Ground forces: 2.5 thousand units of new equipment and weapons per year
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation told what new equipment and weapons the Ground Forces have already received and will receive this year. According to the agency, we are talking about more than 2.5 thousand samples of modern arsenal.
The military announced the completion of the exercises of the motorized rifle division in the Voronezh region
A control check with live firing of tanks of the Vistula Motorized Rifle Division has been completed in the Voronezh Region, the Western Military District (ZVO) reported on Saturday.
The crews of the BMP-2 ZVO destroyed the tanks of the imaginary enemy in the Moscow region
Crews of infantry fighting vehicles BMP-2 overcame a water barrier and destroyed tanks of a simulated enemy with the help of an anti-tank missile system (ATGM) "Fagot" in the Moscow region. This was reported by the press service of the Western Military District on Saturday, November 6.
"Shilki" covered British tanks and German infantry fighting vehicles at exercises in Jordan
ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" anti-aircraft self-propelled guns during the maneuvers of the ground forces of the Jordanian army covered the units involved in training battles armed with Al-Hussein tanks and Marder 1A3 infantry fighting vehicles.
American tankers master new shells for "Abrams"
The American army has begun to master a new generation of tank shells. Yesterday, November 4, the portal defence-blog.com He reported that at the Yuma training ground (Arizona), the first crews of Abrams tanks fired M1147 ammunition.
They wanted "Armata" in Polish, but they have to buy supported "Abrams"
In the second half of the 90s, projects of a new generation of tanks were being worked out in Poland, one of the versions, which received the preliminary designation PT-97, had some similarities with the T-14 Armata.
Marder: modernization after half a century in the ranks
The modernization of the German Marder infantry fighting vehicles announced last year is in full swing. Yesterday, November 5, the portal thedrive.com He reported that Rheinmetall has revealed the details of updating combat vehicles to the 1A5A1 level.
Rostec: the military used silent rifles "Val" and "Vintorez" at a record distance
Russian military intelligence officers confirmed at the exercises the possibility of effective firing from silent special screws "Val" and "Vintorez" at record distances of over 1 kilometer, although officially their firing range is limited to no more than 450 meters, the Rostec state Corporation told RIA Novosti.
Video: a special forces knife "Needle" dissected a flying bullet
The unique capabilities of the new knife of combat swimmers of the Navy "Igla" were shown on video.
The next program "Military acceptance" on the TV channel "Zvezda" was dedicated to the knives of Russian special forces.
Parts of the Western Military District received more than 400 Azart-P1 radio stations
The units and divisions of the Western Military District receive the latest digital portable radio stations of the sixth generation "Azart-P1". Another such batch of more than 400 communication devices has been transferred to the troops. This was announced on Friday by the press service of the ZVO.
Putin's words about artificial intelligence have put the Pentagon at a standstill
Statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russia plans to actively develop weapons using artificial intelligence technologies have alarmed the Pentagon.
The United States complained about the "deplorable" lag behind Russia in the number of icebreakers
The United States is "woefully far behind" Russia and China in terms of the size of the icebreaker fleet. US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas complained about the lack of icebreakers, TASS reports.
The legendary name obliges - "Varyag"
In the Pacific Fleet in 2021, according to the results of combat training, 27 military units were awarded the honorary name "Shock".
Pacific Fleet to be replenished with 12 corvettes by 2027 - Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy
The surface component of the Pacific Fleet will be replenished by 2027 with 12 corvettes of projects 20385 and 20380, said the commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, quoted by the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The first "Atlant" : the missile cruiser "Moscow" was laid 45 years ago
On November 5, 1976, the missile cruiser "Moscow" was laid down, then it was called "Glory". This is the lead ship of Project 1164 "Atlant". After the decommissioning of the Project 1123 anti-submarine cruiser Moskva, the ship inherited his name.
The frigate Admiral Essen conducted exercises in the Black Sea to protect ships in the Crimea
The frigate (patrol ship) "Admiral Essen" conducted exercises in the Black Sea to cover the base point of ships in the Crimea from a strike by a group of aircraft of a conditional enemy, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet reports.
The crews of the surface ships of the BF completed more than 400 combat exercises in a year
The crews of the ships of the Baltic Fleet (BF) have carried out 430 combat exercises this year, including rocket, artillery and torpedo firing, mine laying, depth bombing, anti-mine exercises. This was announced on Sunday, November 7, by the press service of the BF.
This year, the ships of the Pacific Fleet were 1.5 times more at sea
The Pacific Fleet headquarters summed up the results of combat training in the past academic year. It, we recall, in the Armed Forces begins in December, and ends in October.
It is reported that the largest event at the Pacific Fleet was an operational exercise in the Central Pacific Ocean - the first in the recent history of the fleet. There, the command involved more than 20 warships, submarines and vessels, as well as aircraft and helicopters of naval aviation. In two months, the detachment of ships overcame more than 20 thousand nautical miles and performed about fifty combat exercises.
The Russian Navy ship "Vice Admiral Kulakov" re-entered Cape Verde
A detachment of ships and vessels of the Northern Fleet led by the large anti-submarine ship (BOD) "Vice Admiral Kulakov" made a business call at the port of Praia - the capital of the island republic of Cape Verde, which is located in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Africa, the press service of the Northern Fleet reported.
Sea trials of a new Russian cruise missile ship will be held in the Black Sea
The new Russian small rocket ship Cyclone will undergo sea trials and weapons preparation for test firing in the Black Sea in mid-November, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.























