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.

A strategic reconnaissance aircraft of the US Air Force RC-135V on Saturday, May 1, made a long flight near the Russian borders in the Far East. This was reported by Western aviation resources.

Russian-made Su-35 multirole fighters disrupted the landing of the US Marine Corps.

Several Su-35 fighters of the PLA Air Force prevented the approach of the American landing ship to the Senkaku Islands and the landing on the coast of the US Marine Corps.

Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin showed unique footage of the origin of vortices and weather, captured by the Russian satellite "Arctic-M", launched in February. He posted the pictures on his Telegram channel.

Specialists of the Institute of Medical and Biological Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences have completed an experiment aimed at testing the flight to the satellite of our planet. A total of six people were involved in the study. It was part of the preparation for a new stage of the SIRIUS international isolation experiment.

The US Space Agency decided to suspend the contract issued earlier by SpaceX and implying the creation of the lander. The reason was protests from the company's competitors — Dynetics and Blue Origin.

The US Federal Aviation Administration has approved three launches of technology demonstrators of the Starship space system. The nearest of them may take place very soon.

Jeff Bezos announced the sale of tickets for space tourists. Those interested will be able to purchase a seat in the New Shepard ship. The device was developed by the businessman's company, the Izvestia TV channel reports. Tickets to the orbit can be issued as early as May 5. Three years ago, the media reported that one ticket one ticket to space will cost $200-300 thousand. The corporation has been developing the New Shepard rocket since 2006. The company conducted 15 tests of the ship. The last test - it was held on April 14 - was considered a success by experts.

China will have a national space station in low-Earth orbit. On April 29, the press service of the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) reported that the Changzheng-5B launch vehicle successfully launched the base module of the future space station into orbit.