The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy summed up the results of the interspecific command and staff exercise in the Northern Fleet
The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, on April 23 in Severomorsk summed up the results of the interspecific command and staff exercise (KShU), which took place under his leadership in the Northern Fleet.
Two large amphibious assault ships of the Russian Northern Fleet remained in the Black Sea after exercises in the Crimea-military
Two large amphibious assault ships of the Northern Fleet, the Alexander Otrakovsky and the Kondopoga, remain in the Black Sea after major exercises near Crimea, the Russian military said on Monday.
On the island of Russian Marines landed on the unequipped coast
The crews of the landing boats "Ivan Kartsov", "D-704" and "D-57" and "D-107" of the brigade of landing ships of the Pacific Fleet for two days conducted joint tactical and special training with the Marine Corps units on loading and unloading the landing troops on the unequipped coast of Russian Island.
In Vietnam, a patrol boat built with the help of India is launched
At the Hong Ha shipyard in Haiphong (Vietnam), the launch ceremony of the first high-speed patrol boat, which is being built in Vietnam for the country's Coast Guard with technical and financial assistance from India, was held.
Indonesian Navy finds wreckage of lost submarine
The Indonesian navy simultaneously lost a combat submarine and 53 sailors. On April 24, the press service of the Indonesian Navy announced the official death of the submarine Nanggala-402, lost last week.
"With things on the way out": the US curtails the military mission in Afghanistan
The United States is ending one of the longest wars in its history. Yesterday, April 25, the Reuters news agency reported that the US military has begun the process of curtailing its presence in Afghanistan.
Climate change has shifted the earth's axis
The melting of glaciers due to climate change led to the shift of the earth's axis and geographical poles, which occurred in the 90s of the XX century. This conclusion was reached by scientists from the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the results of the study are published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. Briefly about the scientific work is described in the press release on Phys.org.
The Prosecutor General's Office will conduct a large-scale inspection in the field of import substitution in the defense industry, where "there are problems"
The Prosecutor General's Office of Russia has revealed the facts of the failure of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the terms of import substitution in some areas of the defense industry, it is planned to conduct a large-scale audit, said the head of the supervisory department Igor Krasnov.
An interdepartmental conference was held on the specifics of procurement, including within the framework of the state defense order
On April 22, the Department of Public Procurement of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation held an interdepartmental conference on the specifics of procurement, including within the framework of the state defense order, at the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center (Kubinka).
In five regions, the combat readiness check of the tank army of the ZVO was completed
The control check of combat readiness of more than 15 thousand servicemen of the Guards Tank Army of the Western Military District for the winter training period was successfully completed. The exercises were held on the territory of the Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Smolensk, Yaroslavl, and Ivanovo regions.
Children of law enforcement officers will have a preferential right to enroll in departmental universities
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law giving the children of law enforcement officers and Rosgvardiya servicemen the preferential right to enroll in departmental universities. The text of the document is published by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
MiG-31 fighter escorted US strategic reconnaissance aircraft over the Pacific Ocean
Violations of the state border of Russia are not allowed
A MiG-31 fighter jet flew to escort a US strategic reconnaissance aircraft over the Pacific Ocean, and no violations of the Russian state border were allowed. This was reported to journalists on Friday in the information support department of the Pacific Fleet of the press service of the Eastern Military District.
The US raised fighter jets because of the Russian Tu-142 over the Pacific Ocean
Two long-range anti-submarine aircraft Tu-142 made a 10-hour flight over the Pacific Ocean, in some places they were accompanied by F-18 fighters of the US Navy, the press service of the Pacific Fleet (TOF) reported.
Military uses drones to search for wildfires
To search for forest fires, units of the Central Military District will use unmanned aerial vehicles. Calculations of the Orlan-10 reconnaissance drones conducted exercises on such use of special equipment, and at the same time monitored the situation in the fire-hazardous areas of the Kemerovo region.
The US announced a shortage of 800 fighter jets
Influential representatives of the US Democratic Party will not support an increase in funding for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighter program in the budget of the upcoming fiscal year 2022, if it does not move forward in solving an extensive list of problems, writes Defense News.
The new Turkish drone has passed the first fire tests
Testing of new unmanned aerial vehicles continues in Turkey. On April 22, the third prototype (RT-3) of the Bayraktar Akıncı (TIHA) drone, developed by the Turkish company Baykar, successfully completed its first fire tests. According to the press service of Baykar, "smart" ammunition MAM-C, MAM-L and MAM-T, created by the Turkish company Roketsan, accurately hit all designated targets.
UK buys 14 CH-47F Chinook transport helicopters
As reported by the Bloomberg news agency, the United Kingdom has concluded an intergovernmental agreement with the US Department of Defense on the acquisition of 14 Boeing CH-47F Chinook transport helicopters for the British Air Force.
Lockheed Martin will supply the Republic of Korea Navy with MH-60R "Sihok" helicopters"
The US Department of Defense announced the signing of the US Navy Aviation Systems Command with Lockheed Martin Corp. contract for the supply of 12 MH-60R helicopters for the Republic of Korea Navy under the Foreign Military Sales Program (FMS).
Emergency take-off of an Osprey tiltrotor shown on video
A video of a "hurricane" take-off of a US Air Force CV-22B Osprey tiltrotor from the helipad of Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, UK, has appeared online.
Development of the draft design of the Baiterek complex is completed - Rogozin
The design of the Baiterek complex is on schedule, and material work will begin in the near future, said Dmitry Rogozin, head of Roscosmos.























