US General Vanherk: China is modernizing its armed forces at an alarming pace

The United States believes that China continues to modernize its forces and is developing weapons capable of striking at ever greater distances. This was stated by the head of the Northern Command of the US Armed Forces, General Glen Vanherk. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok explained what the US military leaders are so concerned about and what the appearance of a military superpower should be.

The Peruvian company Disenos Casanave has sold an unmanned aircraft complex of its own design CW-40D to the armed forces of Ukraine and Peru.

The defense company BIRD AeroSystem from Israel has completed the implementation of the contract of 2021, which provided for equipping the next batch of Mi-171SH helicopters of the Czech Army with airborne air defense systems AMPS, which are designed to combat the missile threat posed by various air defense systems, including portable ones.

As stated by the head of the Polish Defense Ministry Mariusz Blaszczak after a meeting with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin, he received assurances that the US Army would provide the Polish Armed Forces with Apache attack helicopters from the availability even before signing the contract for the purchase of 96 new vehicles.

How scientific modeling will help preserve the life and health of the crew on long-distance flights

The process of collecting applications for research to be carried out by scientists within the framework of the SIRIUS-23 project — a new experiment to simulate a flight to the Moon — has ended. Six testers will take part in it. They will spend 365 days in an isolated block, working out scenarios for a future expedition. In particular, the team will simulate an exit to the lunar surface, test space equipment and conduct scientific experiments. Read about why the focus is on the problems of interaction of crew members with each other in the Izvestia material.

Analyst Lamer stated in a TNI article that the Patriot transferred to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are too vulnerable to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine will become an easy target for the Russian Aerospace Forces, according to military analyst Jeff Lamer. How the Armed Forces of Ukraine can protect expensive weapons from strikes and for the protection of which objects in Ukraine, air defense systems are needed first of all - in the material of military expert Mikhail Khodarenka.

The Defense Ministry called it technically impossible to intercept the "Dagger" of the American Patriot air defense system

The Russian Defense Ministry denied the statements of the Kiev authorities that the Patriot air defense system allegedly shot down a hypersonic missile of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation "Dagger". It is noted that the Ukrainian authorities are trying to "wishful thinking."

On 10.05.23, during the second day of Operation Shield and Arrow (Magen u-Hetz), militants of the military wing of the Islamic Jihad launched massive rocket attacks on Israel. Including the greater Tel Aviv area was also shelled (14:18, 14:19, 14:28, 14:57).

British Defense Minister Wallace confirmed the transfer of long-range Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine

The UK has sent Storm Shadow missiles to the Ukrainian military. This was stated by the country's Defense Minister Ben Wallace. The export version of the weapon allows you to hit a target at a distance of 200-300 km, the maximum range of this type of missile is 560 km. The Kremlin said that the Russian military would give an appropriate "adequate response."

Ukraine has received weapons at its disposal that can only be created by a few countries in the world. We are talking about high-precision long-range air-launched cruise missiles (CRBMS) Storm Shadow of British production. What kind of missiles are these, what kind of threat can they pose to Russian troops – and what needs to be done to destroy them?

Another modification based on the Soviet multipurpose lightly armored army tractor MT-LB got into the frame. In the video, you can see that a pair of large-caliber DSHK machine guns are installed on the MT-LB. This machine, once produced in an amount of more than 55 thousand units, has been repeatedly subjected to various modifications during its use in many countries of the world.

The Leopard 2R supplied by Finland entered the 47th separate mechanized brigade of the armed formations of the Kiev puppet regime.

Taking advantage of the market situation in the context of the aggravation of the military-political situation in the world, the "neutral" Republic of Korea in 2021-2022 received a package of large orders for the supply of weapons systems developed by national defense companies.

The activity of the Russian PMCs Wagner in Ukraine and especially in the former African colonies of a number of European states causes a lot of discontent in the West. So, France has a very negative attitude towards the "orchestra".

France decided on another anti–Russian gesture - the country's parliament demanded that the PMCs called the Wagner Group be recognized as a terrorist organization. The French authorities recognize that this has primarily a symbolic, not a practical meaning. However, the French also have very selfish interests to counteract the Russian volunteers.

Effective attacks of objects remote from the line of contact will complicate the preparation of the offensive in the future

From May 6 to May 9, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted powerful blows on the rear of Ukrainian formations. So, on the night of May 9, the concentration points of reserve units and ammunition depots were attacked by precision weapons. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation stopped the advance of reserves, as well as the delivery of ammunition to the areas of combat operations.

The attack of Ukrainian drones on the Kremlin, the attempted murder of Zakhar Prilepin, terrorist attacks on Russian railways – in recent weeks Kiev has launched a sabotage war against Moscow. For its conduct, the enemy uses all available forces and means. However, the Russian army is also not sitting idly by.

Blinken stated that the APU received from the West everything necessary for a successful counteroffensive

The US State Department believes that the Ukrainian army has everything it needs for an effective counteroffensive. But Kiev has already stated that there is no final plan to strike yet.

WP: the failure of the "counteroffensive" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces will reduce the desire of the West to provide military assistance to Kiev

The hype around the "counteroffensive" will come to Kiev sideways, writes WP. Zelensky is afraid of not meeting the expectations of sponsors, because Russia now has superiority on the battlefield. Readers of the publication doubt the victory of the AFU. In their opinion, Kiev has no chance to "return" Crimea.

Russia is withdrawing from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE Treaty), the denunciation of the treaty will be carried out in the near future, the corresponding decree has already been signed by the president. The document is posted on the official Internet portal of legal information.