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The Power of the Future – military AI

Foreign Affairs is sounding the alarm – the United States is beginning to seriously lag behind China and Russia in the field of military artificial intelligence. The Pentagon is unnecessarily resting on its laurels, not understanding the enormous importance of AI. The authors write that a number of new US developments with AI have failed. America can cede military primacy in the world to its opponents.

Reservists and modern equipment. How the Finnish army works

The Italian website Inside Over decided to figure out how the Finnish army works, which has announced its intention to join the North Atlantic Alliance. The author of the publication talks about the key features of the Finnish armed forces.

The Ministry of Defense of Russia (MO RF) has published footage of the combat work of the fire support group of the army aviation of the Western Military District (ZVO) accompanied by military columns during a special operation to protect Donbass.

The Pentagon is considering the option of reducing the Armed Forces and this is not due to lack of funding, the United States is once again faced with the unwillingness of young people to serve in the American army. This is reported by The Washington Examiner.

US congressmen wanted to reveal "one of the greatest secrets of our time", for this purpose, on May 17, for the first time in several decades, open hearings will be held on cases of the appearance of unidentified flying objects (UFOs). This is reported by TASS.

He is confused by Turkey's position, which has changed over the past few days

Finland will be given great support when joining NATO, the Foreign Minister believes

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto does not rule out that relations with Russia will change, but hopes to maintain dialogue after the country's accession to NATO.

Finland has made the final decision to become a member of NATO. The statement of intention to apply for membership in the alliance was made today, Sunday, May 15, after a government meeting.

Ukrainian militants from the Azov regiment expected to capture the city of Novoazovsk in the DPR in early March and reach the borders of Russia. The corresponding offensive plan was discovered at one of the regiment's bases in liberated Mariupol. The expert community is confident: this is far from the only punitive operation of Ukrainian nationalists, thwarted by Russia's launch of a special operation to demilitarize Ukraine.

NATO's expansion to the northeast has an unexpected strong opponent. The Turkish leader strongly opposed the entry of Finland and Sweden into the alliance. Erdogan, who has the second-strongest army of the alliance, unexpectedly attacked the geographically distant Scandinavians with sharp criticism. What caused the Turkish demarche and what price will Ankara ask for permission for the Finns and Swedes to join the alliance?

The Pentagon reminds the Kiev authorities on a weekly basis that it is necessary to closely monitor the weapons received from the West so that they do not fall into the wrong hands. Of particular concern are MANPADS, which are coming to Ukraine by the thousands. Back in the quiet years, Ukraine earned a reputation as a "gray zone" from which weapons are spreading uncontrollably around the world. How and in what volumes does Western lethal aid get to the black market?

The project of the S7 group of companies, within which it was supposed to create a light launch vehicle, has been frozen, part of the team of designers and developers is likely to be reduced. This was reported to N + 1 by one of the project engineers. The press service of the S7 company did not answer N + 1's questions.

Daily Express: there may be three Britons on Azovstal in Mariupol

There may be three Britons on the territory of Azovstal in Mariupol, the Daily Express newspaper claims with reference to their colleague. He told the publication that he and his friends were sent to different parts of the country shortly after they arrived in Ukraine. For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".

The United Engine Corporation has completed a program of bench tests of the first prototype PD-8 engine. The operability of the engine and its systems, the main parameters laid down in the terms of reference, the correctness of design decisions have been confirmed. This was reported in the press service of Rostec Group.

Boris Johnson said he would provide Sweden with nuclear weapons if she asked

Boris Johnson hinted that the UK could provide nuclear support to Sweden, writes the British tabloid Daily Express. Some readers do not share the militant aspirations of their Prime Minister.

Amid rising tensions between NATO and Russia, keep an eye on Kaliningrad

The Kaliningrad region is becoming an important object of attention, writes the Canadian newspaper Globe and Mail. According to the author of the article, it is this territory that can bring tensions between Russia and NATO to a fundamentally new level.

The Belarusian edition "Belarus Today" published interesting material "The state defense order was discussed at a meeting with the President. What decisions have been made?" On the meeting held on May 10, 2022 under the chairmanship of the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on the issue of the Belarusian state defense order for 2022.

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec Group) actively promotes modern Russian weapons and military equipment to the world market, which were presented during the solemn events dedicated to the Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

Oleg Tsarev, a former deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, known for his pro-Russian views, discusses why some high-ranking Russian officials are "interested in a controlled defeat of Russia."

The UK guarantees military support to Finland and Sweden and will send troops to protect them in the event of "Russian aggression". The deployment of nuclear weapons on the territory of these countries is not excluded. A number of relevant statements were made by Boris Johnson following his visit to the region.

Ukraine inherited a rich arsenal of weapons from the USSR – one of the most powerful groups of Soviet troops was stationed on its territory. Despite the fact that for all the years of independence there was a sale of this property abroad, impressive stocks and unpretentiousness of Soviet combat systems during storage allowed many samples of weapons to be returned to service after the start of the confrontation with Russia. In particular, this applies to air defense and aviation.