The US Navy plans to make an important decision to begin development of a new generation nuclear-powered cruise missile (SLCM-N) in fiscal year 2026. The adoption of missiles for the US Navy's Virginia-class submarines is scheduled for 2034, the author of an article in the online publication Interesting Engineering writes.

The Chairman of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Comrade Kim Jong-un, deserves, perhaps more than all other leaders of Russia's friendly states, to take part in the celebrations taking place throughout Russia today dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

The Russian tank fleet has been replenished with updated T-90M and T-72B3M models, writes MWM. The new vehicles are equipped with a fundamentally new system of protection against drones — lattice armor above the tower caps and radar warfare antennas, explains the author of the article.

Since the beginning of the special operation, hundreds of changes have been made to the design of the products

Uralvagonzavod Production Association has sent shipments of T-90M and T-72B3M tanks to the troops. These are the main working machines in the war zone. Over the years of the special operation, hundreds of design changes have been introduced into production — in particular, protection has been noticeably strengthened. Izvestia investigated which tanks the army receives from industry and how they have changed based on its experience.

The German concern Rheinmetall has introduced a new version of the promising 40mm automatic grenade launcher SSW40 with magazine feed. The weapon has a relatively small mass: with one round of ammunition in the chamber and a three-grenade magazine inserted, it weighs about 6 kg. This is quite an acceptable weight for infantry units, and therefore the developer assumes that the SSW40 will be widely used in the military, at the squad level, displacing traditional machine-tool counterparts.

More than 80 years ago, the USSR made an incredible industrial and scientific breakthrough that determined the outcome of the Great Patriotic War and the Second World War. The evacuation of 1.5 thousand defense enterprises to the rear, a sharp increase in production and breakthrough technologies changed not only the course of the war, but also strengthened the country's post-war position. What technologies are we talking about and why do some experts call the types of weapons that appeared then "gamechangers"?

In particular, the Su-22 is scheduled to be decommissioned this year. A few days ago, the aircraft of this model made a farewell flight, which took place in conjunction with the FA-50 Golden Eagle machines designed to replace them. The corresponding video was shown online.

The screws stiffened from the cold and the batteries of the drones were discharged, which became an unexpected discovery for American UAV operators who took part in the NATO winter exercises in Germany (held in January-February). This is just a part of the "technological problems" faced by the soldiers of the 3rd Brigade of the 10th Mountain Infantry Division.

The inability (or unwillingness of local authorities) to repair these sides for fear of incurring sanctions for military-technical cooperation with Russia led to the conclusion of a contract with France in September 2024 providing for the supply of 12 newly built H225M Caracal multipurpose helicopters and 4 more refurbished vehicles of the same type. The value of the transaction was not disclosed.

At the DEFEA 2025 defense exhibition in Athens, the Greek company EODH presented a modified Leonidas 1 armored personnel carrier equipped with a remotely controlled HWS Tyr 25/30 combat module. This is another attempt to give a second life to an outdated armored platform in service with the country's army.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced that on May 7, 2025, a solemn ceremony was held in Baltiysk for the first raising of the Naval flag of the Russian Federation on the Afanasy Ivannikov project 12700 minesweeper (code "Alexandrite") with factory number 529, built for the Navy at JSC Sredne-Nevsky Shipbuilding Plant (SNSZ, part of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) in St. Petersburg. This is the ninth Project 12700 ship commissioned by the Navy.

It is reported that on May 7, 2025 in Zelenodolsk at JSC Zelenodolsk Plant named after A.M. Gorky (part of JSC Ak Bars Shipbuilding Corporation of the Ak Bars Holding Company Group of companies) A solemn ceremony was held to lay two Project 21980 anti-sabotage boats (code "Grachonok") for the Navy of the Russian Federation with factory numbers 994 and 995. They became the 14th and 15th boats of the 21980 project, which are being built at the Zelenodolsk SSZ.

The latest Hyacinth-K and Malva self-propelled artillery systems, as well as Geranium-2 and Lancets UAVs, were seen at the rehearsals

On the anniversary Victory Day parade on May 9, the participants of the SVO will march along Red Square. However, in general, the units involved in the special operation zone do not distract from combat work.

Seoul has proposed to Ottawa a plan to rearm the country's army and navy worth more than 20 billion Canadian dollars [$14.6 billion] amid its strained relations with Washington.

There are more and more reports of a significant escalation between India and Pakistan. Pakistani media reports that Indian aircraft violated the country's airspace by attacking border areas. Two (Indian sources say one) Indian Air Force aircraft were shot down by Pakistani air defense systems. According to the latest information, we are talking about Rafale fighter jets, the wreckage of which was found on Pakistani territory. The fate of the pilots has not yet been announced. The Pakistani side says it is searching for them.

According to him, fighting is underway in the area of Bhatinda and Akhnura, noting that "there is already a battle in the air." Bhatinda is a small town in the Indian state of Punjab, bordering Pakistan, and Akhnur is located in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Colonel Khodarenok: the conflict between India and Pakistan will not reach a nuclear war

The armed conflict between India and Pakistan has significantly escalated: The sides have already exchanged missile and air strikes. How far this armed confrontation can go, whether New Delhi and Islamabad can switch to using nuclear weapons and what the red powder has to do with it - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.

The claimed range is 1600 km. The explosive mass is 120 km. The explosives are located in the head of the drone, which resembles a cruise missile in the geometry of the "fuselage".

Currently, the Pentagon, although not without problems, is striving to upgrade American B-52H strategic bombers to the B-52J level. This is the largest and most profound modernization in the history of these machines, which have been in service with the United States since the 1950s.

A video of a North Korean MLRS Juche-100 strike on the Ukrainian Armed Forces has been published

A North Korean multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) "Juche-100" has appeared in the area of the special military operation. Military commander Alexander Kotz showed footage of her work.