According to the data presented, the first flight tests of the new American HAWC hypersonic missile from Lockheed Martin were unsuccessful. As a result of a series of errors, the launch from the B-52 bomber was decided not to be carried out.

The Russian defense Ministry plans to dramatically increase the order for strategic cruise missiles. "At the beginning of next year, we will conclude long-term contracts for the additional purchase of high-precision long-range missiles, which will double their number," defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to the President last Monday.

tests of the ship's anti-submarine missile system have been Completed

Successful launches of hypersonic missiles "Zircon" obscured, took into the background reports on the completion of state tests of the ship's anti-submarine missile system (PLRK) "Answer". Meanwhile, this event is worth paying close attention to. Currently, technical documentation is being prepared in order to officially take the complex into service with the Russian Navy by the end of this year or early next year. The Ministry of Defense has already started serial purchases of PLRK.

under these conditions, nuclear deterrence remains a key element in ensuring Russia's military security, said Valery Gerasimov, chief of the General staff of the Russian Armed forces.]

The spread of military confrontation to cyberspace and outer space increases the risks of interference in control systems and the use of nuclear weapons, chief of the General staff of the Russian Armed forces, army General Valery Gerasimov, said at a briefing for foreign attaches on Thursday.

the Situation is difficult, but surmountable

Russia and the United States will not have restrictions on strategic weapons in the event of non-renewal of the start-3 Treaty, said the chief of the Russian General staff Valery Gerasimov.

Rostec State Corporation has started supplying the troops with the latest mine-barrage system "Agriculture", which sets minefields using multiple launch rocket systems.

On December 21, 2020, Hungarian Deputy defense Minister Gaspar Marot announced that more than 300 MRAP-class Ejder Yalçın armored vehicles with a 4x4 wheel formula developed and manufactured by the Turkish company Nurol Makina will be purchased for the Hungarian armed forces. At the same time, the Assembly of most of the cars (which will receive the Hungarian designation Gidran in honor of the breed of Hungarian racehorses) will be carried out in Hungary at a joint venture with the German group Rheinmetall.

The first digital automated radio relay station of the new generation R-419L1M has been delivered to the communications unit of the combined arms army of the Eastern military district (VVO), stationed in the Amur region.

Scientists of the research center "Kurchatov Institute" as part of a research group received promising material for creating self-learning neuromorphic computing systems. Their energy efficiency is superior to conventional computers by several orders of magnitude.

The fire was conducted from the universal ship's artillery installation A-190

The modernized frigate of the Pacific Fleet (TOF) "Marshal Shaposhnikov" for the first time conducted a complex of artillery firing on air and sea targets in the Sea of Japan, the press service of the fleet reported on Thursday.

The lead Corvette of the project 20385 "Gremyashchy" will be handed over to the fleet early next week, the press service of the shipyard "Severnaya Verf" reported.

The frigate "Admiral Grigorovich", equipped with cruise missiles "Caliber" on Thursday, passing the Bosphorus, entered the waters of the Mediterranean sea, said Istanbul sites that publish photos of its passage through the Strait.

The crew of the floating workshop PM-82 has begun to ensure the activities of the permanent task force of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean sea, the Baltic fleet (BF) said on Thursday.

The transfer of two submarines of the Yasen-M project "Kazan" and "Novosibirsk" has also been postponed to 2021

The transfer of the Poseidon nuclear submarine carrier of the Belgorod submarine and two Yasen-M project submarines Kazan and Novosibirsk to the Russian Navy has been postponed to 2021. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

Technologies tested during the dive into the Mariana trench in may of the unmanned underwater vehicle "Vityaz-D "will be used for military purposes, said the head of the" United shipbuilding Corporation " (USC) Alexey Rakhmanov.

Russian combat aircraft participated in an operation against militants in the South-Eastern part of the Idlib de-escalation zone in Syria, said chief of the Russian General staff Valery Gerasimov.

Russia has sent 300 military trainers to the Central African Republic at the request of the country's leadership to help counter a surge in rebel violence ahead of General elections, the Russian foreign Ministry said.

Us senators and congressmen approved the draft defense budget. In 2021, Washington intends to spend a record $ 740 billion on military needs. The plans include the modernization of the armed forces, the development of new technologies, as well as the further expansion of the us geopolitical influence — sanctions against opponents and assistance to allies. Although Donald trump has threatened to veto the draft, the budget is sure to be approved. About how the Pentagon will dispose of this money — in the material RIA Novosti.

The Caspian flotilla will receive its own aircraft for the first time in the post-Soviet period. By the end of next year, it will be replenished with Mi-8 and Ka-27 helicopters. This is part of a large-scale effort to strengthen the Russian Navy in the Caspian sea and create a new main base. With such military equipment, the Association will be able to have a strategic impact on the entire region, experts say.

A source in the military-industrial complex did not confirm whether such tests were carried out with the heavy attack stealth drone "Hunter", but did not rule out the possibility of such tests in the future.