The main threat to the UK is Russia, British Defense Minister Ben Wallace said in an interview with The Telegraph.

The head of the US Department of Defense, Lloyd Austin, during a speech to cadets of the US Military Academy West Point in New York on Saturday, May 22, said that the country faces threats of terrorism, cyber weapons and the coronavirus pandemic.

Japan's Ground Self-Defense Forces on Saturday conducted maneuvers in Shizuoka Prefecture (Honshu Island) with the participation of about 3.1 thousand troops, the Kyodo news agency reports.

The authorities of the Philippines and China openly discussed the situation in the South China Sea and the differences between the parties in this area, the Channel News Agency reported on Saturday, citing a statement from the Philippine Foreign Ministry.

The Ministry of Defense and one of the enterprises of the United Shipbuilding Corporation signed a contract for the repair and modernization of the ground test training complex

A contract was signed for the repair and modernization of the ground test training complex (aviation) NITKA in the Crimea - a complete ground-based analogue of the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov. This was reported to TASS by two sources in the military-industrial complex.

The emergency operation of the ejection system occurred on a military aircraft in the Crimea, the pilots are alive, the press service of the Southern Military District reported.

As reported by the Telegram channel "Kontora Writes", on May 21, 2021 at 18: 49 at the Saki military airfield, in preparation for the exercise No. 20 and 21 "Restoring flight skills in the SMU", the ejection system worked on the Su-30SM aircraft (tail number "37 blue") from the 43rd separate Marine Assault Aviation Regiment of the Black Sea Fleet Marine Aviation when the crew took seats in the cockpit and strapped on.

At the next international helicopter industry exhibition HeliRussia 2021, which takes place from May 20 to 22, 2021 in Moscow, among other things, joint projects of the companies "Aviation Auxiliary Systems" ("ABC") and "Aeromax" on the development of unmanned aerial systems under the SmartHELI brand are presented.

Within the framework of the international helicopter industry exhibition HeliRussia 2021, Russian Helicopters Holding (part of Rostec State Corporation) and KrasAvia Airlines signed an agreement of intent for the supply of 10 Mi-8AMT, Mi-8MTV-1 and Ka-62 helicopters.

Russia plans to supply foreign customers with various helicopters worth more than $ 1 billion in 2021. This was reported to the agency "RIA Novosti" by the director of the FSMTC Dmitry Shugaev at the HeliRussia-2021 exhibition.

France has begun flight tests of the latest modification of the Rafale fighter. On May 22, the press service of the French Defense Ministry reported that the first stage of flight tests of the F4 modification aircraft was held at the Istres air base in the south of the country.

As the Croatian newspaper Jutarnji list reported on May 20, 2021, citing "well-informed sources", the Croatian government, on the recommendation of a meeting of the Croatian Defense Council held on the same day, decided to purchase 12 French Dassault Rafale fighters from the French Air Force, modified to the F3R standard, and to enter into pre-contract negotiations with the French side on this issue.

In a statement to national media, recently appointed Colombian Finance Minister Jose Manuel Restrepo said that the country's government will definitely not allocate funds for the purchase of new fighter jets.

On May 20, 2021, at Makurdi Air Base in Nigeria, an official ceremony was held for the entry into the Nigerian Air Force of three Chinese-Pakistani JF-17 Thunder Block II fighters assembled by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (RAS). The ceremony marking the 57th anniversary of the Nigerian Air Force was attended by Nigerian President Mohammadu Buhari.

According to the Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic, on the night of May 19, 2021, the first of the two Airbus C295MW military transport aircraft ordered for the Czech Air Force (tail number "0481", serial number 172) arrived at the Prague-Kbely airfield. The aircraft, built at the Airbus Defense and Space facility in Seville, Spain, was the first to be built on board the new C295MW modification, equipped with winglets at the wing tips.

As reported by the magazine "Jane's Defense Weekly", speaking on May 19, 2021 at the virtual conference of industry in the interests of Special Operations Forces of the United States (Special Operations Forces Industry Conference - SOFIC-2021), the executive director of aircraft programs of the Command of Special Operations Forces of the United States (USSOCOM), Colonel Ken Kubler, said that the possibility of creating an amphibious version of the Lockheed Martin MC-130J Commando II (based on the C-130J Super Hercules), adapted for landing on water and taking off from water (MC-130 Amphibious Capability - MAC concept).

Turkey has mastered the production of heavy drones. Yesterday, May 20, portal savunmasanayist.com he reported that the first serial Akıncı drone produced by Baykar Defense company successfully flew.

Polish National Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak, in an interview with Polish Radio 24 on May 22, 2021, announced the upcoming conclusion of a contract for the purchase of four Turkish Bayraktar TB2 reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial systems for the Polish armed forces, including 24 unmanned aerial vehicles themselves, as well as weapons for them.

The commander of the Turkish Air Force (Air Force), Abidin Yunal, is allegedly responsible for the incident with the Russian Su-24 aircraft, which was shot down in 2015 in the sky near the border of Syria and Turkey.

The Government of the Russian Federation notes the need to improve the effectiveness of the implementation of a number of state programs. "Pay attention to the low degree of effectiveness of the implementation of the state program of the Russian Federation "Space activities of Russia", - said in a statement posted on the website of the Cabinet of Ministers on Saturday.