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The Yemeni Houthis have destroyed the second Saudi intelligence-strike drone in a short time. On May 20, Wing Loong II was hit. Three days later, a Chinese-made CH-4B was shot down over the Yemeni province of Al-Jawf.

Exercises to repel an attack by saboteurs of a simulated enemy in the course of performing tasks for their intended purpose were conducted by combat crews of the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) stationed in the territory of the Republic of Crimea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

The latest radar "Yenisei" - a super-modern and versatile means of aerial reconnaissance, capable of tracking even hypersonic targets-has been adopted. This was reported by the weekly newspaper "Zvezda".

Lockheed Martin Corporation announced the delivery of the first batch of PAC-3 MSE (Missile Segment Enhancement) interceptor missiles to Sweden as part of a contract signed in 2018 for the supply of Patriot air defense systems.

The head of the concern, Yan Novikov, said that the Russian Nebo-M radar station is capable of detecting the latest low-visibility combat aircraft, including the American F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II fighters.

The Belarusian airspace is not safe for all participants of air traffic, Lithuania will work with other countries to close it for international flights. This is stated in the message of the Prime Minister of Lithuania Ingrida Shimonite, published on Monday, May 24, on the website of the government of the country.

The Houthis released a video of the downed Wing Loong II reconnaissance and strike drone manufactured by the People's Republic of China.

This drone, which was in service with the Saudi Air Force, crashed near the Yemeni province of Saada.

The Pacific Fleet's Admiral Vinogradov BOD will be the next Project 1155 ship to be upgraded.

The destruction of the targets by the Algerian "Pantsir-S1" and "Cornet-EM" was shown on video. The network published a video from the recent exercises of the 2nd military district of the National People's Army of Algeria.

Two new ships with Aegis systems, which Japan plans to build as part of a plan to strengthen its missile defense system, will cost the country at least 900 billion yen (over $ 8.3 billion at the current exchange rate). This was reported by the national newspaper The Asahi.

Photos of tests in China of a new air defense system, which is a rotating cannon with 20 barrels, have appeared on the Internet.

The images were first published on the Chinese service Weibo, they show that the installation has already passed at least three stages of combat tests - in January, March and April of this year, notes The Drive.

In addition to models of BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles and T-72 and T-80 tanks, the US military uses imitations of other Russian-made military equipment. For example, two years ago, a fake self-propelled rocket and gun complex "Tunguska"was spotted at the Fort Irwin training ground.

The Pacific Fleet will receive an anti-submarine ship with advanced air defense capabilities. On the air of Sputnik radio, military observer, retired Colonel Viktor Litovkin spoke about the new capabilities of the modernized project 1155 "Admiral Vinogradov".

Turkish Bayraktar drones were able to prove themselves during the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh due to the lack of local military systems to combat them, said Yan Novikov, General Director of JSC "Concern of East Kazakhstan Region "Almaz-Antey".

A group of ships of the Caspian Flotilla (CFl) of the Southern Military District (SE) and the Naval Forces (Navy) of the Republic of Kazakhstan destroyed air targets in the Caspian Sea as part of a joint naval exercise, the press service of the SE reported on Saturday.

There was another sharp deterioration in relations between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, which turned into an unprecedented rocket-artillery duel, in which thousands of unguided missiles launched from the Gaza Strip are opposed by the Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system.

In Ukraine, the decision of the National Security Council of the country (NSDC) of May 14, which provides for an increase in military spending in the budget of Ukraine in the next three years, was put into effect. The corresponding decree was signed by the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky on May 18.

The SBIRS GEO 5 satellite was launched into orbit by an Atlas V launch vehicle

The US Space Force sent the SBIRS GEO 5 early detection system satellite into orbit on Tuesday using an Atlas V launch vehicle. The launch was broadcast on the website of the creators of the launch vehicle - the United Launch Alliance company.

According to information published on the Twitter page of Egyptian military columnist Mahmoud Gamal, the Egyptian Armed Forces recently received four Ground Master-400 (GM-400) radars manufactured by ThalesRaytheonSystems.

The kamikaze drone, which is being developed in the United States under strict secrecy, failed to hit the mock-up of the Russian anti-aircraft missile and gun system (ZRPC) "Pantsir-S1". This is reported by The Drive.