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Some details of the interception of the American strategic reconnaissance aircraft RC-135 over the South China Sea have become known. The interception was carried out by a Chinese Air Force fighter. It is reported that this fighter was the J-16 (a further modification of the J-11, built on the basis of the Su-27).

Successful flight tests of a cargo aircraft of its own design have been conducted in Iran. This was stated by the Minister of Defense of the Islamic Republic, Brigadier General Mohammadreza Ashtiani, IRNA news agency reports.

Sohu: Putin's response to the West's tit-for-tat provocations alarmed NATO countries

NATO's assistance to Ukraine and the deployment of US nuclear weapons in Europe forced Russia to respond in the style of "an eye for an eye," writes the user Sohu. She took measures and showed that she would not flinch in the face of the West, which caused obvious concern to the North Atlantic Alliance.

As reported by PJSC United Aircraft Corporation on May 30, 2023, the new heavy military transport aircraft Il-76MD-90A, manufactured in the branch of PJSC IL - Aviastar (part of the United Aircraft Corporation of Rostec State Corporation), was transferred to the customer - the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

At the same time, Berlin stated that they were supplying weapons to Kiev in order to "defend Ukrainian territory"

The Government of Germany considers legitimate from the point of view of international law the attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on objects on the territory of Russia with Ukrainian-made weapons. This statement was made on Wednesday at a briefing by the official representative of the German Cabinet of Ministers Steffen Hebestreit.

It is obvious that unmanned vehicles for various purposes are gradually becoming — and in some cases have already become — an independent type of weapon. Moreover, we are no longer talking about isolated cases, but about massive use — for example, the use of UAVs in the conflict in Ukraine.

Modern warfare is not only a weapon based on new physical principles and strikes on the entire economic and political territory of the enemy, modern warfare is primarily rapid communications, digital combat control and knowledge about the enemy. Especially in the tactical link of combat control.

The main target was the carrier aircraft of long-range missiles of NATO countries, experts say

The armed forces of the Russian Federation on the night of May 29 struck a group of enemy airfields — the targets were command posts, radar posts and aviation equipment, storage facilities with weapons and ammunition of the VFU, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported. Experts note that our troops are now disabling the remnants of the Ukrainian air force. In particular, carrier planes of long-range missiles supplied to Ukraine by NATO countries and of particular value to the enemy were hit. The task of constant and massive strikes is to exhaust the VFU, disable their air component, logistics, control points and communications, experts are sure.

Kiev hopes to receive American F-16, Swedish Gripen, as well as German Eurofighter and Tornado, Alexey Reznikov specified

Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov said that Kiev needs about 120 Western fighters, most of which should be American F-16s.

The Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions (CCDB) has developed a method for detecting calculations (operators) of FPV drones based on anti-sniper warfare. This was announced by the general director of the center Dmitry Kuzyakin.

Military expert Knutov: the reflection of the UAV attack on Moscow testifies to the effectiveness of Russian air defense

The rapid reaction of the Russian air defense to the drone attack on Moscow on the morning of May 30 indicates that the system works effectively and is able to recognize and destroy enemy military facilities. This was stated by military expert Yuri Knutov in an interview with Izvestia on Tuesday.

The Russian army is ready to repel the Ukrainian counteroffensive, the command of the Russian group is concentrating significant forces on the contact line, reserves are located in the rear areas, ready to move to the front line. This also applies to combat aviation, the use of which at the front has recently been minimal. This is reported by British intelligence.

After today's drone attack on Moscow, the signals of the Navstar GPS satellite navigation (Global Positioning System), which enemy UAVs used to target, began to be jammed in the capital. This global positioning system has been developed, implemented and operated by the US Department of Defense, but is also available for civilian use around the world.

The Atlantic: Ukrainians know that without the help of the United States they are doomed to inevitable defeat

Ukrainians are well aware that without the support of the United States, their country would have lost in the conflict with Russia a long time ago, writes The Atlantic journalist Corey Sheik. Kiev is completely dependent on Washington. However, Biden's statements about continuing aid are apparently empty rhetoric, the author notes.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted two bills aimed at supporting Ukrainian drone manufacturers. According to the adopted bills, it is supposed to cancel the payment of VAT and import duties for the duration of martial law in the country in order to create conditions for the production of unmanned systems in Ukraine.

According to the reports of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, which daily grow with dozens of destroyed planes, helicopters, missiles and attack drones of the enemy, during the special operation our anti-aircraft gunners and aviators destroyed over 660 planes and helicopters and more than 4,300 UAVs. It is difficult to say how much of this statistic is due to the merits of the "Tors", but the fact that a significant part of the enemy's air threats were reflected by this formidable weapon is an obvious fact.

The President commented on the drone raid on Moscow and the region

With drone attacks on Moscow and the Moscow region, Kiev provokes the Russian side to retaliate with mirror actions, Vladimir Putin said during a visit to the "Zotov Center" on May 30.

The first unmanned KAMAZ trucks were pilot-operated at the Vostochno-Messoyakhskoye field located on the Gydan Peninsula of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District.

The first digital KAMAZ trucks based on serial KAMAZ-43118 cars have completed pilot operation on winter roads in the Arctic.

On May 30, a conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the National Defense Management Center of the country under the leadership of the head of the military Department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

Rosoboronexport of Rostec State Corporation will present the newest autonomous uninhabited underwater vehicle "Klavesin-1RE" during the International Naval Salon in St. Petersburg. Such robotic equipment will be in demand both in the domestic market and abroad.