A terrible "Sarmatian". Will the Russians use it and where?

The website of the Arabic-language TV channel Al-Mayadin tells about the recent launch of the Russian Sarmat missile and the tactical and technical characteristics of this missile complex. The author of the article does not exclude that Russia will be forced to apply a new strategic development.

Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded the title of Hero of Labor to Yuri Barmakov, an outstanding figure of the nuclear weapons complex of the Rosatom State Corporation, a developer of nuclear ammunition, first deputy scientific director of the Dukhov All-Russian Research Institute of Automation (VNIIA, Moscow).

On April 25, 2022, the Polish consortium PGZ-Narew signed a contract with the British branch of the European missile concern MBDA (MBDA UK) in the amount of 1.5 billion zlotys (320 million euros, the cost is not officially reported) for the purchase of the first two sets of ground-based short-range anti-aircraft missile system (that is, a total of one battery set, including two complexes) based on MBDA CAMM anti-aircraft guided missiles for the Polish Armed forces, within the framework of the Polish Narew program, purchases of a promising short- and medium-range air defense system.

Astronomers have stated that alien agriculture can be seen through a telescope

Modern telescopes are very far from being able to see an alien Earth-type civilization directly - its cities, fields and mechanisms. Nevertheless, astronomers are trying to come up with indirect ways to identify intelligent life. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out an article by American astronomers who suggested looking for traces of farming of other civilizations in the atmosphere of exoplanets.

The coming anarchy in outer space

New realities and rules in the exploration of near-Earth space have practically put an end to the universally recognized treaty, in which outer space is defined as "the property of all mankind," writes The National Interest. The authors of the article call the current situation a new tragedy of public resources.

Rogozin said that Russia has decided on the timing of the completion of work on the ISS

The decision on the deadline for the end of Russia's participation in the International Space Station program has already been made, but it will not be announced yet. According to the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, Moscow will warn partners in a year about the completion of work on the ISS in accordance with its obligations. According to him, Russia continues to work on the orbital station until 2024.

This is the second launch of Angara-1.2 in eight years. In December 2023, they want to be the first to launch it from the new launch complex of the Vostochny cosmodrome in the Amur Region.

The launch of the Angara-1 light class launch vehicle was carried out from the Plesetsk cosmodrome.2" with the device in the interests of the Russian Defense Ministry

on April 29, 2022 at 22:56 Moscow time, an Angara-1 light class launch vehicle was launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome.2" with the apparatus in the interests of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. TASS has prepared a material about the launch vehicles of this family.

The UK Ministry of Defense is negotiating with the F-35 Joint Project Office (F-35 Joint Project Office – JPO F-35) on the purchase of an additional batch of 26 fifth-generation F-35B Lightning-2 fighters in addition to the 48 aircraft of this type already ordered.

On Friday, April 29, the Russian Defense Ministry published footage of the combat work of the crews of Ka-52 reconnaissance and attack helicopters and Mi-8AMTSh transport and assault helicopters who showed courage and heroism during a special operation to protect Donbass.

The Ministry of Defense has published footage of the combat work of the crews of the Ka-52 and Mi-8AMTSh helicopters

The Russian Defense Ministry has published footage of the combat work of the crews of Ka-52 reconnaissance and attack helicopters and Mi-8AMTSh transport and assault helicopters, according to the commander of the combat vehicle, Ukrainian air defense often conducts "chaotic shelling in all directions."

The expert compared the new Sikorsky CH-53K helicopter of the US Marine Corps with the Russian Mi-26

The US Marine Corps has adopted the CH-53K King Stallion ("Royal Stallion") helicopter. This is the largest single-rotor helicopter in the Pentagon's arsenal. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok compared the characteristics of the CH-53K with the Russian Mi-26.

As the Czech OMNIPOL group announced on April 27, 2022, the largest manufacturer of civil transport aircraft in the Czech Republic, the Aircraft Industries plant (formerly LET Kunovice) returns to Czech ownership after 14 years. On April 21, 2022, the Russian owner and the OMNIPOL Group agreed to sell 100% of Aircraft Industries shares to the Czech company OMPO Holding (a subsidiary of OMNIPOL).

The Governor of the Moscow Region Andrey Vorobyov visited the Lukhovitsky branch of the MiG Corporation (part of PJSC UAC of Rostec State Corporation).

Russia will continue to implement all UN Security Council decisions regarding North Korea, Director of the First Asia Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry Georgy Zinoviev said in an interview with Interfax.

Moscow is ready to continue contacts with the United States, South Korea and Japan, despite their unfriendly actions

Moscow does not refuse contacts with the unfriendly participants of the six-party talks on North Korea (Russia, North Korea, China, USA, South Korea, Japan), and still considers this format optimal, Director of the First Asia Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry Georgy Zinoviev said in an interview with Interfax.

Political scientist Zimovsky said that Warsaw is preparing a springboard for NATO allies

Poland announced the holding of "the largest military exercises since 1991" and began a large-scale redeployment of military equipment. Warsaw does not hide that the maneuvers are related to the situation in Ukraine, and declares their purpose to be "working out the reception and deployment of allied troops." "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what the teachings are and what they can lead to.

The accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO is very realistic, but even without joining the alliance, they can deploy NATO bases and military contingents on their territory, Doctor of Political Sciences, associate Professor of the Department of International Security at the Faculty of World Politics of Lomonosov Moscow State University Alexey Fenenko told RIA Novosti.

Both countries risk losing more than winning

The expected accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO will not fundamentally change the balance of power, but may expand the scope of a hypothetical armed conflict. Izvestia analyzes the consequences of a possible expansion of the alliance.

The urgency of Finland and Sweden joining the North Atlantic Alliance arose due to Russia's actions in Ukraine, and the northern region of Europe will become stable and strong if it expands to the Russian borders, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto believes.