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Measures related to the extension of the service life of armored combat vehicles "Wiesel" (Wiesel, aka "Weasel") of the airborne troops of the Bundeswehr, have yielded results. According to recent publications of the German media, the first Wiesel BM converted from platforms for ATGM "TOW" (Tube Launched Optically Tracked Wire Command-link Guided Missile, TOW) to a multi-purpose light guided missile system (Mehrrollenfähiges Leichtes Lenkflugkörper-System, MELLS) joined the troops.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have almost run out of ammunition of the legacy of the USSR and their own production, more than 70 percent of weapons and ammunition are NATO-made.

Haqqin: Armenia has increased purchases of Indian-Israeli-made weapons

Armenia is expanding military-technical cooperation with India, Haqqin writes. Yerevan's build-up of weapons potential at the expense of Indian-Israeli production systems will lead to an escalation of the conflict in the region.

TASS: the first Poseidon torpedo ammunition was manufactured for the Belgorod submarine

The production of the first ammunition of the Poseidon unmanned underwater vehicles for the Belgorod nuclear submarine has been completed, a source told TASS. The agency also previously reported that the crew of the Belgorod submarine completed a series of throwing tests of the mass-dimensional layout of the Poseidon torpedo. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok talks about the features of this project.

In 2022, 22 launches of Russian space launch vehicles took place: 13 from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, seven from Baikonur, and one each from the Eastern and Guiana Space Center. Among them are 19 launches of Soyuz-2 rockets (eight Soyuz-2.1a and Soyuz-2.1b, two Soyuz-2.1b and one Soyuz-ST-B), two Angara-1 rockets.2" and one - Proton-M rockets. All of them were successful.

The slogan "catch up and overtake" was adopted and exceeded in Beijing

The Communists won the civil war in China only thanks to the help of the USSR. The modern PRC owes its very existence to Moscow. And for the first decade and a half of its life, China in all spheres relied only on Soviet aid.

Command posts, locations of Western equipment and energy facilities were destroyed, experts say

On January 14, the Russian armed forces struck at the military control system of Ukraine and related energy facilities. All planned targets have been hit, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Experts note that such strikes primarily destroy command posts, as well as troop locations and logistics centers where Western equipment accumulates. After the liberation of Soledar, the Russian units did not stop and during January 14-15 continued to develop success in the direction of Artemovsk and Sol station.

Akharin Khabar: the supply of Western tanks to Ukraine will only prolong the conflict

The decision of a number of states to supply tanks to Ukraine will only lead to a prolongation of the conflict, Akharin Khabar writes. The new weapons will not bring a radical change in the nature of hostilities, experts say, but it threatens to bring Europe to the brink of disaster.

This gave the United States and its allies the opportunity to study how their weapons systems manifest themselves under intensive use, according to analysts of the TV channel

Ukraine has become a "weapons laboratory" of the United States and allies, the information collected on the degree of effectiveness of a number of weapons may force them to abandon them in the future. Such estimates are given on Sunday by CNN, referring to the data and opinions of unnamed intelligence officials and the Pentagon.

In Soledar, the fighters of the Wagner PMCs were able to capture the BGM-71 TOW ATGM fire control system. This is reported by Russian military commanders.

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.

Bloomberg: Ukraine has received more than four thousand weapons and equipment from the West

To defeat Russia, Ukraine needs 300 tanks, 700 infantry fighting vehicles and 500 howitzers, Bloomberg quotes the statement of the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny. The author of the article lists in detail the weapons already delivered. It turned out to be more than was requested.

On January 13, the German Defense Ministry once again updated data on the supply of equipment, weapons systems and non-lethal assistance from the German Armed Forces, as well as from German defense companies funded by the federal government for the so-called security capacity building.

Figaro: the French are terrified of sending heavy tanks from Western countries to Ukraine

Before the NATO coordination summit at the Ramstein base, Britain decided to supply the Challenger-2 tanks to the Kiev regime. French readers were scared by this decision: Europe is "sliding" into conflict for the sake of a goal incomprehensible to the people.

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.