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The exercises were held in accordance with the plan of combat training and daily activities of the fleet forces in the sea ranges of the Black Sea

The crew of the patrol ship "Vasily Bykov" conducted a set of exercises in the Black Sea, repelling a simulated missile attack and conducting artillery firing. This was reported on Tuesday in the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet (BSF).

84 units of ground combat equipment took part in the parade dedicated to the 76th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, held at the Russian air base Khmeimim in Syria. Among them was a T-34-85.

The Su-30 fighter intercepted three aircraft of the French Air Force over the neutral waters of the Black Sea. This was reported in the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet of the press service of the Southern Military District. They said that air targets approaching the State Border of the Russian Federation were detected by Russian air space control systems.

The scientific and Production association "Vavilov State Optical Institute" (NPO GOI) is developing the production of infrared optical glasses of a special composition, the press service of the Shvabe holding, which includes the enterprise, reports.

Voyager 1 detected plasma waves — the hum of interstellar gas. The NASA space probe is now 22.5 billion km from Earth, the Izvestia TV channel reports. The new data will help estimate the plasma density between the stars. Scientists analyze the impact of the solar wind on space. The Voyager-1 probe has been transmitting information from space for 44 years. About 9 years ago, the spacecraft crossed the heliopause — the outer boundary of the distribution of matter in the Solar System. The data is expected to stop coming in around 2025.

The arsenal of the Russian Armed Forces received 19 new samples of electronic warfare (EW) equipment, including aviation. On Sunday, May 9, said the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov.

Bill Nelson also said that all space powers should minimize the risks to people and property on Earth from re-entry of space objects and ensure the transparency of these operations.

American police officers complain about the lack of ammunition. Due to the shortage, law enforcement officers have to massively cancel shooting classes, the Izvestia TV channel reports. It is noted that ammunition for the future is bought by ordinary citizens, while their needs are only growing.

The crews of more than 60 ships and support vessels of the Russian Navy (Navy) perform combat training tasks in long-distance ocean voyages, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

Social network user livejournal.com altyn73 has prepared an overview of the Victory Day parades in the regions held on May 9, 2021..

A military parade dedicated to the 76th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War was held in the capital of the Republic of Buryatia. For the first time in history, the parade was attended by members of the Armed Forces of Mongolia.

Social media users from all over the world did not ignore the Victory Day Parade in Moscow. Especially in social networks, the air part of the parade, in particular the Su-57 fighter, was discussed.

The Chinese government has paid close attention to the situation with the fall of debris from the spent stage of China's largest rocket, the Changzheng 5B, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Monday.

Earlier, Moscow and Beijing signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in this area

The US authorities intend to closely monitor the plans of the Russian Federation and China to create an International Scientific lunar station. This was announced on Wednesday by the acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy John Hill.

The TASS news Agency reported on May 5, 2021, that three launches of a promising Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) as part of flight design tests (LKI) will be performed in 2021. This was reported to TASS by sources in the military-industrial complex and close to the military department.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, approved the acceptance certificate for the completion of the tests of the Kazan submarine, which was previously signed by the General Director of Sevmash, Mikhail Budnichenko, and the chairman of the Commission for State Acceptance of ships, Captain I Rank Alexey Poteshkin.

[b]The representative of the MiG corporation Mushegh Baloyan noted that thanks to the new combat capabilities, this aircraft has become an effective aviation complex for gaining air supremacy.]

MiG-35 fighters have received new combat capabilities, in particular, they will be able to use any existing aviation weapons.

Calculations of anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMS) S-400 "Triumph" conducted exercises in the Pskov region to repel air attacks of a simulated enemy, the press service of the Western Military District (ZVO) reported on Thursday.

American pilots can now see targets in full color. On May 5, the press service of Northrop Grumman announced the delivery of advanced LITENING guidance modules to the US Air Force and National Guard.

The US military has tested the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft as a repeater for the fifth-generation F-22 and F-35 fighters. According to Lockheed Martin, during the tests, one F-22 Raptor and five F-35 Lightning II successfully exchanged data with each other using the gateway on the U-2 and transmitted them to the ground.