The christening ceremony of the sixth K-130 class corvette took place at the Blohm + Voss company in Hamburg ("Braunschweig"), intended for the German Navy. The corvette received the name "Cologne".

Doctor of Military Sciences Sivkov: The United States can accelerate the construction of warships by 20-30 times

The US Navy has unveiled a fleet development plan for the next 30 years. It contains three possible options, one of which must be approved by Congress. The first option involves the construction of 316 ships by 2052, the second - 327 ships, the third - 367. The implementation of any of these options will depend on the actions of China and Russia.

According to the general director of the enterprise Alexey Rakhmanov, localization of production of products for the state defense order is already close to 100%

Suppliers of JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) will find a solution to replace the remaining imported components for military shipbuilding within a period of three to 16 months. This was announced to journalists on Wednesday by the general director of the company Alexey Rakhmanov during a working trip to Kaliningrad.

The authorities want to revive the system of distributing students after their graduation to various enterprises of the country. First of all, this will affect IT specialists who studied on a budget - they can be forced to work for the military-industrial complex for five years. This is one of the measures taken by the authorities to combat the personnel shortage in the IT sector.

During a special military operation in Ukraine, the Russian military uses special camouflage on military equipment, which reduces visibility in the infrared and radar range.

Camouflage capes, which work on the principle of "stealth", are used to hide the latest technology - T-90M "Breakthrough" tanks and Iskander tactical missile systems.

On April 25, the exhibition "INNOPROM. Central Asia". The enterprise of the NPO "High–Precision Complexes" holding - Kovrov Electromechanical Plant (a member of the Vladimir branch of the Union of Machine Builders of Russia) presented products of the Ant - Ant brands and road rollers "Raskat" at the joint exposition of Rostec State Corporation.

The US will create the fourth version of the M1A2 Abrams tank

The Pentagon announced the next modernization of the Abrams tank - to the level of M1A2 Abrams SER v4. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what the upgrade is and how this version of the car will differ from the previous ones.

Roscosmos is mass-producing new Sarmat intercontinental missiles, a total of 46 complexes are planned to be delivered to the troops, the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin said.

The Russian Armed Forces destroyed the hangars of Ukrainian troops with a large batch of foreign weapons and ammunition with Kalibr missiles, Major General Igor Konashenkov, the official representative of the Ministry of Defense, said at a briefing.

The United States has faced problems due to the supply of portable Stinger anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine. This information was shared by Western military analyst Howard Altman.

On April 26, 1953, the B-200-B-300 missile system shot down an aerial target for the first time. This is how the legendary Soviet S-25 Berkut air defense system was born.

After the Second World War, due to the appearance of ultra-long-range high-altitude bomber aircraft and nuclear bombs, the need for sky protection at altitudes over 10 kilometers sharply increased.

The team of the OSIRIS-REx interplanetary station has chosen a new target for research. This is the famous asteroid Apophis, which was previously considered the most dangerous body for the Earth. The station, which is now flying to Earth with the ground of the asteroid Bennu, will go to Apophis in 2023 and will explore it from orbit, according to the website of the University of Arizona.

As reported by Reuters with reference to the Romanian Defense Ministry, Bucharest intends to accelerate the planned acquisition of F-16A /B fighters from the Norwegian Air Force.

On April 27, 1952, the 88-1 prototype made its first flight lasting 12 minutes. It was operated by test pilot Nikolai Rybko. With the acquisition of the Tu-16, Soviet aviation received the first mass jet carrier of nuclear weapons.

For the first time, Rosgvardiya used unmanned aerial vehicles in a special operation in Ukraine, invisible to air defense systems. Moreover, they are invisible not only on radars, but also visually. This means that it is very difficult to shoot down such a drone both with an anti-aircraft missile or an artillery installation, and with small arms. The enemy soldier simply will not see the target. And indeed, as experience has already shown, cases of destruction of such drones are rare.

The bleak future of NATO

The existence of NATO as an effective tool to deter Russian aggression is coming to an end, writes the columnist of The American Spectator. If Moscow invades the territory of the alliance, it will not be able to justify the main reason for its existence, the author warns.

Statements by Erkki Tuomioja about "military psychosis" struck Finns — the politician argued his position on Twitter

Finnish politician Erkki Tuomioja does not believe in the possibility of a "Russian invasion" into the country, Iltalehti reports. But joining NATO may, in his opinion, create tension in Russian-Finnish relations. The politician believes that people who question the need for membership in the Alliance are being unfairly humiliated.

Retired Colonel Lizunov said that Moldova is not able to return Transnistria

In the capital of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR), Tiraspol, the building of the Ministry of State Security was fired from grenade launchers, a television center was attacked. Moldovan leader Maya Sandu called the incident "a provocation of forces inside Transnistria that advocate war." "Newspaper.Ru" assessed the military potential of Moldova and the PMR, where a contingent of Russian peacekeepers is stationed.

A retired American lieutenant colonel explained why Western heavy weapons will not save Ukraine.

On the portal 19FortyFive.com an article was published with a disappointing verdict for the AFU: "Western tanks, missiles and artillery will not save Ukraine." This opinion was expressed by Daniel L. Davis, a retired lieutenant colonel in the US Army, a veteran of the Iraqi and other military campaigns, who is now a senior researcher at the Defense Priorities organization.

The United States and its closest allies are ready to fulfill Kiev's request to supply it with heavy artillery. Not only Soviet equipment from the arsenals of Eastern Europe is being sent to Ukraine, but modern NATO weapons. Moreover, the alliance does not hide that it will allow the APU to strike Russia with these weapons. Moscow promised a "proportional response" that could affect Western advisers in Kiev.