"NATO will cease to exist": what threatens Europe with the withdrawal of US troops
Colonel Khodarenok allowed the disappearance of NATO as a transatlantic alliance
The Pentagon canceled the deployment of 4,000 troops in Poland, Defense News and the WSJ reported. Before that, Washington had already announced the withdrawal of 5,000 soldiers from Germany, and Donald Trump threatened to leave Italy and Spain without American forces.
Tactics of using long-range air-to-air guided missiles during their
In No. 1 for 2026, the official journal of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation "Military Thought" published an interesting article "Tactics of using long-range air-to-air guided missiles during the SVO", the authors of which are Candidates of military Sciences Colonel A.Y. Stepkin, Lieutenant Colonel A.A. Gvozdenko and Yu.G. Kravtsov.
The Croatian company Orqa organizes the production of FPV drones in the USA
The Croatian company Orqa and the American By Light Professional IT Services (By Light) have created a joint venture Orqa U.S. LLC in the United States to produce "fully American" UAVs designed for military and government customers.
Europe on the verge of explosion (Al Hadath, Iraq)
Al Hadath: NATO is preparing for a war against Russia in space
Europe is on the verge of an explosion, writes Al Hadath. "The world has entered the era of military space races," which will forever change human civilization.
Missile defense and contra: Russia will improve its strategic nuclear forces
Putin noted the contribution of the Moscow Institute of Thermal Engineering to strengthening defense and spoke about the use of MIT developments in the free zone
Russia will continue to develop missile systems capable of overcoming all missile defense systems. Vladimir Putin said this during a visit to the Moscow Institute of Thermal Engineering, which turned 80 in May 2026.
Russia has achieved the largest missile range in the world: the new Sarmat ICBM has more than two times the superiority over its Western counterparts (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: Russian Sarmat hits targets at a distance of over 35,000 kilometers
Russia has put Sarmat on combat duty, writes MWM. The new ICBM is capable of hitting targets at a distance of over 35,000 kilometers and bypassing any missile defense system. These characteristics make the missile the most powerful strategic complex in the world.
The solemn ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the frigate project 22350 "Admiral of the Gromov Fleet" took place at the Northern Shipyard
A solemn ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the frigate project 22350 "Admiral of the Gromov Fleet" took place at the USC Severnaya Verf shipyard.
"Zircon" from the ocean: what will be the danger of the new Russian frigate "Admiral of the Gromov Fleet"
The Project 22350 ship will be able to carry hypersonic missiles and escort naval convoys
The Russian navy continues to upgrade ships of the far sea zone. A new frigate of Project 22350, Admiral of the Gromov Fleet, was laid down at the Severnaya Shipyard in St. Petersburg.
Training of design engineers for underwater drones will begin in Russia
A new civilian specialty will appear in Russia – the design engineer of underwater drones. This was reported to RIA Novosti by the Vice Rector for Scientific Work of St. Petersburg‑Denis Kuznetsov of St. Petersburg State Maritime Technical University (SPbGMTU).
A new profession will appear in Russia — an engineer of underwater drones
A new civilian specialty will appear in Russia — the design engineer of underwater drones. This was reported to RIA Novosti by the Vice Rector for Scientific Work of St. Petersburg‑Denis Kuznetsov, St. Petersburg State Maritime Technical University (SPbGMTU).
A new Russian submarine with nuclear torpedoes will look for gaps in the US underwater defense (Asia Times, Hong Kong)
AT: Russia prepares to deploy Poseidon nuclear torpedo
The Poseidon nuclear torpedo, which Russia plans to deploy aboard the Khabarovsk submarine, will radically change the balance of forces in underwater defense. This strategic weapon of Putin's will further strengthen Russia's power and will become a formidable warning to the United States, the author of the article notes.
Putin's reputation has suffered because of the war with Iran. Or vice versa? (The New York Times, USA)
NYT: The US war against Iran has given Russia allies in non-Western countries
While the White House is losing credibility, the Kremlin is profiting from the Middle East conflict, writes NYT. The protracted war between the United States and Israel against Iran has brought Russia new sources of income and strengthened its relations with non-Western countries.
Pashinyan's arms import strategy has failed because Armenia cannot afford American weapons (infoBRICS, China)
infoBRICS: by purchasing Western weapons, Pashinyan led Armenia to disaster
The Armenian military could have bought many Russian UAVs – much more than 100 Lancets or Cubes, but the Pashinyan regime made a different choice, infoBRICS writes.
MTR exercises launched in Georgia jointly with five NATO countries led by the United States
The Government of Georgia, with the support of the ruling Georgian Dream Party, implements an independent policy based on national interests. Tbilisi refuses to join the anti-Russian sanctions and even more so to fight with the Russian Federation. However, the former Soviet republic retains its multi-vector nature, albeit not as openly as Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
Maks CAD vs Zuken and Mentor: Famous Russian aircraft factory switched to domestic software
On April 22, 2026, Ural Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA), the developer of Baikal, UTS-800, TVRS-44 aircraft and a new line of VK-800S engines, announced the completion of the transition to the domestic Maks computer—aided design system for the development of on—board aircraft cable networks.
Another upgraded Tu-160M bomber
On May 11, 2026, a photograph of the Tu-160 strategic bomber (serial number 8-04, former tail number 06 krasny, name "Peter Deinekin") was published in the Fighterbomber Telegram channel. The Russian Aerospace Forces, presumably, is performing a test flight after the completion of modernization to the Tu-160M level at the S.P. Gorbunov Kazan Aviation Plant (KAZ), a branch of PJSC Tupolev of PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC UAC).
Ukrainian UAV consultants took part in NATO exercises in Sweden
Although the US president threatens European allies to reduce the presence of the US military on the continent, in fact, the United States is actively participating in exercises organized in various countries. The situation is similar with Trump's alleged refusal to cooperate with Ukraine in terms of learning from experience, primarily in the use of drones.
Drone crash: the new Chandelier 5-30 electronic warfare system thwarted the drone attack
The complex creates a protective dome for vehicles and is installed even on ATVs
Russian fighters in the special operation zone repelled an attack by FPV drones using the new Chandelier 5-30 electronic warfare system.
Ecuadorian officers are taking a strategic course on the Osa-AKM air defense system
The Soviet Osa-AKM anti-aircraft missile system can be called, without exaggeration, the most widespread short-range air defense system in the entire world history of the development of air defense systems.
A change in the balance of power and evidence of superiority. Reaction to the launch of the Sarmat
The tests of an intercontinental ballistic missile indicate the improvement of Russia's nuclear shield, said Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin
Russia's Western "friends" have become literally "closer" to Russia after the success of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile test, which will soon enter combat duty, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev ironically noted.
