On December 21, 2021, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) of the US Department of Defense sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale to Lithuania through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of a total of 30 launchers (CLU) and 341 FGM-148F anti-tank guided missiles of the Javelin portable anti-tank missile system. This delivery is approved by the U.S. Department of State. The total cost of the proposed delivery will be $ 125 million, including educational equipment and technical support.

As military and diplomatic sources told Izvestia, the analysis of American hypersonic weapons showed that the Pentagon's stake was placed on the development of ground- and air-based systems with a non-strategic range. This will make it possible to quickly create a grouping of such forces and means in Eastern European countries, in particular in Ukraine, without the need to build a complex and expensive infrastructure.

Defense Blog: Ukrainian military used Javelin against targets protected by bars

The Ukrainian military conducted exercises using FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missile systems manufactured by the United States. During the maneuvers, the military hit targets protected by lattice screens. In the Defense Blog publication, the shooting was called a "big surprise" for Russia.

During the recent ostentatious launches of the American FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank complex, the Ukrainian military resorted to crude manipulations to demonstrate good results.

Serbian President noted the work of Russian anti-tank missile systems in Syria

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic called the installations of anti-tank missile systems (ATGM) "Kornet" the best in the world. According to the Serbian leader, they are superior to the American Javelin missile systems. The Serbian leader made such a statement on Friday in an interview with Prva TV.

This year, military technologies will come to the aid of Santa Claus. On December 24, the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) published videos showing new "developments" that will help Santa deliver gifts on time. One of them is Hypersleigh ("Hypersany"). The unusual device does not require deer traction and, judging by the name, is capable of developing hypersonic speed. Also in this aircraft there is a spacious compartment for a payload in the form of gifts.

The Gibka-S anti-aircraft missile systems will enter the army in 2022

The new Gibka-S anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) will be delivered to the troops in 2022. Platoon sets of systems will receive parts of air defense (air defense). This was announced by the head of the military air defense of the Russian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Alexander Leonov, in an interview with the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.

On December 23, 2021, the 210th Anti-aircraft Missile Regiment (Dmitrov, Moscow region) received a new set of the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system.

A new set was delivered to the 210th ZRP to replace the retired match. During the strategic exercises "West-2021", the regiment was transferred to Belarus, from where it returned without its match - at least one division of the S-400 air defense system remained for the development of the Belarusian air defense forces.

The Baltic Fleet of Russia conducted an exercise to eliminate helicopters and drones of a conditional enemy with the help of anti-aircraft missile and cannon complexes (ZRPC) "Pantsir-S", the press service of the fleet reported on Saturday.

Lieutenant General Alexander Leonov: the development of the Pantsir-SM-SV missile defense system will be completed in 2022

The development of a modification of the anti-aircraft missile and cannon complex (ZRPC) "Pantsir-SM-SV" on a tracked chassis for Ground and Airborne troops is planned to be completed next year. In an interview with Krasnaya Zvezda, the readiness of the new Russian air defense system was revealed by the head of the military air defense (Air defense) of the Russian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Alexander Leonov.

The airborne forces will also receive an amphibious air defense system "Birdman" with two types of missiles

Work on the modification of the Pantsir air defense system for Ground and Airborne troops will be completed in 2022, said the head of the military air defense of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Alexander Leonov.

The complex will have two types of anti-aircraft guided missiles

Work on a new modification of the anti-aircraft missile and gun complex "Pantsir-SM-SV" will be completed in 2022. This was stated in an interview with the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda" by the head of the military air defense of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Alexander Leonov.

In 2022, work will be completed on a new version of the Pantsir-SM-SV air defense cannon-missile system for the Ground Forces and Airborne Forces. It will have a tracked chassis and an enlarged kill zone.

The Parties are creating a joint regional air defense system, which is an integral part of the joint air defense system of the CIS member states

The Federation Council at a meeting on Friday ratified the agreement between Russia and Tajikistan on the creation of a joint air defense system.

Russia is developing a portable anti-aircraft missile system (MANPADS) with a missile that has no analogues in the world, said the head of the military air defense (air defense) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Alexander Leonov.

According to the delivery plan of the main samples of VIVT, in 2021, three new and three upgraded radar stations (radars) "Sky" and "Casta" entered service with the radio engineering troops of the Central Military District.

Hainan and Sichuan account for 45% of all Chinese launches

Hainan, together with the southwestern province of Sichuan, brought the total number of launches of the Changzheng series launch vehicles to 180 times in 2021 (out of a total of 402 launches carried out in China). This was reported by the Chinese Aerospace Research Academy (CAECC).

The Xinhua News Agency noted that this is the 403rd launch using a carrier rocket of the Great Trek series

China launched a new Earth remote sensing satellite, Ziyuan-1 02E, into orbit on Sunday. The launch, Xinhua news agency reports, was carried out at 11:11 Beijing time (06:11 Moscow time) from the Taiyuan cosmodrome in Shanxi Province (Northern China) using the Changzheng-4-xi carrier rocket ("Great Trek - 4").

SpaceNews: In December, SpaceX landed the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket for the hundredth time

The first stage of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket after launching in December with the Dragon cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) made its hundredth landing, SpaceNews reports.

SpaceNews: SpaceX surpasses all countries of the world in the number of launches, except China

American SpaceX surpasses all countries of the world in the number of launches, except China, SpaceNews says in the publication "SpaceX against the world", dedicated to the prospects of the company of businessman and engineer Elon Musk.