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Rostec State Corporation's Roselektronika Holding presented for the first time at the Integrated Security exhibition a mobile control point for unmanned aircraft systems for rescue operations. The new complex allows you to quickly deploy a point in the field to work with UAVs.

Colonel Khodarenok saw a connection between Kiev's radar strikes and NATO activity

The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to strike at individual radio-technical nodes of the missile attack warning system (ortu SPRN). On May 26, a Ukrainian drone attacked the Voronezh-M long-range target detection radar station in the vicinity of Orsk.

Experts explained the meaning of the transfer of two ASC 890 AWACS aircraft to the Swedish Armed Forces

Western countries have decided to strengthen the potential of the Armed Forces in the air. This time, Sweden announced the transfer of two ASC 890 AWACS aircraft to the AFU. The development can be called exclusive: there are only 12 such machines in the world. According to Western analysts, paired with the F-16, AWACS aircraft are able to significantly strengthen the Ukrainian air defense, as well as more accurately identify targets in Russia. But is this really the case?

NYT: U.S. precision weapons proved ineffective in the fighting in Ukraine

Russia has learned how to successfully jam American precision-guided weapons transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the NYT writes with reference to Ukrainian secret reports. Kiev has already had to abandon some Western weapons due to failures on the battlefield.

Edge company from the UAE has developed a family of RASH weapons, presented at the DSA exhibition (May 6-9, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).

According to the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the annual event "Drone Day 2024", organized by the Ministry of National Defense and the Defense Resources Agency, took place on May 24 at the Kivishkyu airfield.

Polish Foreign Minister Sikorski allowed troops to be sent to the SVO zone in Ukraine

In many European capitals, they are discussing sending military contingents to the zone of a special military operation and strikes with Western weapons on the territory of Russia. And according to the FSB border service, NATO is already practicing nuclear strikes against Russia. What such decisions threaten, whether they can transfer the conflict in Ukraine to a completely different plane and put the world on the brink of world war - the military observer of the Newspaper understood.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

The US Congress proposed the creation of an unmanned aviation corps

The House of Representatives of the US Congress proposed to create a new branch of the armed forces in the army — the unmanned aviation corps. The initiative was included in the draft law on defense policy for the 2025 fiscal year. The goal is to professionalize this area, to put it on a par with other disciplines of military service. About the Pentagon's plans — in the RIA Novosti material.

Sohu: The United States trained the Armed Forces in tactics of the Vietnam War

Ukraine can get the F-16 on one condition, writes Sohu. The pilots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will have to distract the attention of Russian air defense systems and call fire on themselves so that American equipment does not suffer during departure. This tactic was invented by the United States during the Vietnam War.

Only lazy did not speak or write about the Russian-Belarusian exercises with practical elaboration of the issues of preparation and use of non-strategic nuclear weapons. Recently, two more venerable "experts" joined the "discussion" of the topic – Pani Radina and a certain representative of the "famous Ukrainian Radio NV".

Literally during 2020, Turkey and its allies in Syria, Libya and the Caucasus demonstrated the increased capabilities of Turkish-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Foreign media especially emphasized their ability to hit Russian-made air defense systems. The success of Turkish drones has not only forced us to talk about a new stage in the development of military affairs, but also gave a significant export impetus to the Turkish defense industry.

The BSF UAV Center trains universal operators for various departments

The UAV Training Center of the Black Sea Fleet prepares universal drone operators for various units, who undergo extensive training not only in piloting, but also in tactical medicine, RIA Novosti correspondent reports.

Tests of a UAV for the detection of explosive objects and a bomb disposal robot have been carried out

A robotic complex for humanitarian demining has been tested in Novosibirsk. The developers tested an aerial drone designed to detect explosive objects and a ground-based bomb disposal robot working in pairs. The correspondent of Izvestia visited the landfill and saw how the equipment allows you to find mines and helps to neutralize them without putting the lives of sappers at risk.

On May 22, 2024, an agreement was concluded in Warsaw between the Polish Ministry of National Defense and the US government (in the form of an exchange of Letters of Offer and Acceptance - LOA between the governments) for the supply to Poland through the American program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of four balloon radar detection complexes Airspace and Surface Radar Reconnaissance (ASRR) within the framework of the Polish Barbara program.

The founder of the Stratim design bureau with the call sign Obi-Wan reported that previously about 6 thousand shells were required to hit a target, and with objective control of the UAV it was possible to reduce this figure to 60

The President announced a 14-fold increase in the production of ammunition and called guarantees of the success of the Russian army

Russia must always be one step ahead of the enemy in terms of weapons, then victory will be guaranteed. Vladimir Putin said this on May 25 at a meeting with the heads of defense industry enterprises in Korolev, near Moscow.

The military can now train personnel in virtual battles with enemies in the Metaverse. It's like a multiplayer video game, writes TNI. Augmented reality has long been actively used in the military training of American soldiers.

The US Air Force reports on the successful course of ground and flight tests of the latest B-21 Raider stealth bomber at Edwards Air Force Base in California, while publishing new images of the aircraft during its flight.

WP: Western gunsmiths were powerless in front of Russian electronic warfare

The accuracy of Western weapons in Ukraine is falling sharply due to Russian electronic warfare, WP writes. Their main feature is that they are always one step ahead. The allies of the Kiev regime do not have time to refine their products, and they have nowhere to hurry.

The topic of the use of nuclear weapons and the outbreak of World War III is increasingly occupying the front pages of the international media. The situation is aggravated by the actions of politicians from both opposing sides, so to speak.