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A video shot by a drone camera has been published online, which captures the defeat of the Ukrainian T-72B tank by two Russian FPV drones.

Kiev will also be supplied with three ARTHUR radars used to detect enemy artillery

Norway will transfer three radar stations (radars) and eight long-range multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) to Ukraine. The deliveries are carried out in close cooperation with the UK, the Norwegian government said in a press release published on Thursday.

The Ministry of Defense has published footage of the launch of a Tornado-C rocket at a target in the zone of its

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed footage of the launch of a multiple launch rocket system "Tornado-S" at a target during a special military operation. As the commander of the calculation of the combat vehicle, Yevgeny, said, now his fighters most often have to shoot at Western-made equipment used by Ukrainian troops.

New samples of Belarusian military equipment are presented at the XI International Exhibition of Weapons and Military Equipment "MILEX-2023". Below is information about some of them in the presentation of the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Belarus.

Público: Ukraine has become the "enterprise of the century" for arms manufacturers

The Spanish military exhibition FEINDEF showed that the conflict in Ukraine has become the "enterprise of the century" for arms manufacturers, writes Público. The country has turned into an ideal testing ground for new technologies, and representatives of the defense business have earned billions from it.

On May 21, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling $ 375 million. Thus, the total amount of US military assistance officially allocated to Kiev since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022 now amounts to about $ 37.4 billion, and the total amount of US military assistance to Ukraine since 2014 has reached $40.2 billion.

Patriot anti-aircraft missile system in Kiev has demonstrated its inability to defend itself, military experts say

On May 17, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the destruction of the American Patriot air defense complex in Kiev by a high-precision strike of the Kinzhal hypersonic missile system. The multifunctional radar of the complex and several launchers were hit. How the destruction of one of the most modern American air defense and missile defense systems turned out to be possible, Izvestia was dealt with together with a military expert, the founder of the Military Russia portal Dmitry Kornev.

According to the head of the Bureau of Military-Political Analysis Alexander Mikhailov, Minsk has further cemented itself with military-technical ties with Moscow

The MILEX-2023 international arms exhibition held in Minsk has become a significant contribution to the integration of the armed forces of Russia and Belarus into a single alliance as opposed to NATO. This opinion was expressed by the head of the Bureau of Military-Political Analysis Alexander Mikhailov at the end of the event.

The Ukrainian army will soon receive eight additional MLRS and three counter-battery radars, the supply of equipment is being prepared by Norway together with the UK. This is reported by the press service of the Norwegian Ministry of Defense.

Norway will soon supply additional NASAMS air defense systems to Ukraine, the production of which is carried out at one of the Kongsberg Defense enterprises & Aerospace AS is a subsidiary of the Norwegian concern Kongsberg Gruppen. This was announced by the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk.

The latest MRO-A jet flamethrower in thermobaric equipment will be demonstrated at the exhibition for the first time

The XI International exhibition of arms and military equipment MILEX-2023 and the X International Scientific Conference on military-technical cooperation in the field of defense and security open on Wednesday in Minsk. According to Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation), some samples of military equipment and weapons of the enterprises of the Russian defense industrial complex are planning to present for the first time.

The line of anti-aircraft missile systems was presented by the concern of East Kazakhstan Region Almaz-Antey at the International Exhibition of Arms and Military Equipment MILEX 2023, which opened in the capital of Belarus on Wednesday, the company's press service reported.

Rostec will present helicopters, unmanned vehicles, promising VK-650V and VK-1600 helicopter engines, as well as new materials and onboard systems at the 15th International Exhibition HeliRussia-2023.

The German company HENSOLDT announced the delivery of a new batch of TRML-4D radar to the APU, which is planned to be closed in the second half of 2023 "after training Ukrainian operators." It is planned to transfer 6 radars to the Kiev regime with a total cost of 100 million euros.

Chip vendors are forced to buy neon for their production at six to seven times more expensive than a year ago. This is due to the shortage of Russian gas, which the whole world is trying to replace, but so far in vain. Russia intends to occupy 25% of the world market for the production of high-purity neon during 2023.

In 2021, Hungary blocked Ukraine's application to join the NATO cyber center in Tallinn

The flag of Ukraine was raised near the NATO Cooperation Center for Improving Cyber Defense in Tallinn. Ukraine is currently listed as a partner on the organization's website. Kiev applied for membership back in 2021, but Hungary then used the right of veto.

Finnish analysts are carefully studying the conflict in Ukraine and drawing appropriate conclusions, preparing for a confrontation with Russia. A new view on the conduct of hostilities is voiced in the "Chronicle of Infantry" (Jalkaväen vuosikirja) – a publication of the headquarters of the country's ground forces, which reflects the main observations of the Finnish military.

The executive director of the company, Evgeny Dudorov, in an interview with TASS, spoke about the work of the enterprise under sanctions, about how the Marker robotic platform was tested for the needs of a special military operation, about the creation of a new drone, about why it is necessary to control robots at a great distance, why there is no need to be afraid of the development of artificial intelligence, as well as about about why robots are the future and in what areas they can benefit humanity.

Artificial intelligence vs. "man with a gun"

In 1915, during the First World War, France, and later the United States and Great Britain for the first time used samples of combat robotics: mobile tracked and wheeled vehicles controlled by wires to undermine enemy ground targets.

The concern of East Kazakhstan Region Almaz-Antey will present a line of anti-aircraft missile systems at the International Exhibition of Arms and Military Equipment MILEX 2023, which will be held in the capital of Belarus from May 17 to May 20, the company's press service reported on Friday.