Russia may return its nuclear-powered intercontinental ballistic missile carrier trains to service as a response to the deployment of additional NATO missiles in Europe. The return of the weapons, which can be a "nightmare for the United States," he predicted in an interview with "Moskovsky Komsomolets" military expert Alexei Leonov.

The Russian Defense Ministry has published unique footage of the loading of an intercontinental ballistic missile "Yars" into a silo launcher (SHPU) in the Kozelsky missile compound in the Kaluga Region. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry on Monday, January 4.

The S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system will go on combat duty in the Samara Region at the end of January, the press service of the Central Military District (CVO) of the Russian Federation reported.

Its view will be 270 degrees

The newest radar station "Yakhroma", the construction of which in the Crimea was announced by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at the annual board of the Ministry of Defense, will operate in four bands with an overview of 270 degrees. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

The Swiss company Manta Aircraft has prepared for flight tests a prototype of a light multi-propeller tiltrotor of the ANN series, reports New Atlas. Of the eight rotors, four mounted on the wing can be lowered in for flight in airplane mode.

Polish designer Michal Bonikowski is a fanatical supporter of revolutionary innovations in aviation. He decided to make a contribution to this area, embodying his unexpected at first glance idea in colorful renderings of the electric plane Eather One.

The Russian company UEC-Klimov has completed the assembly of the VK-650V engine demonstrator, which is designed to replace imported power plants on Ka-226T multi-purpose helicopters. According to the state corporation "Rostec", currently specialists are completing preparations for engineering tests of the new power plant.

In 2021, pilots of naval aviation of the Russian Navy will begin training on new air trainers, the Department of Information and Mass Communications (DIMC) of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

What weapons will the United States adopt in 2021?]

In 2021, the US military budget will amount to $740.5 billion, of which $705.4 billion will be allocated directly to the Ministry of Defense. "Newspaper.Ru " analyzed what types of weapons and military equipment will be purchased by Washington in 2021 and what will be given special attention.

At the initiative of the Bundeswehr command, the IT infrastructure of the German Armed Forces is subject to modernization. The main focus will be on the global network of the Bundeswehr (wanbw), which is planned to be updated, expanded and brought into line with new security standards.

Russia tightened the article on the case of the downed Mi-24 by Azerbaijan

The Russian investigation has tightened the criminal article under which the case of the attack of the Azerbaijani military helicopter Mi-24 of the Russian Air Force is being conducted. The investigation is complicated by the fact that the suspects are on the territory of another State.

Overcome yourself, overcome fear, go beyond the limits of physical abilities - the rules of selection in the special forces of the strongest armies in the world are extremely strict. Not everyone is able to pass such "entrance exams". However, those who succeed can rightfully consider themselves super-soldiers. RIA Novosti tells what tests are subjected to candidates for elite military units of different countries.

In 2020, the PLA Navy added 24 surface ships of various classes. This year, the military shipbuilding of the People's Republic of China set a kind of record for the corvettes of the project 056 - 15 units transferred to the fleet.

[b]All submarines were transferred to customers within the terms stipulated in the contracts, the Central Design Bureau of marine equipment "Rubin" reported.]

The Russian Navy and foreign customers received 71 diesel-electric submarines of projects 877 and 636 (code "Varshavyanka") for 40 years of production of these submarines. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the central Design Bureau of Marine Equipment "Rubin" (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation).

On the last day of the outgoing year, a new deadline was called for the transfer of the Kazan nuclear submarine to the fleet, which completed its assigned tests and was preparing to raise the Naval flag on December 30, 2020. Now they intend to do this in the first quarter of the coming year.

In Vladivostok, the tests of the modernized frigate "Marshal Shaposhnikov" are coming to an end. Built 35 years ago, the ship is now equipped with the latest weapons systems and has actually received a rebirth.

More than 10 ships of the black sea fleet (BSF), including the carriers of cruise missiles "Caliber" frigate "Admiral Grigorovich" and small missile ship "Vishny Volochek" met new year in the Russian squadron in the Mediterranean sea, reported the press service of the BSF.

Warships of the Northern Fleet in 2021 will continue to perform tasks to ensure a naval presence in strategically important areas of the World Ocean.

Robots are becoming more and more like living organisms. The US Army Research laboratory announced experiments with robots equipped with"muscle tissue".

As reported on December 30, 2020 by the Russian Foundation for Advanced Research, the experimental robotic wheeled platform "Marker"in fully autonomous mode overcame a 30-kilometer stretch of road. The tests were conducted in the Chelyabinsk region.