Russian sources claim that a Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) Su-35S shot down a Ukrainian F-16AM Fighting Falcon using an R-37/77 air-to-air missile.

The missile launch was recorded by Ukrainian monitoring channels; however, the outcome of the engagement remains unconfirmed.

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🇯🇵🇵🇭 The Philippines has expressed interest in Japan’s Type 88 coastal anti-ship missile system, with Japan’s Ministry of Defense already studying the feasibility of potential exports.

The Type 88, which entered service in 1988, is a second-generation domestically developed Japanese anti-ship missile. It is designed to engage maritime targets at ranges of approximately 150–180 km and carries a 270 kg semi-armor-piercing high-explosive fragmentation warhead.

Notably, during the U.S.–Philippines Balikatan 2026 exercises on May 6, the Type 88 was deployed outside Japan for the first time. This also marked the first instance since World War II of Japan employing offensive weapon systems overseas in a joint training context.

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🇺🇸🇳🇬 U.S. President Trump says U.S. and Nigerian forces killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the second-in-command of ISIS globally, during a joint operation in Nigeria:

Tonight, at my direction, brave American forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria flawlessly executed a meticulously planned and very complex mission to eliminate the most active terrorist in the world from the battlefield. Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command of ISIS globally, thought he could hide in Africa, but little did he know we had sources who kept us informed on what he was doing. He will no longer terrorize the people of Africa, or help plan operations to target Americans. With his removal, ISIS’s global operation is greatly diminished. Thank you to the Government of Nigeria for your partnership on this operation. GOD BLESS AMERICA! President DONALD J. TRUMP

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Su-57E (T-50-9) during its most recent display.

🇺🇦🇷🇺 Russian Kh-101 cruise missiles used in the May 13–14 strikes on Kyiv reportedly contained over 100 Western-made components.

Ukrainian experts said the missiles they examined were produced in Q2 2026 and included parts linked to companies like Texas Instruments, AMD, Kyocera AVX, Harting Technology Group, and Nexperia.

It’s another example of how widely Western electronics still end up inside Russian systems, despite sanctions and export controls.

Sanctions do work to a degree, they make procurement harder, slower, and more expensive. But they’re not watertight. Components still slip through via third countries, re-exports, intermediaries, and gray-market supply chains.

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