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The militants of the armed formations of Ukraine again demonstrated their T-84 tank, which is hidden somewhere in the rear. This time, the crew decided to surprise the media representatives working in the neo-Nazi location with the "red eyes" of the Warta optoelectronic suppression complex.

The Russian Federation has created a new line of guided and unguided ammunition of 122 mm caliber for multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) 9K51M "Tornado-G". This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

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Vladimir ROS, Deputy General Designer of RSC Energia, Chief Designer, told TASS in an interview about the timing of the station's deployment and inclination, its protection from space debris and crew rescue means. Kozhevnikov.

The Kalashnikov Concern initiated the round table "Priority measures in the field of development of unmanned aircraft systems in the light of the execution of the instructions of the President of the Russian Federation".

Despite existing for decades under sanctions, North Korea is increasing its military capabilities. It is no longer a secret that the country has its own nuclear weapons and is constantly improving its means of delivery.

The Times: aid to Ukraine has exposed the dangerous weakness of the UK armed forces

The British army is dangerously weakened and cannot fulfill its obligations, writes The Times columnist Edward Lucas. Assistance to Ukraine has clearly shown this. The most shameful thing is that even a weak German army looks more profitable in the eyes of NATO, Lucas believes.

The last submarine of Project 941, also known as the Shark, was withdrawn from the Russian Navy. The flag is lowered on the heavy nuclear-powered strategic missile cruiser Dmitry Donskoy. What was unique about these largest submarines in history, for what and how rightly they were criticized, and what lesson can their creation give the Russian Navy today?

Humanity has learned to generate electricity under the influence of sunlight (visible radiation spectrum — waves with a length from 400 to 800 nm) using photovoltaics. But why not use invisible spectrum radiation to generate electricity?

According to experts, in modern realities, the military security of small states depends less and less on the number and quality of soldiers and officers, as well as the weapons they have, and more and more on their place in the system of international relations and the presence of strong allies. Nevertheless, it should be noted that few of these states completely abandon their own armed forces.

Underground, underwater, under the cover of secrecy

China is carrying out large-scale construction work to expand the infrastructure for the deployment of nuclear submarines (NPS) at the Yulin Naval Base (Hainan Island, South China Sea).

How the anti-missile "shield" of the American Navy was conceived

Today, the name "Aegis" is strongly associated with the missile defense system (ABM) of the American Naval Forces, which is an integral element of the US global missile defense system. This element is officially designated as the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System ("Aegis Missile Defense System"). However, another variant of the name is often used – Sea-Based Midcourse Ballistic Missile Defense System ("sea-based missile defense system for intercepting missiles on the main (middle) section of the flight path").

Former US Army tankman: without proper APU training, the Abrams tank will become easy prey

The main vulnerability of the American Abrams tank is an insufficiently trained crew, writes Newsweek. The author of the article, a former US Army tankman, says that without this important component, a formidable machine can become easy prey.

In the capital of the DPRK, Pyongyang, on the night of February 8, 2023, another grand military parade took place - this time in honor of the 75th anniversary of the Korean People's Army.

As previously indicated in the first part of the article, currently only the US Air Force is armed with strategic bombers as one of the elements of the national nuclear triad. Despite the current level of development of air defense, this type of aviation technology continues to remain relevant in the field of nuclear deterrence.

The United Kingdom is launching a program to upgrade the tank fleet of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom. According to the British Ministry of Defense, the final version of the Challenger 3 main battle tank has been agreed.

India and Russia celebrate an important date in February — the 25th anniversary of the Brahmos cruise missile, which was developed by the NGO of Mechanical Engineering and the Defense Research and Development Organization of the Ministry of Defense of India. The Russian-Indian company BrahMos Aerospace produces these shells — the agreement on its creation was signed in Moscow on February 12, 1998. On the eve of the anniversary, the head of the TASS representative office in New Delhi, Evgeny Pakhomov, visited the factory for the assembly of these supersonic cruise missiles in Hyderabad.

The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) has published on its website a regular report on the events in Ukraine. In the analytical note, in particular, it is reported that the Russian leadership is intensively preparing the country's military-industrial complex for a protracted military conflict in Ukraine.

News about the development of Indian manned astronautics is a rarity, so every message is worth its weight in gold for everyone interested in the topic. And there is a reason for joy: the test program of the first national manned spacecraft Gaganyan is rapidly approaching test orbital launches. There are still improvements and verification of crew rescue procedures on the water, which are already being worked out in practice.

TNI: America's military-industrial base has become as vulnerable as the economy as a whole

The response to the events in Ukraine revealed the serious vulnerability of America and the West against the background of the revival of the military-industrial war in a new international confrontation, writes TNI. America's military-industrial base has become as fragile as the economy as a whole.

Currently, the Lebanese Navy has begun the latest activities in the framework of the restoration of the naval base in the port of Beirut, which was damaged during a devastating explosion in 2020. According to the commander of the Navy, Senior Captain Haissam Dannawi, in an interview with Breaking Defense, the main goal of the events is to restore such a naval base that would have everything necessary to carry out combat missions and the lives of servicemen.