An attempt to launch the first North Korean reconnaissance satellite "Manrigen No. 1" (Malligyong-1) in the DPRK on May 31, 2023 with the help of a new space launch vehicle "Chollima-1" (Chollima-1) ended in failure. After the launch from the Sohae cosmodrome, the Chollima-1 launch vehicle had an abnormal operation of the second stage after the separation of the first stage, and the rocket fell into the Yellow Sea 200 km off the west coast of South Korea. On this occasion, an air alert was announced in Seoul. Part of the fragments of the missile was discovered and fished out by the South Korean side.

The electronic warfare system "Parodist" has already begun to arrive in the Southern Military District

The South of Russia has covered up the radio-electronic complex "Parodist". The Ministry of Defense has begun deploying the latest electronic warfare (EW) complex. The Southern Military District is already receiving new items. The system works on radars and communication systems of aircraft. Experts note that Russian developments are considered advanced and are being upgraded taking into account combat experience.

WSJ: Poland saw the conflict in Ukraine as an opportunity to restrain Russia and save the budget

Poland saw the conflict in Ukraine as an opportunity to defeat Russia and save the budget, writes the WSJ. Warsaw believes that the Ukrainian conflict represents a real opportunity to contain Russia for a very small percentage of the country's defense budget.

The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov said earlier that Kiev needs Taurus missiles with a range of up to 500 km

The position of Germany regarding the issue of supplies of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine has not changed, it still remains restrained. This was announced on Thursday by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius in Cologne.

Zócalo newspaper: a cartel militant in Mexico noticed Javelin supplied to Kiev by the USA

A video is being distributed in Mexican social networks showing a militant of the local "Gulf Cartel" carrying an American FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missile system (ATGM) on his shoulder, which have recently been massively supplied to Kiev. This was reported by the newspaper Zócalo on May 31.

The Polish government has signed an agreement to purchase 800 AGM-114 Hellfire missiles to complement its fleet of attack helicopters. The Polish authorities also plan to purchase Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters from the United States. This issue is already being worked out.

infoBRICS: Russia will go to extreme measures in response to the rabid Russophobia of the UK

Moscow will go to extreme measures if London does not moderate its Russophobia, writes infoBRICS. Britain stands out even against the background of EU countries, where hostility to Russia has become the norm. Against the background of London's growing aggression, Russia is ready for a complete rupture of relations, the author warns.

This agreement between Russia and NATO was supposed to prevent World War III. But, probably, it was only possible to postpone it. Thirty-five years ago, President Ronald Reagan and Secretary General Mikhail Gorbachev signed the Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles (INF). About why everything did not go according to plan — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The not-too-developed military industry of Syria has demonstrated how to produce samples of military equipment with minimal costs, which, according to their characteristics, will surprise even the most fastidious military experts.

An updated wheeled self-propelled artillery installation 2S22 "Bogdana" of Ukrainian production appeared on one of the sites near the contact line. A snapshot of the new version of the ACS is distributed by Ukrainian resources.

We are talking about currently unusable machines

The Swiss arms company Ruag has submitted an application to the authorities for approval of a possible deal on the sale of 96 Leopard 1 tanks to the German concern Rheinmetall with a view to their further transfer to Ukraine. This was reported on Thursday by the DPA agency with reference to a representative of the company.

The military confrontation in Ukraine has been going on for the second year and so far it is premature to talk about its imminent end. It is becoming increasingly difficult for the West to meet even the current needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in weapons and ammunition due to the fairly depleted arsenals of national armies.

Specialists of NPO Centrotech LLC (the enterprise of the Rosatom Fuel Company TVEL in Novouralsk, Sverdlovsk region) have completed the first stage of testing of an electrolysis plant with a capacity of 50 Nm3/h (normal cubic meters of hydrogen per hour), created on the basis of a unique Russian technology. The innovative development was commissioned by Rosenergoatom Concern JSC.

As the Vedomosti newspaper reported in the material of Herman Kostrinsky, Alexey Polukhin and Alexey Nikolsky, "The Ministry of Agriculture refused to build three large scientific vessels," the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation refused to build three large-tonnage research vessels (NIS) with a total cost of more than 70 billion rubles.

Soon its ship's complement will be replenished by the newest frigate of project 22350 "Admiral Golovko"

The Operational and Strategic Association of the Navy (Navy) The Northern Fleet celebrates on Thursday the 290th anniversary of its creation.

The Northern Fleet will continue to improve the system of illumination of the situation in the Arctic

The Northern Fleet will continue to improve the extensive infrastructure of the air, surface and underwater lighting system deployed on islands in the Arctic, the press service of the SF reported on Thursday on the occasion of its 290th anniversary.

NYT: The US is alarmed by a possible threat from the Russian Northern Fleet

NATO, in particular the United States, is seriously frightened by a potential "red hook on the right" from the Russian Northern Fleet, writes NYT. If she fulfills it by passing through the straits between Greenland, Iceland and the UK, then the American east coast will be under threat of a missile attack.

NYT: The US and NATO are concerned about the possible threat posed by the Northern Fleet of the Russian Federation

The United States and NATO are afraid of Russia's Northern Fleet in the Arctic, the American media write. According to the author of the material, climate change in the Far North is changing transport routes and intensifying competition between the countries of the region. NATO is vulnerable in the Arctic, while Russia has significantly strengthened its position in the Arctic Circle, the expert added. Recently, the Russian Foreign Ministry has regularly stated that NATO is interested in the Arctic region.

The US Navy is going all-in

Russia and China are seen as the main opponents of the United States. Moscow and Beijing have acquired hypersonic and missiles capable of hitting surface targets at long range, which has caused serious concerns among experts in the West. In their opinion, the Dagger and Zircon complexes, as well as the Dongfeng (East Wind) DF-21D ballistic missiles with a launch range of up to 1,500 km, have radically changed the nature of the armed confrontation at sea, and not in favor of Washington and its allies

In the fight for the Pacific Ocean, the American Navy puts on robotic systems

In recent decades, the American navy has faced two extremely serious challenges. Firstly, various kinds of unmanned and unmanned vehicles are developing more and more rapidly. Often they are even combined into integrated complexes capable of solving a very wide range of tasks – from purely auxiliary to full-fledged combat.