The Russian Armed Forces have deployed a group of forces and means in the Arctic that reliably ensures the military security of the Russian Federation, Admiral Alexander Moiseev, Commander of the Northern Fleet, said at a briefing on Thursday.

The United States sees Norway as a major foothold in the Arctic. This was announced on Thursday, May 13, by the commander of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Federation, Admiral Alexander Moiseev.

The intensity of NATO's operational and combat training activities near the Russian borders in the Arctic has increased in recent years, Admiral Alexander Moiseev, Commander of the Northern Fleet, said on Thursday.

NATO military exercises are shifting to the Russian borders, and the intensity of US strategic aviation flights is increasing, which is provocative in nature. This was stated by the commander of the Northern Fleet, Admiral Alexander Moiseev on May 13.

The United Engine Corporation (UEC, Rostec) has manufactured four NK-36ST industrial engines for the Novosindorskaya compressor station of the Ukhta-Torzhok gas pipeline, the corporation said.

Shvabe Holding (part of Rostec) has developed a Segment Gamma detector that can detect explosives and dangerous chemicals in five seconds, the press service of the state corporation reported.

In Russia, it is proposed to introduce administrative responsibility for the illegal trafficking of light pneumatics and the carrying of cold weapons for self-defense. This provision is contained in the draft law, which was developed by members of the State Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption, an explanatory note is available to TASS.

One of the oldest German concerns-manufacturers of military equipment Rheinmetall (founded in 1889-ed. TechCult.ru) introduced a new version of the NH – NH3 tactical military truck.

The M1128 combat vehicles in service with the US ground forces, created on the platform of the Stryker armored personnel carriers, are going to be completely written off by the end of next year.

Judging by the reports that appeared on the Network, despite many years of operation in specialized brigades, they did not manage to solve a number of design problems, for example, with an automated gun loading system. It not only has a relatively small ammunition supply (only 18 shells), but also constantly fails.

As reported by the Ukrainian media, on May 12, 2021, on the territory of the enterprise of the Ukrainian LLC "Scientific and Production Company" VK Sistema " in Vasylkiv (Kiev region) the transfer of a batch of nine Oncilla 4X4 L2014-UD wheeled armored vehicles assembled by the NPK to the armed forces of Ukraine took place "VK Sistema " from machine kits made by the Polish company Mista Sp. zoo.

Specialists of the Military Academy of Logistics (VA MTO, St. Petersburg) named after General of the Army Khrulev came up with a project of a unique transport-loading robot based on one of the most massive tractors in the Russian army MT-LB (also known as "Motoliga"), follows from a document published on the website of Rospatent.

At the military parade in Tula on May 9, the BMD-2M with a single combat compartment "Bereg"was first demonstrated.

From the original versions, they differ in the installation of a new, more massive-looking sight with a laser rangefinder, a thermal imaging channel and an automatic target tracking system.

The first batch of upgraded 2S3M "Acacia" self-propelled artillery units has been handed over to the Russian Defense Ministry.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines has published a" Notice of Order "(NOA – Notice of Award) for the supply of 90 light trucks GAZ" Sadko NEXT " produced by the Gorky Automobile Plant (GAZ Group, Nizhny Novgorod).

The "Moscow Institute of Heat Engineering" reported that work on the reconstruction of the monorail section is already being completed, where they will demonstrate the layout

The model of the magnetic cushion train will be demonstrated for the first time by the Moscow Institute of Thermal Engineering Corporation (MIT, which is the developer of the Yars complex, part of Roscosmos) in August. This was reported to TASS in MIT on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the enterprise.

Moscow's missile defense in the event of a nuclear strike is recognized as the most effective in the world. This is the conclusion of an American military columnist for the National Interest magazine.

"Can you guess which city is best protected from a nuclear missile attack? London? Washington, DC? No. This is in Russia, " writes expert Caleb Larson.

Calculations of operational-tactical missile systems (OTRK) "Iskander-M" worked out the destruction of important objects of the imaginary enemy at the exercises in the Kaliningrad region, the Baltic Fleet (BF) said on Thursday.

The Ministry of Health of the Gaza Strip reports today, May 13, that as a result of ongoing Israeli strikes in the Palestinian enclave, 83 people were killed, including 17 children and eight women. 487 people were injured in various degrees of severity.

Georgia, which is strengthening its defensive capabilities after the failed invasion of South Ossetia in 2008, will receive an upgraded air defense system from the Israeli company Rafael by the end of the year, Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze said on Thursday, the correspondent of the newspaper VZGLYAD in Tbilisi reports.

Unable to acquire modern combat aircraft, Ukraine decided to focus on unmanned aircraft. It is expected to receive about fifty "Bayraktar TB2".