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The Greek government announced on December 17 that it will pay $ 2.32 billion. EUR ($2.8 billion) for the purchase of French Rafale fighter jets and missiles to equip them amid rising tensions with neighboring Turkey.

the truth and myths about the light scalpel

In February 2020, near the island of Guam in the Pacific Ocean, an American anti-submarine aircraft P-8A Poseidon was illuminated and blinded by a laser from a Chinese destroyer. This incident, some believe, marked the beginning of the open use of laser weapons as an independent system. From that moment on, they started talking about the rapid spread of laser weapon combat systems (LO).

[b]the president answered questions from journalists about arms control, relations with foreign leaders, and shared his views on other international processes.]

Russian President Vladimir Putin held another big press conference. we have selected the most significant statements from the speech of the russian leader concerning international relations.

The US Air Force Research Laboratory conducted ground tests of the warhead of a promising hypersonic missile and an electronic precision detonation system. According to Flightglobal, the tests took place at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico and were considered successful. The tests were carried out using a trolley with rocket boosters mounted on rails.

The Drive appreciated the video of the shooting of the torpedo tube of the Russian submarine.

the drive portal drew attention to a spectacular video of a "water shot" of a russian submarine posted on the network.

The French and British fleets will receive a new anti-ship missile.]

The Franco-British company MBDA announced the completion of test tests of anti-ship missiles Sea Venom/ANL. Their culmination was a shooting conducted by the DGA (General Directorate of Armaments of France), during which the missile's ability to find a real target was tested in the presence of a large number of friendly and neutral vessels in the area of attack.

The government of India has allowed the armed forces to increase the stocks of weapons and ammunition needed to conduct 15-day combat operations in the event of war. This was reported on Monday by the Times of India newspaper, citing official sources.

Promising high-precision air-to-surface ammunition is the first to be received by the foreign air force

At the end of November, the American military-political publication The National Interest conducted an audit of air-to-surface ammunition in order to determine those that have an optimal efficiency-to-cost ratio. Suddenly, the Russian ammunition became the leader. However, it has not yet been adopted by the Russian aerospace forces.

Chemezov spoke about the successful use of Kalashnikov drones in Syria

rostec expects orders for combat drones from the defense Ministry, said the head of the state Corporation Sergey Chemezov. At the same time, the military Department asked to speed up the creation of this type of weapon. According to Chemezov, the drones created by the Kalashnikov concern have already been baptized in Syria and have proven themselves well.

The sappers of the International mine action center of the Russian defense Ministry located in Nagorno-Karabakh have started using special equipment to clear the territory.

"for the First time, the Uran-6 multi-functional robotic complex was used to clear the area of unexploded ordnance and explosive objects, with the help of which about 8 hectares of land were surveyed in the area of the settlement of Khojaly," our military Department reported on Saturday.

the Famous American AGM-114 Hellfire anti-tank guided missile was successfully copied in Iran.

As you know, this ATGM is the standard armament of the AH-64 Apache, AH-1Z Viper, OH-58 Kiowa helicopters, as well as the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper attack drones.

The US army has admitted to producing various variations of the Novichok nerve agent. This is stated in a document distributed by the German government-76 answers to questions from Bundestag deputies "about the poisoning of Alexey Navalny".

The Techmash research and production concern (part of rostec) has developed a new software and analytical complex for creating "smart" ammunition, which will improve the accuracy of hitting targets. On Wednesday, December 2, the press service of the state Corporation reports.

the Russian foreign Ministry demanded that NATO stop the practice of nuclear exchanges

Moscow reminded Washington of the provisions of the Treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, which, according to Russia, are violated by the American side by placing its nuclear weapons on the territories of US allies. Today, the issue of control over nuclear weapons is acute, given that the future of the start-3 Treaty is still unknown.

the Competition of an American Corporation is dirtier than the" black wing " of a Russian plane

Reuters brought some rather unpleasant news. The US authorities have prepared a list of 89 Chinese and 28 Russian companies that are expected to be subject to tough sanctions.

the Network appeared shooting a bomber with a giant aeroballistic missile

China is equipping strategic bombers of the family, "Han-six" (NATO designation: "Xian H-6", code-Badger, translated from English - "badger") a huge hypersonic missile.

The recent events in Nagorno-Karabakh have shown that it is difficult to win a modern war without attack drones. Russia is still lagging behind the West, China, Israel, and even Turkey, but is doing everything possible to narrow this gap.

Russia's oldest geopolitical rival, the United Kingdom, has found a new way to defend its interests with someone else's hands. At least, this is the conclusion that can be drawn from a number of aspects of military-technological cooperation between London and Ankara. This is especially true for the development of one of the most important tools of military superiority – the fifth-generation fighter.

The newspaper of the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation "Krasnaya Zvezda" published interesting material by Yuri Rossolov "Kamchatka Bastion" hits without a miss.

American bloggers tested homemade shotgun bullets weighing 1050 grains (about 68 grams). Surprisingly, the "Tsar-bullet" behaved as stably as possible, shooting was characterized by high, but controlled recoil, and the speed reached 340 m/s.