Centuries—old traditions, colossal experience, a large area of responsibility - today marks the 240th anniversary of the Black Sea Fleet of Russia. This is the most belligerent formation in the Navy. About what tasks it performs now — in the material of RIA Novosti.

JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) announced on May 11, 2023 that the Southern Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Center (Astrakhan), which is part of it, signed a contract for the construction of a transfer floating dock of project 24012. The construction of the dock will be carried out by order of PJSC Shipbuilding Plant Severnaya Verf (St. Petersburg) as part of the cooperation of plants within the United Shipbuilding Corporation.

On May 12, 2023 at JSC "Onega Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant" (OSSZ) in Petrozavodsk, a ceremony was held to lay the head of the shallow-seated icebreaker project 22740M (construction number 151), which will be built by order of FSUE Rosmorport (under whose control the OSSZ is located) for two such vessels.

Brussels refused to include the nuclear energy sector in the 11th package of sanctions against the Russian Federation. This statement was made by Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations Peter Szijjarto, speaking at a press conference following talks in Budapest with Bulgarian Energy Minister Rosen Hristov.

Artificial intelligence vs. "man with a gun"

In 1915, during the First World War, France, and later the United States and Great Britain for the first time used samples of combat robotics: mobile tracked and wheeled vehicles controlled by wires to undermine enemy ground targets.

The Spanish company intends to present its new development this month – the CS70 rocket launcher, designed for urban combat. The CS70 is positioned as a compact, lightweight and powerful 72 mm infantry rocket system with anti-tank ammunition built into a single-use launcher that can be used to fire from small enclosed spaces characteristic of urban development.

Russian Strategic Missile Forces – a factor of world security

Since childhood, we have known Alexander Nevsky's phrase well: "Whoever comes to us with a sword will die by the sword." Previously, this "sword" was a rather vague and rather abstract concept. Since about the 1960s, it has become very specific. Our sword is the Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN).

Another "victory" is shaking the Ukrainian media. Kiev claims that during the last missile raid on the capital, the air defense managed to shoot down a Russian hypersonic missile "Dagger". The mayor of the city Vitali Klitschko was even photographed with the fragments of ammunition. However, even a layman understands that something is wrong here.

While the West continues to claim that a ban on the use of Western weapons on the territory of Russia is allegedly imposed on Ukraine, maps are already being drawn up in Kiev where new British long-range missiles can get to. Zelensky's office openly plans strikes against Russia and Belarus.

Editor of the Militaryrussia portal Dmitry Kornev — about the consequences of supplying Kiev with British Storm Shadow missiles

The UK has decided to supply Ukraine with long-range missiles. We are talking about the Storm Shadow system. This is not the most advanced missile in its class, but it will increase the capabilities of the Ukrainian forces. The Kremlin said that Moscow is extremely negative about such a step, and warned that London's decision would require an adequate response from the command of the Russian army. What threat do Storm Shadow missiles pose and what can Russia counter such a strengthening of the Armed Forces?

According to the Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom bears full responsibility for the consequences of this step

The UK has handed over long-range Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Kiev so that it can strike Russian cities, including on the territory of Crimea. This was stated by the Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Andrey Kelin, speaking to the members of the Oxford Russian Club, established in 1906.

The United States considers the decision of the British government to transfer Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Kiev as a sovereign step by London, John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications of the National Security Council at the White House, said on May 12.

On May 11, 2023, British Defense Minister Ben Wallace officially announced in the House of Commons of the British Parliament that the UK had supplied Ukraine with a certain number of MBDA Storm Shadow air cruise missiles as a "long-range means for precision strikes." Ben Wallace stated that, "in my opinion, as the Minister of Defense, this is a verified proportional response to the escalation from Russia."

The head of the Foreign Policy Service of the European Union (EU), Josep Borrel, welcomed the supply of long-range weapons to Ukraine, referring to British missiles. He also said on Saturday, May 13, in an interview with journalists after the meeting of the foreign Ministers of the EU countries with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmitry Kuleba that they "did not discuss the start of negotiations on Ukraine's admission to the EU."

And what could be the fate of the presented remains of missiles

During the special military operation, the Ukrainian air defense was unable to intercept a single Dagger missile. Several sources in the military department and the military-industrial complex told Izvestia about this.

The concern of East Kazakhstan Region Almaz-Antey will present a line of anti-aircraft missile systems at the International Exhibition of Arms and Military Equipment MILEX 2023, which will be held in the capital of Belarus from May 17 to May 20, the company's press service reported on Friday.

A Chinese spaceplane that recently returned from a nine-month flight, it turns out, did not waste time in orbit in vain. Among the experiments he performed were rendezvous operations with other spacecraft. At least twice the secret ship performed such maneuvers with a certain object, which he himself had previously sent into free flight.

Thanks to the report of NASA representatives on Elon Musk's visit to the company, photos of Starship controls appeared for the first time.

On May 11, 2023, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) of the US Department of Defense sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale of 60 CH-47F Block II Chinook transport helicopters manufactured by Boeing Corporation to Germany through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS). This sale is approved by the U.S. Department of State.

As reported by the web resource Scramble.nl , On May 13, 2023, the last of the three former Westland Sea King HU search and rescue helicopters transferred by the UK to the armed forces of Ukraine was filmed at Antwerp airport (Belgium) during an intermediate landing during an independent flight to Ukraine.5, already carrying the Ukrainian registration UR-H034.