The brigade set of the S-500 air defense system entered the troops of the 15th Special Purpose Army of the Aerospace Forces, the interlocutor of TASS noted

The first brigade set of the newest S-500 anti-aircraft missile system (ZRS) entered the troops of the 15th Special Purpose Army of the Aerospace Forces of Russia, covering Moscow and the Central Industrial District. This was reported to TASS by a source close to the military department.

The whole world was watching the S-500 tests. Thanks to this weapon, Russia will have the opportunity to create an absolutely impenetrable "space shield". Why is so much attention focused on this SAM, including in the Chinese press?

As the TASS news agency reported on October 13, 2021, the first brigade set of the newest S-500 anti-aircraft missile system (SAMS) produced by ALMAZ-ANTEY Concern of East Kazakhstan Region entered the troops of the 15th Special Purpose Army of the Aerospace Forces of Russia, covering Moscow and the Central Industrial District. This was reported to TASS by a source close to the military department.

The Russian Ministry of Defense conducted experimental exercises in the Black Sea. As sources in the military department told Izvestia, the maneuvers ended last week.

The Russian Defense Ministry has transferred to Serbia a battery of Russian anti-aircraft missile and cannon complexes (ZRPC) "Pantsir–S" to participate in the Russian-Serbian exercises "Slavic Shield - 2021". This was reported on October 13 in the Russian military department.

In the coming years, Turkey will develop its own analogue of the Russian S-400 tRiumph air defense system, the Turkish daily Milliyet writes, citing a statement by the head of the country's defense industry department, Ismail Demir.

Seventy-year-old HYDRA 70 rockets have received modern capabilities. On October 12, the press service of BAE Systems announced the successful use of APKWS ammunition against aerial targets.

The court in The Hague, instead of establishing the truth in the case of the crash of the Malaysian civil airlines flight MH17, is engaged in the "transfer of arrows" from Kiev to Moscow. This is stated in a statement issued on October 12 by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.

The US Air Force has completed a series of tests of the new GBU-72 concrete-piercing bomb weighing 2.3 tons, during which it was dropped from the F-15 Strike Eagle heavy fighter-bomber. The striking capability of the GBU-72 will be significantly higher than that of the comparable GBU-28, which the US military has been using for three decades.

The US Army will test a promising hypersonic tactical missile PrSM firing at maximum range. According to Breaking Defense, it is expected to be launched later on Wednesday from the Vandenberg base. The target will be located at a distance of 499 kilometers.

Russia is ready to negotiate a further reduction of the START, taking into account the availability of its latest weapons. Contacts between Russia and the United States on the reduction of strategic offensive arms are developing

Russian intercontinental hypersonic weapons are already on combat duty, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin was surprised by the reaction of the United States to Russia's creation of hypersonic weapons, because, according to him, at first Washington said that it didn't care, and now it doesn't like it.

Combat crews of coastal missile systems "Bastion" of the Baltic Fleet during an exercise in the Kaliningrad region discovered and destroyed a ship strike group of a conditional enemy.

Six years ago, it became known about the design by Serbian designers of the M-20UP1 tank, nicknamed "Armata" "in Serbian" for its characteristic appearance.

The Institute noted that the key advantages of these artillery modules are an uninhabited combat compartment, control from automated calculation sites in the chassis and high-precision shooting.

Within the framework of the Partner-2021 international defense exhibition taking place in Belgrade (Serbia), the Serbian company Yugoimport SDPR presented a new BBM with an 8x8 wheel formula, called LAZANSKI.

Tests of the armored wheeled vehicle "BARYS 8x8" have been completed in Kazakhstan. According to the State Defense Order Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a total of 25,000 km was covered within six months, including through mountainous, steppe and desert areas.

Due to the secrecy traditional for this country, North Korean tank construction is of great interest to foreign experts. However, how North Korea's heavy tracked vehicles are being improved can only be judged by reports from military parades held in Pyongyang and by rare photo reports directly from military units.

The American companies Ghost Robotics and S.W.O.R.D. Defense showed a combat robot based on the four-legged robot Vision-60. It is equipped with a rifle with a range of 1.2 kilometers and a thermal imager.

The Sarac 99 large-caliber rifle was presented at the Partner-2021 International defense Exhibition in Belgrade (Serbia). 20 mm ammunition is used for weapons. This is reported by Army Recognition.