Russian Defense Ministry: 170 launches of Russian and foreign missiles were detected in 2021

In 2021, 170 launches of Russian and foreign ballistic missiles and space rockets were detected, they were recorded by the means of the Russian missile attack warning System (SPRN). This was reported in the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Anti-aircraft units of the 4th Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Southern Military District were the first in Russia to receive the modern S-350 Vityaz missile system. New anti-aircraft missile systems have already entered combat duty.

In 2021, ships and submarines of the Northern Fleet conducted at least 12 successful tests of 3M22 Zircon hypersonic missiles. In total, more than 70 tests of the latest weapons, including Dagger missile systems, took place.

The Northern Fleet of the Russian Armed Forces conducted about 12 launches of the hypersonic cruise missile "Zircon". This was announced on December 31 by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The Northern Fleet conducted about 12 launches of hypersonic cruise missiles "Zircon", according to the website of the Ministry of Defense. This year, the Northern Fleet has conducted more than 70 tests of new weapons, including hypersonic "Zircon" and "Dagger".

Calculations of the Bastion anti-ship missile system, which are on duty on Matua Island (Kuril Islands), monitor the water area and strait zones around the clock, the Pacific Fleet said on Saturday.

The coastal missile complex "Bal" of the Caspian Flotilla went on combat duty in Dagestan on New Year's holidays, the head of the press service of the Southern Military District Vadim Astafyev told reporters.

In total, in the 2021 academic year, missile brigades of the Western Military District conducted seven launches of ballistic missiles with improved characteristics from the Iskander-M tactical complex. This was announced by the head of the missile forces and artillery of the ZVO, Alexander Dragovalovsky.

In 2022, 21 launchers with Yars, Avangard and Sarmat missiles will be put on duty.

More than 500 calculations of Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) celebrated the New Year on combat duty, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on Saturday.

The Bologovskaya missile division in the Tver region this year will be re-equipped with a mobile ground-based missile system (PGRK) "Yars", the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

Baijiahao analysts said that the range of the Russian Sarmat missile scares the United States

Russia's newest intercontinental ballistic missile "Sarmat" has a frightening feature for the United States — a firing range of up to 18 thousand kilometers. This was stated by analysts of the Chinese publication Baijiahao, reports "PolitRussia".

The state tests of the new generation "Athlete" armored vehicles have been successfully completed, the car has confirmed all the declared technical characteristics, Alexander Krasovitsky, general director of the company developing this armored car, LLC "Military Industrial Company" (MIC), told RIA Novosti.

Last year, the army corps of the Baltic Fleet received more than 40 modern T-72B3M tanks and about 1 thousand sets of "Ratnik" equipment, the press service of the Western Military District (ZVO) reported on Sunday.

The engineering sapper regiment of the Guards Tank Army of the Western Military District stationed in the Yaroslavl region will be armed with several robotic complexes of mine clearance "Uran-6" next year. This was reported by the press service of the ZVO.

A multi-purpose robotic complex with drones is being developed for the Russian radiation, chemical and biological protection troops, the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

In the interests of the troops of radiation, chemical and biological protection of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, a mobile multipurpose robotic complex MRK-RKHBZ is being developed as part of two ground-based robotics and two unmanned aerial vehicles based on Orlan-10 with sets of replaceable attachments. This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Licenses and permits for civilian and service weapons will be issued electronically. New amendments to the Law "On Weapons" come into force on January 1, 2022. Which, however, does not cancel the paper version. And to account for and control the turnover of these weapons, Rosgvardiya forms and maintains registers of all weapons licenses and permits in electronic form.

The military police of the Central Military District last year received more than 500 units of non-lethal weapons and special equipment, including rubber sticks "Argument" and handcuffs "Tenderness", the press service of the Central Military District reported.

The Novorossiysk naval base, after modernization, can now receive more than 100 warships, the press service of the Russian Black Sea Fleet reported on Saturday.

The Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) of Russia, as well as parts of the combined arms army in Transbaikalia next year will take part in the strategic exercise "Vostok-2022", the Russian military said on Friday.