Putin announced Russian-Belarusian military exercises in 2022
Russian-Belarusian military exercises will take place in February-March 2022. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin during talks with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on December 29.
A new airborne assault regiment has been formed in Crimea
The new regiment also appeared as part of the 76th Airborne Division in Pskov
The formation of a new airborne assault regiment of Airborne Troops (airborne) has been completed in the Crimea. This was reported on Wednesday by the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda with reference to the commander of the Airborne Forces Andrei Serdyukov.
In the Western Military District, the share of modern weapons exceeded 72%
In 2021, the troops of the Western Military District (ZVO) received 1,4 thousand units of modern weapons and military equipment.
The First International Exhibition of the security industry "National Security. Belarus-2022"
In the period from June 22 to 25, 2022, Minsk will host the First International Exhibition of the security Industry "National Security. Belarus-2022".
A weighty document of Putin and Xi Jinping was announced in Beijing
China expects that during the visit of the Russian president to Beijing in February 2022, Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will adopt a weighty political document.
Military exercises of the Russian Federation and Belarus will be held in the first quarter of 2022 - Putin
Russia and Belarus will hold joint military exercises in the first quarter of 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
The coordinator of the Joint Commission on the JCPOA warned that it would be difficult to achieve positive solutions in the negotiations
Henrique Mora, coordinator of the Joint Commission at the negotiations on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program in Vienna, told reporters that positive solutions are possible during the negotiations, but it will be extremely difficult to achieve them.
Russian drones successfully targeted terrorists in Syria
Relations between Turkey and Russia began to cool rapidly.
Against this background, Ankara's satellites in Syria have intensified their operations, regularly staging armed provocations, the victims of which are not only the Syrian military, but also civilians.
LCS-30 "Canberra" coastal warship transferred to the US Navy
Austal Limited has announced the transfer by its Austal USA division to the US Navy Command of the Independence-class coastal zone warship, LCS-30 Canberra.
Why the US Navy does not like Russian diesel submarines
Despite its relatively modest size, Russian diesel-electric submarines pose a real threat to the US Navy, writes 19fortyfive. The problem is their noiselessness - even compared to nuclear-powered ships. American sailors know this and do not like non-nuclear submarines produced in Russia.
Deputy Kartapolov: ships with Zircon missiles can be placed in the Syrian port of Tartus
Andrei Kartapolov, head of the State Duma Defense Committee, believes that Russian ships with Zircon hypersonic missiles can be located in the port of Tartus in Syria to completely block the Mediterranean Sea.
Source: the Generalissimo Suvorov submarine missile carrier will be handed over to the Russian Navy in 2023
In the autumn of 2022, the ship will have to start performing complex mooring and factory sea trials at sea, the interlocutor of TASS noted
The second serial nuclear submarine missile carrier of Project 955A (code "Borey-A") "Generalissimo Suvorov", withdrawn from the boathouse on December 25 at Sevmash (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation), after completing the test program at sea, will be handed over to the Navy (Navy) of the Russian Federation in the first half of 2023. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.
The scouts of the Southern Military District in the Stavropol Territory received new small-sized radar "Sobolyatnik" for service
The intelligence units of the 49th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District (SE) received another batch of new small-sized radar stations "Sobolyatnik".
The plant in Venezuela for the production of AK-103 assault rifles and cartridges for them is planned to be launched in 2022
The plant in Venezuela for the production of Kalashnikov assault rifles and cartridges for them is planned to be launched in 2022, the press secretary of the Federal Customs Service of Russia, Valeria Reshetnikova, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
"It doesn't burn in fire, it doesn't sink in water." Experts on the new AK-19 under the NATO cartridge
Russia has signed the first export contracts for the new AK-19 Kalashnikov assault rifle, created under the NATO cartridge. On the air of Sputnik radio, the dignity of weapons and their export capabilities were evaluated by military experts Alexey Leonkov and Viktor Litovkin.
Military personnel of the Air Defense Forces in the Khabarovsk Territory tested new AK-12 submachine guns in extremely low temperatures
The new AK-12 submachine guns, which entered service with the troops of the Eastern Military District, were tested by military intelligence units in the Khabarovsk Territory.
Kalashnikov fulfilled the state defense order for the supply of AK-12 in 2021
The press service of the Kalashnikov concern: the state defense order for the supply of AK-12 assault rifles has been fulfilled
The Kalashnikov Group of Companies has fulfilled the state defense order for the supply of AK-12 assault rifles in 2021. The weapons were delivered under a long-term contract. This was reported in the press service of the GC.
The "ghost tank" was discovered and delivered to one of the bases of the Indonesian Navy
In Indonesia, a mysterious object was discovered that caused a lot of noise. Recall that some time ago, an unidentified floating tank approached one of the drilling platforms located in the coastal waters.
Tests of the Ukrainian ATGM "Sturm-SM" hope to be completed in 2022
The self-propelled anti-tank complex "Sturm-S", which was in service with the Soviet Army, was developed in the 70s and currently no longer fully meets modern requirements.
Therefore, in 2012, Russian designers created an upgraded version of the Sturm-SM, which received thermal imaging sights and more advanced long-range missiles with tandem cumulative and high-explosive fragmentation warheads.
In Russia, they told about the adoption of a new BMP
General Salyukov: the adoption of the BMP B-19 is planned for the near future
The Russian military will receive a new infantry fighting vehicle (BMP). Tests of the BMP B-19 with the Epoch combat module will be completed in the near future. The commander-in-chief of the Ground Forces, Army General Oleg Salyukov, told about the adoption of the machine into service in an interview with the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.