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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Ministry of Defense of India has announced the successful conduct by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) of the first test launch of the national operational tactical missile (OTR) "Pralay" (Pralay) of the surface-to-ground class.

President Vladimir Putin announced the launch of the Zircon hypersonic system. On the air of Sputnik radio, military political scientist Alexander Perendzhiev commented on this event.

Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that the launch of the Russian hypersonic cruise missile "Zircon" should be a serious note for the West, which is moving closer to the Russian borders.

The press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, speaking about the launch of the hypersonic system "Zircon", expressed the hope that the notes for the West thus become more convincing.

Dismissal on such grounds is possible if there is no other military position that is not related to the operation of nuclear munitions, to which a serviceman can be appointed under a contract.

Rostec announced the launch of serial production of the T-14 Armata tank

Rostec State Corporation announced the launch of serial production of the T-14 tank on the Armata platform. Vladimir Artyakov, the first deputy director of the state corporation, said this in an interview with the Rossiya-24 TV channel, Interfax reports.

The exercises of the Central Military District were held in the Orenburg region at the Totsky training ground. According to the press service of the Central Military District, at these field events, the commanders of the T-72B3 main battle tanks mastered the skills of gunners.

The anti-aircraft artillery complex is designed to replace the outdated ZSU "Shilka" and twin anti-aircraft installations ZU-23

The anti-aircraft artillery complex (ZAC) "Derivation-Air defense" will allow the use of projectiles with programmable detonation to destroy micro- and mini-drones (UAVs). This was announced 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.

Uralvagonzavod Concern (UVZ, Rostec) has mastered the production of new T-90M "Breakthrough" tanks, said the head of UVZ Alexander Potapov.

Uralvagonzavod sent a batch of upgraded BRAM-1M vehicles to the military

Uralvagonzavod (UVZ, part of Rostec State Corporation) supplied the Russian military with armored BRAM-1M repair and evacuation vehicles. They are designed to evacuate tanks. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the enterprise.

Nigerian Ground Forces continue to operate obsolete British Vickers Mk tanks.3, however, it is expected that they will soon be replaced by the latest Chinese-made VT-4.

The first batch of Vickers Mk.3 was acquired by the defense department of this state forty years ago. In total, according to various sources, a little more than 80 combat vehicles were received. Currently, only a few dozen remain on the move, and from time to time they are thrown into battle against terrorist groups operating on the territory of the country.