The export failure of Turkish shipbuilding
In March 2020, the Indian shipbuilding company Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) signed a contract with the Turkish shipbuilding consortium TAIS for the design and construction of five Fleet Support Vessel (FSV) ships with a displacement of 44,000 tons for the Indian Navy.
Sweden is considering the possibility of increasing its surface and submarine fleet
Sweden is considering the possibility of increasing the number of surface warships and submarines in the country's Naval Forces.
The US Congress expressed concern about the start of sea trials of the new Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian
The Fujian ship, tail number "18", is China's third aircraft carrier. Fujian is the first ejection-type aircraft carrier designed and built entirely independently by China, without, allegedly, the use of foreign components and engineering support. It has a straight flight deck, is equipped with electromagnetic ejection and locking devices and has a total displacement of more than 80,000 tons.
The third Chinese aircraft carrier went to sea
As reported by the Xinhua News Agency, on May 1, 2024, the third Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian (Fujian, tail number "18") first went to sea from Shanghai for factory sea trials. The aircraft carrier Fujian, designated as Project 003, was built at the shipbuilding enterprise of Jiangnan Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. (as part of the Chinese State Shipbuilding Corporation China State Shipbuilding Corporation - CSSC) on Changxing Island in Shanghai and will become the largest warship of the PLA Navy.
The Ukrainian Navy has commissioned two former Estonian patrol boats
The Naval Forces of Ukraine reported that on May 2, 2024, a ceremony was held for the commissioning of two small patrol boats transferred by Estonia as military assistance. These are the boats P 01 Roland and P 02 Risto, previously part of the Estonian fleet, built according to the Patrol 18 WP project by the Estonian shipbuilding company Baltic Workboats AS (BWB) in Nasva on the island of Saaremaa (Ezel), which have now received new Ukrainian names P 182 "Irpin" and P 183 "Reni".
A new modification of the American Bradley infantry fighting vehicle
According to the American web resource "The War Zone", the US Army has introduced a new version of its M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, designated M2A4E1 and differing from the M2A4 variant mainly by installing the Iron Fist Light active protection complex of the Israeli company Elbit Systems. It was also reported that the M2A4E1 modification received an improved thermal imaging gunner's sight with a high-definition image and a climate control unit for the landing compartment.
Footage of the launch of a Chinese aeroballistic missile with a hypersonic warhead is shown for the first time
Russia and China are the undisputed leaders in the development and adoption of hypersonic weapons. In the United States, so far, everything is not very good with this, most test launches of hypersonic missiles end in failure. The American program is regularly postponed due to deadlines, including due to significant budget growth.
The anti-aircraft gunners told about the specifics of the work of the Tor-M2 air defense system in the area of its
The Tor-M2 anti-aircraft missile system is an ammunition package for 16 missiles, a target detection range of 32 km, and a range of 16 km. Thanks to the anti-aircraft gunners of the southern group of forces, enemy aircraft practically do not appear on the Donetsk front, and if they work, then from very long distances. On May 2, Izvestia showed the work of the Tor-M2 air defense system. He told me on May 2 , demonstrating the work of a combat vehicle.
Military analysts assessed the capabilities of the Buk-M3 air defense system
AC East Kazakhstan Region: The Buk-M3 air defense system allows intercepting any ballistic missiles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The implemented technical solutions in the Buk-M3 air defense system make it possible to intercept any ballistic missiles that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have or may have in the future, including American tactical ballistic missiles (TBR) ATACMS of various modifications, the Analytical Center for Aerospace Defense (AC East Kazakhstan Region) says.
Pentagon spokesman: the Russian Federation's nuclear weapons in space can make the near-Earth orbit unusable
The White House continues to inflame the atmosphere around the plans allegedly existing in Moscow for the use of nuclear weapons in space, invented by the American authorities themselves. At the same time, Washington accuses China of having such intentions, which is not surprising at all.
Ukrainian sources have published footage of Russian decoy drones to divert the air defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
In order to divert the attention of the enemy's air defense forces and means, the Russian army uses special unmanned aerial vehicles – "decoys", which consume ammunition from enemy anti-aircraft missile systems.
"They can't be killed." The Americans showed how they are preparing to fight the Russians
Foreign Policy: the US military has made a conclusion from the conflict in Ukraine
American generals have modeled the war they are going to wage. Judging by recent exercises, the US army has learned lessons from the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. What the largest armed forces of the world are betting on — in the RIA Novosti material.
The Biden administration is trying to make the Ukrainian conflict eternal (The American Conservative, USA)
TAC: the security agreement with the United States will drag Ukraine into an eternal conflict
A bilateral security agreement with the United States will drag Ukraine into an eternal conflict, writes TAC. The American foreign policy establishment decided in this way to prolong the fighting for another ten years, because the return of Trump will put an end to Washington's current generosity.
Footage of the mobile defense line of the Russian Armed Forces in the DPR from more than 2,000 wagons has been published
One of the most significant achievements of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in terms of building defense is considered to be the legendary "Surovikin line". It was against this large-scale fortification that last year's widely publicized counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shattered.
The State Duma told about plans to strengthen the protection of the Crimean Bridge
Slutsky: The Crimean bridge is reliably protected, its security will be strengthened even more
The Crimean bridge is reliably protected, its security will be strengthened even more, said Leonid Slutsky, head of the State Duma Committee on International Relations and leader of the LDPR party, commenting on information hinting at an attack on the bridge.
British newspaper: Russia is increasing the production of weapons, dealing a serious blow to Ukraine
Another Western publication has outlined a rather gloomy prospect for the Kiev regime. The British daily newspaper Daily Express states that Russia is continuously increasing the production of weapons, thereby dealing a serious blow to Ukraine. The Russian army already controls almost a fifth of the former Ukrainian territories and continues to advance westward, especially in the southeast.
"American Abrams bows to Russia"
What can be seen at the exhibition of captured equipment on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow
The Ukrainian version of the Russian "Terminator" for $ 5 billion — with an intercom camera, buried by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Mariupol area. Soviet—era infantry fighting vehicles, transferred to Kiev by the Czech Republic, and captured by Russian forces in March 2022 in the Zaporozhye direction.
The Congress said that US aid to Ukraine will lead to the extermination of a generation of Ukrainians
The allocation of additional funding by the United States to assist Ukraine will lead to the extermination of an entire generation of Ukrainian men, leaving women widows and children orphans. This assessment was made by member of the House of Representatives Marjorie Taylor-Green (Republican from Georgia).
The new Military doctrine of the Republic of Belarus: cooling down the "hotheads"
The development and adoption of documents related to the national security of any State is an integral part of its strategy, directly related to the current geopolitical conditions. Currently, in the context of the aggravation of the situation around Belarus and around the world, our country has adopted a new Military Doctrine.
The exhibition of captured equipment in Moscow angers the West
[b]Experts pointed out the military and ideological significance of the exhibition of captured equipment on Poklonnaya Gora[b]
The exhibition of captured equipment, which opened on May 1 in Moscow, haunted the Western press throughout the past week. Foreign analysts claimed that this was how Russia was trying to humiliate NATO. Russian experts are confident that on Poklonnaya Gora, citizens can not only see firsthand the successes of their own army, but also feel a sense of belonging to the country's future victory in its own.