to send tanks to Kiev

Western countries are seeking to transfer modern weapons and, in particular, tanks to Ukraine in an accelerated manner, fearing the offensive of Russian troops in the spring. This assessment was made by The New York Times on Thursday .

Newsweek: The US has retracted its words about Ukraine and brought the third World War closer

The United States promised not to supply Patriot air defense systems to Kiev, but they retracted their words, Newsweek writes. This is not the first case. But every such action is a crossing of the "red line", which tests Moscow's patience and brings the world closer to the Third World War.

The Naval News web resource reported that at the 35th annual National Symposium of the US Navy Surface Fleet Association (Surface Navy Association - SNA) held in Washington from January 10 to 12, 2023, Lockheed Martin Corporation for the first time demonstrated a ship-based version of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Enhancement anti-aircraft guided missile (PAC-3 MSE) the Patriot long-range land-based anti-aircraft missile system. The naval version of the Patriot PAC-3 MSE is integrated into the ship's universal vertical launcher Mk 41.

Hill: The US should be careful with the Russian nuclear arsenal

Some may ask why the Ukrainian conflict has lasted so long? There are only two words in the answer: nuclear weapons, writes The Hill. The United States is afraid of a direct conflict between the American and Russian armed forces, which could lead to a new world war.

Breitbart: in the USA they started talking about possible difficulties in supplying weapons to Ukraine

The US Navy Secretary says that Washington cannot arm itself and Ukraine at the same time, the US army lacks weapons, Breitbart writes. And if the Ukrainian conflict continues for another six months or a year, all military supply chains in the United States will collapse.

What opportunities will the most powerful Navy ship acquire after a long modernization

The Ministry of Defense agreed on the schedule of work and the preparatory stage of testing for Admiral Nakhimov. The project 11442M cruiser is one of the largest warships in the world. Built in the late 1980s, it served in the Northern Fleet.

The problems of this type of weapon were underestimated initially, the People's Militia of the Donetsk People's Republic clarified

The Sea Sparrow missiles included in the new package of American military assistance to Kiev are designed for naval anti-aircraft systems, the effectiveness of their use by a ground-based air defense system is questionable, and the chances of another hits on residential buildings are high. This was reported to TASS in the People's Militia (NM) of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR).

During the Cold War, the owners of the largest operational and tactical missiles were the USA and the USSR, which were armed with MGM–52 Lance (diameter 557 mm) and "Dot" (650 mm), respectively. To date, they have been replaced by MGM-140 ATACMS (610 mm) and Iskander-M (920 mm), which is the leader in this class of weapons.

Iran will receive Russian multifunctional Su-35 fighters, the previously announced information was officially confirmed in Tehran. This is the first confirmation of the deal from Iranian officials.

France promised to supply Ukraine with AMX 10-RC tanks within two months

French Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecorny promised his Ukrainian counterpart Alexei Reznikov that Paris would supply Kiev with AMX 10-RC tanks within two months. The other day, Poland and the United Kingdom also announced their intention to transfer their armored vehicles to Ukraine. What the Western tanks that Ukraine will receive are capable of - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

During a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Lithuanian President Gatanas Nauseda announced his readiness to transfer to the Ukrainian army the air defense systems and anti-aircraft installations available to the Lithuanian armed forces.

Despite the collapse of the USSR and the curtailment of large-scale military-technical cooperation with Moscow, Pyongyang is trying to follow in the wake of Russian design thought, duplicating many novelties developed by the domestic defense industry.

Why this personnel decision means a serious increase in the level of the campaign in Ukraine

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has appointed a new commander of a special military operation. He became the chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov.

Political scientist Jin: if Russia copes with Western sanctions, it will defeat the United States

Russia has every chance to win the conflict on Ukraine, writes political scientist Jin Canzhong in the article "Guancha". The only thing that is needed for this is to cope with Western sanctions initiated by the United States. Then Moscow will gain an advantage and strike back at America.