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At the specialized exhibition "Innovation Day of the Ministry of Defense of Russia" in the Military Innovation Technopolis "ERA", the guests and participants of the event were presented with an automated training system "Tornado-G" as part of an automated workplace and a virtual reality kit.

The launch into mass production of the S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) does not mean that the S-400 systems of the previous generation will somehow lose their significance.

By the beginning of the 90s, the era of "cloning" by Chinese specialists of Soviet military equipment was gradually fading into the past. One of the last samples, which was an almost exact copy of Soviet equipment, was the infantry fighting vehicle WZ-501.

The combat capabilities of the S-500 Prometheus air defense system have no analogues in the world. This complex is capable of becoming the head in relation to other previously created Russian systems. The main advantages of the S-500 in a conversation with Lenta.ru" was named by military expert, director of the Museum of Air Defense Forces Yuri Knutov.

The United States stated that they had found a way to combat the S-400 Triumph complex

The United States approved the development of a new electronic warfare station (EW) AN / ALQ-249. This is a container that is suspended under the wing of a combat aircraft and creates noise at the frequency of the enemy's radar. It is reported that thanks to him, American aviation will be able to deceive Russian air defense systems. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how the AN/ALQ-249 station would work and what its feature is.

The production of the system, named Prometheus, has been established at the enterprises of the Almaz-Antey Aerospace Defense Concern.

The CEO of the concern, Jan Novikov, in his interview with the National Defense magazine, stated: "Currently, serial production of the S-500 system has been organized using the latest achievements of domestic science and technology. The combat capabilities of this system significantly exceed the capabilities of previously created anti-aircraft missile systems and systems. The S-500 is capable of becoming the basis of the Russian Aerospace Defense system."

Ankara is maneuvering between Brussels and Moscow

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu's statement that Ankara sees no problems in the continuation of tourist traffic from Russia, including visits by Russian businessmen, is based on Ankara's pragmatism.

According to military experts, the intensity of hostilities will increase in the coming days

The troops of Russia and the People's Republics of Donbass continue to advance. As reported on April 21 in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, as a result of the rapid actions of the assault detachments, it was possible to take the village of Kremennaya without serious destruction of infrastructure and residential buildings. The Russian armed forces are striking military targets on the front line and in the rear. According to experts, progress has been made in a number of areas, but the main forces have not yet been put into battle, and the intensity of hostilities will increase.

During the visit of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to Kiev on April 9, 2022, it became known that in the future, anti-ship missiles (anti-ship missiles) will also become part of the supply of British weapons to Ukraine. Since then, in the Western media, the Harpoon PKR has been discussed as a delivery option. At the same time, a Downing Street press release dated April 9 refers to a "new anti-ship missile system."

The Chinese Navy will soon receive a new hypersonic anti-ship missile YJ-21, which was tested recently. According to the Hong Kong newspaper The South China Morning Post, the appearance of this missile will provide the advantage of the PLA Navy in the Asia-Pacific region.

The most ardent NATO members today are graduates of Soviet military academies

Six former Bulgarian defense ministers offered to transfer weapons to Ukraine, writes Trud. The author of the article is outraged: these people destroyed Bulgarian planes, helicopters, tanks, missiles and ships when they were on duty. Now they are selling the country to show what orthodox NATO members they are and to butter up the Americans.

"Calibres" and "Iskanders" successfully hit enemy strongholds on the front line and in the near rear

On Friday, April 22, rocket troops and Aerospace Forces of Russia continued to strike at military facilities of Ukraine. In particular, the S-300 and Buk-M1 anti-aircraft complexes, two control points, armored vehicles, vehicles, artillery positions were hit.

On April 21, 2022, US President Joe Biden announced the allocation of a new large package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 800 million. This package followed just eight days after the previous one, also in the amount of $ 800 million, and became the eighth portion of American military assistance since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine on February 24. The total amount of US military aid officially allocated to Kiev under these packages now reaches $ 3.35 billion, and since March 2021 - $ 4 billion.

European countries are increasing the supply of weapons, including heavy equipment, to the Kiev regime. The second international conference of defense donors for Ukraine, held in London on March 31, showed that 35 countries have committed themselves to increase military support for the warring nation. The supply of weapons, primarily anti-tank, is made from warehouses. A reasonable question arises: does such a massive outflow of Europeans themselves leave without weapons?

The military department announced that the United States was preparing several scenarios using weapons of mass destruction

On Saturday, April 23, on the eve of Orthodox Easter, the head of the radiation, Chemical and Radiological Protection troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation warned about possible provocations using weapons of mass destruction that the United States is preparing.

How the US Navy intends to defeat the Chinese and Russian air defenses

The command of the US Navy conducted a very important evaluation of the project to create a new generation jammer, writes National Interest. The AN/ALQ-249 electronic jamming station manufactured by Raytheon will become the most important element of the US Navy EA-18G Growler aircraft in countering modern Russian and Chinese-made S-400 and HQ-9 anti-aircraft missile systems.

The new Russian intercontinental ballistic missile Sarmat, which is planned to be put into service this year, can be equipped with several Avangard hypersonic combat units, said the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces of the Russian Federation Sergey Karakaev.

The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that the newest intercontinental ballistic missile "Sarmat" will be the carrier of hypersonic blocks "Avangard". Currently, the carrier is the UR-100N UTTH ICBM, which continues to be on combat duty.

The Pentagon would get a much greater return from missile defense (ABM) if all satellites located in different orbits could interact with each other, in particular, exchange data via optical communication channels. The corresponding proposal of Lockheed Martin Corporation is reported by SpaceNews.

The AFU grouping in Donbass is cut off from supplies, military experts explained

The Russian armed forces have embarked on a new stage of military operations in Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with Indian media on April 19 that it was aimed at the complete liberation of the people's republics of Donbass.