A successful physical launch of the T-15MD tokamak took place at the Kurchatov Institute, which became the first new thermonuclear installation in Russia in 20 years. It is expected that it will carry out both experiments in the framework of the ITER thermonuclear reactor project, and experiments in the framework of the development of a hybrid reactor, TASS reports.

"Arctic shamrock" - the second unique residential complex of a closed cycle, built in the interests of the Northern Fleet in the high-latitude areas of the Arctic

Thirty journalists from the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, China, the United States, France and Japan were able to see for the first time the base "Arctic Shamrock" and a demonstration training of calculations of coastal missile systems "Bastion" on Franz Josef Land, reports TASS correspondent.

The Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation, when preparing a new state armament program for 2024-2033, will assess the feasibility of including plans for the construction of a new aircraft carrier, Vladimir Pospelov, a member of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation, a member of the Naval Board under the government, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The new Russian aircraft carrier, with a displacement of 70-80 thousand tons, can cost the Russian defense budget 500 billion rubles. Nevertheless, the ship will be cheaper than US aircraft carriers with a displacement of 110 thousand tons. This was stated to RIA Novosti by Vladimir Pospelov, a member of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation.

Russian shipbuilders use all modern technologies to reduce radar visibility, Vladimir Pospelov, a member of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation, a member of the Marine Board under the government, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, the Guards missile cruiser " Moscow "and the frigate" Admiral Grigorovich " at a joint exercise in the Black Sea, fired torpedoes and rocket bombs at a submarine of a simulated enemy. This was announced today by the head of the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet Alexey Rulev.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, congratulated the Baltic sailors on the Baltic Fleet Day.

In his congratulatory message, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov noted that " The Baltic Fleet remains the most important tool for ensuring Russia's security in the western direction.

The Pacific Fleet will receive this submarine in November

Mooring tests of the diesel-electric submarine of the project 636.3 "Magadan" for the Pacific Fleet will be completed in early June of this year, the crew of the submarine is involved in them, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reports.

As the well-known observer of underwater vehicles and special means H. I. Sutton reports on his resource "Covert Shores", more information is gradually emerging about small submarines being built in Italy for the Qatari navy. It is known that the contract worth 190 million euros provides for the supply of two small submarines to Qatar and the corresponding training of personnel.

The continuation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict may lead to the destabilization of the situation in the region and other negative consequences, said the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, General Mark Milley.

The Israeli army recorded six rockets fired from Lebanon towards the northern part of the country. This was announced on Tuesday, May 18, by the army press service on Twitter.

Military personnel of the special forces unit of the Pskov Guards Amphibious Assault Unit and the Center for Special Parachute Training of the Airborne Forces from Ryazan made jumps from a height of six thousand meters. They jumped in special oxygen equipment.

In his opinion, this is due to the lack of ideology

As part of his speech at the forum "Youth and Science" in Nizhny Novgorod, the President of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) Alexander Sergeev criticized the level of knowledge of graduates of Russian universities. This is reported by the press service of the Lobachevsky National Research University.

[b]The units and personnel involved in the exercises were alerted, their movements were masked from the air defense of the imaginary enemy, the Ministry of Defense of the republic said.]

The Azerbaijani Armed Forces have started command and staff exercises in Nakhichevan. This was reported on Monday by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic.

The State Duma Defense Committee recommended that the house denounce the Open Skies Treaty, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee Yuri Shvytkin told Interfax on Monday.

It is reported that the military is on full alert around the clock in the areas of concentration, and in the event of an aggravation of the situation, they are always ready to respond adequately to a military threat.

Ukraine's accession to NATO will become an unnecessary burden and reduce the security of existing members of the North Atlantic Alliance. The priorities of the United States should be to avoid an unnecessary war with an enemy with nuclear weapons, and to ensure the prosperity of the Americans.

During the demonstration flights, NATO aircraft, with a high degree of probability, are practicing strikes on Belarus and the Russian Federation, said the first Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus, Major General Igor Korol.

The Nagurskoye Arctic airfield on Franz Josef Land, after the construction of a new runway, can accommodate any class of aircraft, including strategic bombers. As the chief of staff of the Army of the Air Force and Air Defense, Major General Igor Churkin, told reporters, the airfield was put into operation last year. The length of its runway is 3.5 thousand meters. "This allows the airfield to accept all classes of aircraft," Churkin said.​

Starting with the Eastern European beggars, the fashion for "digital" camouflage coloring of combat aircraft continues to spread around the world, capturing Russia, and now, perhaps, reaching the United States. An emerging photo of a Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor fighter from the 3rd Fighter Wing of the US Air Force from Elmendorf-Richardson Air Force Base in Alaska, while refueling in the air on May 7, 2021 from a McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender tanker aircraft during exercise Northern Edge 21.