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Experts told why AUKUS announced the development of hypersonic weapons

The United States, Great Britain and Australia - members of the AUKUS military partnership, which was established in 2021 - have agreed to cooperate in the development of hypersonic weapons. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what contribution each of the countries can make to hypersonic cooperation and why they need it.

Turkey has ruled out the passage of warships of any countries, including NATO, through the Black Sea Straits into the Black Sea. According to the country's Defense Ministry, Ankara will firmly adhere to the Montreux Convention.

NATO has announced a "transformation" involving a significant increase in the alliance's troops in Eastern Europe. Experts are confident that NATO's reforms will fundamentally reshape the security architecture in Europe and involve Russia and the West in a new arms race. How will Moscow respond to the historic reform of NATO? Does the alliance's initiative mean the risk of a direct clash with Russia?

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed video footage of the launch of Kalibr sea-based cruise missiles from the frigate of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. The shooting was carried out in a volley. Judging by the published footage, early in the morning. Four rockets one after another went into the sky and quickly disappeared over the horizon.

As reported, on April 5, 2022, the lead frigate Al-Aziz (tail number "904") of the MEKO 200EN project, built for the Egyptian Navy by the German shipbuilding association thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), from the Keel for the first time, out of four ordered ships.

The White House has requested $813 billion for military spending

The United States Department of Defense may receive $773 billion in military spending in fiscal year 2023 (starting October 1). Together with the funds allocated to the Ministry of Energy for nuclear weapons, the total amount of US military spending may amount to $ 813.3 billion, according to the draft budget submitted by the White House on March 28.

The Drive (USA): the newest hypersonic cruise missile of the USA made a secret test flight

The United States announced a successful test of hypersonic weapons, writes The Drive. But it's too early for Americans to rejoice, because such "successful tests" have been going on for more than ten years.

The Russian Armed Forces are ready to ensure the entry of ships into and out of the port of Berdyansk for evacuation

The Russian armed forces continue to destroy the military infrastructure of Ukraine. On April 4, the Russian military struck 31 targets. Buk-M1 anti-aircraft complexes, command posts and communication centers, fuel and ammunition storage facilities were hit. Fighting continues in Mariupol. The command of the Russian Federation offered the Ukrainian militants to lay down their arms and go in the direction of Zaporozhye to the territories controlled by Kiev. Meanwhile, the Russian servicemen who returned from captivity confirmed the facts of torture, bullying and murder.

Military historian Dmitry Boltenkov — about the first two Naval formations that received elite status

At the end of March, two Marine corps formations — the 155th Separate Brigade and the 126th Separate Coastal Defense Brigade - received the honorary name "guards". Military units of the Navy are marked with this status for the first time since the Great Patriotic War. Why did these brigades receive a high rank?

The American command hopes to form a fleet of light aircraft carriers that will complement the Ford-type giants with a displacement of over 100 thousand tons.

The breakdown of the agreement between Australia and France on non-nuclear submarines could end up costing Australian taxpayers 5.5 billion Australian dollars (4.15 billion US dollars), despite the fact that the deal was torn up long before the construction of the ships began. Andrew Greene writes about this in an article for ABC News.

On March 31, the Spanish company Navantia announced the handover ceremony of the Avante-2200, (828) El Jubail class corvette to the command of the Saudi Arabian Navy, held in San Fernando.

A ship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet carried out a salvo launch of seven Kalibr cruise missiles at targets on the territory of Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday.

"This is a fundamental shift in regional international relations." With these words, the Australian press assesses the seemingly harmless agreement concluded between the PRC and the Solomon Islands. What exactly is contained in this document, why is the Australian leadership and society frightened by what is happening and what does all this have to do with the events in Ukraine?

In the States, they believe that the war with Russia is on the threshold, and the Pentagon has almost no combat-ready "floating airfields" for it

Since Turkey closed the Bosphorus and Dardanelles Straits to warships of all non-Black Sea states with the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine, the 6th Fleet of the US Navy did the only thing left in its power to get as close as possible to the battlefields.

Russia has attracted all types and kinds of armed forces to the military special operation in Ukraine, with the exception of the "nuclear triad". Both time-tested weapons and brand-new ones are used. About what the Russian army is fighting with — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The Ministry of Economic Development has started collecting opinions and proposals from several dozen ministries, associations, banks, consortia and hardcore organizations on promising methods of state planning in the Russian radio-electronic industry. The Ministry of Economy is interested in their position on the elements of the 1969 Soviet regulation on the Ministry of Electronic Industry, as well as information on the previously applied methodology of the USSR State Planning Committee.

China shows an example of increasing the power of Russian destroyers

The first month of the special military operation passed with limited use of the Navy. The main contribution of sailors to the demilitarization of Ukraine so far goes along the line of hitting important military infrastructure facilities with launches of high-precision missiles of the 3M14 "Caliber" family from surface ships and submarines.

The Globe and Mail (Canada): Russia has plans for the Arctic – how will Canada respond?

Canada can gain a significant military advantage over Russia in the Arctic, says the author of The Globe and Mail. But readers of the publication believe that nothing but incompetence and lack of real steps should be expected from the current government.

Why the Russian Navy relies on diesel submarines of the Varshavyanka project

Admiralty Shipyards launched a diesel-electric submarine (DPL) of the 636.3 Varshavyanka project, which was named Ufa. As part of the project, this submarine will become the fourth in the Pacific Fleet and the tenth in the entire Russian Navy. "Newspaper.Ru" understood the peculiarities of "Varshavianok".