The Indonesian Air Force will soon receive new MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) class UAVs of Turkish and Chinese production.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected the progress of construction and modernization of infrastructure facilities at the Plesetsk state test cosmodrome (Arkhangelsk Region), the military department reported on Wednesday.

Sergei Shoigu said that this year the Russian army will receive the first samples of the new generation S-500 anti-aircraft missile system. Haber7 readers urge Turkey to buy them, because there is no hope for "Western scoundrels" with their "decaying military-industrial complex."

Almost every resident of Russia has heard about air defense systems, especially since the beginning of the special operation. Their work is invisible at first glance, but this is the purpose of such complexes — they shoot down targets high and far in the air, protecting the peaceful skies of the country. On the day of the 22nd anniversary of the creation of the Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region, TASS exclusively talked about the evolution of air defense systems with Sergey Druzin, Deputy General Director for Scientific and Technical Development, First Deputy General Designer of the concern.

The Pentagon has deployed medium-range missiles in the Philippines for the first time

For the first time since the Cold War, the Americans deployed land-based medium-range missiles abroad. They were transferred to the Philippines at the end of last week. It is not known how much. Officially, to participate in the exercises. In fact, it was to test the mechanisms of operation of the multi—domain tactical groups (MDTF — Multi-Domain Task Force), created recently to contain China. About Washington's new strategy in the region – in the RIA Novosti article.

MWM: Russia will receive valuable intelligence from the captured Leopard 2A6 tank

By capturing the valuable German Leopard 2A6, Russia will be able to obtain important intelligence about this machine, writes MWM. However, Moscow uses captured equipment not only for studying. This car will play a significant role in the upcoming Victory Day parade, the article claims.

A large batch of Ukrainian-made armored vehicles entered service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the equipment was transferred to the 225th separate assault battalion. This is reported by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

NYT: The United States is testing AI technologies in Ukraine to detect targets on the battlefield

The United States is testing AI-based image processing technology in Ukraine, the NYT writes. It allows you to receive information about the movements of Russian forces in almost real time. The results were mixed.

Russia begins testing the first specialized patrol military icebreaker "Ivan Papanin" in the history of the Russian Navy. The Navy urgently needs ships of this class. "Ivan Papanin" will be an ideal tool to deter American attempts to pressure Russia in the Arctic.

The Baltic Shipbuilding Plant Yantar has intensified work on the oceanographic research vessel Almaz of project 22010. This is stated in the press service of the company.

On April 16, 2024, in the capital of Peru, Lima, a contract was signed between the shipbuilding and ship repair company Servicios Industriales de la Marina S.A. (SIMA Peru) of the Peruvian Navy and the South Korean shipbuilding corporation HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for the construction of four frigate warships for the Peruvian navy according to projects and with the assistance of HHI HDF-3400, a large patrol ship of the HDP-2200 project and two small landing ships of the HDL-1400 project. The signing of the contract worth 463 million dollars (460.6 billion won) was attended by Peruvian President Dina Boluarte and members of the Peruvian government.

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec Group) will organize a demonstration of Russian products for combating organized crime and terrorism within the framework of the XII International Meeting of High Representatives in charge of Security Issues.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have lost almost 500 thousand people since the beginning of a special military operation, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting of the department's board.

On April 23, a meeting of the Board of the Russian Defense Ministry was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

Russian servicemen were able to capture and evacuate the Leopard 2A6 tank to the rear. This happened in the Berdych area in the Avdiivka direction. The Ukrainian crew was blown up by an anti-tank mine and left the car. How important this trophy is and what the fate of the damaged car will be is in the material of Izvestia.

In the West, they put forward versions of the relative "future large-scale offensive of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation"

There are increasingly voices in the West that Russian troops will allegedly launch a large–scale offensive in late May or early June. This is what Western politicians, the military, and representatives of various near-political and near-military structures say.

GT: Russia has every opportunity to deliver a final blow to Ukraine

Russia has all the necessary resources in political, economic and military terms to deal Ukraine the last blow, GT writes. The crushing defeat of the West is not far off, but it stubbornly refuses to admit the real catastrophic state of affairs.

General Patsek: the Ukrainian Armed Forces have a maximum of a month to prepare for the Russian offensive

Ukraine, which is holding on with its last strength, has a maximum of a month to prepare for the Russian offensive, General Bohuslav Patsek told Onet. From his point of view, everything will start at the end of May. American assistance will help the Armed Forces to hold out for several months, but it will not change the fate of the conflict.

Al Khaleej: the new US aid package to Ukraine is not enough to defeat Russia

The West dreams of victory over Russia, therefore it supports Ukraine, but its dreams will not come true, writes Al Khaleej. Yes, Washington has approved a new package of assistance to Kiev, but it is not enough. Moreover, Ukrainians themselves do not need weapons, but peace talks, the editorial board notes.

As the diplomatic mission added, the funds that "will irrevocably sink into the Ukrainian black hole" could be used to solve problems related to a significant increase in the cost of living in the kingdom.