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Complexes with unmanned aerial vehicles are maximally unified among themselves, the company noted

The aviation means of destruction (ASP) that are in service and are being tested completely solve the strike tasks of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of Kronstadt JSC. This was announced to TASS by the company's CEO Sergey Bogatikov at the Dubai Airshow 2021 International Airshow.

Intelligent 30-millimeter ammunition with remote detonation created for infantry support combat vehicles (BMPT) will be able to shoot down a wide range of targets, including small-sized drones, the general designer of the company developing these projectiles NPO Pribor (part of the Technodinamika holding of Rostec State Corporation) said in an interview with RIA Novosti Oleg Chizhevsky.

Arms supplies to Kiev, including Javelin, were approved by the US Administration in 2017 during the reign of Donald Trump. This was the fourth delivery within the framework of additional security assistance in the amount of $ 60 million, which American President Joe Biden allocated to Ukraine.

The Ukrainian authorities have appealed to the American administration with a request to provide anti-ship missiles "Harpoon" to Kiev. This was reported on November 15 by the newspaper ZN.UA .

30-mm shells with remote detonation have been created for the Terminator tank support combat vehicle. They will allow BMPT to hit not only ground targets, but also miniature drones.

The Russian Armed forces have begun to receive new heavy flamethrower systems TOS-2, said the head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection Troops (RCBZ), Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov.

Its elements can be placed on a drone, said the head of the RCBZ troops, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov

The new RPO-2 flamethrower, the elements of which can be placed on a drone, is being developed for the units of the radiation, chemical and biological protection forces of Russia. This was announced in an interview with the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda" by the head of the RCBZ troops, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov.

Poland plans to equip Bayraktar TB2 drones with barrage ammunition. November 13, portal defence24.pl He reported that the companies WB Group and Baykar Defense are negotiating the possibility of using kamikaze drones as a drone weapon.

According to Turkish media, the head of the Directorate of the Defense Industry of Turkey, Ismail Demir, announced the completion by ROKETSAN of the development of a small-sized METE missile designed to equip UAVs.

Belarus would like to receive Iskander-M tactical missile systems from Russia, President of the Republic Alexander Lukashenko said.

Taking into account deliveries in 2021, the share of modern samples will be 75.6%

The share of modern samples of military equipment in the radiation, chemical, biological protection (RCBZ) troops will amount to 75.6% this year. In the near future, military units will receive more than 200 units of special equipment, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

More than 2.3 thousand hectares of territory have been cleared of explosive objects

The servicemen of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh destroyed more than 26 thousand explosive objects during the humanitarian demining of the area during the year. This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The units of radiation, chemical and biological protection of the Rosgvardiya will adopt a new armored vehicle, which in an automated mode will measure environmental indicators without people entering the infected atmosphere, Sergei Bogdanov, head of the Rosgvardiya RCBZ department, told RIA Novosti in an interview.

The Russian armed forces began to supply heavy flamethrower systems of a new generation - TOS-2 "Tosochka".

This is reported by the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda" with reference to the chief of the radiation, chemical and biological protection troops (RCBZ), Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov.

In Russia, work is underway to create a new RPO-2 flamethrower. The complex for the units of the RCBZ troops can be placed on unmanned aerial vehicles.

Lockheed Martin and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. have signed a cooperation agreement that will allow them to jointly develop, manufacture and supply planned SPICE-250 guided aerial bombs to the armed forces of the United States and Poland.

The most powerful hand grenade launcher in the world, the 105.2 mm Russian RPG-29 "Vampire" has significantly increased the anti-tank capabilities of the Algerian ground forces. These weapons currently make it possible to successfully destroy the most modern foreign main battle tanks, including those protected by dynamic protection, or, as it is also called, "reactive armor".

Specialists of the International Mine Action Center of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation again flew to Laos to help local colleagues from the U-58 detachment in clearing the territory of explosive objects.

American fifth-generation F-35A Lightning II fighters will receive B61-12 thermonuclear bombs to strike Russia, writes Popular Mechanics magazine.

The author's team of the Tula NGO "Splav" received the Nikolai Makarovets Award for the creation of a 122-mm guided missile of increased range.