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Fly further, hit harder, ignore the opposition-the Americans tested a new modification of the Tomahawk cruise missile-Block V. In the Pacific Ocean, near the Hawaiian Islands, the destroyer Chafee fired at a target at a naval training ground. The US Navy succinctly reported: everything went well. About what is known about Block V and how Russian "Calibers" look against its background - in the material of RIA Novosti.

The military cleared more than 10 thousand hectares of terrain

Russian sappers during their work in Syria have defused more than 150 thousand explosive objects, clearing more than 10 thousand hectares of terrain, said the commander of the group of Russian troops in Syria Sergey Kuzovlev.

Development is conducted by the Corporation "Tactical missile weapons", said a source in the military-industrial complex

The first production su-57 fighter will be used at the state flight test center (glic) in Akhtubinsk for testing hypersonic aircraft weapons. This was reported on Friday by a source in the military-industrial complex.

The Russian military began to receive the engineering system of remote mining (isdm) "Agriculture", intended for installation by means of programmable ammunition of minefields, reports "rostec".

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

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 number of long-range cruise missiles in the Russian Armed forces has increased 37-fold over the past eight years, according to data from the Russian defense Ministry, published in the departmental newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda on Wednesday.

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.