launch of hypersonic missile "Zircon" made in the White sea

Two days after training and combat tests of Intercontinental ballistic missiles, the Russian military conducted another maneuver in the White sea. This time, the combat readiness of the Zircon hypersonic missile was checked. It was first tested when hitting a coastal target. Before that, in October and November, the missiles were tested on sea targets.

A b-1B strategic bomber launched an AGM-158 jassm cruise missile from an external mount. This brings the US air force closer to full-fledged flight tests of the new hypersonic complex, the regular carrier of which should be this aircraft.

Russian defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin on the successful launch of four Bulava Intercontinental ballistic missiles during strategic forces training, the Russian defense Ministry said.

the British appreciated the training of Russian nuclear forces

The British media dubbed the" preparation for nuclear war " held in Russia earlier exercises, which involved the strategic missile forces, strategic aviation and a nuclear submarine. As a result of the past maneuvers, the Russian military Department released a number of videos showing cruise missile launches.

Chinese military personnel stationed on the border with India began receiving passive exoskeletons. With the help of devices, soldiers of the people's liberation army of China will be able to carry heavy loads without significant effort in Tibetan Ladakh at an altitude of about 5,000 meters.

Without words, understand each other in battle, easily cope with stress, become stronger physically — the us army research service (US ArmyResearch Office) claims that in the near future, American soldiers will acquire superpowers. Scientists have come close to decoding brain signals and are about to revolutionize the military. This is not the only Pentagon program to "improve" personnel through new technologies. About what "upgrades" are prepared for the fighters — in the material of RIA Novosti.

the Northern fleet of the Russian Federation is being strengthened in response to the growth of NATO activity in the Arctic

The Arctic should become a region of low military tension, there are no challenges requiring the use of military force, said the chief of staff of the Russian Northern fleet, Vice Admiral Vladimir Grishechkin.

The Russian Navy will receive about 40 ships, submarines, boats and support vessels in 2020, Navy commander Nikolai Evmenov said on Friday.

The Russian Navy is currently one of the most actively developing fleets in the world. This was stated by the commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, adding that by the end of this year, the fleet will include four warships.

The project 20385 Gremyashchy Corvette has completed state tests and is scheduled to be delivered to the Navy at the end of December. It will serve in the Pacific ocean.

The Department of information and mass communications of the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation officially announced the successful completion of a full cycle of state tests of one of the most promising ships of the Navy.

On December 9, 2020, the us Department of defense submitted to the us Congress a new 30-year long-term plan for military shipbuilding, calculated until fiscal year 2051 ( text of the plan ). The plan calls for reaching the size of the US Navy's ship strength of 355 units by the early 2030s and 406 units by 2051 (including auxiliary vessels and excluding non-crewed units).

According to the tender information published on the EU's official website on December 9, the Italian defense Ministry sent a request for the purchase of 4 new u212 NFS (Near Future Submarine) class submarines, as well as related support.

Moscow continues to help Belgrade strengthen the power of the Serbian armed forces, Deputy head of the Federal service for military-technical cooperation (FSMTC) of the Russian Federation Anatoly Punchuk told Interfax.

Lukashenko approved a plan for the use of a regional grouping of troops of Belarus and the Russian Federation

Russia and Belarus have updated the plan for the use of a regional grouping of troops of the two countries, which has already been supported by the Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko. This decision was due, as explained in Minsk, to the actions of NATO near the borders of Belarus. Earlier, Moscow and Minsk repeatedly talked about the activation of NATO at the Eastern borders of the Alliance.

Six specialized research organizations and nine military educational institutions of the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation were given the status of basic research organizations of the CSTO. This was reported at a meeting of the working group under the Council of defense Ministers of the CSTO.

the united states has opened a new military structure in the baltic states-a base for special operations forces, special forces. what will this military unit do, what combat tools will it use, and why is it potentially extremely dangerous for the defense of russia, especially in the possible pre-war period?

The defense Ministry has approved a program for testing advanced military helicopters Mi-28NM and Mi-26T2B at high altitudes in the Elbrus region.

the Corporation reported that "orders for 2020 and 2021 are already available"

UEC-Klimov JSC (part Of the United engine Corporation of rostec state Corporation) plans to produce up to 300 VK-2500 engines per year, including the latest engines for the upgraded Mi-28NM attack helicopter. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the UEC.

Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences successfully tested a prototype of a new generation engine in a wind tunnel, which was immediately accelerated to nine speeds of sound.

The American company Ampaire conducted flight tests of a hybrid version of the passenger aircraft Cessna 337 Skymaster flight on the route between the two Hawaiian Islands. According to Flightglobal, the total flight distance was 90 kilometers, and the plane flew it only using batteries without turning on the generator. The test flight was considered successful.