The new Russian intercontinental ballistic missile Sarmat, which is planned to be put into service this year, can be equipped with several Avangard hypersonic combat units, said the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces of the Russian Federation Sergey Karakaev.

The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that the newest intercontinental ballistic missile "Sarmat" will be the carrier of hypersonic blocks "Avangard". Currently, the carrier is the UR-100N UTTH ICBM, which continues to be on combat duty.

The Chinese Navy will soon receive a new hypersonic anti-ship missile YJ-21, which was tested recently. According to the Hong Kong newspaper The South China Morning Post, the appearance of this missile will provide the advantage of the PLA Navy in the Asia-Pacific region.

During the visit of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to Kiev on April 9, 2022, it became known that in the future, anti-ship missiles (anti-ship missiles) will also become part of the supply of British weapons to Ukraine. Since then, in the Western media, the Harpoon PKR has been discussed as a delivery option. At the same time, a Downing Street press release dated April 9 refers to a "new anti-ship missile system."

How the US Navy intends to defeat the Chinese and Russian air defenses

The command of the US Navy conducted a very important evaluation of the project to create a new generation jammer, writes National Interest. The AN/ALQ-249 electronic jamming station manufactured by Raytheon will become the most important element of the US Navy EA-18G Growler aircraft in countering modern Russian and Chinese-made S-400 and HQ-9 anti-aircraft missile systems.

On April 21, 2022, the Czech aircraft manufacturer Aero Vodochody Aerospace announced the conclusion of a contract for the supply of 12 new L-39NG combat training aircraft to the Hungarian armed forces. Of these aircraft, eight will be delivered in a training version, and four in a reconnaissance version, equipped with a ventral electron-optical system. The cost of the contract is not disclosed, but it is stated that the delivery of Hungarian aircraft will begin in 2024.

The Pentagon told how the sixth-generation fighter will work

The Chief of Staff of the US Air Force, General Charles Brown, spoke about some of the features of the sixth-generation fighter being created as part of the Next Generation Air Dominance Program (NGAD, Air Superiority of the new generation). Read more about the promising American project in the material "Gazeta.Ru».

Western countries will leave Russia without civil aviation

The new Tupolev-214 passenger liners will be delivered to airlines from 2024, and more than 70 units of finished products will be shipped within six years. If this April promise of industrialists comes true, the domestic aviation industry will provide real practical support to the air transport industry. It will help her to survive difficult times and at the same time prevent the disruption of the center's aviation communication with peripheral areas, as well as the most important international routes.

The Pentagon will supply the APU with special Phoenix Ghost attack drones

The Pentagon said it would supply the APU with more than 120 Phoenix Ghost attack unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) developed "specifically for Ukraine." Previously, they were not mentioned in open sources. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what kind of drone it was.

The Korean peninsula has become closer to war after the elections in the South

Recently, with the approach of Yun Sogel's accession to the presidency, the rhetoric of the South Korean leadership regarding regional security issues has become tougher. Against this background, on April 6, a group of aides to the President-elect of the Republic of Korea for foreign policy and security met with the US President's National Security Adviser John Sullivan.

For a long time, the US Marine Corps was, and still is, a kind of "calling card" of the American army. After all, for a century, the Marines have been carrying out, as they write in the press of the States, the protection and assertion of US interests around the world. Now the US Marine Corps is on the verge of serious transformations. So, by 2030, there will be fewer infantry units in the KMP, tanks will disappear and the number of aircraft will decrease.

Ankara is maneuvering between Brussels and Moscow

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu's statement that Ankara sees no problems in the continuation of tourist traffic from Russia, including visits by Russian businessmen, is based on Ankara's pragmatism.

European countries are increasing the supply of weapons, including heavy equipment, to the Kiev regime. The second international conference of defense donors for Ukraine, held in London on March 31, showed that 35 countries have committed themselves to increase military support for the warring nation. The supply of weapons, primarily anti-tank, is made from warehouses. A reasonable question arises: does such a massive outflow of Europeans themselves leave without weapons?

Chancellor Scholz in an interview with Spiegel magazine: "We cannot allow an atomic war"

Germany's chief politician Olaf Scholz fights off accusations of love for Russia, which allegedly prevents the supply of Ukraine has new German tanks. The Chancellor justifies himself and cites the facts of the supply of old tanks and MANPADS. He admits that he builds his idea of our country on the books of Masha Gessen.

On April 21, 2022, US President Joe Biden announced the allocation of a new large package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 800 million. This package followed just eight days after the previous one, also in the amount of $ 800 million, and became the eighth portion of American military assistance since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24. The total amount of US military aid officially allocated to Kiev under these packages now reaches $ 3.35 billion, and since March 2021 - $ 4 billion.

What is the next step in the escalation of the conflict that will follow the accusations of the use of chemical weapons in Mariupol?

If one side of the conflict starts accusing the other of using chemical weapons, the first is on the verge of defeat, Rai Al Yaum writes.

Washington wants to deprive Moscow of its political and economic status

The special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine today is the main topic of active discussion among politicians, military, officials and representatives of the scientific community in various countries – and primarily in the United States and Europe.

The Pentagon reported that the US Navy will not conduct operations in the Black Sea

The US Navy refused to participate in operations in the Black Sea. At the same time, Turkey had previously closed the Bosphorus Strait for the passage of warships, which deprived Washington of the opportunity to conduct any maneuvers in the water area. What is the reason for this ban and what it will lead to - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

"A dangerous and unstable system of relations is emerging, just like at the end of the XIX century"

A historian from the United States notes the fragility of the new international order, "hatched" from the gap between NATO and Russia. It looks like the most dangerous turn of the XIX and XX centuries. On the pages of Figaro, the American criticizes our military operation, but admits that the West made "mistakes" with regard to Russia, which in many ways contributed to the most dangerous development of events.

Even the Solomons don't count!

The United States has a simple calculation: having become confused with the Ukrainian crisis, they want the countries they have caused a lot of evil to forget about everything and support them against Russia. There is only one problem: America cannot get the desired support even from its own "allies," Sabah writes.