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Moscow and Damascus accuse Washington of worsening the situation in the US-controlled territories of Syria
The United States is destabilizing the situation in Syria in order to justify its illegal stay in this country, according to a joint statement of the interdepartmental coordination headquarters of the Russian Federation and the Syrian Arab Republic.
The Kremlin commented on reports about the movements of the army
The Russian army moves on the territory of the Russian Federation as it sees fit and where it sees fit, no one has wandered and does not wander, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
Rolls-Royce has begun to create the largest aircraft engine in the world
Rolls-Royce specialists have started to develop a new UltraFan turboprop aircraft engine, which, thanks to its unique efficiency, will have a working life of 25% higher than the capabilities of previous models. According to the developers, this will create a technological revolution in the field of passenger and cargo air transportation around the world.
Biden ordered to withdraw part of the US forces from the Persian Gulf region
US President Joe Biden has instructed the Pentagon to begin withdrawing some of the US forces and weapons from the Persian Gulf zone, and plans are underway to reduce Washington's military presence in the Middle East. This was reported on April 1 by The Wall Street Journal.
Rosgvardiya special forces on the exercise worked out the neutralization of a criminal group and the release of hostages on a container ship in the Arctic
Rosgvardiya special forces stormed a ship captured by criminals during an exercise in the Arctic, the press service of the ministry told reporters on Friday.
The United States justified the need for "physical occupation" of the Kaliningrad region
Russia's strengthening of the land defense of the Kaliningrad region puts NATO in a "deadly dilemma", says columnist Sebastien Roblin in the pages of the American magazine The National Interest, justifying, in particular, the potential need for a" physical occupation " of the Russian region.
Peskov on the question of the transfer of troops to the Ukrainian border: the Russian Federation has the right to move troops on its territory, it does not threaten anyone
Russia has the right to move troops within the territory of the country at its discretion, this does not pose a threat to other states, said the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.
Russian conscripts will have to leave their smartphones at home
New recruits will have to part with smartphones, they will only be able to take a push-button phone to the recruiting station, a representative of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation said.
Moscow-Ankara agreements on Idlib are being implemented slowly-Lavrov
The agreements with Turkey on Idlib are being implemented more slowly than expected, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
Putin considers possible the nationalization of enterprises that do not fulfill the state defense order
The President agreed that nationalization is possible "if the owners do not cope with the current work and can not effectively use, including the assistance from the state, which is generally provided."
DARPA is developing a giant flying aircraft carrier with thousands of drones on board
The leadership of the Pentagon is hatching plans to create flying aircraft carriers-special transport aircraft, on board of which thousands of inexpensive combat drones-"gremlins"will be placed. The development of the project is entrusted to the research unit of the Pentagon DARPA.
A strange tweet from the US Strategic Command caused quite a stir
On Monday, March 29, 2021, a strange message appeared on the official page of the US Strategic Command on Twitter. The set of mysterious symbols"; l;; gmlxzssaw " looked extremely suspicious and immediately gave rise to a lot of conspiracy theories. Someone "recognized" in this the launch codes of missiles with nuclear warheads, others considered it a message for spies, and others made a connection with the invasion of an alien armada. But the reality, as often happens, was much more strange and ridiculous.
US Army to test robot porters
The American company General Dynamics Land Systems in April 2021 will deliver to the US Army several wheeled transport ground robots MUTT, which will pass the final tests. According to Jane's, it is planned to start small-scale production of new robots by September of this year, and at the end of the year, the US military may adopt MUTT.
In 2020, the global market for semiconductor materials grew at a record high
According to the SEMI industry association, which unites manufacturers of semiconductor products and related equipment and materials, the global market for semiconductor materials in 2020 grew by 4.9% compared to 2019 and reached a record value of $ 55.3 billion.
The US will hold secret exercises to repel the offensive of Russia and China
The US media reports that the US will hold secret exercises to respond to Russia and China. The Pentagon has planned a virtual war game, the Izvestia TV channel reports. The scenario of maneuvers assumes the onset of a global crisis. The Americans plan to repel Russia's offensive in the Baltic States, China's invasion of Taiwan, as well as global cyber attacks. In previous exercises, the United States admitted defeat.
"Arctic-M" - not only images: the device will also monitor the magnetosphere, ionosphere and upper atmosphere of the Earth
The first spacecraft of the new satellite system "Arktika-M", launched at the end of February and already sending unique images of northern latitudes from a highly elliptical orbit, will also make it possible to predict space weather.
Major military exercises in Primorye ended with live firing
Large-scale tactical exercises with military personnel of motorized rifle, tank and artillery formations of the combined arms army of the Eastern Military District (VVO) ended with large-scale combat shooting at the Sergeyevsky training ground in Primorye, the press service of the VVO reported on Monday.
The military began a major exercise in the east of Russia
More than 12 thousand military personnel are involved in the exercises, which will work out the use of groups of troops to ensure military security in the east of Russia, the Eastern Military District (VVO) said on Monday.
Near Pskov, more than 1.5 thousand soldiers will take part in the exercises of the Airborne Forces
In the Pskov region, at the "Strugi Krasnye" training ground, a tactical exercise will be held, in which more than one and a half thousand soldiers of the Black Sea Guards Amphibious Assault Regiment of the Pskov Airborne Forces will take part. The exercises will take place from March 30 to April 1.
Serial production of the first Russian electric car Zetta will begin before the end of this year
The head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said that the mass production of the first Russian electric car is planned to start before the end of the year. Previously, the electric car was planned to start mass production in 2020.