New samples of Belarusian military equipment are presented at the XI International Exhibition of Weapons and Military Equipment "MILEX-2023". Below is information about some of them in the presentation of the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Belarus.

According to the head of the Bureau of Military-Political Analysis Alexander Mikhailov, Minsk has further cemented itself with military-technical ties with Moscow

The MILEX-2023 international arms exhibition held in Minsk has become a significant contribution to the integration of the armed forces of Russia and Belarus into a single alliance as opposed to NATO. This opinion was expressed by the head of the Bureau of Military-Political Analysis Alexander Mikhailov at the end of the event.

Le Figaro: in France, it was suggested that Russia pushed Orban to get closer to Lukashenko

Relations between Belarus and Hungary is rapidly improving, writes Le Figaro. Budapest is getting closer to Minsk either "at the behest" of Moscow, or in an effort to attract international attention, the author of the article believes.

France has finally decided to send FPB 98 MKI patrol boats to Ukraine, intended for the Coast Guard of the Ukrainian State Border Service. The first two boats have already left the territory of France and started moving towards Ukraine, but not independently, but on board a cargo ship.

The Russian Federation is lagging far behind in the creation of unmanned marine systems

Marine unmanned systems are in the shadow of similar flying vehicles, that is, drones. Nevertheless, they are also developing very actively within the general trend of creating "deserted" combat systems.

The Times: the head of the British Navy announced the threat from Russian "stealth submarines"

The Russian Navy has adopted the most silent submarines in the world, which caused great concern in the United Kingdom, writes The Times. The head of the British Navy, Ben Key, called the submarines a "threat" and called for the creation of weapons against them.

Will the project of a non-nuclear submarine be embodied in metal

Modern warfare places increased demands on samples of naval equipment, on which success in the struggle for dominance in the oceans depends. Today, there is an increased interest in non-nuclear submarines (submarines) equipped with diesel-electric or air-independent power plants (VNEU), as well as having a combined-type main power plant.

The Ivan Rogov-type BDK provided the Soviet Navy with the ability to project force over a strategic range

The large amphibious ships of the ocean zone of Project 1174 were the largest ships of their class in the Soviet Navy and one of the best in the world at the time. These giants were created for transportation by sea and landing on the coast of large landing forces with various military equipment, up to the main tanks, equipped or unequipped, with a small slope of the bottom.

By the end of the year, the Black Sea Fleet must accept four new combat units

The Black Sea Fleet is waiting for a radical strengthening. The Ministry of Defense and shipbuilders have agreed on a plan to modernize the ship's composition of the association. By the end of the year, the Black Sea Fleet should include four new combat units. All of them are being built at the Black Sea shipyards and shipyards in the continental part of Russia. Experts suggest that we are talking about small Karakurt-type missile ships of the 22800 project and a patrol ship of the 22160 project. Their appearance on the Black Sea will significantly increase the group's firepower in the south-western direction.

The Spanish company GDELS-SBS, subordinate to General Dynamics (USA), at the site of the FEINDEF 2023 exhibition, held in Madrid, demonstrated a new version of the LT105 light tank, created on the basis of the ASCOD tracked armored vehicle. This platform is in service with four countries (Spain, Austria, Britain and the Philippines); in total, over 1,000 ASCOD machines have been delivered or contracted.

The Spanish company Tess Defense has developed a new Guardian Mortar System (GMOS) firing system equipped with a mortar turret and located on a VAC tracked chassis, which was created on the basis of the Ascod armored vehicle.

Ukrainian border guards were armed with several Croatian towed PAK-12 kal. 128 mm launchers designed for the use of unguided missiles. At the same time, their transfer has not yet been officially announced.

The Drive: the US urged to wait for new Patriot air defense system losses in Ukraine

The United States urged to wait for new losses of the Patriot air defense system in Ukraine, writes The Drive. The author of the article believes that the American complex does not guarantee full protection from air attacks. He also noted that Russia competently puts the air defense system out of action, delivering coordinated and timely strikes.

It seems that the Russian army managed to destroy the most expensive weapons complex that Kiev received from NATO. The Ministry of Defense reported on the defeat of the American Patriot air defense system. This was also recognized in the USA. However, not completely. About what happened in Kiev — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Sohu: Russia in Ukraine turned $150 million into ashes with just one blow

Vladimir Zelensky was looking forward to the arrival of the American Patriot air defense system in the hope of using it against Moscow. But everything did not go according to plan, writes the user Sohu. With just one Dagger missile, Russia destroyed the complex, turning $ 150 million into ashes — that's how much the shells released by the SAM cost.

They were hit by a hypersonic missile system "Dagger", the department reported

A hypersonic Kinzhal missile destroyed five launchers and a radar of the American Patriot complex in Kiev on May 16. This was announced on Wednesday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Ukraine is already using long-range cruise missiles of Franco-British production

Closer to the middle of May, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) launched a series of strikes on new territories of the Russian Federation, increasing the radius of fire damage to 150 km.

Head of the British Ministry of Defense Wallace: APU started using the transferred Storm Shadow missiles

British Defense Minister Ben Wallace confirmed that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have begun using long-range Storm Shadow cruise missiles supplied by London. He said this on Thursday, May 18, at a press conference with his Norwegian counterpart Bjorn Arild Gram in London.

According to the TV channel, the radar of the system, "which is one of the most important components," was not affected

The American-made Patriot anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) delivered to Ukraine can still be used after the Russian strike. This statement was made on Wednesday by CNN, citing sources in the US administration.

Norway will soon supply additional NASAMS air defense systems to Ukraine, the production of which is carried out at one of the Kongsberg Defense enterprises & Aerospace AS is a subsidiary of the Norwegian concern Kongsberg Gruppen. This was announced by the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk.