On April 27, 1952, the 88-1 prototype made its first flight lasting 12 minutes. It was operated by test pilot Nikolai Rybko. With the acquisition of the Tu-16, Soviet aviation received the first mass jet carrier of nuclear weapons.

As reported by Reuters with reference to the Romanian Defense Ministry, Bucharest intends to accelerate the planned acquisition of F-16A /B fighters from the Norwegian Air Force.

The team of the OSIRIS-REx interplanetary station has chosen a new target for research. This is the famous asteroid Apophis, which was previously considered the most dangerous body for the Earth. The station, which is now flying to Earth with the ground of the asteroid Bennu, will go to Apophis in 2023 and will explore it from orbit, according to the website of the University of Arizona.

On April 26, 1953, the B-200-B-300 missile system shot down an aerial target for the first time. This is how the legendary Soviet S-25 Berkut air defense system was born.

After the Second World War, due to the appearance of ultra-long-range high-altitude bomber aircraft and nuclear bombs, the need for sky protection at altitudes over 10 kilometers sharply increased.

The United States has faced problems due to the supply of portable Stinger anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine. This information was shared by Western military analyst Howard Altman.

The Russian Armed Forces destroyed the hangars of Ukrainian troops with a large batch of foreign weapons and ammunition with Kalibr missiles, Major General Igor Konashenkov, the official representative of the Ministry of Defense, said at a briefing.

Roscosmos is mass-producing new Sarmat intercontinental missiles, a total of 46 complexes are planned to be delivered to the troops, the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin said.

The US will create the fourth version of the M1A2 Abrams tank

The Pentagon announced the next modernization of the Abrams tank - to the level of M1A2 Abrams SER v4. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what the upgrade is and how this version of the car will differ from the previous ones.

On April 25, the exhibition "INNOPROM. Central Asia". The enterprise of the NPO "High–Precision Complexes" holding - Kovrov Electromechanical Plant (a member of the Vladimir branch of the Union of Machine Builders of Russia) presented products of the Ant - Ant brands and road rollers "Raskat" at the joint exposition of Rostec State Corporation.

During a special military operation in Ukraine, the Russian military uses special camouflage on military equipment, which reduces visibility in the infrared and radar range.

Camouflage capes, which work on the principle of "stealth", are used to hide the latest technology - T-90M "Breakthrough" tanks and Iskander tactical missile systems.

The authorities want to revive the system of distributing students after their graduation to various enterprises of the country. First of all, this will affect IT specialists who studied on a budget - they can be forced to work for the military-industrial complex for five years. This is one of the measures taken by the authorities to combat the personnel shortage in the IT sector.

According to the general director of the enterprise Alexey Rakhmanov, localization of production of products for the state defense order is already close to 100%

Suppliers of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) will find a solution to replace the remaining imported components for military shipbuilding within a period of three to 16 months. This was announced to journalists on Wednesday by the general director of the company Alexey Rakhmanov during a working trip to Kaliningrad.

Doctor of Military Sciences Sivkov: The United States can accelerate the construction of warships by 20-30 times

The US Navy has unveiled a fleet development plan for the next 30 years. It contains three possible options, one of which must be approved by Congress. The first option involves the construction of 316 ships by 2052, the second - 327 ships, the third - 367. The implementation of any of these options will depend on the actions of China and Russia.

The christening ceremony of the sixth K-130 class corvette took place at the Blohm + Voss company in Hamburg ("Braunschweig"), intended for the German Navy. The corvette received the name "Cologne".

According to experts, by the time of the beginning of the special military operation of the Russian armed forces in Ukraine, the increase in geopolitical tensions between Russia and the West reanimated the atmosphere characteristic of the Cold War in international relations, and with it the almost forgotten feelings of inter–bloc confrontation.

In 2021, the record of world arms spending was broken. In this case, a new is possible

This year, the record of global arms spending will be broken, writes Rzeczpospolita. Demand in the defense industry has grown enormously due to the conflict in Ukraine. The United States spent the most on weapons. Russia closes the top five. Analysts doubt whether Moscow will be able to keep spending at the current level due to sanctions.

In the period from October 18 to 20, 2022, the 26th International Exhibition of State Security Equipment "Interpoltech-2022" is being held (Moscow, Crocusexpo IEC, Pavilion No. 1).

Three terrorist attacks took place on the territory of Transnistria during the day, which, presumably, are the Ukrainian special services. A "red" level of terrorist danger has been introduced in the republic and the military parade on May 9 has been canceled. Why has Transnistria become the target of attacks, what consequences can they lead to and what does this mean for Russia?

The Ministry of Defense has published footage of the organization of logistics (MTO) units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the field when performing tasks during the special operation of the Russian Federation to protect Donbass.

At the same time, the Russian military has not yet destroyed railway bridges

On April 25, the Russian Aerospace Forces and missile forces for the first time struck key objects of the railway infrastructure of Ukraine. During the day, high-precision long-range weapons destroyed electrical installations in the areas of the railway stations Krasnoe, Zdolbunov, Zhmerinka,