There were no violations of the state border

A Russian MiG-31 fighter jet was taking off to escort a US Air Force RC-135 strategic reconnaissance aircraft in the waters of the Chukchi Sea, the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation reported.

[b]The representative of the MiG corporation Mushegh Baloyan noted that thanks to the new combat capabilities, this aircraft has become an effective aviation complex for gaining air supremacy.]

MiG-35 fighters have received new combat capabilities, in particular, they will be able to use any existing aviation weapons.

The Defender Europe exercise began on Wednesday evening at the Central Training Ground of the Estonian Defense Forces, with live firing of multiple launch rocket systems, and the landing of American paratroopers at the Nurmsi airfield on Thursday evening, the press service of the General Staff of the Estonian Defense Forces told BNS.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba announced his intention to talk with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken about the supply of American-made weapons to Kiev, including air defense systems and anti-sniper technologies. He said this in an interview with CNN, published on Wednesday, May 5.

Tens of thousands of Russian troops remain near the border with Ukraine, and in this regard, NATO should closely monitor the situation, Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday.

The Russian Federation confirms its commitment to ensuring the security of Armenia as its ally, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

According to the results of January-April 2021, Azerbaijan has reached the second position in the procurement of Turkish weapons, the Turkish Anadolu agency reports.

The army of the Syrian Arab Republic announced on Wednesday, May 5, that the country's air defense systems shot down several Israeli missiles aimed at objects in the coastal zone of Latakia. This is reported by the SANA news agency.

The United States does not believe that the actions of the Russian military in northeastern Syria pose a threat to the American coalition. This is reported in a report released on Tuesday, May 4, by the acting Inspector General of the Pentagon, Sean O'Donnell.

At the celebration of the 72nd anniversary of the PLA Navy, a modernized type 094A nuclear submarine was presented. It is equipped with JL-3 ballistic missiles capable of hitting the entire territory of the United States, writes the South China Morning Post, citing sources in the military industry.

The device has no analogues in the world

JSC " Scientific and Production Corporation "Precision Instrument Systems" (NPK "SPP", part of Roscosmos) is developing digital glasses for emulating binocular vision for the rehabilitation of people with one seeing eye. This is stated in the draft plan for the implementation of the company's diversification program until 2025 (available to TASS).

To develop a computer program for the needs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, recognizing the substitution of faces in videos (the so-called "deepfake" technology), the scientific and industrial company "High Technologies and Strategic Systems"will have to.

The prototypes have already been tested

JSC "Scientific and Production Corporation "Precision Instrument Systems" (NPK "SPP", part of Roscosmos) has created a mobile medical and diagnostic complex, the prototypes have already been tested. This is stated in the draft plan for the implementation of the company's product diversification program until 2025 (available to TASS).

Patrolling the Israeli borders will be conducted by robots. May 4, portal defence-blog.com He reported that the IDF has begun deploying Jaguar automated vehicles on the border with the Gaza Strip.

Japanese media have become interested in Russian Arctic military equipment based on the DT-30 Vityaz all-terrain vehicle. According to experts, these are not only powerful machines, but also a means to achieve geopolitical goals.

At the rehearsal of the military parade in Tula, along with the already known samples, new military equipment was presented. For example, a tracked version of the mobile point of reconnaissance and target designation for the PRP-5 rocket and artillery systems.

The next launch of the American Minuteman III intercontinental missile ended in failure. The reasons for the interruption of the ICBM flight are not reported.

According to sources in the military-industrial complex, state tests of the missile are scheduled for 2022, with the first regiment being put on combat duty at the end of the year

Three launches of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) as part of flight design tests (LKI) will be carried out in 2021. This was reported to TASS by sources in the military-industrial complex and close to the military department.

[b]The press service of the US Space Command noted that this rocket does not have several stages, like many others.]

The Pentagon is not sure that the Changzheng-5B rocket (CZ-5B; Long March 5B), which put the Chinese station module into orbit, will disintegrate upon re-entry into the atmosphere. This was reported on Wednesday by TASS in the press service of the US Space Command.

Blue Origin will start selling tickets for the New Shepard cruise ship on Wednesday, May 5. The price of the ticket is estimated at 200-250 thousand dollars.