The American "destroyer" of the Russian C-400 was renamed
The AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) missile, designed to destroy enemy air defense systems, in particular, the Russian S-400 Triumph, was renamed Advanced Reactive Strike (AReS), the editor of Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine Steve Trimble said on Twitter.
Israel's "Iron Dome" shot down its own drone
Israel's Iron Dome accidentally shot down its own drone.
The Israel Defense Forces confirmed that an Iron Dome battery accidentally shot down an Israeli Skylark drone.
Rostec and Technopolis " Era " upgrade radars to detect low-visibility drones
The next stages of the project are planned to be completed during 2021-2022
Tula "Instrument Design Bureau" (KBP, part of the NGO "High-Precision Complexes" of the state Corporation "Rostec") and the operators of the scientific company of the Military Innovation Technopolis "Era" are working on the modernization of radar systems developed by KBP to increase their ability to detect low-visibility targets, including anti-ship missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as ground and underwater robotics. This was reported to TASS by the press service of "High-precision complexes".
The Russian military has successfully tested a radar module capable of detecting small targets
The module confirmed the claimed characteristics for detecting both small-sized aircraft and helicopters, and mini-unmanned aerial vehicles
The Russian military has successfully tested an economical radar module that can detect planes and drones the size of a sheet of A4 paper, said Colonel Viktor Pigarev, Deputy Chief of the Air Defense and Aviation Forces of the Western Military District, in an interview with the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper.
Details of the theft of more than 1 billion rubles from Roscosmos have become known
The Main Directorate of the Investigative Committee (IC) of Russia for the Moscow Region has completed investigative actions in a criminal case on the theft of more than 1 billion rubles in supplies for the scientific and energy module (NEM) of the International Space Station (ISS). This was announced on Wednesday, May 26, according to Kommersant.
Lockheed Martin has rolled out the first BTA C-130J "Super Hercules" aircraft intended for the Algerian Air Force
The American company Lockheed Martin has rolled out the first military transport aircraft C-130J "Super Hercules", intended for the Algerian Air Force.
Airbus delivered the 100th BTA A-400M Atlas aircraft to the customer"
Airbus has announced the delivery of the 100th BTA A-400M Atlas aircraft to the customer. The aircraft, designated MSN111, was transferred to the Spanish Air Force Command. It was the tenth A400M delivered by Airbus to this country.
Video: Czech Mi-24B turned into a " flying tiger"
The Mi-24B helicopter of the Czech Air Force received a tiger color. A video of Mi-24B helicopters of the 221st helicopter Squadron of the Czech Air Force in new camouflage was published on the Internet. The cockpit of the car was turned into tiger snouts, and the sides were painted with British and American Wellington I and B-24 Liberator bombers.
UEC introduces robotic equipment
The United Engine Corporation of Rostec is expanding the use of robotic technological complexes in the production of parts for aircraft gas turbine engines. Five robotic lines are included in the production chain of PJSC UEC-Saturn, and two more robotics projects are included in the investment program for 2021-2023.
The United States hopes that the deployment of Russian bombers in Syria will not lead to destabilization in the country-the Pentagon
US Defense Department spokesman John Kirby expressed the hope that all states involved in the Syrian problem will avoid actions that could lead to the destabilization of the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic (SAR).
Tu-22M3 crews explore new routes in Syria
The Tu-22M3 long-range bombers, which were relocated to the Russian Hmeimim air base in Syria earlier this week, conducted their first flights. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the crews of the Tupolevs have begun to perform tasks to develop the airspace over the Mediterranean Sea.
Video: the army aviation of the south of Russia staged an " elephant walk"
The Army and operational-tactical aviation of the Southern Military District conducted a massive relocation to field airfields. About 100 planes and helicopters of the 4th Army of the Air Force and Air Defense participated in the exercises to withdraw aircraft from the attack of the simulated enemy.
The source said about the creation of a single-engine fighter of the fifth generation
The Russian company "Sukhoi" has initiated work on the creation of a tactical single-engine fighter of the 5th generation, which will be built with the use of stealth technologies and the use of developments on the Su-57, a source in the aircraft industry told RIA Novosti.
China three times refused to accept the call of the head of the Pentagon
The Chinese side three times refused to accept a phone call from the head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, who, in violation of protocol, requested a conversation not with the Minister of Defense, but with a higher-ranking official. This was reported on May 26 by the South China Morning Post, citing military sources.
Moscow called on Britain to stop destructive work near the borders of the Russian Federation
Moscow calls on the United Kingdom to stop destructive and destabilizing activities near the Russian borders, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing on May 26.
The LPR announced the work of the Ukrainian electronic warfare complex in the Donbass
The People's Militia of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic recorded the operation of an electronic warfare station (EW) of Ukrainian security forces in the area of three Kiev-controlled settlements near the contact line in the Donbass, the press service of the LPR defense ministry told reporters.
Minsk assesses NATO activity near Belarus ' borders
The head of the Belarusian Defense Ministry, Viktor Khrenin, said on Wednesday, May 26, that NATO's activity near the borders of the republic looks like measures of early preparation for military operations.
The 4th International Conference on Mine Clearance opened in the Moscow region
The 4th International Conference on Humanitarian Demining and Countering Improvised Explosive Devices has opened in the Moscow region on the basis of the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center.
Russian military to raise salaries from October 1
Military personnel who serve both on conscription and under contract, from October 1, will increase salaries for positions and ranks. This is stated in a government decree published on the official Internet portal of legal information on Wednesday, May 26.
Putin has ratified the agreement with Kazakhstan on military cooperation
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ratified the agreement between Russia and Kazakhstan on military cooperation, which was signed in Nur-Sultan on October 16, 2020.