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The United States recognized that the Stinger MANPADS are outdated, and its reserves in the country are insufficient

The US public procurement website has published an application for a tender to find a replacement for the FIM-92 Stinger portable anti-aircraft missile system (MANPADS), which is in service with the US army and is actively supplied to various countries of the world, including Ukraine. According to the text of this application, the Stinger electronics will become obsolete in 2023, and the stocks of these weapons are depleted.

The operation in Ukraine has once again confirmed the effectiveness of hand grenade launchers of the RPG family, which are actively used by both sides of the conflict. Lightweight, easy-to-use and extremely effective weapons have existed since 1949 and are used almost everywhere: Russian grenade launchers destroy tanks and other armored vehicles, burn bunkers and even shoot down helicopters, They are used by more than 80 countries of the world, writes 19fortyfive.

Experts told how a Russian Navy ship destroyed Bayraktar TB2

The frigate of the Black Sea Fleet "Admiral Essen" destroyed the Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 drone from the ship's anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) "Calm" off the coast of Crimea, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what "Calm" is and how it works.

The main events in the coming days will take place north of Mariupol, experts predict

The Russian Armed Forces continue to strike with precision weapons at Ukrainian military facilities. The hypersonic missile system "Dagger" destroyed the buried command post of the grouping of Ukrainian troops in the Donbass.

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 DPR announced taking control of the port in Mariupol

The representative of the People's Militia of the DPR Eduard Basurin revealed the details of the upcoming plan to storm the Mariupol Azovstal plant.

The United States can supply Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, as well as multiple launch rocket systems High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) or operational tactical missile systems Army TACtical Missile System (ATACMS), admitted in an interview with News.ru the editor of the publication "Arsenal of the Fatherland" Alexey Leonkov.

In order to somehow compensate for the catastrophic losses of the armed formations of Ukraine, Western sponsors are sending military equipment and military equipment stored in warehouses for decades to the Kiev regime.

Experts explained why the heaviest mortars in the world 2C4 arrived in Mariupol

The media published photos of the arrival in Mariupol of 240-mm self-propelled mortars of special power of the reserve of the Supreme High Command 2C4 "Tulip". "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what a "Tulip" is.

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.

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 .

Rear Admiral Seregin explained why the BC Bastion was used on the target near Odessa

The Russian armed forces destroyed the Center for the collection and training of foreign mercenaries near Odessa with high-precision missiles of the Bastion coastal complex, the Defense Ministry reported. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out why this particular complex was used and what are the possibilities of its modernization.

Barrage ammunition in military conflicts

Analyzing the special military operation in Ukraine, many experts focus on the unjustifiably low use of barrage ammunition (BB).

The Pentagon told when the LGM-35A Sentinel ballistic missile will replace the Minuteman III

The US Department of Defense has revealed the name of a new intercontinental ballistic missile - LGM-35A Sentinel. It should replace the LGM-30G Minuteman III. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what was going on with the US nuclear missile program.

Ukraine was going to use Turkish drones to deliver chemical and biological weapons

Kiev considered the use of Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles (translated from Turkish – "Flag Bearer", as well as the surname of the head of the manufacturing company) as technical means of delivery and use of biological weapons.

240-mm self-propelled mortars of the reserve of the Supreme High Command 2C4 "Tulip" enter the battle. And that says a lot.

According to the Ministry of Defense, mortars arrived in Mariupol for the final demilitarization of the Azov National Battalion (an organization banned in Russia), which had settled in Azovstal.

On April 1 of this year, a meeting of the Business Council under the Interstate Commission on Military-Economic Cooperation of the Collective Security Treaty Organization was held in Yerevan as part of the business program of the 3rd International Defense Technology Exhibition "ArmHighTech-2022", which was held under the leadership of the Chairman of the Business Council Alexander Nozdrachev.

Defense Ministry: Russia's special operation revealed the presence of 30 US biological laboratories in Ukraine

The Russian military has discovered 30 American biological laboratories in Ukraine, $ 32 million has been spent on their work since 2015, said Igor Kirillov, head of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Forces (RCBZ) at an informal meeting of the UN Security Council.

Defense Ministry: The Pentagon controls about 60 biological laboratories on the border of Russia and China

The United States is building up its military-biological potential, taking advantage of gaps in international legislation, Igor Kirillov, head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection forces of the Russian Federation, said on Wednesday at an informal meeting of the UN Security Council.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that the United States has created a network of biological laboratories in 14 localities on the territory of Ukraine.