In the south of Russia, motorized rifle units are being trained with the participation of more than 10 thousand military personnel
Landfills in the Crimea, Volgograd and Rostov regions are involved
More than 10 thousand servicemen as part of battalion tactical groups of motorized rifle formations of the Southern Military District marched to the areas of combined-arms ranges, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.
A military expert assessed the beginning of the exercises in the Southern Military District
Military expert Viktor Murakhovsky on Wednesday, December 1, in an interview with Izvestia, assessed the beginning of the exercises in the Southern Military District, and also spoke about their characteristic features.
The Russian military will hold a command and staff exercise with groups of troops in the south-western strategic direction in 2022
More than 3 thousand combat training events will be worked out in the troops of the Southern Military District in 2022, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.
A training session with the participation of more than a thousand tankers and motorized skirmishers is taking place in the Kaliningrad region
The army corps stationed in the Kaliningrad region is training motorized rifle and tank regiments with the withdrawal of more than 1 thousand servicemen to the training grounds, the press service of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Federation reported on Wednesday.
Airborne forces in 2022 will become troops of "tactical surprise and combat initiative"
Airborne troops (airborne troops) will hold a new academic year under the motto "tactical surprise and combat initiative troops," the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters.
The new airborne regiment will be deployed in Crimea by the end of the year - the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
The formation of a new airborne assault regiment in Crimea will be completed in December, the Russian military department reported. "In December of this year, the formation of the third airborne assault regiment of the Novorossiysk Guards Airborne Assault Mountain Unit will be completed," the Ministry of Defense said in a statement issued on Wednesday.
The Armed Forces have created several network-centric connections, the source said
Several formations capable of conducting large-scale network-centric operations have been created in the Russian Armed Forces, informed sources told RIA Novosti.
Strategic Missile Forces begin winter training period
The winter training period begins in the parts of the RVSN. In 2022, the General Staff plans to master new weapons and rearm missile units. Special attention is paid to combat duty and improving the quality of training, the Izvestia TV channel reports. In 2022, more than 200 exercises and maneuvers are planned in the Strategic Missile Forces. Special battle scenarios will be worked out with each missile regiment.
Putin proposes to start substantive negotiations on guarantees of non-expansion of NATO to the East
Russia does not require special conditions for itself, stands for consideration of mutual interests in the dialogue with NATO
Russia will insist in dialogue with the United States and NATO on developing strong agreements that exclude the advance of the North Atlantic Alliance to the east, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
There is no confidence in Russia's intentions to invade Ukraine, but NATO is preparing for the worst - Secretary General of the alliance
Russia's intentions are still unclear, but its actions near the border with Ukraine and rhetoric have recently forced NATO to prepare for the worst, Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.
The US Secretary of State discussed with the NATO Secretary General support for Ukraine and regional security issues
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a meeting of the foreign ministers of NATO member countries in Riga, according to State Department spokesman Ned Price.
The situation on the eastern borders of NATO is under the close attention of allies - Estonian Foreign Minister
What is happening along the eastern borders of the North Atlantic Alliance is under the close attention of the allies, Estonian Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets said, summing up the results of the first day of the meeting of NATO Foreign ministers in Riga.
MTV (Finland): Most Finnish officers support the idea of Finland joining NATO
Many Finnish officers support NATO membership, according to the MTV news portal. This was revealed by the results of a survey conducted by him together with the Finnish "Union of Officers". The article provides specific figures, an explanation of such a position of the military and a comment by the chairman of the Union of Officers.
In Poland, the attack of Russian "old combat aircraft" was predicted
According to the current state of the armed forces, Poland is similar to Armenia, and Russia and Belarus are similar to Azerbaijan, writes Defence24, analyzing the last major conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, in which Baku, which had strike-reconnaissance drones, won a landslide victory over Yerevan.
Shoigu: pilots and aviation specialists of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have fully completed the tasks for 2021
During combat training, modern aircraft and aviation weapons were actively mastered, which greatly contributed to the growth of qualification and professional training of specialists, the head of the Ministry of Defense noted.
In Poland, they announced the backlog of Russian bombers from the American ones
On Monday, November 29, Russia announced preparations for testing a new-built Tu-160M strategic bomber. The Polish edition of Defence24 suggested that this indicates that Russian strategic aviation is lagging behind the United States.
Irkut has built the first MS-21-300 with a Russian wing
In Russia, the first MC-21-300 aircraft was built with a wing made of Russian-made composite materials. The aircraft was transferred to the flight test unit. This is reported by Rostec.
The Ka-62 helicopter is certified in the Russian Federation, which makes it possible to start serial deliveries - Manturov
The Ka-62 multipurpose helicopter is certified in Russia, which allows it to begin serial deliveries, said Denis Manturov, head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.
The first serial batch of the training system for Mi-8AMTSh crews was delivered to the Russian Aerospace Forces
The system includes a server, a set of workstations, a place for an instructor, software, a video projector and other equipment
Technodinamika Holding (part of Rostec) delivered the first serial batch of an automated training system (AOS) to the Russian Aerospace Forces for the training of Mi-8AMTSh crew members. This is stated in the message of the holding, distributed on Wednesday.
F-35B dropped a weather-insensitive planning bomb
For the first time, the US Navy and the American company Raytheon have dropped a Stormbreaker planning bomb from an F-35B fighter jet that is insensitive to weather conditions. The flight of the bomb was tracked by another fighter - F/A-18F - over a shared network.
