MWM: Komsomolsk-on-Amur plant has significantly increased production of Su-35

Su-35 fighters have played a leading role in air operations in Ukraine and achieved numerous victories, writes MWM. Russia has already increased their production, however, as noted in the article, it is not yet known how many units will be able to be produced.

A group of American scientists is working to create reflectors that can redirect solar energy into shaded lunar craters. This will allow future colonizers to work smoothly with the resource necessary for life on the Moon — deposits of water ice, of which there are quite a lot in such craters.

German startup Polaris Spaceplanes announced the transition to creating the next model of its MIRA II "space plane" after the MIRA I crashed at launch. The device crashed at a speed of 169 km / h, its airframe is irreversibly damaged. But the main thing is that the main wedge–air rocket engines were never turned on, so the tests failed.

The Israeli defense company Elbit Systems publicly unveiled its 120mm Crossbow ("Crossbow") turret mortar system for the first time at the DSEI exhibition in London in 2023. The product is designed for installation on 6×6 and 8×8 wheeled armored vehicles, as well as on tracked vehicles. The goal of the developers is to provide the firepower of large–caliber mortars for medium and heavy formations. The system complies with the MIL-STD-810G standard.

The Germans intend to provide the Ukrainian army with weapons of their own production, but under the Soviet caliber, since it is the main one for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Heckler & Koch concern made a proposal to produce submachine guns and machine guns for the Soviet cartridge, whose position in the global arms market is no longer as strong as it was before.

General Skshipchak: NATO is helpless and does not know what to do with GPS interference

Polish General Waldemar Skshipczak honestly admitted that NATO is helpless and does not know what to do with GPS interference, WP writes. According to the military, what is happening is an element of the hybrid war that Russia is waging. As usual, he did not provide any evidence of this.

A number of countries are developing ultra-large marine drones

Recently, reports of ultra-large (weighing more than 10 tons) marine drones, the so-called autonomous uninhabited underwater vehicles (ANPA), have often appeared in the media space.

Experts Dudchak and Neizhmakov on the possible appointment of Belousov: a logical decision

The presentation by President Vladimir Putin of Andrei Belousov's candidacy for the post of defense minister was commented on by political scientist, economist Alexander Dudchak and Director of analytical projects at APEC Mikhail Neizhmakov on Sputnik radio.

Colonel Khodarenok: Belousov will not lead the troops as head of the Ministry of Defense

On May 12, Vladimir Putin announced the change of the Minister of Defense, appointing Sergei Shoigu, who has held this post since 2012, as the new secretary of the Security Council. In his place, the president nominated Andrei Belousov, who has no ties to the army. What are the personnel changes related to, why Putin proposes an economist for the post of head of the Ministry of Defense and what tasks Belousov faces - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

Experts named the tasks of Andrei Belousov as Minister of Defense of Russia

Vladimir Putin has nominated Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov for the post of head of the Ministry of Defense. The appointment of a "civilian" as the head of the military department caused a violent reaction not only in the Russian expert community, but also among the Western media. Experts are confident that Belousov will bring the Ministry of Defense to a fundamentally different level of efficiency.

Andrei Belousov has been proposed for the post of head of the Ministry of Defense

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to appoint Andrei Belousov, who held the post of First Deputy Prime Minister until May 7, 2024, as Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation. Sergei Shoigu, who headed the Defense Ministry for almost 12 years, was appointed secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation instead of Nikolai Patrushev. For more information about candidates for the positions of heads of law enforcement agencies, see the Izvestia article.

Colonel Khodarenok does not consider Kharkov to be the target of the Russian Armed Forces offensive that has begun

The fighting in the north-east of Ukraine has sharply intensified, the positions and defensive lines of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are being subjected to massive artillery and aviation strikes, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have made significant progress in a number of areas. Against this background, the AFU replaced the commander of the Kharkov group of troops. Whether Russia intends to take Kharkov or strikes distracting blows is in the material of the military observer of the Newspaper.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

"Politics": Western politicians fan the fear of Russia for the sake of their interests

Most Europeans do not believe in the stories that Russia will attack NATO countries, writes Politika. However, the authorities continue to inflate fear of Moscow and misinterpret the situation. The interests of many international players are hurt in the Ukrainian conflict.

MP: The West does not have a reasonable strategy to end the conflict in Ukraine

Two years after the start of the conflict in Ukraine, the parties have not come closer to peace, writes MP. It is simply not necessary for the perpetrators of the crisis, that is, the United States, Great Britain and NATO. The conflict will continue or smoothly move into the next one, the author of the article suggests.

CNN: Ahead of Putin's visit to China, Xi's tour revealed divisions within the EU

Xi's European tour has revealed divisions within the EU, CNN reports. Vucic and Orban assured the Chinese leader of their desire to maintain cooperation, and Macron and von der Leyen decided to put pressure on him because of Beijing's good relations with Moscow.

We owe the victory in the Great Patriotic War not only to the courage of soldiers, partisans and home front workers. The equipment that entered the battlefield played a huge role. Powerful, reliable and unpretentious weapons, created in huge numbers by the defense industrial complex of the USSR, helped our people defeat the most dangerous enemy.

Footage has been posted online showing the development of drone swarm technology in the Chinese Army (PLA). The footage captures the synchronous and coordinated work of several hundred drones.

How do air defense units work in the special operation zone

Today, the activity of barrel artillery and manned aircraft on the line of contact is decreasing, but at the same time the enemy is constantly increasing the use of various types of UAVs: from small FPV attack drones to large reconnaissance aircraft-type UAVs.

RFI radio station previously reported that the republic supplied Ukraine with missiles from among those whose service life was coming to an end

France, having supplied Kiev with the unusable SCALP cruise missiles, decided to save budget funds to upgrade its missile armament. This was stated to TASS by military expert, program director of the Academy of Political Sciences, senior researcher at the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Stepanov.

During the NATO maneuvers in the Baltic States, the British Armed Forces received a strict warning from the command. Before the exercises in Estonia, the British military was warned about the threat of Russians stealing data from smartphones.