Record volumes of global military spending are associated with unprecedented geopolitical tensions, as well as the emergence of fundamentally new types of military equipment, a well-known military expert Alexei Leonkov told RIA Novosti on Monday.

Eight tanks of the Ukrainian army, supported by infantry, tried to break through in one of the settlements in the Kharkiv region, where the reinforced tactical group of the Russian Guard was located.

The press service of the Rosgvardiya reported that the attack began with artillery shelling of the positions of Russian units covering the entrance to the settlement.

On April 25, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed footage of the Iskander operational and tactical missile systems during a special operation to protect Donbass.

Izvestia correspondent Alexander Morozov on April 25 showed the work of Russian military helicopter pilots during a special operation to protect Donbass.

On April 25, Izvestia correspondent Kirill Olkov showed trophies and documents left by a member of the "Right Sector" (a banned organization in the Russian Federation) who escaped from the village of Bugayevka in the Kharkiv region, as well as a self-propelled artillery installation (ACS) left by Ukrainian radicals.

The developments of specialists from the Russian Federation used on board the International Space Station (ISS) are recognized as reliable and of high quality. Anton Shkaplerov, cosmonaut of Roscosmos, told Izvestia about this on Sunday, April 17.

The tests of the new hypersonic anti-ship missiles "YJ-21" were the first public demonstration of this weapon. Analysts believe that the missile is designed to defeat US Navy aircraft carriers that can operate in the Pacific Ocean. As the leaders of the Communist Party of China like, the demonstration of missiles was timed to coincide with the 73rd anniversary of the Naval Forces of the People's Liberation Army of China.

At the specialized exhibition "Innovation Day of the Ministry of Defense of Russia" in the Military Innovation Technopolis "ERA", the guests and participants of the event were presented with an automated training system "Tornado-G" as part of an automated workplace and a virtual reality kit.

The armed formations of Ukraine for the first time lost the main battle tank T-64BM "Bulat".

The combat vehicle, painted in a characteristic multicolored pixel camouflage, was captured by Russian servicemen outwardly serviceable. At least, the video footage that appeared on the Network on the "sixty-fourth" does not show any damage.

Rostec United Engine Corporation has developed the first Russian GTA-8 power plant for offshore production platforms. The unit is resistant to extreme conditions: salt water, storms and negative temperatures. The first installations will provide power supply to the Arctic ice-resistant platform "Kamennomysskoye-Sea" off the coast of Yamal.

The line of medical equipment, the latest SWIR camera, a water purification unit, and other products are presented by Shvabe at the Innoprom international exhibition that opened in Tashkent, the press service of the holding said on Monday.

The Shvabe Holding of Rostec State Corporation unites dozens of industrial facilities and research centers throughout Russia. Today it is the core of the optical industry of the Russian Federation. By the end of 2021, the portfolio of intellectual property objects of the holding amounted to 2,597 units, the range of products – more than six thousand items.

Micron intends to double the volume of silicon wafers produced in the coming years in order to overcome the shortage of domestic semiconductors in Russia. For this, the plant will need 10 billion rubles. "Micron" intends to purchase used production equipment, which in recent years has become a standard global practice in this industry.

Ust-Katavsky Car Building Plant, part of Roscosmos, will begin assembling the first unmanned tram at the end of 2022. This was announced on Friday, April 15, by the general director of the company Roman Novikov.

By the beginning of the 90s, the era of "cloning" by Chinese specialists of Soviet military equipment was gradually fading into the past. One of the last samples, which was an almost exact copy of Soviet equipment, was the infantry fighting vehicle WZ-501.

The new Sarmat strategic missile will guarantee Russia's security in the next 30-40 years, the US missile defense system is powerless against it, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said.

Last week, as part of a military special operation, Russian troops used the Bal missile system for the first time. It was created as an anti-ship, but its high-precision missiles were able to hit ground targets as well.

As reported on April 22, 2022, PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC UAC), a branch of PJSC Il - Ulyanovsk Aviastar Plant (part of the Transport Aviation Division of PJSC UAC of Rostec State Corporation) commissioned another serial heavy transport aircraft Il-76MD-90A, built for Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. After the successful completion of flight and technical tests, the new aircraft joined the aviation regiment of Military Transport Aviation (VTA).

The United States stated that they had found a way to combat the S-400 Triumph complex

The United States approved the development of a new electronic warfare station (EW) AN / ALQ-249. This is a container that is suspended under the wing of a combat aircraft and creates noise at the frequency of the enemy's radar. It is reported that thanks to him, American aviation will be able to deceive Russian air defense systems. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how the AN/ALQ-249 station would work and what its feature is.

The combat capabilities of the S-500 Prometheus air defense system have no analogues in the world. This complex is capable of becoming the head in relation to other previously created Russian systems. The main advantages of the S-500 in a conversation with Lenta.ru" was named by military expert, director of the Museum of Air Defense Forces Yuri Knutov.