The Ministry of Defense has signed a contract for the first batch of S-500
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has signed a contract with the Almaz-Antey concern for the supply of the first batch of advanced S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile systems. The aerospace forces will receive more than ten such complexes, starting from the first half of next year. A source in the military-industrial complex informed TASS about this at the MAKS-2021 air show.
The US has shared concerns with India about the purchase of Russian S-400,but it is too early to talk about the possibility of sanctions-Secretary of State
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken did not announce the imposition of sanctions against India for the country's possible purchase of S-400 air defense systems from Russia.
The United States announced its intention to deploy a new generation of anti-missile missiles in Alaska
The head of the Northern Command of the US Armed Forces, General Glen Van Herk, announced the intention of the US military to deploy a new generation of anti-missiles in Alaska. His words are transmitted by RIA Novosti.
Another Turkish UAV destroyed over northern Syria
Turkey tried to use its Bayraktar TB2 attack and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle to launch attacks on the positions of the Syrian military, however, the drone was successfully shot down.
Exercises with the use of Iskanders were held in the Far East - VVO
The military personnel of the Eastern Military District at the Sergeyevsky training ground in the Primorsky Territory successfully destroyed a conditional enemy as part of a combat readiness check, the press service of the VVO reports.
A whole battery of strategic complexes was transported over the floating bridge
On Wednesday, July 28, at a special exercise in the Vladimir region, the engineering troops conducted a unique operation, the place of which is in the Guinness Book of Records.
For the first time in world practice, pontoon units equipped a double-width floating bridge. This crossing with a lifting capacity of 120 tons ensured the transfer of a large number of people and large-sized equipment across the Oka. Moreover, the traffic intensity on the temporary bridge was twice as high as the standard one.
"Steel hunter" - non-standard ways of conducting combat
Servicemen of motorized rifle units of the Central Military District (CVO) in the Sverdlovsk region are mastering the experimental training program "Steel Hunter".
Maintenance of the T-80U tank engine in Cyprus was shown on video
The National Guard of the Republic of Cyprus currently operates more than 80 T-80U and T-80UK. These main battle tanks are in service with the 20th Armored Brigade and have proven themselves well during long-term operation.
Self-propelled guns "Acacia" were urgently transferred to the province of Daraa in Syria
152-mm 2S3 "Acacia" are the most powerful self-propelled artillery units of the Syrian government forces. Recently, several such self-propelled guns were seen during their transfer to the province of Daraa, where terrorists have become more active.
New Israeli 155-mm / 52 self-propelled howitzer
As reported in the material of the publishing group "Jane's", the Israeli company Elbit Systems has developed a new fully automated 155-mm / 52 self-propelled howitzer SIGMA, made on a wheeled automobile chassis of the American company Oshkosh with the formula 10x10 (apparently, the M1075 type). The new self-propelled gun was developed in the interests of the Israel Defense Forces and is intended to replace the American 155-mm/39 tracked self-propelled howitzers of the M109 series in the Israeli ground forces from 2023, it is assumed that the new self-propelled gun will receive the official military name Roem.
Slovak Army updates artillery
The Slovak military has received a long-awaited update of its artillery fleet. Yesterday, on July 28, the press service of DMD GROUP reported that the company handed over the first Zuzana 2 self-propelled guns to the army.
With the world on a thread: what is the armed Marine corps of Vietnam
Marine units of the naval forces of the Vietnamese People's Army regularly conduct exercises on landing on the coast. Thanks to the video frames from such classes that have appeared on the Network, you can see which samples are currently in service with them.
Russian companies have proposed a solution for creating secure import-independent video conferencing networks
The domestic video conferencing system (VCS) TrueConf Server is fully adapted for use in the environment of operating systems of the Astra Linux family, the press service of the Astra Linux Group of Companies (GC) reports.
The Prime Minister of Russia visited the Amur Shipbuilding Plant
On July 28, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin visited the Amur Shipbuilding Plant (ASZ, part of the USC) and inspected the corvette ships of project 20380 and small rocket ships of project 22800 "Karakurt"under construction.
The British AUG was predicted to be defeated by the Russian KUG
The British aircraft carrier strike group (AUG), led by the aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth, could be defeated in the Mediterranean by the Russian ship strike group (KUG), supported by the missile cruiser "Moscow", predicts in the "Military-Industrial Courier" Deputy President of the Russian Academy of Missile and Artillery Sciences (RARAN) for information policy, Doctor of Military Sciences Konstantin Sivkov.
The fourth Avante-2200 class corvette for the Saudi Arabian Navy has been launched at the San Fernando shipyard
The fourth of five Avante-2200 corvettes ordered for the Saudi Arabian Navy was launched at the Spanish company Navantia in San Fernando.
Russia invited the SCO countries to the West - 2021 exercises"
The maneuvers will be held from September 10 to 16 on the territory of the Russian Federation and Belarus
The member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) are invited to the Russian-Belarusian maneuvers "West - 2021". This is stated in the communique following the meeting of defense ministers of the SCO member states, which was held on Wednesday in Dushanbe.
Moscow and Beijing have found new forms of military cooperation in the pandemic-Shoigu
The head of the Russian Defense Ministry accepted an invitation to participate in maneuvers on the territory of the People's Republic of China
Russia and China have found new forms of interaction in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
Sergei Shoigu accepted an invitation to take part in the exercises that will be held on the territory of the People's Republic of China
The military of Russia and China are gradually returning to the previous rhythm of interaction in the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic, Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu said in Dushanbe at a meeting with Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe.
Near Volgograd, the participants of the Indra-2021 exercise held a night battle
In the Volgograd region, at the Prudboy training ground, Russian motorized skirmishers and scouts participating in the upcoming Indra-2021 Russian-Indian exercises conducted night shooting. The fire was conducted from various types of weapons at targets at distances from 200 to 2000 meters.
