The Polish Navy officially announced the completion of the tests of the minesweeper Kormoran. February 17, portal defence24.pl He reported that the Remontowa shipyard has completed all stages of testing, and the ship is ready for military service.

Popular Mechanics: Russian technology can hardly "see" American submarines

Outdated Russian technology can hardly "see" modern American submarines, writes Popular Mechanics magazine.

The coastal missile systems of the Black Sea Fleet "Bal" and "Bastion" have worked out the protection of the Crimea and the Krasnodar Territory from the ship groups of a conditional enemy as part of the exercises, the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet reports.

More than 500 servicemen and about 50 units of military and special equipment took part in the maneuvers

Calculations of the coastal missile systems "Bal" and "Bastion" of the Black Sea Fleet conducted exercises to defend the Crimean Peninsula and the Caucasian coast from missile strikes by naval groups from the sea. This was reported to journalists in the press service of the Black Sea Fleet.

19FortyFive: Russian submarines will receive hypersonic missiles before American ones

Nuclear submarines of the Virginia type of the Block V variant of the US Navy (Navy) are comparable to Russian submarines of the Yasen-M project, writes the American publication 19FortyFive.

The launch of the Sineva ICBM was carried out as part of the exercises of the strategic deterrence forces

The Russian Defense Ministry showed footage of the launch of the Sineva intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which was carried out from an underwater position by the K-18 Karelia nuclear missile submarine of the Northern Fleet from the Barents Sea through the Kamchatka Kura test site.

Small rocket and artillery ships of the Caspian Flotilla within the framework of large-scale exercises of the Russian Navy inflicted artillery strikes on ships and landing of a conditional enemy, the press service of the Southern Military District reported on Saturday.

When working out air defense tasks, the servicemen used anti-aircraft artillery installations "Palash", AK-630 and AK 630-M2 "Duet" and other air defense systems to destroy a conditional enemy.

After the watch, the ships will head to Vladivostok

A detachment of ships of the Pacific Fleet (TOF) consisting of the Varyag Guards missile cruiser, the Admiral Tributs large anti-submarine ship (BOD) and the Boris Butoma large sea tanker will complete combat missions in the Mediterranean Sea in March this year and go on a hike to the home port of Vladivostok. This was reported to TASS by a source in the naval sphere.

The flagship of the Northern Fleet (SF) - the heavy nuclear missile cruiser "Peter the Great" conducted exercises in the Barents Sea to search for submarines of a conditional enemy, the press service of the SF reported on Sunday.

More than 50 sea and air targets were destroyed during the exercises by the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, the Guards missile cruiser "Moscow". This was reported today in the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet.

The center will employ about 100 designers and production workers

The Center for Marine Robotics, created by the Central Design Bureau "Rubin", began work in Kronstadt. This was reported to journalists on Friday in the press service of the Central Bank.

It will use GLONASS navigation when jamming signals

An interference-resistant antenna for the control, navigation and communication equipment of the combat equipment kit will allow the Russian army to access GLONASS signals even in conditions of electronic suppression. Ashot Oganesyan, Deputy Director of the Moscow branch of JSC VNIIR-Progress, told TASS about this during the Navigation-2021 conference.

Sappers of the Western Military District received a batch of sets of the latest protective suits OVR-2-02.

According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the equipment protects the serviceman from being hit by shrapnel, bullets and from strong sound effects. Fabric armor elements and panels made of pressed polyethylene are used in the design of the suit. 

On February 17, 1979, the war between China and Vietnam began. As part of the two hundred thousandth PLA group that invaded the SRV, there were approximately five hundred tanks. Basically - light Type 62, optimized for action in mountainous terrain.

The Kalashnikov Group of Companies has started selling a new traumatic pistol based on the Makarov pistol by the Defender of the Fatherland Day, Kalashnikov told reporters.

Egyptian defense columnist Mahmoud Gamal posted photos on Twitter showing the adviser to the President of Burundi inspecting a Fahd-300 armored personnel carrier with an Egyptian-made 4x4 wheel formula during his last visit to the Kader factory.

Outdated military equipment will still serve as robots. On February 18, the press service of the Turkish company FNSS showed a video with tests of robotic combat vehicles created on the basis of the M113 BMP.

The State Department has agreed to sell 250 Abrams tanks to Poland.

This was announced on Twitter by the Minister of Defense of the Republic Mariusz Blaszczak. "This is very important news for the security of Poland. The State Department has agreed to sell 250 Abrams tanks in the most modern version of the M1A2 SEPv3," he wrote.

Poland has passed the last hurdle before buying new American tanks. On February 18, the press service of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) of the US Department of Defense announced the receipt of a certificate for the sale of M1A2 Abrams SEPv3 tanks to Poland.