This year, the Airborne Forces will receive more than 13 thousand sets of modern landing equipment and parachute systems. This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. These funds, among other things, will be used to equip two more paratrooper battalions with BMD-4M armored vehicles.

The US Army is developing the a-shape (alpha-shape) technique, which will ensure the joint work of several robots in conditions of poor communication between them or even complete lack of it. It will help groups of autonomous robots achieve their goals without interfering with each other and without duplicating actions, even though they will not be able to communicate with each other.

Since December last year, the New York Police Department (NYPD) has decided to use a modified Spot robot to perform explosive disposal missions so as not to endanger police officers. It was used several times to check the interior of a home that had been burglarized before police officers entered.

Scientists from St. Petersburg at the State University of Technology and Design have developed a unique thermal insulation material with record fire-resistant and high-temperature performance. The basis for its manufacture is a mullite – silica fiber, which has the highest fire resistance and low thermal conductivity.

In the UK, parts of the hull of the promising Type 26 frigate were successfully docked. In the future, such ships will become one of the main combat units of the Royal Navy, and will also serve in the navies of partner countries.

The United States sometimes forgets what the original reason was for sending troops to Afghanistan 20 years ago. This was stated by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in an interview with CBS News, which aired on May 2.

Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan are once again shedding blood for water. Yesterday, on April 29, the military of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan accused each other of starting the shelling on the Tajik-Kyrgyz border at the site of the water distribution point "Golovoi".

The introduction of anti-Russian sanctions and "similar demarches" by the United States narrows the possibilities for establishing a dialogue between Moscow and Washington, said Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev.

The Russian exercises near the Ukrainian borders have excited everyone. But the giant NATO exercises "Defender of Europe-21", sometimes taking place very close to the borders of Russia, for some reason do not bother anyone. NATO, led by the United States, wants to take Russia into the ring. It is a shame that Sweden is also following their lead, the author believes.

The US is investigating radiation attacks on officials and diplomats. The latest such case occurred last year in Miami, where government employees were exposed to energy, the Izvestia TV channel reports. The victims complained of tinnitus, headaches and nausea. The same symptoms were observed in employees of the US Embassy in Cuba in 2016.

The White House has completed a review of North Korea's policy and determined the direction of the new administration's policy towards North Korea, US presidential spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters.

The Su-30SM fighters in service with the Russian Aerospace Forces and the Russian Navy will be upgraded to the Su-30SM2 variant, the Izvestia newspaper reported on Sunday, citing sources in the Russian Defense Ministry.

The research and production enterprise "Polet" (part of the holding company "Roselektronika" "Rostec") is creating a new antenna for supersonic aircraft, which will significantly increase the range and reliability of aviation radio communications, the press service of the company told reporters on Friday.

The interception of a record number of aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) off the west coast of North America "strained" the units of the US Air Force (Air Force), reports Air Force Times a statement by Lieutenant General David Kramm from the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, located in Anchorage (Alaska).

The governor of the Primorsky Territory Oleg Kozhemyako held a working meeting with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, as the head of the region himself announced on his Instagram page.

The two-seat version of the Chinese fifth-generation fighter J-20 will receive a powerful electronic warfare system (EW) and will be able to control guided unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), as a result of which it will become a "real nightmare" for the enemy, the South China Morning Post newspaper writes, citing the Chinese magazine Ordnance Industry Science Technology.

On April 30, 2021, the US Department of Defense's Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale to India at the request of the Indian government through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of six more Boeing P-8I Neptune (Poseidon) base patrol aircraft with a total estimated cost of $ 2.42 billion. Weapons are not included in the delivery. This delivery is approved by the US Department of State.

The implementation of the contract for the sale to the Tunisian Armed Forces of medium-altitude UAVs of long flight duration (MALE) "Anka-S"was confirmed.

We continue the series of articles about the PLA UAVs. This article will present unmanned systems that are in service with the Air Force of the People's Liberation Army of China.

The fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter jets of the Italian Air Force arrived in Estonia for the first time on Friday to protect the airspace of the Baltic States.