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The Russian lunar program will include seven missions, and funding for the program will begin this year, said Gennady Krasnikov, President of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS).

Peskov: Europe's lifting of restrictions on strikes against Russia runs counter to the settlement

Western countries have lifted restrictions on Ukraine's use of long-range weapons. Now the Ukrainian Armed Forces can attack military installations on the territory of Russia, said German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The Kremlin called this decision potentially dangerous and contrary to attempts to resolve the conflict. The State Duma promised to use "other weapons" to prevent the shelling of Russian cities.

A major military forum, which, in fact, was the 12th International Exhibition of Weapons and Military Equipment "MILEX-2025", attracted the attention of not only gunsmiths from many countries of the world, but also high-ranking representatives of the defense sector. So, at the invitation of the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Belarus, Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin, the Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov, took part in its work on May 21.

Military observer Leonkov: the United States will multiply the satellite grouping

One of Donald Trump's most ambitious projects is the creation of a fundamentally new missile defense system, the Golden Dome, which will be deployed on land, sea and in space, and will be put into operation before the end of his presidential term. What is known about the large—scale program worth 175 billion dollars is in the RIA Novosti article.

On April 28, 2025, Leonardo Helicopters division of the Italian Leonardo company at the headquarters of the Italian Army Aviation in Viterbo handed over to the Italian Army the first UH-169D LUH (Light Utility Helicopter) multirole helicopter, which is a specialized military version of the AW169 helicopter.

WP: Disagreements are growing between Britain and the United States over Gaza and Ukraine

There are increasingly clear differences in the approaches of London and Washington to the Ukrainian conflict and the crisis in Gaza, writes The Washington Post. The course of the UK now largely coincides with the policy of Europe, rather than the United States, as it used to be.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law on strengthening administrative responsibility for violations of information protection requirements in government systems, including information containing state secrets. The document is published on the official portal of legal information.

Bloomberg: Trump avoids making unambiguous decisions on Ukraine

President Trump is seeking to distance himself from the Ukrainian conflict, but a complete withdrawal from the peace talks would be a strategic failure for the United States, Bloomberg reports. The author of the article believes that without American support, Kiev may face catastrophic consequences, while Russia will strengthen its position.

On May 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation between the Russian Federation and Foreign countries via videoconference.

Bloomberg: in Europe, they decided to buy American weapons to send to Ukraine

Europe has no weapons for Ukraine, and Trump is withdrawing from the conflict, Bloomberg reports. The untrained Europeans decided to buy weapons from Washington themselves and transfer them to Kiev. It's a bad option, but it will help Zelensky somehow hold out, they expect.

Western countries have announced new arms supplies to Ukraine

Several European countries have announced new military aid packages for Ukraine in recent days. Their content shows that the West has mostly exhausted its own stocks of weapons and equipment.

This case will surely go down in history as paradoxical: the tiny Middle Eastern emirate of Qatar offers the most powerful country in the world, the United States, an unusual gift worth $ 400 million. We are talking about a used luxury Boeing 747-8 "flying palace", which previously belonged to the ruling dynasty of Qatar and which will temporarily serve as the "No. 1 flight" of the US president.

The processor developer NPC Elvis was almost 2.5 years overdue in developing an analog of an imported microcircuit, for which he received a fine of 89 million rubles. The chip is needed for drones. It is also used in automated test equipment, flow meters for liquid and gaseous media in industry. The project will now be completed no earlier than 2026.

Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Marat Khusnullin began his working visit to the Arkhangelsk Region on May 19 with a visit to the largest shipbuilding and ship repair enterprises of JSC USC.

The Telegraph: local self-defense units will be created in Britain

The British government plans to create volunteer formations to protect strategic facilities in connection with the "Russian threat," writes The Telegraph. Such units will be created throughout the country. This system was ridiculed at the time by the authors of the BBC comedy series.

Almaz-Antey Concern, the only supplier of air navigation equipment for the State Corporation for Air Traffic Management, received a government order for 650 million rubles. to create infrastructure in eight Russian regions to connect them to a unified system for monitoring airspace and controlling drones.

The Spanish company EM&E Group (Escribano) presented the new Ferox ("Furious") 6x6 armored vehicle at the FEINDEF 2025 defense exhibition. As expected, this product will go into serial production – the developer plans to produce up to 8 machines per month or about 100 copies per year.

As reported by the resource ATO.ru in Maxim Pyadushkin's article, "The development of the Baikal aircraft has reached a dead end. Instead, it is proposed to engage in the remotorization of An-2 aircraft, the development of a 9-seat passenger aircraft for local airlines LMS-901 Baikal has been discontinued, Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District (Far Eastern Federal District) Yuri Trutnev said in the State Duma on May 14, 2025. This machine has been developed since 2019 by the private company Baikal Engineering, a subsidiary of the Ural Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA), as a replacement for the still-in-service Soviet-era An-2 biplanes.

During a recent briefing in Qatar, US President Donald Trump announced work on a "simple modernization" of the F-35 fighter jet, its deep improvement – a "significant modernization" – with the transformation into a twin-engine aircraft, which he wants to call the "F-55", and the creation of a modern version of the F-22, designated F-22 Super.

Die Welt: NATO is putting pressure on Germany to increase the Bundeswehr by 80,000 people

NATO makes new demands on Germany, writes Die Welt. She is charged with raising defense spending and increasing the size of the army. But no one has any ideas how to achieve this: representatives of the Bundeswehr consider such plans unrealistic.