Tests of the American Minuteman III missile ended in failure
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.
Tracked version of the new armored reconnaissance aircraft will be shown at the parade in Tula
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.
Russian "Vityaz" called a powerful geopolitical weapon in Japan
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.
Israel replaces soldiers with robots
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.
The Roscosmos enterprise has created a mobile medical and diagnostic complex
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).
The developer of the deepfake recognition system for the needs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has been identified
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.
In the Russian Federation, they are developing glasses-an emulator of full-fledged vision for people with one seeing eye
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).
Submarines of the People's Republic of China were able to hit the entire territory of the United States
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 Pentagon did not find a threat to the US military in the actions of the Russian Federation in Syria
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.
In Syria, they announced the destruction of several missiles fired at Latakia
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.
During the winter training period, paratroopers made more than 65 thousand parachute jumps
According to the results of the winter training period of the 2021 academic year, the servicemen of the Airborne Troops made more than 65 thousand parachute jumps.
Lukashenko stripped more than 80 ex-security officials of their titles for discrediting actions
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday, May 4, signed a decree on the deprivation of more than 80 former servicemen and employees of the country's law enforcement agencies of military and special ranks for discrediting actions during the aggravation of the situation in the republic. This was reported by the press service of the Belarusian leader.
The Pentagon announced a major military exercise in Alaska
The exercise of the US armed forces Northern Edge 2021 with the participation of 15 thousand troops and 240 different aircraft begins on Monday, May 3, in Alaska. This was announced by the press secretary of the US Department of Defense John Kirby.
Source: The new NITKA complex in Yeysk may start operating in 2023
According to the agency's interlocutor, the deadline was postponed to at least 2022
The deadline for the delivery of the new ground test training complex (aviation) NITKA in Yeisk - the second Russian ground-based analog of the aircraft carrier-has been postponed to at least 2022 with the start of operation in 2023. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.
The passage of the MiG-23 and Mi-24 at extremely low altitude was shown on video
Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army Air Force pilots demonstrated how they can fly at extremely low altitudes.
The demonstration of such skills took place at one of the air bases under the control of the LNA. The MiG-23 passed at the highest possible speed just a couple of meters above the runway.
Escorting Russian planes becomes a problem for the US Air Force
Flights of Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft off the coast of Alaska are becoming a problem for American pilots who have to meet them in the air. At the same time, the United States recognizes that Russian aircraft can be in this buffer zone legally.
F-35s have begun to protect the airspace of the Baltic States
The airspace of the Baltic states will now be guarded by Italian Air Force F-35 Lightning II fighters. At the Emari air base near Tallinn, the German Air Force, which was engaged in this earlier, transferred authority to the Italian Air Force.
The US has deployed two more B-52H bombers to Qatar to cover the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan
Two more US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers have arrived in Qatar, the total number of them there has reached six units, according to monitoring of Western aviation resources.
Stellar "navigator" for small spacecraft began flight tests
The sensor is designed to determine the spatial orientation of the spacecraft relative to the inertial equatorial stellar coordinate system
The small-sized star sensor AZDK-1 for small spacecraft, created in Azmerit LLC (RKS holding, part of Roscosmos), has begun to pass flight tests. This is stated in the message of the holding, distributed on Tuesday.
As part of the Russian GLONASS group, there are 22 spacecraft
As of May 4, 22 spacecraft are operating as part of the Russian GLONASS orbital constellation, the Information and Analytical Center for Coordinate-Time and Navigation Support said on Tuesday.
