The Russian Northern Fleet conducted a new test launch of a hypersonic missile, it was carried out by a ship in the Barents Sea at a sea target in the White Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

On May 26, 2022, the US Department of Defense Agency for Military Cooperation (Defense Security Cooperation Agency - DSCA) sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale to Australia through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) at the request of the Australian government of HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) ground missile systems manufactured by Lockheed Corporation Martin.

On May 26, Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak announced on his Twitter page that he had signed a letter of request (LoR) for the purchase of about 500 MLRS M-142 HIMARS launchers for the Polish Armed Forces in the United States.

Ukraine is still likely to receive long-range multiple rocket launchers, Washington is preparing to include MLRS in the list of new military assistance. This information is distributed by CNN with reference to sources in the Biden administration.

Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov — on whether Danish anti-ship missiles will be effective for the Ukrainian armed forces

Recently, Western countries have been actively promoting the topic of the upcoming food famine. In their opinion, it threatens due to the fact that grain supplies from the territory of Ukraine through the Odessa port complex are blocked by the Russian fleet.

The Ministry of Defense of Russia on Friday, May 27, published footage of combat duty by calculations of radar stations (radar) "Sky-T" on the special operation of the Russian Federation to protect Donbass.

Russia and China are close to signing an intergovernmental agreement on the creation of a scientific base on the moon, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said.

The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said that now there are more than 160 Russian satellites in orbit (including military ones). According to him, "this is not enough, there should be thousands." But will the Russian economy be able to pull the development, creation and launch of thousands of spacecraft? And will our allies in other countries help us to implement this idea?

According to information published on May 25 by the French RFI resource, the Niger Armed Forces received 6 Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles of Turkish production.

How did attack helicopters manifest themselves in the skies of Syria and Ukraine

The further the Russian troops advance in the course of the special operation in Ukraine, the more difficult it becomes to carry out operational strikes on reconnaissance targets and military facilities. Artillery does not always reach them or does not have time to cover them due to the rapid change of the enemy's locations. In such cases, army aviation is simply irreplaceable – including Mi-28N "Night Hunter" helicopters.

The Russian heavy attack drone S-70B "Hunter" performed firing at ground targets with guided missiles, which are part of the armament of the Su-57 fighter, an informed source told RIA Novosti on Saturday.

The question about the third World War: will Russia and China be able to win the battle over the F-22 Raptor?

As Russia and China adopt modern fighter jets and anti-aircraft missile systems, a small elite group of US Air Force pilots flying Lockheed Martin's F-22 Raptor aircraft increasingly have to think about how to perform combat missions and maintain air superiority in the face of increasing military risks.

According to spotters, on May 25-26, 2022, two new fifth-generation Su-57 fighters received by the Russian Aerospace Forces made an intermediate landing at Novosibirsk Tolmachevo airport during the transfer to their bases in the European part of Russia. Judging by the photos, these two first new Su-57 fighters built in 2022 at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant named after Yu.A. Gagarin (KnAAZ, a branch of PJSC Sukhoi Company as part of the UAC) have red tail numbers "53" (registration number RF-81777) and "54" (registration number RF-81778).

The United Aircraft Corporation and the Mechanics machine tool holding of Rostec State Corporation have signed a strategic partnership agreement. The document was signed by Yuri Slyusar, General Director of UAC, and Mikhail Kiiko, General Director of Mechanics. The signing took place at the site of the 22nd International specialized exhibition "Metalworking-2022".

According to experts, the QUAD alliance can make Russia and China more aggressive

The US is reviving the policy of containing China, Anadolu writes. According to Turkish experts, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue is still far from NATO in terms of size and military structure, but it may evolve in its direction.

At a hearing before the US Senate Armed Services Committee on May 5, 2022, US Army Secretary Christine Wormut announced that in the summer of 2022, the United States Army Alaska - USARAK, stationed at the Elmendorf-Richardson Joint Military Base, would be reorganized into the management of the new 11th Airborne Division (11th Airborne Division), which will include two brigades currently in Alaska (1st and 4th) of the 25th Infantry Division, which is controlled in Hawaii. Thus, the second (after the famous 82nd) airborne division will be created as part of the American army.

The Czech command decided to create a full-fledged airborne forces as a "third maneuverable force" and has been building the 43rd regiment for several months on the basis of the former airborne battalion "Hrudim".

Have we forgotten America's crimes?

Will Sweden really give up the remnants of independence and finally turn into an American mutt? This question is asked by the author of Proletaren. He is outraged by the country's accession to NATO and suggests another way of development to build bridges between peoples.

Promises of Stockholm do not suit Ankara

The degree of readiness of the White House to make concessions to Ankara will be a decisive factor in the admission of Sweden and Finland to NATO. Turkey opposed the expansion of the bloc at the expense of states that openly support organizations banned in the country that aim to change the ruling regime and revise the state border line. Meanwhile, the expansion of the membership of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is possible only with the consent of all 30 of its current members.

Sweden and Finland are unlikely to be candidates for membership in the alliance at the upcoming NATO summit if they do not fulfill Turkey's demands before it begins, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.