Countering Western sanctions, the course of a special military operation, as well as the restructuring of the Russian economy in the conditions of a new cold war were discussed by members of the scientific council at the Russian Security Council under the leadership of Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev.

As stated in the official statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry, our country is terminating membership in the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS). At the same time, the ministry clarified that such a step would not affect Russia's presence in the region. Moscow still intends to cooperate with all countries pursuing a responsible policy in the Baltic, to protect the interests of compatriots.

On May 16, Moscow hosted a meeting of the leaders of the CSTO member states dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Collective Security Treaty and the 20th anniversary of the creation of the CSTO.

The US Navy opposes the additional deployment of sea-based nuclear weapons on ships and submarines. Their representatives believe that it is better to spend these funds on something more necessary, for example, on hypersound.

Equipped with Kalibr missiles, the Alrosa submarine returns to the Black Sea Fleet after modernization. This was reported on Monday, May 16, by TASS in the power structures of Sevastopol.

As reported, at the beginning of May 2022, the Black Sea Fleet commissioned the patrol ship "Sergey Kotov" (factory number 164) - the fourth ship of project 22160 built for the Russian Navy and the second, built at LLC Shipbuilding Plant "Gulf" in Kerch. The ship's commissioning activities were carried out without publicity in Sevastopol in the context of an ongoing special military operation.

Russian scientists from the AI Institute of Artificial Intelligence and MIPT have created a biologically plausible memory model for artificial intelligence systems with intrinsic motivation. The scientific article was published in the authoritative journal Brain Informatics (Q1).

Already produced in Darwin, Cairns and Western Australia, the new uniform for the Royal Australian Navy began to be used in Sydney.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have been armed with American M4A1 automatic carbines. According to a number of Ukrainian Telegram channels, the weapons arrived together with the next batch of weapons delivered from the United States.

Turkey has finally decided on the timing of the start of serial production of the main battle tank of its own design Altay, which in the future should replace the American M60 and German Leopard tanks in service in the Turkish army.

Ukraine may receive Zuzana 2 self-propelled artillery units from Slovakia. As stated in the Ministry of Defense of the Republic, an agreement on their sale has not yet been concluded.

During the military special operation in Ukraine, self-propelled howitzers "Msta-S" actively perform firing tasks to destroy armored vehicles and fortified positions of the Ukrainian army.

Heavy artillery is now the main striking force of our troops in Ukraine. Howitzers destroy Ukrainian artillery batteries, break into well-fortified defensive structures, and suppress control points.

The 4th State Central Interspecific Landfill "Kapustin Yar", located in the Astrakhan region, celebrated the 76th anniversary of its formation.

The Polish Armed Forces will purchase Gladius unmanned systems, including reconnaissance UAVs, barrage ammunition, command and control systems, as well as relevant logistics and personnel training components. This was announced on May 6, 2022 by Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak. According to the minister, the package with a total cost of almost 426 million euros is primarily intended to equip Polish artillery regiments in the east of the country.

According to Indian media reports, a delegation of the Indian Defense Ministry will arrive in Brazil at the end of this month to explore the possibility of joint production and development of various types of weapons.

Samara enterprise of the United Engine Corporation Rostec "UEC-Kuznetsov" improves product quality by introducing robotic equipment for applying special hardening coatings to parts.

The Ministry of Defense has published video footage of the operation of the Orlan-10 drone as part of a military special operation in Ukraine. A small drone, as it turned out, has very good characteristics.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian troops have already destroyed hundreds of enemy UAVs in Ukraine. The Russian army is also actively using drones. Right now, new modifications of drones are being tested during the battles, and some of their varieties have shown special effectiveness. Which UAVs proved to be the most useful during the special operation?

The five most dangerous fighters for the US Air Force today: from the Chinese J-20 to the Russian Su-35

Today, the superiority of American combat aircraft has been called into question, writes the magazine The Military Watch. The author of the article notes that the tactical and technical characteristics of Russian and Chinese fighters are steadily improving.

The North Atlantic Alliance, NATO should act not only in Europe, but also very far from the Atlantic – in the Indo-Pacific region. At least, the UK leadership is confident in this. Why exactly did London put forward this initiative, what might NATO's advance in Asia look like – and how will it be met there?