The Russian military managed to capture the Turkish Bayraktar TB2 attack drone.

Ankara became enraged against the background of how the military managed not only to successfully shoot down, but also to capture the Turkish multi-purpose strike and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle Bayraktar TB2.

Russian missile systems "Pantsir-S1" destroyed more than 40 Turkish drones

During the military conflict in Syria and Libya, Russian Pantsir-S1 missile systems destroyed more than 40 Turkish Anka and Bayraktar attack drones. This number was announced by the head of the Department for the construction and development of the system for the use of unmanned aerial vehicles of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia Alexander Novikov on the program "Vesti Nedelya" on the TV channel "Russia 1".

Ukraine may purchase Harpoon anti-ship missiles from the United States. This was announced on Monday, December 20, in an interview with the UNIAN news agency by the commander of the country's Navy, Rear Admiral Alexei Neizhpapa.

In the United States, tests of the AGM-183A hypersonic missile have once again failed. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was reported by The Drive edition with reference to Brigadier General, head of the armament program Heath Collins.

In case of successful launches, decisions will be made on the adoption of the complex for Strategic Missile Forces, the interlocutor of TASS noted

The first test launch of the newest liquid-fueled heavy intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) "Sarmat" has been postponed to 2022. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

The first test launch of the newest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) "Sarmat" will not take place this year. Earlier, a TASS source in the defense industry said that one launch will be carried out by the end of 2021.

The Russian Federation will find ways to neutralize threats from NATO, including the use of military potential as an instrument of economic pressure

Russia will take measures to "balance" the situation if NATO places nuclear weapons near the country's borders, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. He also added that in such a situation, "a variety of options are possible."

According to Western media reports, as part of the so-called arms race on the subcontinent, India conducted the eighth test of a strategic intercontinental ballistic missile "AGNI-5" (AGNI-5) of its own design. The launch that took place was the first "user launch" after the system was put into service and the first night test of the product.

In 2009, the Kharkiv Armored Repair Plant demonstrated its version of the upgraded T-72B1 tank. The car, which received the designation T-72E, was externally distinguished by a tower, which surprised with radically enhanced armament.

The Vietnamese military plant Z753, specializing in the restoration of ground equipment for the Navy, handed over the overhauled combat vehicles to coastal units. Among them are several SU-100 self-propelled artillery units, which are still used to defend the coast of the country.

Australia will receive the latest version of the American tank Abrams. December 19, portal armyrecognition.com He reported that the Australian government approved the purchase of 75 combat vehicles as part of the LAND 907 Phase 2 project.

Kongsberg Defense and Aerospace AS (Kongsberg) has announced the signing of a contract with the Defense Procurement and Technology Agency Armasuisse for the supply of additional remotely controlled RS4 armament modules of the Protector family for the Swiss Armed Forces.

New Chinese-made VT-5 tanks were unable to take part in the military parade on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh's independence. The first batch of these combat vehicles was manufactured at the end of November. But even if they managed to be transferred to the buyer's territory, the crews, apparently, did not have time to master the equipment enough to drive it in a parade formation.

The motorized rifle division of the Eastern Military District stationed in Transbaikalia was completely re-equipped with modern AK-12 submachine guns. The press service of the VVO reported that the day before, the unit received the final batch of the latest small arms - 1,500 Kalashnikov assault rifles.

South Korean infantry will be armed with a new generation of machine guns. On December 19, the press service of the Defense Procurement Program Administration (DAPA, Defense Acquisition Program Administration) announced the completion of acceptance tests of the K16 machine gun.

Scientists of Tomsk Polytechnic University have found out that 3D printing of FDM can be used for the manufacture of ferroelectric and piezoelectric products.

Tests of an adaptive energy saving complex (ACES) for industrial enterprises have started in Moscow as part of the city's innovative solutions testing program.

One of the scientific enterprises of the Russian nuclear concern, NIKIET, within the framework of the program entitled "Development of promising low-power energy sources" and with the participation of representatives of the St. Petersburg Institute of Laser and Welding Technologies, for the first time created a mock-up of capacitive equipment for the pressure and volume compensation of a thermal carrier for a low-power nuclear reactor using additive technologies. Or, if more understandable, using 3D printing.

Specialists from Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) have developed a fundamentally different coating for nuclear fuel cells. According to them, it will significantly increase their corrosion resistance and almost eliminate the risk of leaks.