Europeans and Americans have announced plans to create an Interstellar probe that should reach interstellar space, 149 billion kilometers away from Earth. To begin with, the project will need to get NASA approval.

More detailed studies of them will begin in June this year

Preliminary analysis of the fragments of the asteroid Ryugu says that they may contain organic substances. These samples were delivered to Earth by the Japanese spacecraft "Hayabusa-2", reports NHK.

It was postponed due to an unfavorable weather forecast

The manned Crew Dragon spacecraft of the American company SpaceX will land on May 1, a few days later than planned. This was announced on Monday by the press service of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

[b]All the satellites entered the specified orbit, the Xinhua news agency reported.]

China on Tuesday successfully launched a carrier rocket "Changzheng-6" (CZ-6, Long March-6) with nine commercial satellites. This was reported by the Xinhua news agency.

The Delta IV Heavy launch vehicle has launched a secret NROL-82 satellite into orbit for the benefit of the US National Office of Military Space Intelligence, the United Launch Alliance (ULA) has announced.

[b]Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the countries also plan to jointly repel threats from Afghanistan.]

The joint air defense system is being created by Russia and Tajikistan, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at talks with the head of the republic's military department, Sherali Mirzo, in Dushanbe on Tuesday.

As the practice of many modern local conflicts has shown, even the simplest civilian drones equipped with improvised explosive devices can become an effective weapon in the right hands – which, by the way, is not so easy to resist.

Adopted 40 years ago, the 120-mm mortar "Sani"is still too early to retire: after modernization, increased mobility and accuracy of fire. The mortar with a rate of fire of up to 15 rounds per minute proved to be indispensable in the mountains and passed combat testing in Syria.

The creation of the Ukrainian operational-tactical missile system "Grom-2" continues to be in question. In 2018, after the five-axle OTRK chassis participated in the parade on August 24 in Kiev, and then was shown at the exhibition "Weapons and Security", it was solemnly announced that the first launches would be held in 2019.

A video has appeared on the Internet showing a Chinese supersonic YJ-18A missile hitting a target ship. Moreover, the defeat of this missile of a surface target is shown for the first time.

According to dambiev, the footage of the use of the missile is part of a promo video dedicated to the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the PLA Navy. The video shows the launch of the rocket and its hit on board the target ship. At the same time, a pillar of fire rises above the deck.

The use of star navigation will allow you to bypass the blocking of the Global Positioning System (GPS) by potential US adversaries like Russia and China, writes the American magazine Popular Mechanics.

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.