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.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has criticized his American counterpart Joe Biden for selling $735 million worth of precision weapons to Israel. He said this on May 17 during a press conference in Ankara, broadcast on the politician's Twitter.

Israel and the United States signed a deal for the supply of American weapons amid the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. This is reported on May 17 by the Jerusalem Post.

According to the public relations service of the Armed Forces of Pakistan ISPR (Inter-Services Public Relations), at the enterprise of the Chinese company Hudong Zhonghua in Shanghai, the keel laying ceremony of the third (of the four ordered) Type-054A/P class frigate for the Pakistani Navy was held.

The construction of the Borey-A project 995A strategic missile submarines can be continued after the execution of the contract concluded with the Ministry of Defense for the supply of 10 ships.

Russia can continue the construction of nuclear-powered strategic missile submarines of the project 955 ("Borey") after all ten such submarines contracted for today are ready, Vladimir Pospelov, a member of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation, a member of the Marine Board under the government, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

According to Admiral Alexander Nosatov, NATO plans to conduct more than 20 exercises in the region, during which the ship grouping can be increased to 30-40 ships

The US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class URO destroyers are on permanent combat duty in the Baltic and North Seas. This was announced by the commander of the Baltic Fleet, Admiral Alexander Nosatov, in an interview with the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper.

Ships of the Russian Baltic Fleet will make seven long-distance voyages this year, including to Sudan, where, as reported, a base of the Russian Navy will be established.

The ships of the Baltic Fleet will make seven long voyages this year. Russian sailors will visit ports in Syria, Cyprus, Sudan and Oman. The fleet's personnel will conduct more than 34 combat training sessions of various directions, the Izvestia TV channel reports. The most large-scale event will be the Russian-Belarusian exercise "West-2021".

The training took place against the background of a British Navy patrol ship entering the Black Sea

Exercises to destroy air targets of a simulated enemy were conducted by the crew of the patrol ship "Inquisitive", the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) said on Monday.

The Russian Navy will receive about 40 ships and support vessels of various classes this year, Vladimir Pospelov, a member of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission and a member of the Marine Board under the government of the Russian Federation, told RIA Novosti in an interview.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov noted that this would begin the resumption of the mechanism of regular meetings of the chiefs of the General Staffs of the armed forces of the Arctic Council member countries.

The Novosibirsk manufacturer of sighting equipment of the Shvabe holding is preparing for hunters and fans of practical shooting two new models of prismatic sights, created specifically for self-loading carbines.

The company Hydromea has introduced an underwater robot with a camera and wireless control using optical signals. Wireless communication allows you to control the robot and receive video from it at a distance of up to 50 meters.