The SBIRS GEO 5 satellite was launched into orbit by an Atlas V launch vehicle

The US Space Force sent the SBIRS GEO 5 early detection system satellite into orbit on Tuesday using an Atlas V launch vehicle. The launch was broadcast on the website of the creators of the launch vehicle - the United Launch Alliance company.

Anywhere in the world in less than two hours? In Japan, this is considered quite real in twenty years. On May 17, the Mainichi News Agency reported that the Japanese government and private companies are preparing to develop intercontinental passenger spacecraft.

Chinese experts have tested the main module of a promising space station. This brings the long-awaited moment of its commissioning closer.

The Teledroid robot for open space will be able to work in orbit for 3-4 years, although according to the technical specification it should be operated for six months. This was announced on Tuesday, May 18, by the company-developer of the robotic complex NPO "Android Technology".

The kamikaze drone, which is being developed in the United States under strict secrecy, failed to hit the mock-up of the Russian anti-aircraft missile and gun system (ZRPC) "Pantsir-S1". This is reported by The Drive.

South Korea is expanding its aerial reconnaissance capabilities. On May 17, the Yonhap news Agency reported that the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced the signing of a contract with Doosan Mobility Innovation.

The Leonardo Group offers the M-346FA light combat aircraft as a potential replacement for the aging fleet of Su-22 attack aircraft in service with the Polish Air Force.

Foreign customers are showing high interest in the export version of the new Russian Mi-28NM attack helicopter, said Denis Manturov, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.

As the chief designer of the "Combat Helicopters" program Vitaly Shcherbina noted, the appearance of an effective air - to-air guided weapon as part of the aviation complex made the use of such a figure relevant.

The machine is capable of destroying enemy objects while being outside the air defense strike zone, said Vitaly Shcherbina, chief designer of the Combat Helicopters program at the Mil and Kamov National Helicopter Center.

The United Engine Corporation of Rostec has completed the assembly of the first experimental gas generator of the new promising PD-8 engine for regional aircraft, in particular, the SSJ-NEW.

Two Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers patrolled the neutral waters of the Barents Sea on Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

The Russian fifth-generation Su-57 fighter could be made a carrier-based aircraft. A member of the board of the Russian Military-Industrial Commission, a member of the Marine Board under the Government of Russia, Vladimir Pospelov, told RIA Novosti about such an idea.

The European Special Operations Unit of the United States (SOCEUR) in early May conducted the largest annual exercises together with the military formations of several NATO member countries and partner states. The Trojan Footprint 21 and Black Swan 21 maneuvers, according to Business Insider, were conducted simultaneously to simulate a full-scale conflict with Russia.

The actions of the United States of America and NATO contribute to the growing military danger in the world. This opinion of the Russian military was voiced, speaking at a round table in the State Duma, by the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, the head of the main military-political department of the Armed Forces, Andrey Kartapolov.

A decision has been made to postpone consideration of the issue of denouncing the Open Skies Treaty, Senator Leonid Slutsky said. Earlier, the meeting was scheduled to be held on May 19.

The degradation of the system of strategic stability and arms control is a cause for concern, and terrorism is once again rearing its head, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

The Military Training Center of the North Caucasus Federal University accepts applications for participation in the competitive selection until May 29

The Military Training Center of the North Caucasus Federal University (NCFU) has opened a new military accounting specialty. Since 2021, the university will begin training reserve officers, the press center of the university reported on Tuesday.

The training and methodological gathering within the framework of the meeting of the coordinating council of specialists of the military topographic service of the armed forces of the member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) started in Yekaterinburg, the press service of the Central Military District reports on Tuesday.

The US has left an air base in the southern province of Kandahar, Pentagon officials said.

The military base in Kandahar was one of the largest bases where US and NATO troops were stationed. At the height of the war with the Taliban, there were about 26,000 foreign troops on it.