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Unlike its heavier and "lifting" counterparts, the Hera quadcopter drone fits in a regular backpack, but it can carry up to 15 kg of cargo.

The five most promising design characteristics of the Su-57 — from artificial intelligence to ballistic missiles

The Su-57 will become the basis for the Russian tactical manned aviation of the next generation, writes MWM. It is assumed that a number of ambitious modernization programs will significantly improve its characteristics.

The grandiose plans of the Ukrainian leadership turned into large-scale losses of equipment and specialists

Kiev's attempt to land air and sea troops on the island of Zmeiny and capture it turned out to be a failure and serious losses, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Monday: the Russian unit on the island thwarted plans drawn up with the participation of British and American advisers.

American geophysicists have discovered a channel in the atmosphere that transmits sounds for hundreds of kilometers

Waveguides allow you to transmit sound (or light) for a great distance, enclosing them as if in a narrow corridor. One of these waveguides was recently discovered by American researchers after hearing an infrasound from a rocket hundreds of kilometers away from launch. At the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences "Newspaper.Ru" stated that this phenomenon has long been predicted theoretically and its practical benefits are not very great.

Defense in the city has been prepared for years, experts say

On May 8, the People's Militia of the Luhansk People's Republic announced the complete liberation of the settlement of Svetlichnoye in the Popasninsky district. According to experts, over the past weekend, the units of the Luhansk People's Republic have achieved serious success, occupying the city of Popasnaya itself.

"Cheburashka"! The strengths of the rare AN-72 aircraft, whose engines are located above the wings

The planes produced by the Soviet Antonov design bureau were distinguished by an unusual design, the author of the article notes. He tells about one unique aircraft of the "family" of An, which in Japan was compared to a character in a popular Soviet cartoon.

On May 9, Izvestia correspondent Semyon Eremkin showed how military personnel in the Donetsk People's Republic use drones to monitor the movements and actions of Ukrainian militants, as well as fight with their drones.

Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said that Russian high-precision weapons are undergoing modernization, including Kalibr cruise missiles and the Kinzhal hypersonic complex.

Russia is creating a new generation of hypersonic missiles for various carriers, the Tu-22M3M missile carrier is already testing a new product, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said in an interview with Interfax.

Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said that Russian high-precision complexes have proven their effectiveness in the course of actions in Ukraine.

Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov, who oversees the military-industrial complex, said in an interview with Interfax on Victory Day that he was working to increase the range of the Kalibr, sufficient stocks of high-precision missiles in Russia and the modernization of Bastions.

The Russian armed forces have repulsed several desperate attempts by the Kiev regime to seize the island of Snake, said the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

In the USA, an explanation of the military assistance program for the "Z-team" was released: everything is not as Kiev tells

The National Interest magazine believes that some particularly hot Yankees should come to their senses when they offer NATO to intervene in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict on the side of the banderstat.

Russian Su-27 fighter — killer F-15

This Soviet aircraft entered service as a fighter to gain air superiority. It was developed as Moscow's response to the American F-15. But it was not limited to this, the author of the article notes.

The Pentagon denied information about the transfer of data to Kiev about the cruiser "Moscow"

CNN, citing sources, reported that the United States provided intelligence that helped Ukraine attack the Russian military cruiser "Moscow". At the same time, the article noted that the Americans do not share information with the Ukrainian military about potential targets inside Russia itself, as well as about the whereabouts of specific Russian military leaders.

On May 6, the Ministry of Defense of Russia showed footage of combat work of 152 mm self-propelled artillery units (ACS) "Msta-S" during a special operation to protect civilians of Donbass.

Because of Ukraine, America's arsenal of democracy is emptying

Will the US be able to arm its friends? The Economist journalist asks this question. He recalls that Franklin Roosevelt in December 1940 called America "the great arsenal of democracy." Today, its industry hardly meets domestic demand.

Czech company Aero Vodochody Aerospace a.s. during the ADAS Defense and Security exhibition (April 27-29, Manila) presented its new L-39NG jet training aircraft to the Philippine Air Force.

General Zolotarev told how Americans train soldiers and officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The United States and other NATO countries have begun training the Ukrainian military. According to the press secretary of the US Department of Defense John Kirby, the trainings are held in Germany. In addition, according to media reports, training is carried out in Poland, Slovakia and other Eastern European countries. What is taught to the servicemen of the Ukrainian army - in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».

The French command, when forming an air logistics strategy, relied on cargo airlines operating AN-124 and a single AN-225 aircraft, thereby abandoning the services of the American Air Force. However, after the start of the special operation by Moscow, the possibility of transporting troops by air turned out to be a big question.