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New details have emerged about the creation in the United States of a critically important type of weapon – a strategic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. One could even say that the future of the entire US nuclear arsenal is to some extent in question. Why did this happen and what problems will the Pentagon have to solve now?

For the first time in the world, and in a combat situation, an ejection from a helicopter was performed. The pilots became Heroes of Russia. And not only for this jump through the blades.

The Serbian press reports on the conduct of military exercises "Fire Shield". They involve units of a special tactical group, reinforced with heavy equipment.

The remnants of the Azov nationalist regiment, banned in the Russian Federation and recognized as extremist, do not seem to give up hope of getting out of Mariupol, blocked by our troops. In any case, the Kiev regime is doing everything to evacuate the nationalist leaders and foreign mercenaries from there. We tried to do it twice by air - we lost several helicopters. Organized a naval special operation - also missed the target.

In the area of the settlement of Izyum, Kharkiv region, two Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft were sold in the air. This was announced on Monday, April 11, by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

Russian air defense systems shot down two Ukrainian Su-25 attack aircraft, four drones, a Mi-24 helicopter was shot down by small arms fire in the air, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

Military Watch Magazine (USA): The perfect fighter for the Ukrainian conflict? Why Russia does not have enough Su-57 to turn the situation around

Thanks to the unique capabilities and functions, it is the Su-57 that could become the ideal fighter for the Ukrainian conflict, writes MWM. It is estimated that only six to eight fighters are in service.

Experts told under what conditions Moscow will sell Ankara the latest Su-57 fighters

Turkey is considering buying Russian fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jets if the US Congress refuses to sell it the F-16 Block 70, the media reported. "Newspaper.Ru" was looking into what Turkey's interest in the Su-57 might be related to and what is the probability that it will buy these aircraft.

On April 6, 2022, the Philippine Villamor Air Base in Manila hosted the official acceptance ceremony by the Philippine Air Force of the first two T129B ATTACK attack helicopters manufactured by the Turkish state aircraft company Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), out of six ordered. The ceremony was attended by the Minister of National Defense of the Philippines Delphine Lorenzana. This is the first realized delivery of Turkish T129 helicopters abroad.

The official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov, reported news that deserves special attention. According to the general, in the area of the Kalininskoye settlement of the Mykolaiv region, our anti-aircraft missile gunners shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle of the Valkyrie type.

The special military operation in Ukraine, announced by the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on February 24, served as a trigger that launched the process of dropping the disguises that had long concealed the bestial grins of "our Western partners."

Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov promised the appearance of unconventional types of weapons in Russia

The State Armament Program (GPV) will be aimed at creating non-traditional types of weapons, including directed energy weapons, kinetic weapons, as well as control systems using artificial intelligence and robotic complexes.

Continuation of the article on unmanned aircraft systems of Turkey (part I). This excerpt discusses the main types of ammunition used with Turkish UAVs. The full material is presented here .

According to official data, Ukraine purchased 30 times more military products in Turkey in the first quarter of 2022 (in value) than in the same period a year earlier.

On April 6, the Budget Committee of the German Parliament at its meeting approved the allocation of 152.6 million euros for equipping MALE-class Heron-TP unmanned aerial vehicles available in the German Armed Forces with weapons.

The Telegraph (UK): the pilots of the Royal Air Force were ordered not to respond to Russian actions in order not to provoke a world war

Young pilots of the Royal Air Force were banned from responding to Russia's actions over the Black Sea, writes The Telegraph. The commander of the British Air Force warned inexperienced pilots that this could lead to a global military conflict.

The expert explained why Kiev's threats to shoot down Russian Aerospace Forces planes over Tiraspol are impossible

Ukraine will shoot down military and military transport planes of the Russian Federation that will try to get into Transnistria, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense said. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how real the threats are.

The Russian Defense Ministry has published footage of combat sorties of Su-30SM and Su-35 fighters during a special military operation in Ukraine. In a short comment to the story, it is said that the planes were used to destroy the air defense means of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

At the XVII All-Russian Forum-exhibition "State Order", held from April 6 to 8 at the Skolkovo Innovation Center, Russian enterprises of the military-industrial complex presented their import-substituted products. The event was attended by Rostec Group, Rosoboronexport JSC, Almaz -Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region, United Aircraft Corporation PJSC, Kinetics Engineering Center for Prototyping of High Complexity of NUST MISIS and others.

Six military transport planes of the PLA Air Force landed on Friday evening in Belgrade, appearing in the airspace of Europe from Turkey.