The US Army did not bother to purchase an active protection complex for Bradley combat vehicles
At the end of 2021, the US army has almost completed all the necessary tests for the integration of the active protection complex for Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, which are used by ground units of the US Armed Forces. But so far, the Pentagon has not bothered to find budget funds to finance this system.
An old 57-mm gun on a ZiL-130 trailer lit up in the Kharkiv region
Huge losses force the Ukrainian armed formations to return to service the old Soviet equipment, which was decommissioned about 30 years ago. We are talking about the well-known 57-mm AZP-57 guns of the S-60 anti-aircraft artillery complex.
Germany could not deliver the promised Gepard 1A2 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns to Ukraine
Ukraine was left without self-propelled anti-aircraft guns Gepard 1A2, removed from the Bundeswehr more than 20 years ago. According to Welt, Berlin has not been able to ensure the supply of anti-aircraft guns to the Ukrainian army.
Portugal intends to supply American howitzers from the Second World War to Ukraine
The Ukrainian army will soon be replenished with the next American howitzers of 155 mm caliber, but not M777, which are supplied by the USA and Canada, but M114 of the Second World War. Portugal will supply howitzers.
Slovakia is ready to supply Soviet tanks to Ukraine, but in exchange for German ones
Slovakia is ready to supply Ukraine with Soviet T-72 tanks from the presence of the Slovak army, but only in exchange for Western vehicles. As the country's Defense Minister Yaroslav Nagy said the day before, Bratislava would like to receive German Leopard 2 tanks.
The correspondent of "Izvestia" showed the use of a Ukrainian tank of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Izvestia correspondent Ivan Litomin showed on May 6 how the Russian military uses a captured tank of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) during a special operation to protect Donbass.
A rare armored car "KrAZ-Shrek" became a trophy of the liberators
The Network presented a photo of a rare trophy captured by the liberators. He was photographed in the region of Mariupol. This is the Ukrainian armored car KrAZ-MPV Shrek One, in total two such vehicles were transferred to the Ukrainian armed forces.
The Ministry of Defense showed footage of the crew of the Msta-S installation
Artillery units of the Russian Armed Forces perform tasks to destroy enemy fortifications and equipment during a special military operation in Ukraine. The Ministry of Defense publishes footage of the crew of the self-propelled artillery installation (ACS) 2S19 "Msta-S".
"Shots" help to smash the formations of Ukrainian nationalists
Armored vehicles K-43269, also known as "Shot", take part in a special operation in Ukraine. Previously, such equipment has already been tested in battles against gangs of international terrorists in Syria.
The latest Tornado-U all-terrain vehicles were involved in a special operation in Ukraine
The Russian army used the latest automotive equipment, including the Ural-63706, also known as Tornado-U, in a special operation against the formations of Ukrainian nationalists.
For the first time, such an all-wheel drive three-axle all-terrain vehicle was demonstrated just two years ago, at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army" held in the Patriot Park near Moscow.
Rogozin told how many minutes Russia can destroy NATO countries
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said that NATO countries would be destroyed by Russia in a nuclear war in half an hour, but urged it not to be allowed, he said in his Telegram channel.
Roscosmos announced the mobilization of resources to accelerate the production of military products
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said that the state corporation had begun to conduct mobilization training to accelerate the production of military products.
By May 9, Roscosmos spoke for the first time about the military program
Roscosmos, in a Victory Day video presented to RIA Novosti, openly announced for the first time that its work is far from being limited to the launch of Soyuz and the International Space Station (ISS): the state corporation acts as one of the key segments of the defense industry, the manufacturer of Sarmats, Poplars and Iskanders.
"In the arms race, the Pentagon needs not to run away from Russia, but to catch up"
The US has recognized the nuclear missile gap with Russia
Dmitry Rogozin, the head of the Roscosmos State Corporation, said that the Sarmat rocket currently being tested will be much more powerful than its predecessor Voevoda. Destroying the missile "will be almost impossible." In the United States, the Sarmat tests have intensified the discussion about a new nuclear missile strategy. Details are in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».
The Danish Navy has tested the SM-2 missile
The Iver Huidfeldt Niels Juel-class frigate of the Royal Danish Navy tested the SM-2 missile for the first time off the coast of Norway. This is reported by Naval News.
The use of British high-tech Brimstone missiles by the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been recorded in the Donbas
Foreign weapons supplied to Ukraine by Western "sponsors" from the United States and NATO are increasingly reaching the combat zone, despite the opposition of the Russian army. British Brimstone missiles have been spotted on the contact line.
The US has received a warning: it is better not to tease the Russian bear
Peace in Ukraine is hindered by Washington's anti-Russian rhetoric
The bellicose rhetoric of the West only complicates and delays the Ukrainian conflict, writes The Hill. According to the author of the article, with such an approach, the United States and its allies are becoming increasingly difficult to achieve a peaceful settlement, and peaceful Ukrainians are suffering at the same time.
APU installs French Mistral MANPADS received from Norway on SUVs
The Ukrainian military has found use of the French Mistral MANPADS supplied by Norway, they will now be installed on SUVs to get a highly mobile short-range anti-aircraft system. Photos of the new "bandermobiles" with the installed anti-aircraft complex have already appeared in Ukrainian public.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed footage of the destruction of the Ukrainian Bayraktar
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has shown how the calculations of self-propelled anti-aircraft missile and cannon complexes "Pantsir-S1" destroyed the Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Bayraktar.
Boeing has completed the repair of the Starliner ship and announced the date of the second test flight
Apparently, the development of the long-suffering main competitor "Dragon" SpaceX is coming to the final stage. In less than two weeks, the CST-100 Starliner will embark on its second and final test flight. Boeing representatives assured that all the shortcomings identified during the previous test mission (unsuccessful) have been eliminated.