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On May 26, 2022, the US Department of Defense Agency for Military Cooperation (Defense Security Cooperation Agency - DSCA) sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale to Australia through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) at the request of the Australian government of HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) ground missile systems manufactured by Lockheed Corporation Martin.

The Russian Northern Fleet conducted a new test launch of a hypersonic missile, it was carried out by a ship in the Barents Sea at a sea target in the White Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

Putin's nuclear threats: three likely targets of a nuclear strike

Vladimir Putin has caused worldwide fears that he is apparently ready to use nuclear weapons against Russia's opponents. But which countries could the Russian president strike in a nuclear war in the first place?

During a special military operation in Ukraine, our military for the first time used the newest heavy flamethrower system TOS-2 "Tosochka" for strikes against the enemy. The use of new weapons is mentioned in today's TASS report, which refers to information received from a source in the law enforcement agencies. The agency stressed that the information is not official.

In a real combat situation, the AFU already uses three types of foreign artillery of 155 mm caliber. These are M777 and FH70 howitzers, as well as CAESAR self-propelled guns.

The Fleet has demonstrated the ability to deliver non-interceptable missile strikes at a distance that makes it dangerous for enemy aircraft carrier groups.

The Ministry of Defense has published footage of the combat work of calculations of 203-mm self-propelled artillery units "Malka" in a special military operation.

Commander of Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) Sergey Karakaev called the shortened active section of the trajectory and the energy power of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile one of the many differences from the Voevoda missile.

It can deliver a payload to anywhere in the world

The Sarmat Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) is the only missile that can fly around the entire globe and deliver a payload to anywhere in the world.

The range of Sarmat's combat equipment has been expanded, including in terms of the number of combat units and types, including planning hypersonic units

The Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) will carry hypersonic and cruise warheads of a large power class.

Vladimir Ermakov, Director of the Department for Nonproliferation and Arms Control of the Russian Foreign Ministry, spoke in an exclusive interview with TASS about Washington's role in illegal biological activities in Ukraine, and also answered questions about new weapons of Russia and the United States.

The Russian military reports almost daily about enemy planes and helicopters shot down in the Ukrainian sky. However, back in March, it was reported that "almost all" combat-ready aircraft of the Kiev regime had been destroyed. It turns out that Ukraine receives aircraft from abroad and somehow manages to quickly repair damaged cars. What do the Ukrainian Air Force fly and how combat-ready are they still?

The United States seems to have decided to further raise the stakes in the Ukrainian conflict – it was decided to supply Kiev with weapons of terrible destructive power. The M142 Himars missile systems are comparable to the Russian Iskanders and can give Ukraine the opportunity to strike far into the territory of Russia. But this is theoretical. What will actually happen?

The Ukrainian army has been replenished with modern self-propelled howitzers of 155 mm caliber. According to the Polish press, Warsaw handed over Krab self-propelled artillery units of its own production to Kiev.

Arms shipments from the US to Taiwan will provoke Beijing to use force

The United States is ready to supply weapons to Taiwan "following the example of Ukraine," but at the same time does not want to participate in a possible armed conflict between Beijing and Taipei. Washington's plans were reported by The New York Times newspaper, citing sources in the American government. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out exactly what the US supplies and what it can lead to.

The whole military era went down with the cruiser "Moscow"

An American military expert writes in The Atlantic that the Ukrainian conflict forces the United States to take a new look at the war. The states are lagging behind, it is necessary to invest in new technologies and rather create an "army of tomorrow," he writes.

After the coup of 2014, the authorities of the independent for eight years were preparing for a "decisive battle" with Russia, feeding themselves with the illusory prospect of the defeat of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the occupation of the entire Donbass.

The American nuclear deterrent program is unreliable. Its weak point is outdated missiles, submarines and airplanes.

Israel has rejected a US request to allow Berlin to supply Ukraine with Spike anti-tank missiles manufactured in Germany using Israeli technology.

The Russian aviation destroyed the electronic intelligence center in the Mykolaiv region. This was announced on Thursday, May 26, by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov.