The Admiral Gorshkov frigate hit a target located at the Chizha training ground with a Zircon hypersonic missile. Serial deliveries of "Zircon" should begin next year.

The frigate Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov performed a test firing of a hypersonic Zircon missile at a coastal target. This was announced on Thursday, December 16, according to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Russian ships will be able to sink submarines with missiles. On December 15, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation published a video from the tests of the missile anti-submarine complex "Response".

The firing range of the updated missile may be several tens of kilometers, the agency interlocutor clarified The

range of the guided cruise missile 91P1 of the newest anti-submarine complex "Answer" after its improvement will be at least doubled. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

The submarine will be placed in the Museum of Naval Glory in Kronstadt

The first Soviet nuclear submarine K-3 "Leninsky Komsomol" will be delivered to the eternal parking place in the Museum of Naval Glory in Kronstadt by land, but for this its hull will be sawn into two parts. This was reported to TASS by two sources in the shipbuilding industry.

The laser installation on the ship will allow him to fight with a whole flotilla of kamikaze boats. December 15, portal thedrive.com He reported that the US Navy tested the installation of the Laser Weapon System Demonstrator Mk 2 Mod 0 from the deck of the landing ship USS Portland.

In the Gulf of Aden, the US Navy conducted demonstration tests of a high-energy laser weapon system. Test firing was carried out on a small surface target.

The Drive: a submarine makes a surface crossing from California to Washington

The damaged Connecticut nuclear submarine of the Seawolf type of the US Navy (Navy) was caught on video. The corresponding video was posted on Twitter by the user WarshipCam. The video drew the attention of the publication The Drive.

The Syrian Army continues combat training classes under the guidance of Russian instructors in Palmyra, using techniques used at Russian military training grounds. This became known on Thursday, December 16.

Syrian air defense systems repelled an Israeli missile strike aimed at the southern regions of the country, one soldier was killed, the state news agency SANA reported, citing a military source.

Izvestia: in January 2022, the Central Bank will begin testing a prototype of the digital ruble

In January 2022, the Central Bank of Russia will begin testing a prototype of the digital ruble, which will become the third equal payment method along with cash and non-cash. This is reported by Izvestia.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is well aware of the idea of a security guarantee system and understands Russia's concerns, said Yuri Ushakov, an aide to the Russian leader.

Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev and Director General of the General Department of Intelligence and Counterintelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Cambodia Hun Manit held consultations on security issues in Phnom Penh, the press service of the Security Council of the Russian Federation reported.

Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Colonel-General Alexander Fomin held a working meeting in Moscow with the Central African delegation headed by the Chairman of the National Assembly of the Central African Republic Simplis Mathieu Sarangi.

The EU will form a group of experts who will be ready to advise on the demarcation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the statement of the European Council says.

The Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation supplies the Russian leadership with only the information that it is ready to vouch for in the most serious way, said SVR Director Sergei Naryshkin.

The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) is interested in developing cooperation with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States on the principles of partnership. This was stated by the head of the Russian department Sergey Naryshkin.

The information extracted and analyzed by the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service makes it possible to predict, and sometimes to forestall the occurrence and development of crisis situations, said SVR Director Sergei Naryshkin.

The head of the SVR noted that the partnership with colleagues from Arab states providing assistance in the field of counterterrorism is developing fruitfully

The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has the closest relations with the intelligence agencies of the CIS and SCO countries. Cooperation with China and India is of particular value, the head of the service, Sergey Naryshkin, said in an interview with the Argumenty i Fakty newspaper published on Wednesday.

First Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Vladimir Titov at a meeting with the Ambassador of Britain and a number of diplomatic missions of Western countries explained the initiative of the Russian Federation on security guarantees, the Russian Foreign Ministry reports.