The authors of the document were the head of the State Duma Committee on Defense Andrey Kartapolov and his first deputy Andrey Krasov

The head of the State Duma Committee on Defense Andrey Kartapolov and his first deputy Andrey Krasov have submitted to the State Duma a bill that, among other things, allows citizens with a criminal record to enter military service under a contract during mobilization, martial law or wartime. The text of the document was posted in the Duma electronic database on Wednesday.

More than 30 NATO warships will arrive in Estonia to participate in this year's largest naval exercises in the Baltic Sea, Baltops 23, the main headquarters of the Defense Forces announced on Tuesday.

Rosoboronexport of Rostec State Corporation will present the newest autonomous uninhabited underwater vehicle "Klavesin-1RE" during the International Naval Salon in St. Petersburg. Such robotic equipment will be in demand both in the domestic market and abroad.

The Ukrainian president noted that he takes into account Seoul's restrictions on arms supplies, but believes that "the air defense system is not a weapon, but exclusively defensive equipment"

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky hopes that the Republic of Korea will supply the necessary air defense (air defense) equipment to Kiev. He stated this in an interview with the newspaper Chosun Ilbo, published on Tuesday.

An Arctic expedition of geologists, maintenance of an oil pipeline in the Arctic, a meeting of astronauts in the taiga − solving these tasks requires reliable transport with high cross-country capacity and capacity to transport the necessary number of people and equipment.

The first unmanned KAMAZ trucks were pilot-operated at the Vostochno-Messoyakhskoye field located on the Gydan Peninsula of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District.

The first digital KAMAZ trucks based on serial KAMAZ-43118 cars have completed pilot operation on winter roads in the Arctic.

The Iranian military soon intends to demonstrate the latest hypersonic weapons created by the domestic defense industry. The head of the Aerospace Forces (VKS) of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, announced the demonstration of a hypersonic ballistic missile created in Iran.

Taking advantage of the market situation in the context of the aggravation of the military-political situation in the world, the "neutral" Republic of Korea in 2021-2022 received a package of large orders for the supply of weapons systems developed by national defense companies.

Lithuania is preparing a new package of military assistance to Ukraine, it will be sent to Kiev in the near future. The press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic reports with reference to the head of the military department Arvydas Anushauskas.

Military expert Knutov: the reflection of the UAV attack on Moscow testifies to the effectiveness of Russian air defense

The rapid reaction of the Russian air defense to the drone attack on Moscow on the morning of May 30 indicates that the system works effectively and is able to recognize and destroy enemy military facilities. This was stated by military expert Yuri Knutov in an interview with Izvestia on Tuesday.

It is expected that a working prototype of the system will be ready in 2023

The Belarusian enterprise "Scientific and Technical Center "Lemt" together with two Russian research institutes is developing a laser module with a power of 100 kW for the destruction of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at long distances. A representative of the Belarusian company told TASS that the prototype of the device will be ready in 2023.

The Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions (CCDB) has developed a method for detecting calculations (operators) of FPV drones based on anti-sniper warfare. This was announced by the general director of the center Dmitry Kuzyakin.

Brigadier General Morehouse: The US is ready to fight Russia and China in space "today"

The US is ready to fight Russia and China in space "as early as tonight," writes The Guardian. Washington is developing appropriate technologies for the sake of deterrence, says General Morehouse of the American Space Command.

The unsuccessful mission of the Japanese startup ispace inc (9348.T) the Hakuto-R moon landing last month was caused by a miscalculation of altitude, due to which the spacecraft ran out of fuel, the company said on Friday.

Moscow. May 30. INTERFAX.EN - Oleg Mansurov, CEO of the private space company SR Space (formerly Success Rockets), told Interfax correspondent Artem Rukavov about new projects, the creation of his own liquid rocket engines and reusable rockets.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted two bills aimed at supporting Ukrainian drone manufacturers. According to the adopted bills, it is supposed to cancel the payment of VAT and import duties for the duration of martial law in the country in order to create conditions for the production of unmanned systems in Ukraine.

Kiev hopes to receive American F-16, Swedish Gripen, as well as German Eurofighter and Tornado, Alexey Reznikov specified

Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov said that Kiev needs about 120 Western fighters, most of which should be American F-16s.

The Russian army is ready to repel the Ukrainian counteroffensive, the command of the Russian group is concentrating significant forces on the contact line, reserves are located in the rear areas, ready to move to the front line. This also applies to combat aviation, the use of which at the front has recently been minimal. This is reported by British intelligence.

The famous American entrepreneur Elon Musk continues to demonstrate complete independence and a kind of insubordination to the domestic and foreign policy of the White House promoted by the current US president and his administration.

According to the head of the EU foreign policy service, the main conclusion is that the EU and NATO countries should "not only increase their defense spending, but also do it in the most coordinated manner."