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In the USA, a new Mojave drone was introduced
Defense News: Mojave drone can take off from unprepared sites
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has unveiled a new drone in the United States. Mojave can take off and land on unprepared platforms, as well as carry weapons. This is reported by Defense News.
The new American unmanned aerial vehicle General Atomics Mojave
On December 9, 2021, the American company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI, a subsidiary of General Atomics Corporation) introduced a new long-duration reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicle Mojave, which is a further development of the well-known vehicles of this company MQ-9 Reaper and MQ-1C Gray Eagle-ER.
American Mojave Drone Won't Need Runways
The American company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has introduced the Mojave drone for a shortened takeoff and landing. According to FlightGlobal, it will be able to take to the air and land on the ground, sand or deck of an aircraft carrier.
The Armata tank received new shells
Interfax: tests of the T-14 Armata with new shells will be completed in 2022
The promising T-14 tank on the Armata tracked platform will receive new shells. The tank with the new ammunition is being tested. Andrey Yelchaninov, First Deputy chairman of the Board of the Military-Industrial Commission (MIC) of Russia, said this in an interview with Interfax.
The United States announced the last shipment of military aid to Ukraine this year
The United States will send small arms and ammunition to Ukraine this week. This will be the last batch of military aid that is planned for the current year, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said on December 8.
The Ukrainian military has started the operation of new mortars
Defense Express: Ukraine has started the operation of the Bars-8MMK mortars received in 2019
The airborne assault troops of Ukraine have begun operation of new mobile mortar launchers "Bars-8MMK". The military uses vehicles that they received in 2019, writes Defense Express.
In the USA, it was proposed to ban "Solntsepeki" and "Pinocchio"
The power of Russian heavy flame-retardant systems so impressed retired American officer Brent Eastwood that in his article for 19FortyFive he advised human rights organizations to consider the use of thermobaric weapons and develop some rules for its use, and maybe even ban such systems altogether.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has asked for new powers to check ammunition for weapons
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation has proposed to change the legislation on weapons in some articles. This was reported on December 8 by RIA Novosti with reference to the department's letter to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
CEO of Rosoboronexport Mikheev spoke about the weapons produced in India
More than 220 Su-30MKI fighters, about 900 T-90S and 1,500 T-72M1 tanks have been produced under license in India, Alexander Mikheev, Director General of Rosoboronexport, told reporters in India on Tuesday.
Tank killer: the work of the PTKM-1R anti-roof mine was shown on video
Russian anti-wing mines PTKM-1R belong to a new generation of anti-tank ammunition. According to Rosoboronexport, they are capable of attacking the most poorly protected parts of tanks or self-propelled artillery installations - the roofs of towers or buildings.
Kiev has offered Canada to send 500 military instructors to Ukraine
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov proposed to send 500 military instructors from Canada to the country. The head of the Defense Ministry said this on December 5 in an interview with the Canadian edition of The Globe and Mail.
The United States will produce 480 new nuclear bombs by 2025 - American scientists
The United States will produce 480 new tactical nuclear bombs in the B61-12 modification by 2025, according to the Federation of American Scientists.
The United States has assembled the first atomic bomb of a new type
The first serial sample of the new B61-12 atomic bomb has been assembled at the Pentex plant in Texas. The ammunition lost its parachute, receiving instead an elongated tail section with rudders for flight correction.
The United States has released the first sample of an upgraded atomic bomb
The United States has released the first serial sample of its upgraded B61-12 atomic bomb. This is reported by TASS with reference to the National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA) under the US Department of Energy.
F-35B dropped a weather-insensitive planning bomb
For the first time, the US Navy and the American company Raytheon have dropped a Stormbreaker planning bomb from an F-35B fighter jet that is insensitive to weather conditions. The flight of the bomb was tracked by another fighter - F/A-18F - over a shared network.
Tests of a flying grenade launcher were shown on video
The Norwegian company Nammo is testing a drone with an M72 anti-tank grenade launcher mounted on it. The new weapon can operate in a swarm, the company said in a statement.
The share of modern models of equipment in the troops of the RCB protection of the Air Defense is more than 60%
Currently, the share of modern models of equipment in the formations and military units of the RCB protection forces is more than 60%.
The Russian Aerospace Forces will put promising hypersonic weapons on combat duty in 2022
The aerospace forces of Russia in 2022 will receive more than two hundred pieces of equipment, including promising hypersonic weapons, said Deputy head of the VKS Andrei Yudin.
In Poland, they told about Russia's ignoring of the "cold shower" on the "Shells"
Russian generals ignore the "cold shower" on the Pantsir anti-aircraft missile and cannon complexes (ZRPC) and other air defense systems (air defense) from Israeli Harop barrage ammunition and Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones, says the Polish edition of Defence24.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation confirmed the emergency with the victims at the defense plant in Dzerzhinsk
At the plant named after. Sverdlov for the production of ammunition and explosives in Dzerzhinsk (Nizhny Novgorod region), a fire alarm went off, and then several explosions occurred, the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation reported on Saturday.
