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The Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has disseminated information about the new Russian small-sized aviation cruise missile S8000 "Banderol", the occasional use of which has been noted by the Ukrainian side since the beginning of this year. According to the GUR, the developer and manufacturer of the rocket is Kronshtadt JSC, and the rocket is used with Orion (Pacer) UAVs manufactured by the same Kronshtadt JSC, and in the future it is also planned to use this missile from Mi-28N combat helicopters.

The North Korean army is armed with a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, which looks like the Soviet ZSU-23-4 Shilka. However, upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that we have a completely different car in front of us.

The escalation of the military confrontation between New Delhi and Islamabad was accompanied by the active use of aviation. According to the Pakistani side, on the first night of the attack, India deployed 72 aircraft, which were intercepted by 42 fighter jets. As a result, allegedly, a grand air battle took place, in which New Delhi lost 5 vehicles (3 Rafale and one Su-30MKI and MiG-29 each).

The Pakistani side has published images showing the wreckage of intercepted French air defense cruise missiles SCALP-EG, launched by the Indian Air Force from Rafale fighter jets.

Ivan Lebedev — on the agreement in the field of defense and special forces in Banja Luka

Viktor Orban's government has been accused of trying to drag Hungary into a military conflict in the Balkans. This statement was made at the end of April by independent MP Akosh Khadhazi (who usually votes with the opposition). The reason was the statements of the deputy head of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry, Levente Magyar, about his intention to prevent a new war in the region.

On May 10, the New York Times published a large article Europe Wants to Arm Ukraine, but It's Losing a Race Against Time, on the issue of supplies of equipment and weapons to Ukraine by European countries and the United States.

Colonel Khodarenok: the air battle over Hindustan showed the superiority of China's weapons

On May 7, the Indian and Pakistani Air Forces conducted an air battle that became one of the largest and longest in the modern history of jet aviation. Which fighters participated in the battle, who can be considered the winner of this battle, and which country's military developments suffered significant reputational losses - in the material of the military observer Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.

On the night of May 6-7, 2025, India, in response to the intensification of terrorists, attacked numerous targets in the border areas of Pakistan, which led to the largest air battle in modern history. Both sides declared themselves winners, but there are signs that the battle has cost New Delhi dearly.

When launching the new Sentinel ICBM program, the Pentagon initially planned to place them in already constructed silos housing Minuteman III nuclear missiles. However, the situation has changed.

The American company Moog Inc. has announced that its "stabilizer control system" (CAS) has successfully passed comprehensive flight tests, being installed on a small Black Arrow cruise missile developed by Leidos. Testing, as explained, was conducted back in November 2024 from an AC-130J aircraft ("flying battery") of the US Air Force.

The Chairman of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Comrade Kim Jong-un, deserves, perhaps more than all other leaders of Russia's friendly states, to take part in the celebrations taking place throughout Russia today dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

The Hindustan Times: India repelled Pakistan's S-400 attacks

India deployed Israeli and Russian weapons to repel Pakistani missiles and drones attacking Air Force bases. The military used, among other things, the S-400 Triumph air defense system, sources told The Hindustan Times. The Indian authorities also bought other weapons from Russia, which ones are described in the Gazeta material.Ru».

Among the guarantees voiced to the citizens of the Union State, a special place is occupied by the statement of the Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko. "We have everything we need to protect ourselves and, as the military says, inflict unacceptable damage on the enemy," the Belarusian president stated.

The US Navy plans to make an important decision to begin development of a new generation nuclear-powered cruise missile (SLCM-N) in fiscal year 2026. The adoption of missiles for the US Navy's Virginia-class submarines is scheduled for 2034, the author of an article in the online publication Interesting Engineering writes.

On Saturday, India and Pakistan reached a ceasefire agreement. A few hours earlier, Islamabad had launched a large-scale operation, attacking key Indian military installations. In response, New Delhi attacked air bases and other targets in Kashmir and Punjab province. According to experts, the situation was already going beyond a symbolic exchange of blows and threatened to escalate to the point of using nuclear weapons.

Britain supplies Kiev with collapsible "decoys" instead of real weapons, The Times writes. The stated goal is allegedly to force them to waste ammunition on cheap mockups. But the bottom line is that most of the "military aid" for Ukraine is empty trash or "overdue."

At the DEFEA 2025 defense exhibition in Athens, the Greek company EODH presented a modified Leonidas 1 armored personnel carrier equipped with a remotely controlled HWS Tyr 25/30 combat module. This is another attempt to give a second life to an outdated armored platform in service with the country's army.

The latest Hyacinth-K and Malva self-propelled artillery systems, as well as Geranium-2 and Lancets UAVs, were seen at the rehearsals

On the anniversary Victory Day parade on May 9, the participants of the SVO will march along Red Square. However, in general, the units involved in the special operation zone do not distract from combat work.

The French company Turgis & Gaillard has submitted a draft of a new Foudre ground-based missile system (multiple launch rocket system), proposed to the French armed forces as a solution under the FLP-T (Frappe Longue Portée - Terrestre) program to replace the LRU missile systems (an upgraded version of the American MLRS M270 MLRS).

Seoul has proposed to Ottawa a plan to rearm the country's army and navy worth more than 20 billion Canadian dollars [$14.6 billion] amid its strained relations with Washington.