The Kalashnikov Group of companies presented a smooth-bore version of its new AKV-521 carbine for a hunting cartridge.366 TCM. The main advantage of the new product will be that it will be possible to get it without five years of experience in the possession of weapons, as is required in the case of rifled barrels.

The Russian Defense Ministry plans to create a special department for the development of artificial intelligence in its structure. This was reported on the website of the Russian government on April 26.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed a decree on the establishment of the Federal state-owned Institution "The Main Information Technology Center of the National Guard of the Russian Federation".

Russian shipbuilders will lay down six ships and submarines for the Victory Day. This was reported on Tuesday, April 27, by TASS, citing a source in the shipbuilding industry.

Delivery of objects to the agency is planned in October 2022

The Vostochnaya Verf plant in Primorye, under contracts with the Russian Defense Ministry, will build two berths for parking submarines and surface ships and a universal ramp ramp that allows you to install floating berths on an unequipped shore. This was reported on Tuesday by the press service of the company.

The small amphibious assault ships "Yevgeny Kocheshkov" and "Mordovia" of the Baltic Fleet performed the task of transferring marines with a landing on the Baltic Sea coast during a planned exercise.

It has completed the factory test program

The carrier of the Kalibr and Uran cruise missile systems, the Marshal Shaposhnikov frigate, has joined the permanent readiness forces of the Pacific Fleet, the fleet's press service said on Tuesday.

Sevmash (part of USC) hosted the VI All-Russian Industry Scientific and Technical Conference " Digital Technologies of Design and Production in shipbuilding. Industry 4.0". The event was attended by more than 150 engineers from all over Russia.

The American Coast Guard patrol ship "Hamilton" entered the Black Sea. The US Sixth Fleet said in a statement that this was done to support NATO allies and regional partners.

The flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, the Guards missile cruiser "Moscow", went on fire in the Black Sea against the background of sending a US patrol ship to the region.

According to the Global Times, Chinese President Xi Jinping on April 23 took part in the ceremony of commissioning of the PLA Navy destroyer URO (105) "Dalian" class "Type-055" (according to the NATO classification "Renhai" / Renhai).

The company Bollinger Shipyards on April 22 announced the transfer of the 44th fast patrol boat FRC (Fast Response Cutter) of the Sentinel class-(WPC 1144) "Glen Harris" (Glen Harris) to the command of the US Coast Guard, which took place in Key West (Florida).

Leonardo Group has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the supply of four 127-mm OTO 127/64 LW Vulcano naval artillery systems to equip the new multi-purpose combat ships of the Canadian Navy.

The situation in Afghanistan is currently deteriorating, and in this regard, Russia and Tajikistan are working on planning a joint response to possible threats from this direction. This statement was made on Tuesday during a visit to Dushanbe by Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu.

The US military command is moving HIMARS multiple rocket launchers from Kuwait to Afghanistan to provide cover during the withdrawal of its contingent from Afghan territory, the US Central Command said.

Washington believes that the absence of a nuclear agreement with Iran regulating development in this area would be beyond Russia's interests, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said at a briefing.

The Department of the Chief of Engineering Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will take an active part in the preparation and holding of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021".

In 15 regions of the country, the inspection of employees of the Central Military District for the winter training period was completed. Rocket troops, artillery divisions, scouts and pilots worked out their actions in battle. In total, about 70 thousand soldiers were involved, according to the Izvestia TV channel. The maneuvers were held at the training grounds of the Russian Federation, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The exercises involved 15 thousand units of equipment.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on conscription of citizens who are in reserve for military training. "To call in 2021 the citizens of the Russian Federation, who are in reserve, to pass military training in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the bodies of the Federal Security Service," the presidential decree says, published on the official portal of legal information.

Amid the escalation with Russia, Kiev appealed to Berlin to provide weapons to strengthen the coastal defense.

As reported by DW, UNIAN writes, this is stated in the article of the German edition Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (FAS). The journalists received a list of requests from the Ukrainian side.