The Armed Forces of Ukraine will receive 155-mm self-propelled howitzers "Zuzana-2" of Slovak production
On June 2, the Slovak Ministry of Defense announced on its website that the state-owned company Konstrukta Defense, which is under its jurisdiction, signed a commercial contract on June 1 for the supply of 155-mm Zuzana-2 self-propelled howitzers for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
North Korea has launched several short-range ballistic missiles simultaneously
North Korea continues to test new weapons, periodically conducting test firing. According to the South Korean Yonhap news agency, the next, already the 18th in a row since the beginning of the year, the test of an unidentified munition was conducted by the North Korean military on Sunday morning.
The West will send MLRS to Ukraine. But he is afraid to get a "response" from Russia
Fired a volley. How will American MLRS affect the course of the conflict in Ukraine and why are the West now afraid of escalation
The United States, Great Britain and Germany decided to arm the Kiev regime with MLRS with a firing range of up to 80 kilometers, writes Strana. At the same time, the West is aware of the consequences of possible strikes with these weapons on the territory of Russia. According to the author of the article, the supplies will not affect the overall course of the conflict, but will create serious prerequisites for the escalation of relations between Moscow and the collective West.
Biden decided to send MLRS to Ukraine. Russia responded
Biden decided to send MLRS to Ukraine. US-Russia tensions escalate
Biden regularly faces the same dilemma: how far America can go in providing military assistance to Ukraine, Time writes. He has repeatedly stated that the United States does not intend to aggravate the crisis. But this did not prevent him from announcing the transfer of multiple rocket launchers to Kiev.
"Ukraine will regulate the distance": the United States did not limit the range of the HIMARS MLRS
Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Medvedev announced strikes on decision-making centers in the event of an attack by Ukraine
Washington will supply Kiev with HIMARS MLRS, the range of which reaches 500 km. Thus, the APU has the opportunity to strike at the territory of Russia. If earlier it was claimed that the missile's flight radius would be reduced to 80 km, now the United States refuses to do this. Moscow has already warned Kiev about the consequences of a strike on Russia.
Look beyond the horizon
What are the radar stations of the Russian Federation and Europe capable of
In a special military operation in Ukraine, the Russian group uses an advanced system of military air defense. In addition to anti-aircraft missiles and interceptor fighters, the third component of air defense is radar stations (radars). What potential does our country have for these all-seeing eyes?
The world's first plants grown in lunar soil turned out to be too frail
Recently, many media outlets reported that scientists managed to grow plants in real lunar soil collected by the astronauts of the Apollo mission. However, it's too early to dream of a moon salad. A horticulturist from the University of Florida and the author of this experiment, Rob Ferl, lowered observers from heaven to Earth, showing how frail the first space plants turned out to be. The sprouts from the lunar soil turned out to be much smaller than their terrestrial counterparts and had purple pigmentation, indicating stress.
Boeing CH-47F Chinook became the winner of the tender for heavy transport helicopters for the Bundeswehr
Germany will purchase American CH-47F Chinook helicopters, it was this helicopter that won the tender for heavy transport helicopters. Another contender for victory was the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion. The results of the tender were announced on June 1.
"Russia can produce a prototype of a stealth bomber even today"
Why Moscow and Washington do not have an urgent need for "invisible" bombers
The first flight of the B-21 Raider strategic bomber, made using stealth technology, will take place next year. This was reported by Northrop Grumman Corporation. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok was figuring out at what stage the work on the creation of the B-21 and its Russian competitor - PAK DA, a promising long-range aviation complex.
Mi-24D sent to Ukraine from the Czech Republic are not capable of using ATGM "Phalanx"
Twelve Mi-24D helicopters that arrived in Ukraine from the Czech Republic do not have the ability to use anti-tank guided missiles.
It became known about the attempts of the special services to evacuate the Motor Sich plant in Zaporozhye
Western intelligence agencies are attempting to evacuate the Motor Sich plant, which produces engines for Turkish Bayraktar TB2 and Akinci drones. This became known to Vladimir Rogov, a member of the main council of the military-civil administration of the Zaporozhye region, TASS reports.
When will Russia exchange foreign liners for domestic ones
Russia plans to complete the certification of domestic MS-21 and Sukhoi Superjet New aircraft with maximum replacement of imported parts by the end of 2023. This means that in a couple of years, Russian airlines will be able to start replacing foreign boards with Russian airliners. However, the process of full rotation of aircraft will not be quick.
Yuri Borisov checked the progress of the implementation of aviation programs at UAC enterprises
On June 3, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov paid a working visit to the enterprises of the United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC UAC of Rostec State Corporation) in Komsomolsk-on-Amur and Irkutsk.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine began using American RQ-20 "Puma AE" UAVs
According to Ukrainian sources, in the Zaporozhye direction, one of the reconnaissance units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine began to use the RQ-20 "Puma AE" UAV complex, delivered as part of American military assistance.
Japan will take part in the NATO summit for the first time since the formation of the military bloc
Japanese TV channel NHK reported that for the first time in the history of the existence of the North Atlantic Alliance, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida intends to attend the NATO summit. It became known that Kishida will attend the NATO summit, which will be held in Madrid from June 28 to 30, after participating in the G7 meeting in Berlin, scheduled for June 26-28. Taking into account the fact that Japan is not a member of the alliance, the decision on the participation of the country's prime minister in the NATO summit is still being worked out, NHK reports.
Fighters of the sky - high front
Israeli mountain shooters study the experience of colleagues around the world
"Mountain peaks Sleep in the darkness of the night ..." – the first lines of Lermontov's brilliant translation of Goethe's famous poem. "Only mountains can be better than mountains..." sang Vladimir Vysotsky. And the beautiful Israeli poet Israel Rubinstein (a native of Moscow) calls the highest mountain of the Hermon Highlands "steep".
100 billion euros for the rearmament of the German Bundeswehr
On June 3, 2022, the German Bundestag voted to create a special fund for the Bundeswehr in the amount of 100 billion euros and to make the necessary amendments to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany (Article 87a) to ensure the activities of this fund without increasing public debt.
Polish appetites: from sea to sea
The special operation will in any case lead to the revision of state borders
The closer the end of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine is, the more speculation there is in the expert community about the future fate of Ukraine. And no matter how Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky treats the proposal of world politics guru Henry Kissinger to make territorial concessions to Russia, he will be forced to do so.
Borrel urged to take the defense of Europe with all seriousness
A serious approach to European defense
Europe sets itself the task - it needs to develop an effective security and defense policy, as well as create the potential for its implementation, writes the head of European diplomacy Josep Borrel in an article in Project Syndicate. He told how to achieve this and which way Europe should move.
Moldova has begun preliminary negotiations with the West on the supply of lethal weapons
Western countries have recently taken Moldova seriously, turning it into a second Ukraine. Judging by the events taking place in the republic, Chisinau is slowly beginning to arm itself, but at the same time losing sovereignty.