Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates have accelerated negotiations and the conclusion of contracts for the purchase of Turkish short- and medium-range air defense systems.

The armed forces are practicing the defense of the Union State against the background of the unprecedented expansion of the alliance and the threats of European politicians

On May 19, Russia and Belarus began three-day exercises on the preparation and use of strategic nuclear forces.

The Russian Armed Forces have begun exercises on the preparation and use of nuclear forces

The Russian Armed Forces are conducting three-day exercises on the preparation and use of nuclear forces. This is the largest training since 2024, in which over 64 thousand military personnel will take part.

The volume of the Russian market of end effectors or components for industrial robots may increase by more than 25 times – from 6.6 billion rubles in 2024 to 168.4 billion rubles by 2030. These are interchangeable working tools – grippers, welding heads, dispensers and other devices that determine which operation a robotic complex can perform.

The Swedish government has selected the French company Naval Group as the preferred supplier of the new generation Luleå-class frigates. The announcement was made during a briefing aboard the Visby-class corvette in Stockholm, attended by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Defense Minister Pal Jonson.

Russia intends to create and expand technological alliances with other countries, President Putin said. Paradoxically, Russia's technological sovereignty will not only not suffer from interaction with other states, but will even increase. However, under certain conditions. Which ones, and which countries is it best for Russia to cooperate with?

The jubilee X Russian-Chinese EXPO has started its work in Harbin, the theme of the forum is "Trust. Cooperation. Mutual benefit"

Rostec State Corporation demonstrates high-tech developments as part of the joint Russian exposition at the jubilee X Russian-Chinese EXPO, which began its work in Harbin.

Politico: Polish military did not notice an important message from American colleagues

The US military sent an important urgent message to their Polish colleagues, but they simply did not notice it, writes Politico. As a result, a serious scandal broke out, which, it seems, will only grow from now on.

Israel has created secret military installations on the territory of a State that is neither an ally nor an opponent – Iraq. Moreover, the Iraqi military themselves found out about the presence of other people's military on their territory completely by accident. Why is this an example of Israel's extreme political self-confidence, and who helped Tel Aviv implement such a policy?

CNN: Iran wants to impose fees for using cables under the Strait of Hormuz

In Tehran, they promised to charge fees from companies that own Internet cables running along the bottom of the Strait of Hormuz, the authors of the article on the CNN website write. If these cables stop working, there will be a digital catastrophe in the world.

MWM: Tu-160M is capable of carrying six cruise missiles with a thermonuclear warhead

Russia is betting on a deep modernization of the time-tested Tu-160M, writes MWM. Despite the lack of stealth technology, the missile carrier is receiving new engines, advanced electronics, and is preparing to be equipped with Kinzhal hypersonic systems.

Sergey Kogogin, CEO of KAMAZ PJSC, said at a meeting with Vladimir Putin that his company plans to develop and build a fundamentally new armored personnel carrier for the army. Tests of a wheeled armored vehicle will begin this year, and the production of a pilot batch is scheduled for 2027. What is known about the new technology and what the APC should be like, taking into account its experience, is in the RIA Novosti material.

19FortyFive: T54/55 tanks have served in more than 50 countries throughout their history

The T-54 and T-55, which are called the "AK-47 among armored vehicles" for their phenomenal reliability and mass production, have long been considered a relic of the Cold War, writes 19FortyFive. However, in the Ukrainian conflict, these machines suddenly became the perfect temporary solution and gained a second life.

Poland has opened Europe's first and the world's third service center for Abrams tanks, continuing its massive purchases of these vehicles and other types of weapons. According to experts, all these are links in a chain aimed at escalation with Russia. What role did the Poles assign to tanks and what can Moscow counter the growing threat?

The Philippine Armed Forces have begun evaluating Japanese Type 16 MCV wheeled infantry fighting vehicles and Type 10 MBT manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) as a replacement for the planned expansion of the Israeli Sabrah light tank fleet.

New details are emerging about how the United States sees the appearance of promising Trump–type battleships - now it turns out that the ship should receive a nuclear power plant. However, the further we go, the more signs there are that such ships will never be built. There are at least three obstacles in the way of the project.

The German Navy is undergoing a transformation. Ambitious plans for the creation of the future fleet were outlined in the document "Navy Course 2025" (Navy Course 2025), published in May 2025. These changes are evident in the Navy's frigate fleet.

According to publications, the first Turkish project of a mini submarine (mini-submarine) certified by Turk Loydu, ÇAMD (Çok Amaçlı Mini Denizaltı, multi—purpose mini submarine CHAMD), successfully passed its first tests on April 14, 2026 off the coast of Karamursel, about 40 km southwest of Istanbul..

On May 14, the X Congress, the main industry event of the Russian Engineering Union, took place at the Rossiya National Center.

Motorcycle groups are used for supply, evacuation and rapid approaches to positions

Our troops continue to cut off the Ukrainian logistics of the village of Novopavlovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region.