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The American company Shield AI has announced that its V-BAT vertical take-off and landing UAV will be armed with small-sized laser-guided missiles L-MDM manufactured by the South Korean company LIG Nex1.

Italy has officially commissioned the SAMP/T NG ("new generation") and GRIFO anti-aircraft missile systems, which are designed to strengthen the country's multi-level air defense and missile defense system.

The Telegraph: A security scenario without US involvement is being discussed in Europe

Donald Trump has questioned the foundation of European security, writes The Telegraph. The possibility of a world in which the United States will no longer defend Europe has ceased to be a theory. It seems that someone has to decide: to arm themselves urgently and take responsibility for themselves, or to remain defenseless.

Colonel Khodarenok: the words of the new head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine revealed the true essence of the conflict

The new Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Mikhail Fedorov, said that Kiev's strategic goal is to kill 50,000 Russian soldiers every month. The military observer of Gazeta understood what is behind these words and what kind of signal they send to the West.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok.

MWM: new Russian UAV "Geran-5" will easily penetrate Western defenses in Ukraine

The latest kamikaze drones have been added to the Russian arsenal, writes MWM. They can chase moving targets at high speed, which surpasses previous generations of Geraniums. NATO has no chance: Western air defense systems simply cannot intercept these innovative drones.

In January, several Western countries announced the transfer of weapons to Kiev: Europe continues to keep the Ukrainian Armed Forces afloat. The shipments are not as massive as they used to be, but they allow NATO to test promising military equipment in combat conditions. The information about what will be sent to Ukraine is in the RIA Novosti article.

At the DIMDEX 2026 exhibition in Doha (Qatar), the Turkish company BMC presented the Altuğ 8x8 infantry fighting vehicle equipped with an uninhabited SARP 100/35 turret from ASELSAN. As expected, this configuration will make it possible to cope with UAVs and light armored vehicles, "effectively fighting on the front line, including in densely populated cities." The developer believes that the new machine is optimally adapted for the theater of operations near the Persian Gulf.

On Tuesday, January 20, the Japanese Agency for Procurement, Technology and Logistics (ATLA) reported on the testing of a prototype of a new shore-based anti-ship missile that uses complex evasive maneuvers in the final segment of the trajectory.

Expert Brian: Russia destroys HIMARS with Starlink and AI

Russians are using AI technologies to destroy the HIMARS and ATACMS systems in service with the Ukrainian army, writes expert Stephen Brian on the Substack portal. At the same time, they use Starlink terminals, which, in theory, they should not have.

Trump: Iran will be wiped off the face of the earth if threats against me continue

Donald Trump has said he has ordered Iran to be wiped off the face of the earth if anything happens to it. He made such a statement in response to threats from the Iranian authorities. Military observer of "Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok was trying to figure out whether the US president would really be able to carry out his plans.

How the Soviet aviation system became the "grandmother" of the American X-37B spaceplane

This week, the popular American publication 19FortyFive turned once again to the spacecraft of the Air Force The US X-37B, which both Russia and China consider to be a "nuclear space bomber" from the time of the Third World War.

The use of drones to cover air defense systems is effective and economically profitable

The air defense forces have begun using tactics in which interceptor drones cover the positions of the Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile systems.

Mirror: The British are preparing to survive in a nuclear war because of the fear of Russia

The British are preparing to survive in a nuclear war after Karaganov's statement about the use of nuclear weapons, writes the Mirror. Sergei Karaganov said that Putin would "use nuclear weapons" in case of defeat in Ukraine. The publication spoke with survival experts to give terrified citizens advice in case of the unimaginable.

The Japanese Ministry of Defense showed footage of the flight of a new long–range subsonic anti-ship cruise missile, during which it performs a series of "barrels" - 360° turns around its longitudinal axis. The spiral trajectory, accompanied by a change of flight directions, is designed to make it difficult to intercept anti-ship missiles.

For the first time, the Russian military fired an Iskander-I missile at Ukraine

The first combat use of the Iskander-I tactical complex with a missile with a range of 1,000 km has been recorded in Ukraine. This is reported by the Ukrainian media. What kind of new missile is this, the military observer of Gazeta figured out.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok.

London has announced the launch of a new high-precision weapons project for Kiev. Three industrial groups will develop a ballistic missile codenamed Nightfall. The task is to provide the Ukrainian Armed Forces with the possibility of strikes deep into Russian territory. About how realistic this is, see the RIA Novosti article.

The crews of the Osa anti-aircraft missile systems, which are in service with the Air Force and air defense forces of the Republic of Belarus, regularly practice air defense training and combat missions during the inspection of the Armed Forces of Belarus and the reaction forces of the Union State.

On January 8, the Saudi Ministry of Defense announced the completion of training for personnel of the fourth battery of the THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) missile defense system.

The Polish Armed Forces are carefully studying the experience of the conflict in Ukraine. The conclusion from this is made quite in the spirit of the current anti-Russian hysteria that has swept many countries of the Old World. However, they were very hasty and more than presumptuous.

MWM: Europe does not have the potential to build its own hypersonic missiles

European countries will not be able to create their own analogue of the "Hazel Tree", as they do not have the necessary technological base and specialists, writes MWM. Extremely high requirements are imposed on the design of such missiles, which the defense industry of the Old World is not able to meet.