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The Lithuanian Government has decided to accelerate the planned purchase of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS). Explaining this decision, the Cabinet referred, as it has already become a practice, to the "mythical" build-up of Russia's military power on the border with Ukraine.

Until 2015, it was believed that only the US and UK fleets were armed with cruise missiles capable of hitting targets far beyond the coastline. In October 2015, Russia launched a strike from the Caspian Sea against targets in Syria, demonstrating its achievements in rocket science.

The task of the fighters was to break through the enemy's defense and develop the success of the offensive

Tank crews of formations and units of the Southern Military District took part in live firing on the ranges of southern Russia, Armenia and South Ossetia. As reported on Saturday in the press service of the district, the shooting was carried out by 1.5 thousand tankers.

In the DPRK, the launch of two missiles on Friday was carried out by a railway-based missile regiment from railway platforms, the Korean Central Telegraph Agency (KCNA) reported on Saturday.

The USA has officially completed the last of the experimental Zumwalt-type destroyers. On January 14, information appeared on the website of the Naval Institute of the US Navy that the Lyndon B. Johnson ship (DDG-1002) left the Bath Iron Work shipyard and went to Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula (Mississippi) to activate the combat system.

Military expert Konstantin Sivkov on the air of "Solovyov live" called three components of deterrence of the threat emanating from the West.

The US ground Forces will receive a Stryker combat vehicle from Raytheon Corporation this year, equipped with a laser capable of dealing with a variety of threats. Its capacity will be 50 kilowatts. Previously, such weapons found their use on ships of the American Navy.

Adopted in 1981, the MiG-31 fighter remains one of the most formidable and well-known aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces. After modernization, the interceptor received the ability to carry hypersonic weapons and fight the most modern air, land and sea targets.

Hyundai Rotem multi-purpose ground wheeled robots have been tested for six months in border areas. According to Aju Business Daily, they are now ready for combat missions.

India has officially exported BrahMos missiles. January 15, portal indiatimes.com He reported that the Ministry of Defense of the Philippines officially confirmed the signing of a contract worth $374.9 million.

Russia has ousted the United States from the global arms market due to the increased quality of Russian military products. This was stated by analysts of Rai Al Youm.

Russian weapons demonstrate serious successes both in terms of quality and technology level. The breakthroughs of the Russian defense complex in fighter aircraft and anti-aircraft complexes are particularly impressive. Simultaneously with the growing interest in Russian aircraft and air defense systems, the demand for similar US products is falling, Rai Al Youm writes.

19FortyFive: Ukraine could use five types of weapons in the war against Russia

The American publication 19FortyFive named the main weapon of Ukraine against Russia. The list includes five types of weapons that, according to the publication, Kiev could use in a possible war against Moscow.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has designated the Russian firm Parsek as a "key source" of goods and technologies for the manufacture of North Korean missiles.

Tests of the missile from the submarine carrier should continue in 2024

Based on the results of state tests, the State Commission recommended that the Zircon hypersonic cruise missile be adopted by surface ships of the Russian Navy. This was reported to TASS by a source close to the military department.

The US Permanent Representative to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said that the US is proposing to impose new UN sanctions against the DPRK in response to the country's ballistic missile launches.

The anti-aircraft regiment of the Central Military District will receive upgraded S-300PM-2 "Favorite" air defense systems in 2022

The upgraded S-300PM-2 Favorit anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMS) will be handed over to the Russian military by the end of 2022. The new systems will be received by the anti-aircraft missile regiment of the Central Military District (CVO). This was announced by the commander of the Central Military District, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, reports TASS.

The updated strategic missile carrier Tu-160M will become the carrier of a new generation of cruise missiles of various types, writes The Drive. In an article devoted to the first flight of an aircraft built from scratch, the publication tells in detail about the Tu-160M and almost for the first time calls its new armament.

Potomac Foundation President: Ukraine has the strongest active army in Europe

The president of the Potomac Foundation, Philip Karber, who has visited Ukraine 36 times over the past 8 years, in an interview with 19FortyFive called the Ukrainian army the strongest among those operating in Europe.

None of the existing wheeled self-propelled guns met the requirements of the US military. January 12, portal thedefensepost.com He reported that the US Army has ordered the development of a new highly mobile artillery system of 155 mm caliber "from scratch".