Kirill Agafonov — on the results of the Japanese Prime Minister's trip to the United States

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held several meetings with President Joe Biden during his visit to the United States, agreed to strengthen security relations and, unlike the Japanese parliament, received an ovation in the US Congress. His speech to American lawmakers seemed to be largely addressed to a man who was not in the room — Donald Trump.

Iran has launched a large-scale, unprecedented strike on Israeli territory. Experts note that the region is on the verge of a major war, which may involve the leading powers of the world. What are the practical results of this attack? And why is it being made clear in Tehran that the incident has been resolved?

Iran does not want to increase tensions in the Middle East region, but is ready for an immediate and more powerful strike than the one carried out on the night of April 14 in the event of an Israeli attack, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said.

Comprehensive training of specialists for the creation of rotorcraft of a new generation is carried out at the updated department 102 "Helicopter Design" of the Institute No. 1 "Aviation Technology" of the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) in the interests of the Russian Helicopters holding company of the Rostec State Corporation.

Air Force (Air Force) The United States will receive upgraded F-15E Eagle fighters, which are manufactured by Boeing, with a new electronic warfare system (EW). The first such improved aircraft will enter service this summer.

The Indian Ministry of Defense has handed over to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) tender documentation providing for the purchase of 97 additional light combat aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk-1A in the amount of 670 billion. rupees (about $8 billion).

Electronic Warfare Specialist (EW) Day is celebrated in Russia annually on April 15. The commemorative date was established on the basis of the decree of the President of Russia dated May 31, 2006 "On the establishment of professional holidays and memorable days in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation."

How will the introduction of artificial intelligence change the views on the organization and conduct of electronic warfare? Lieutenant General Yuri LASTOCHKIN, Head of the Electronic Warfare Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, tells Krasnaya Zvezda about this and many other things.

In 2006, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree on the establishment of a professional holiday for electronic warfare specialists. The date was chosen for it based on the fact that on April 15, 1904, Russian troops succeeded in one of the episodes of the heroic defense of Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese war. This day is considered the date of the first combat use of electronic warfare by the Russians.

Recall that the Israeli command claims that "99% of the drones and missiles fired by Iran were intercepted." At the same time, there is a lot of evidence on the web of how Iranian missiles one after another hit targets without hindrance, including one of the major bases of the Israeli Air Force.

Andrey Shitov — on whether nuclear war should be imagined more often

In his February message to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Russian President Vladimir Putin recalled "the fate of those who once sent their contingents to the territory of our country." "But now the consequences for possible interventionists will be much more tragic," he warned. "They must eventually understand that we also have weapons... that can hit targets on their territory."

Unmanned platforms have been developed for Russian sappers for any task

Robotization is becoming the main direction of the development of technology used by sappers — such a conclusion can be drawn following the results of the Day of Innovations of the Engineering Troops, which was held on April 12 at the Karbyshev Military Engineering Academy. At the event, manufacturers presented a wide range of ground-based drones. They should make the work of sappers safer and more efficient, whose profession is considered one of the most dangerous among military specialties. For more information about promising developments in this area, see the Izvestia article.

It is known that the latest modification of the Vepr mine clearance combat vehicle is equipped with the latest TMT-S roller minesweepers. Such trawls allow you to trawl both conventional anti-tank mines and modern anti-ship and anti-bottom mines. The latter are actively used by the armies of the member countries of the North Atlantic Alliance.

A marine drone with American and Soviet parts was found off the coast of Romania

An unusual marine drone was discovered in the Black Sea off the coast of Romania. It combines Soviet and American details.

The Pentagon delays the construction of the flagship Constellation for three years

The Pentagon shifts the deadline for the adoption of a new class of ship: the lead frigate with guided missile weapons of the Constellation type will be transferred to the fleet not in 2026, but in 2029. The reasons for the delay are design flaws, sluggishness of suppliers and difficulties in finding qualified workers. About the current problems of American shipbuilding — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Both the formation of the federal budget and its execution in Russia has never been a routine process. And at the present stage, an ever-growing list of tasks and their final "price tag", even against the background of generally favorable conditions in foreign markets, force the government to look for new profitable sources, sometimes quite non-trivial. Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told Interfax in an interview about how to maneuver in these changing conditions and what risks there are for the budget now.

Russian-Chinese relations are like a bone in the throat for the United States, writes An Nahar. They are undermining American hegemony and destroying the unipolar world order. Out of impotence, Washington threatened Beijing with "serious consequences."

The adjacent territories of Ukraine and Russia are gradually turning into a giant "combat laboratory" for testing and testing a wide variety of concepts for combating the massive use of UAVs - a problem that is not even overdue, but overripe.

The APU uses prototypes that have not been tested by any NATO country

Ukraine is being used as a testing ground for new models of weapons and military equipment of Western companies in combat conditions. Moreover, promising systems that have not yet been adopted in NATO countries are being transferred to the Armed Forces.

Le Figaro: the West warned of Ukraine's imminent defeat

The situation on the battlefield is critical, and the West is seriously talking about the imminent defeat of Ukraine, Le Figaro reports. It's all about the acute shortage of ammunition. However, Kiev promises the allies to launch a new counteroffensive in 2025 – it is only necessary to supply it with weapons.