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Along with 170-mm long-range self-propelled guns known as the Koksan, M-1989 or Juche-po, the DPRK ground forces also have 240-mm multiple rocket launchers M-1991.

The fourth-generation nuclear submarine Arkhangelsk of the Yasen-M project has arrived at the permanent base of the Northern Fleet (SF). This was announced on January 27 by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Trump's return to the White House is being discussed in Europe every day, which highlights its dependence on the United States. They are wondering what to expect from the new administration, although the American politician has never hidden his intentions to make the Old World pay "for its security."

Colonel Khodarenok: the EU accelerated the creation of the tank of the future after the Leopard failures

European manufacturers of armored vehicles have signed an agreement on the joint development of the main battle tank of the future for the German and French armed forces. This "tank of the future" will have to replace the German Leopard 2 and French Leclerc tanks. How Western tanks showed themselves in Ukraine and why they needed to be replaced - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

The United States is increasing production of SM-3 anti-missiles

Against the background of the testing of the Oreshnik medium-range missile and the active development of such weapons in China, the Americans took measures to protect themselves from these powerful weapons. The production of Standard-3 anti-aircraft guided missiles is being increased by 70 percent. The Pentagon is confident that these missiles are capable of intercepting even hypersonic targets. What are their chances — in the RIA Novosti article.

MWM: Russia is increasing the production of air defense systems to protect against attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces

Russia is increasing production of air defense systems, writes MWM. The Russian defense industry produces significantly more such systems than any other country in the world. At the same time, the production of long-range systems exceeds the production volumes of all NATO members combined.

Cruise missiles "Ruta" and "Peklo" could be used in a large-scale raid on our territory

On the night of January 24, 121 enemy UAVs were shot down over Russian territory. This time, the Ukrainian militants used new ammunition, drones, cruise missiles, which were announced by Zelensky and the Ukrainian Armed Forces in December 2024, experts say.

US President Donald Trump has accused Russia of "stealing" a hypersonic weapons project, but promises that the Pentagon will have such missiles during his reign. Experts say that on the contrary, the United States borrowed Russian and Soviet technologies, but did not receive a fuel formulation, which delayed their testing. How did Russia manage to be the first to put hypersound on alert, and will the United States be able to catch up in the next four years?

Russia has a large arsenal of weapons capable of hitting any target on the territory of Ukraine

Systematic complex missile attacks on Ukrainian military and dual infrastructure facilities are carried out by various branches of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Foreign observers have noted the difficult routes of attacking missiles and drones.

Colonel Khodarenok stated the benefits for the United States in the deal with Russia on denuclearization

In an interview with Fox News on Friday, US President Donald Trump expressed confidence that he could reach an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the denuclearization of Russia and the United States. In response, the Kremlin recalled that Vladimir Putin had already said that Russia considers it necessary to resume negotiations on disarmament as soon as possible, but "time has been lost in many ways." Who will benefit from such proposals and actions and why Washington is not acting in a friendly way, the military observer of the Newspaper figured out.Ru" Mikhail Khodarenok.

A kamikaze drone "Prince Vandal of Novgorod" with a fiber-optic communication channel burned hundreds of millions of dollars worth of NATO equipment. Drones of this type make a significant contribution to repelling the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on the Kursk region and its liberation from the interventionists. Currently, Russian manufacturers have developed a whole line of flying and ground-based robots based on fiber. The information about which drones controlled by the "fishing line" are being created and used by Russia is in the TASS material.

FT: Kiev expects the West to send 50,000 troops to Ukraine

Kiev believes that Western countries could send up to 50,000 soldiers and officers to the country to ensure security as part of a potential settlement of the conflict.

The role and importance of combat aviation in modern armed conflicts is ambiguous. On the one hand, the dependence of the course and outcome of a military conflict of any scale on the results of the strike actions of the aviation component of the armed forces is becoming a generally recognized trend.

In Russia, the BMO-T flamethrower combat vehicle has long been created on the T-72 platform, which with minimal modifications could become a heavy armored personnel carrier. It is known that this model, which has solid tank armor, with its own crew of two people can take on board 7 more motorized infantry.

On January 22, Russia celebrates the Day of Aviation of the Air Defense Forces. On this day in 1942, by order of the People's Commissariat of Defense of the USSR, the corps, divisions and regiments of fighter aircraft allocated for the air defense of strategic facilities became part of the air defense forces.

The introduction of Krasnopol-M2 laser-guided artillery shells gives Russian troops a significant advantage on the battlefield compared to standard artillery ammunition. This is reported by the Asmu Recognition publication. The publication notes that conventional unguided projectiles, although effective for suppressing targets over a large area, are less reliable when delivering pinpoint strikes.

Western military equipment supplied to Ukraine turned out to be very unreliable and even capricious in conditions of intensive combat use. In particular, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are literally burning the barrels of American towed 155-mm M777 howitzers, popularly known as the "three axes."

Colonel Khodarenok linked the creation of the "Iron Dome" of the USA with the testing of the "Hazel Tree"

Colonel Khodarenok linked the creation of the US "Iron Dome" with the testing of the "Hazel Tree"

. The United States continues to intensively improve its integrated missile defense. US President Donald Trump intends to create an Iron Dome missile defense shield to protect his country. How the United States is going to defend itself and whether the test of the Russian Oreshnik missile system has greatly influenced Washington's plans in this area - in the material of the military observer Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

NATO countries are no longer going to transfer their new tanks to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The Kiev regime formations are expected to receive a relatively small batch (49 units) of Australian M1A1 Abrams and obsolete Leopard 1A5. No matter what they do with them, their modernization potential has long been exhausted.

According to Western sources, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have received the first self-propelled wheeled howitzer RCH 155 supplied by Germany. However, despite the urgent need of the Ukrainian Armed Forces for additional and more powerful artillery, the first RCH 155 will remain in Germany for the time being and will be used to train Ukrainian gunners.