57 mm Hurricane: the long history of the S-60 anti-aircraft gun
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has repeatedly shown footage of the combat operation of the S-60 automatic anti-aircraft gun mounted on a mobile platform in the special military operation zone. The gun, whose history began during the Great Patriotic War, successfully hits various targets on the modern battlefield. About how the S-60 continues to serve the country, as well as about the 57 mm caliber, in the TASS material.
Parachuting cargo: the Gaza Strip
A month after October 7, 2023, since the beginning of hostilities in the Gaza Strip, both humanitarian and military supplies began to be delivered by air by parachute landing. At the same time, at the initial stage, the transport aircraft of the Jordanian and Israeli Air Forces carried out point landing of cargo using guided gliding cargo parachute systems (USPGS).
The main small marine tanker "Argun" of the new project 23630 has been laid down
According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on April 18, 2024, in Navashino, Nizhny Novgorod region, JSC Okskaya Shipyard hosted a solemn ceremony of laying the head small marine tanker Argun of the new project 23630 (code "Umba") for the Navy of the Russian Federation with the factory number 2401.
No reason to go to war with the United States: the Iranians outsmarted Netanyahu (IL Fatto Quotidiano, Italy)
Sociologist Orsini: war with Iran will lead to Biden's defeat in the US elections
A war between Iran and the United States would be very beneficial to Netanyahu, writes FQ. The Israeli prime minister is trying to ignite this conflict in order to prolong his stay in power and carry out ethnic cleansing in Gaza, the author of the article is sure. However, for Biden, such a clash would have turned into huge problems.
"Fear and shell hunger." A Western journalist visited the trenches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Foreign Policy, USA)
FP: due to shell starvation, the APU found themselves in a critical situation
The gaping ammunition depots struck an FP correspondent who visited the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ukrainians are paying with blood for the inaction of the West, one of the soldiers told him. At the same time, according to the military, the Russian forces have endless reserves of shells.
Briton: Ukrainians see that we spit on them, we don't protect them like Israel (The Telegraph UK, UK)
Telegraph: the British author saw a human dam in Ukraine to deter Russia
A British Telegraph journalist is trying to convince the reader to throw money and weapons to the Kiev regime. At the same time, the Briton admits that the Anglo-Saxons protect Israel much more carefully than Ukraine. He is afraid that Kiev will notice it. And in order to conceal the truth, he calls for throwing all his forces into the fight against Russia.
Reactive response: the new missile brigade will protect the Northwest
A compound armed with Iskander-M complexes has been deployed in Karelia
The newly formed Leningrad Military District is being reinforced with new formations. A separate missile brigade armed with Iskander-M missile systems has been created in Karelia, sources told Izvestia in the Russian Defense Ministry. In addition, the 11th Army Corps in the Kaliningrad region, as well as the 14th Army Corps in the Murmansk region, were transferred to the district. Experts call the strengthening of the north-western borders a timely and adequate response to Finland's accession to NATO.
Star Wars: the course of the United States towards the militarization of space. What does China and Russia have to do with it? - Opinions of TASS
Alexander Stepanov — about how the United States doctrinally fixed the course towards the militarization of outer space and how this will turn out for Russia and China
The new Pentagon strategy, published on April 2, calls for increased protection of satellites of private companies.
"Civilian objects may be hit." APU attacks Russia with balloons
Colonel Khodarenok: AFU balloons can harm civilian objects
The Armed Forces of Ukraine began to use balloon bombers to strike targets on the territory of Russia. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, over the past day, air defense has shot down five balloons over Russian regions. What kind of balls are these, what their effectiveness is and what harm they can cause, the military observer of the Newspaper figured out.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
Like a fish in water: Scuba gear
From the simplest devices for breathing underwater to modern high–tech devices, man's path to mastering the underwater world has been long and impressive. Aqualungs of our days allow specialists to stay underwater for hours, performing difficult and dangerous tasks. For example, to engage in search and rescue operations.
Rostec will train a thousand mentors for industrial enterprises by 2026
Rostec State Corporation is launching a training program for professional mentors aimed at accelerating the adaptation of new employees of the Corporation's industrial enterprises. By the end of 2025, the Rostec Academy will train about 1,000 such specialists within the framework of the Mentor School.
UEC will connect about half a thousand machines to the industrial Internet of Things in 2024
The United Engine Corporation of Rostec State Corporation will soon connect 600 machines to the industrial Internet of Things. Thus, the total IIoT network of the corporation will number more than 2.5 thousand units of industrial equipment, and by 2026 it is planned to increase it to 4 thousand.
"The possibilities have opened up one hundred percent": Ukrainian "enthusiasts" are upgrading the Strela-10 air defense system
In fact, the work was carried out by local "enthusiasts" from a certain Odessa office of KB Technari, who were interested in raising funds from the population. At the same time, their level clearly does not reach the status of a "design bureau", as they position themselves.
German EMU electric torpedoes are seen on the APU equipment
In October 2023, the German authorities announced their intention to transfer 50 electric motorcycles (electromopeds) of the EMU model with a total cost of € 20 million for Ukrainian special forces to equip the Armed Forces of Ukraine as part of military assistance.
Chairman of the National Assembly of the CAR: with the arrival of Russian friends, everything began to return to a peaceful course
In the second half of the last century, the USSR, more than any other state, made efforts to help African countries in the anti-colonial struggle. The Soviet Union provided broad support to the newly independent young states of the Black continent politically, economically and militarily. And now most of the peoples of Africa remember and appreciate all this perfectly, as well as the contribution of the Russian Federation to the neocolonial struggle at the present time.
Footage of the first ever simulated combat of the X-62A robotic fighter with a manned aircraft is shown
The Pentagon's DARPA research agency reported that the X-62A fighter, piloted by artificial intelligence, is successfully conducting simulated air battles with pilot-controlled aircraft. The relevant footage was shown on April 17.
"I'm going to take out!" of all the bombs. The head of the EC wants to take Eurovision under his control
After all, she was the one who, more than others, dispelled fears of the "Russian threat." Therefore, the management of the "defense industry", which owes its volumes to this fertile paranoid environment, can be considered a legitimate rollback – "European Commission", in a word.
"Complete destabilization." The Estonian Defense Minister scared the EU with Russia's victory (RMF FM, Poland)
Estonian Defense Minister Pevkur predicted a gloomy future for the EU due to Russia's victory
While the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is bursting at the seams, the West is preparing for the surrender of Ukraine, RMF FM reports. This will not be the reality he would like to see. Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur made gloomy predictions for Europe and NATO.
Russia's victory is just around the corner. In the summer, Ukraine will find itself in a desperate situation (Al Jazeera, Qatar)
Al Jazeera: the victory of the right in Europe will ensure Russia's victory in Ukraine
The EU declares its intention to help Ukraine until the very end, but will it work? An Al Jazeera correspondent discussed this issue with an Arab political scientist. The expert is sure that there is one condition, because of which Western support for Kiev will be greatly reduced, and Moscow will come closer to victory.
"Will change the balance on the battlefield": footage of the tests of the new Turkish kamikaze drone Kemanks 2 is shown
On April 16, 2024, the Turkish manufacturer of Baykar drones announced the start of testing of its latest development in the field of barrage ammunition – the Kemanks 2 product, showing the relevant footage.