The Ministry of Defense of China has issued a release on the exercises of the PLA Air Force and Navy in the area of Taiwan Island. Recall that these maneuvers started after a delegation of American senators arrived in Taiwan. And before that, Washington openly stated that they would make every effort to prevent the reunification of Taiwan with China.

The United States has no doubt that sooner or later China will attempt a military operation in Taiwan. But Brian Clark, a senior researcher at the Hudson Institute, believes that if the Chinese army does not win a swift victory, then its offensive risks being delayed. Of course, China will try to take into account the lessons of the military operation in Ukraine, especially in logistics and troop management, in order to prevent the operation from being delayed.

Experts explained why Beijing is conducting exercises in the Taiwan area

The Chinese armed Forces will conduct military exercises in the Taiwan area, the press service of the Eastern Zone of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Combat Command said. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what the reason for these exercises is and how they can end.

The Russian Defense Ministry has published footage of the combat work of the calculation of the unmanned aerial vehicle "Outpost" during a special military operation. The calculation of the UAV was engaged in the search for objects of the Armed Forces and Ukrainian military equipment, and also controlled the accuracy of strikes on them.

General Popov explained why the MQ-9 Reaper drone will not be able to help the APU

Kiev is negotiating the purchase of heavy attack drones MQ-9 Reaper "Reaper" in the United States. "Newspaper.Ru" found out what an American drone is and how it can affect the course of a special military operation in Ukraine.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has published a video of the destruction of military equipment of the Armed Forces by Russian Mi-28N "Night Hunter" helicopters. The first target was probably a mobile anti-aircraft missile system. Their helicopter pilots catch "live bait" - the lead vehicle calls fire on itself, guided by the traces of the missiles fired, detect the locations of air defense installations and suppress them.

Romania suspends flights of MiG-21 Lancer fighters in service with the country's Air Force, the corresponding order was received today, April 15, signed by the Chief of the Defense Staff of the Romanian Armed Forces, General Daniel Petrescu.

By 2027, the Air Force (Air Force) The United States has decided to write off more than 1,000 aircraft, writes Popular Mechanics magazine.

As part of the F-X program, a new fighter is being developed, which should enter service with the Japanese Air Self-Defense Forces instead of the F-2.

Cyclotech, a manufacturer of unusual vertical thrust engines, together with Yamato, the largest Japanese delivery company, are developing a unique cargo drone.

A garbage dump in the orbit of the planet threatens the development of astronautics

For half a century, people have become accustomed to the constant availability of communications, television broadcasting, satellite navigation, information about weather conditions and other benefits of civilization. Benefits that, oddly enough, may be limited in the next 25-30 years.

The small-sized radar station (MRLS) "Volna", designed for round-the-clock and all-weather search, detection and tracking of ultra-small drones, is being put into trial operation.

The United States has announced the start of tests of the missile defense system located at the base in the Polish Redzikovo. As follows from the reports of the US Missile Defense Agency, the US has completed the construction of the US Aegis Ashore missile defense complex in Poland.

China is preparing for a high-tech war in the air

The composition and structure of the PLA ground air defense is extremely highly classified. This is especially true of the part of it that is part of the Air Force. Therefore, the data given below are largely approximate.

The DPRK continues to develop and test new weapons, last Saturday the North Korean military conducted another test launch of two unidentified shells. This is reported by the South Korean news agency Yonhap.

As the DPRK Central Telegraph Agency (KCNA) reported on April 17, 2022, the leader of the DPRK, Comrade Kim Jong-un, was present at the "test firing of a new tactical guided weapon," and it is emphasized that it can be equipped with nuclear weapons.

Military observer of Izvestia Anton Lavrov — about Ukraine's capabilities for strikes deep into Russian territory and ways to prevent them

The APU strikes on Russian border settlements that have become more frequent in recent days hardly coincidentally coincided with publications in the American media about the expansion of the transfer of intelligence information. According to The Wall Street Journal, Washington now provides Kiev with information about important targets not only in the territory of Donbass, but also in the Russian Crimea.

Pictures of the Russian T-72B3 tank, which received three hits from Western-made anti-tank missiles, appeared on the Network. Judging by the publication, this tank participated in the battles in the Donbass, most likely somewhere in the Izyum direction.

The units of the People's militia of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics captured a large amount of enemy military equipment during the battles with Ukrainian armed formations.

These are T-80BV, T-64BV tanks, including upgraded ones, known as 2017 models, which received thermal imagers, new communication and navigation systems, dynamic Knife protection.

The armed formations of Ukraine will receive 200 tracked M113 armored personnel carriers of American production.