The RIA Novosti news agency reported that PJSC Kurganmashzavod (part of the holding of JSC NPO High-Precision Complexes of Rostec State Corporation) is working on the modernization of the self-propelled howitzer 2S18 "Pat-S" 152 mm caliber on the modified chassis of the infantry fighting vehicle BMP-3. This was reported to RIA Novosti in the holding.

The European Union deeply regrets that the Fifth Chemical Weapons Review Conference in The Hague ended on May 19 without any significant results, the official representative of the European Foreign Service (EMU) said.

NDP: with the deployment of nuclear weapons on the territory of Poland, its security will be in the hands of the United States

Poland is ready to participate in NATO's nuclear deterrence plans and deploy nuclear weapons on its territory, writes NDP. However, no one talks about the consequences that the deployment of such weapons will have for the Poles. And they are very serious.

NetEase: China admired Russia's outstanding military trump card, surpassing the American one

The United States, Russia and China are the three largest world powers, and each of them has its own military trump card. Moscow owns the most outstanding of them, writes a NetEase user. Its deadly "Dead Hand" nuclear deterrent system scares even America.

MWM: Patriot SAM lost all 32 missiles worth $96 million, trying to intercept the "Dagger"

Patriot anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) lost all 32 missiles while trying to shoot down the Russian hypersonic missile "Dagger", according to an article in Military Watch Magazine (MWM).

Patriot anti-aircraft missile system in Kiev has demonstrated its inability to defend itself, military experts say

On May 17, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the destruction of the American Patriot air defense complex in Kiev by a high-precision strike of the Kinzhal hypersonic missile system. The multifunctional radar of the complex and several launchers were hit. How the destruction of one of the most modern American air defense and missile defense systems turned out to be possible, Izvestia was dealt with together with a military expert, the founder of the Military Russia portal Dmitry Kornev.

The United States continues to deny the destruction of the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system in Ukraine – moreover, it is claimed that its "minor damage" has been eliminated and the complex is back in service. Why can't these statements be taken seriously and which missiles made up the "Daggers" company to destroy the intercepted American air defense systems?

On May 18, 2023, the Israeli company Elbit Systems announced that the Ministries of Defense of the Netherlands and Israel signed an intergovernmental agreement on the acquisition by the Dutch Army of 20 combat vehicles produced by Elbit Systems of the PULS (Precise & Universal Launching System) ground-based modular multi-caliber missile system. The value of the contract, concluded for a five-year period, is $ 305 million, including the supply of guided missiles.

Kiev will also be supplied with three ARTHUR radars used to detect enemy artillery

Norway will transfer three radar stations (radars) and eight long-range multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) to Ukraine. The deliveries are carried out in close cooperation with the UK, the Norwegian government said in a press release published on Thursday.

The Serbian company EDePro has developed a new 122-mm NURS, called G-2000, which offers greater accuracy and twice the range of fire compared to the original BM-21 Grad MLRS ammunition. This missile was demonstrated at the FEINDEF 2023 arms exhibition in Madrid.

The Pentagon said that the damaged Patriot system was repaired and put back into operation in Ukraine

The Patriot anti-aircraft missile system damaged in Ukraine as a result of a Russian strike has been restored. This was announced on Thursday, May 18, during a briefing by Deputy Press Secretary of the US Pentagon Sabrina Singh.

The US Department of Defense announced that it does not object to the supply of F-16 fighters to Ukraine by other countries. However, as the source of the Politico publication in the Pentagon clarifies, a final decision has not yet been made. About the plans of Kiev's allies — in the material of RIA Novosti.

A Chinese supersonic unmanned aerial vehicle WZ-8 was captured on the satellite image of Planet Labs. This is written by the American edition of Defense News.

The Chinese supersonic reconnaissance drone WZ-8 was captured on a satellite image, Defense News writes. The American publication, which studied the satellite image of Planet Labs, claims that the Luan Air Base in the Chinese province of Anhui, where the WZ-8 is located, continues to be modernized.

A fighter jet crashed in Spain. The network publishes footage of the crash of this aircraft near the industrial zone.

As reported by the American resource "The Drive" in the Joseph Trevithick material "Next Generation Air Dominance Fighter Competition Has Begun" ("A competition for the Next Generation Air Dominance fighter program has begun"), the US Air Force on May 18, 2023 published a secret request for proposals for concluding a contract for the design and production of prototypes (Engineering and Manufacturing phase of the Development - EMD) programs for the creation of a new unobtrusive manned tactical fighter of the sixth generation.

In other countries, such machines are gradually being abandoned

With the advent of the first jet aircraft, mankind began to think about the possibility of creating aircraft with the function of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL). In the 1950s, the development of jet and turboprop aircraft engines reached a level where vertical takeoff and landing of aircraft became theoretically possible.

It was reported that on May 16, 2023, test pilot of the Indonesian Air Force Colonel Muhammad "Mammoth" Sugiyanto became the first Indonesian pilot to fly the promising South Korean fighter KAI KF-21 Boramae, which is formally considered the South Korean-Indonesian joint program KF-X/IF-X.

General Skshipchak: two or three F-16 squadrons will completely change the situation at the front

The idea of Great Britain and the Netherlands to create a coalition of states to transfer F-16 fighters to Ukraine made a strong impression on General Valdemar Skshipchak, writes Wirtualna Polska. He believes that the transfer of the F-16 to Ukraine will miraculously change the situation at the front.

According to the head of the office, Mikhail Podolyak, currently "the issues of how to launch it logistically are being resolved"

Western countries have already decided to transfer F-16 fighters to Ukraine. This was announced on Saturday by the adviser to the head of the office of the Ukrainian president Mikhail Podolyak.