Russian military intelligence officers confirmed at the exercises the possibility of effective firing from silent special screws "Val" and "Vintorez" at record distances of over 1 kilometer, although officially their firing range is limited to no more than 450 meters, the Rostec state Corporation told RIA Novosti.

The modernization of the German Marder infantry fighting vehicles announced last year is in full swing. Yesterday, November 5, the portal thedrive.com He reported that Rheinmetall has revealed the details of updating combat vehicles to the 1A5A1 level.

In the second half of the 90s, projects of a new generation of tanks were being worked out in Poland, one of the versions, which received the preliminary designation PT-97, had some similarities with the T-14 Armata.

The American army has begun to master a new generation of tank shells. Yesterday, November 4, the portal defence-blog.com He reported that at the Yuma training ground (Arizona), the first crews of Abrams tanks fired M1147 ammunition.

ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" anti-aircraft self-propelled guns during the maneuvers of the ground forces of the Jordanian army covered the units involved in training battles armed with Al-Hussein tanks and Marder 1A3 infantry fighting vehicles.

Crews of infantry fighting vehicles BMP-2 overcame a water barrier and destroyed tanks of a simulated enemy with the help of an anti-tank missile system (ATGM) "Fagot" in the Moscow region. This was reported by the press service of the Western Military District on Saturday, November 6.

A control check with live firing of tanks of the Vistula Motorized Rifle Division has been completed in the Voronezh Region, the Western Military District (ZVO) reported on Saturday.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation told what new equipment and weapons the Ground Forces have already received and will receive this year. According to the agency, we are talking about more than 2.5 thousand samples of modern arsenal.

US President Joe Biden's promise to limit the role of nuclear weapons in the country's strategic concept has faced resistance from the Pentagon, which wants to maintain the status quo in the face of an arms buildup in China and Russia, Politico reported, citing its own sources.

The US State Department has approved the possible sale of $650 million worth of missiles to Saudi Arabia. This was announced by the Pentagon, RIA Novosti reports.

Israel is expanding its missile defense capabilities. Yesterday, November 4, the portal military.com He reported that the Israeli Defense Ministry announced the deployment of the High Availability Aerostat System, designed to detect missiles.

Russia did not specify which ten countries showed interest in the air defense system. But at least one close partner of Moscow may put the S-400 into service in the near future.

The composition of the air defense forces on duty in Belarus has been strengthened in response to the situation that is developing around the air borders of the countries.This is reported by the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus.

The Russian Defense Ministry has tested an improved version of the S-300V4, equipped with new missiles. Among other things, they worked out the interception of hypersonic blocks.

At the latest exercises at the Kapustin Yar training ground, improved ammunition for the S-300V4 anti-aircraft system was tested.

Deputy Director of the Moscow Radio Engineering Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) Igor Esakov said "Газете.ги "what weapons are capable of defeating the Turkish Bayraktar combat unmanned drones. According to him, a microwave cannon can effectively neutralize the electronics of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

Andrei Belousov noted that Western opponents in criticizing Russian approaches to preventing an arms race do not say anything new and "cling to arguments that have long been refuted"

Western countries do not support Russian initiatives in the UN on outer space for political reasons and are trying to bring their projects to the fore at their expense.

Such space projects will increase preparedness for various natural disasters on Earth, the department noted

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) intends to launch three satellites in 2027 to study tropical storms and thunderstorms from space. This was announced by the director of the department Bill Nelson, speaking on Friday at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt (Maryland).

They worked out the steps to exit the main module of the Tianhe into the return capsule of the Shenzhou-13 manned spacecraft

Cosmonauts of the Chinese orbital station conducted emergency evacuation exercises in case of an unforeseen collision with an object. This was announced on Sunday by the Administration of the Manned Space Flight Program of the People's Republic of China.

For the crew members of Shenzhou-13, this will be the first trip outside the ship

The crew members of the Chinese Shenzhou-13 manned spacecraft in orbit are planning to make a spacewalk in the next few days. This was announced on Friday by the Administration of the Manned Space Flight Program of the People's Republic of China.