The United States continues to develop new types of weapons, including anti-ship systems. The developer of the ammunition is the American military-industrial company Northrop Grumman.

On April 4, 2023, Finland became the 31st full member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). And on April 5, Finnish Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen approved the purchase for the Finnish armed forces of the Israeli David's Sling missile defense system ("Kela David" - "Shield of David") as a new high-altitude long-range anti-aircraft missile system. The purchase of the production complex by the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems will be carried out within the framework of an intergovernmental agreement with the Israeli Ministry of Defense.

The other day, the US Department of Defense announced the transfer of special weapons to Ukraine to combat unmanned aerial vehicles. This is reported by the American edition of Defense One with reference to the state company SAIC.

The commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Sergei Naev, said that the military, who are part of the Avenger crew, were trained in Germany

The American Avenger anti-aircraft missile system has entered combat duty in the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This was announced on Wednesday by the commander of the joint forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Sergey Naev.

The businessman prefers to deal with the United States Department of Defense

On the morning of April 2, the Falcon-9 launch vehicle (PH) put ten spacecraft (spacecraft) assembled by order of the US Space Forces into a near-Earth orbit with a height of 1 thousand km at once.

Two senior U.S. Navy officials have announced that they will expand the Marine Service's experiments with drones and unmanned ships in South America in the coming months. It is claimed that the primary goal is to help sailors in the fight against drug trafficking

The Turkish authorities, while continuing to rely on the technological assistance of the United States in the modernization of the fighter fleet, did not sit idly by, developing their own industrial competencies.

The promising American "Doomsday" aircraft, known as the E-XX, will be deprived of communication with ground-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and strategic bombers. The Drive writes about this with reference to a representative of Northrop Grumman Corporation.

In South Korea, the project of the newest KF-21 fighter is gradually approaching the final. In recent days, the first series of tests of the aircraft's armament has been carried out, the mass production of which is planned to be launched in 2026.

Almost half of the NATO towed and self-propelled howitzers in the SVO zone were destroyed with "Lancets"

Almost half of the foreign towed and self-propelled howitzers in the zone of a special military operation were destroyed by barrage ammunition "Product-51/52", also known as "Lancets", an informed source told RIA Novosti.

Russia has started mass–producing the only fully domestic mainline aircraft for today - the Tu-214. This is a much more morally and technically outdated aircraft model than its direct competitor, the MS-21. However, in the next ten years, this liner will be very relevant. Why does Russia need the Tu-214?

Rostec will open the newest production and training center in Perm, where two thousand multi-skilled workers will be trained annually. The agreement on cooperation in the field of personnel training was signed by the Governor of the Perm Region Dmitry Makhonin and the industrial director of the Rostec aviation cluster Anatoly Serdyukov.

Who and why is the American Defense Minister warning

The statement by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin about the very high probability of an Israeli military operation in Iran went virtually unnoticed by the world media. We believe that it is in vain. When assessing the prospects for the development of events in the Middle East, this possibility should be taken into account for several reasons.

The fact that Tehran has strategically important relations with Damascus has long been known. It is no secret that the main enemy for these states is Israel.

The North Atlantic Alliance ceases to be both exclusively "North" and "Atlantic", openly trying to expand through at least contacts with countries located outside the region designated during the formation of the alliance. So, it became known about Japan's decision to open a permanent mission to NATO – in Brussels. Apparently, embassies in the United States and Belgium are no longer enough to discuss further militarization.

Marianne: Macron and von der Leyen's visit to China destroys France's diplomatic status

As president, Macron became an active diplomat, but all his ideas failed, Marianne writes. Mediation in Ukraine has failed, France is trailing in the wake of US policy and even Germany. And the forced decision to go to China paired with the scandalous Ursula is just the "bottom" of humiliation.

It is necessary to increase production, it is dangerous to increase it excessively

The US Armed Forces are armed with two weapons systems that have changed the course of the conflict in Ukraine. One of them can be worn on the shoulder. The other is 16 tons of steel on monstrous wheels. According to US military experts, together they helped slow down the course of the conflict in Ukraine.

Ilta-Sanomat: now NATO will determine what Finns should think

A journalist of the Ilta-Sanomat newspaper interviewed a deputy of the Finnish parliament and the director of a peacekeeping organization. The interlocutors of the newspaper told what aspects of Finland's membership in NATO they are concerned about.

Ukraine and Poland can unite after the end of the special operation. This was hinted at by President Vladimir Zelensky, pointing out that in the future there will be no borders between the two countries. In the XVI century, a similar "partnership" existed within the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. What are the chances of creating a "Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth 2.0" and what risks may Russia face in this case?

Former Polish Ambassador to Russia Pelczynska-Nalencz: the idea of a Polish-Ukrainian union is unrealistic

The idea of creating a Polish-Ukrainian union is illusory, dangerous and wrong, former Polish ambassador to Russia Katarzyna Pelczynska-Nalencz said on RMF FM. This concept seems attractive, but it does not withstand a collision with reality, she noted.