According to information published on May 18 on the website of The Australian newspaper, Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton announced a new package of military assistance to Ukraine, which will include 14 tracked M-113 armored personnel carriers and 20 Bushmaster armored personnel carriers with a 4x4 wheel formula.

Russian troops are bypassing the AFU forces in certain areas of the front in order to encircle them. At the same time, many areas are characterized by the gradual advance of troops after they conduct protracted positional battles aimed at minimizing their own losses and depletion of the enemy's potential.

Unique footage of the combat work of the crews of Russian tanks during the assault on the outskirts of the village of Kamyshevakha on Saturday, May 21, was provided by the correspondent of Izvestia Denis Kulaga.

The US House of Representatives recognized the lag behind Russia in the modernization of nuclear forces

American media, military experts, parliamentarians and officials are discussing the need to update the Pentagon's nuclear missile arsenal. "Newspaper.Ru" tells why this topic has become relevant and how it is connected with Ukraine.

The head of Roscosmos threatened that a new hypersonic nuclear missile would "demolish half the coast of a hostile continent"

The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said that the Sarmat nuclear hypersonic complex is capable of "demolishing half of the coast of the continent", which Russia considers hostile, writes the Daily Mail. Readers of the tabloid speculate about the development of a conflict of this magnitude.

Commander of the Strategic Missile Forces Karakaev: "Sarmat" can fly through the North and South Poles

The first serial intercontinental ballistic missiles "Sarmat" will be put on combat duty at the end of autumn 2022. According to the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces of the Russian Federation Sergey Karakayev, the rocket will be able to fly through the North and South Poles, as well as along other trajectories. At the same time, it is unlikely that in the near future it will be possible to create means to intercept these weapons. It is assumed that the Sarmat will remain in service for 50 years.

The US Air Force reported that on May 14, 2022, a successful flight test of the promising American air-based hypersonic missile AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) was carried out for the first time.

The US Congress approved the provision of $ 40 billion to Ukraine, most of which it should direct to defense needs. The package of American military assistance to Kiev may include Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) and long-range artillery pieces.

Laser systems "Badass", used by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, can change the balance of forces in the air during a special operation to protect Donbass. This was stated by military expert Yuri Knutov.

Roselectronics Holding (part of Rostec) has created a portable multifunctional radar station (radar) to protect critical infrastructure facilities, the Rostec press service reported.

The Starliner spacecraft docked to the ISS during a test flight

Boeing has completed a long series of failures related to the development of the Starliner ship. He was able to reach the ISS in unmanned mode, despite a number of emergency situations in flight and failures during previous attempts. Now, if the landing goes well, the first people will be able to go on it to the space station at the end of 2022.

The Voyager 1 space probe suddenly started sending NASA nonsense

Launched in 1977, Voyager became the farthest man-made object in space, but for some time now it has been sending gibberish to Earth, writes Gizmodo. NASA believes that the data obtained does not fit in with the true position of the ship.

NASA is confused: the Hubble telescope shows that "something strange" is happening to the universe

NASA scientists are confused by the data sent to them by the Hubble telescope. According to these data, "something strange is happening to our universe," writes the Daily Express.

How long space missions change the brain

Prolonged stay in space causes changes in the structure of the brain, writes Big Think. In a recent study, scientists were able to establish a link between this phenomenon and cases of visual impairment in astronauts.

Rostec's website tells about the main space launch of the year – the launch of the Luna-25 spacecraft. This automatic station will be the first Russian lunar mission in the last half century.

The United States has begun developing a new reconnaissance and strike drone capable of operating in conjunction with fifth-generation F-35 fighters. The work is being carried out by Lockheed Martin Corporation.

The enterprises of the aircraft manufacturing sector of the military-industrial complex of China have established strong relations with the Pakistan Air Force, which has been achieved, among other things, thanks to the success in the development of aircraft engines.

The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is the main military transport aircraft used by the aviation of the United States and other NATO countries. Strictly speaking, the C-130 is a whole family, since aircraft are used for various purposes - not only for the delivery of troops, military equipment and cargo, but also for conducting electronic intelligence, staff work, search and rescue operations, refueling other aircraft in the air, determining weather conditions, and so on.

The transfer to Ukraine of Russian-made helicopters destined for Afghanistan is a violation of the contracts concluded between the Russian Federation and the United States, the document banning re-export was issued by the Pentagon, said Alexander Mikheev, Director General of Rosoboronexport.

The Ministry of Defense on Friday, May 20, demonstrated the combat operation of multi-purpose attack helicopters Mi-28 and reconnaissance attack helicopters Ka-52 army aviation of the Western Military District during a special military operation to protect Donbass.