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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.

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 most dangerous Russian unmanned vehicle will be the Poseidon autonomous underwater nuclear torpedo, which will be put into service in 2027. The scenario of armageddon, which Russia is preparing for the United States, reveals the American edition of 19FortyFive.

The Soviet strategic cruise missile "Meteorite" was a powerful and unusual weapon of the Cold War, ultimately "doomed to failure," reports The Drive.

Israel is seriously considering a military solution to the problem it sees in the Iranian nuclear program. November 11, portal military.com He reported that the IDF is preparing for the possibility of an armed conflict with Iran.

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

Russian President Vladimir Putin called for the development of new weapons to focus on the main trends in the world, in particular, the use of digital technologies and hypersonic weapons.

As the President of the Russian Federation noted, such a high bar has been held for five years

The state defense order in the "pandemic" year 2020 was fulfilled by 96.2%, such a high bar has been held for five years. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin, opening a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission (MIC) on Wednesday.

The US Army has revived the 56th Artillery Command in Germany, which was based in the country during the Cold War. This was reported on November 8 by The Washington Times.

On November 17, 2021, the IX annual Forum "Composites Without Borders" will be held in partnership with the International Industrial Exhibition INNOPROM. The event will be held in two formats in person at the Skolkovo Technopark online at the INNOPROM Online site. The event is supported by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. The general sponsor is the interregional cluster "Composites without Borders".

The meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense of France and Russia will be held on November 12 in Paris on the sidelines of the international conference on Libya, the parties will discuss the situation in Ukraine, the Iranian nuclear deal and Afghanistan, the French Foreign Ministry said in a communique.

Adjustments have been made to the test program of the RS-28 Sarmat heavy ballistic missile. Instead of the two launches planned for 2021, one will take place.

In August, China tested a hypersonic missile that circled the globe in a low orbit before taking aim at a pre-determined object. They say that the rocket missed the target by only 38 kilometers. 

Military columnist and retired colonel Viktor Litovkin spoke about the "unpleasant surprise" for the United States from Russia in an interview with the publication "PolitRussia". According to him, it could be a new Russian drone with resettable wings.

A new type of barrage ammunition has been patented in Russia. Yesterday, on November 7, the TASS news agency reported that the Russian Federal Nuclear Center has developed a project for a kamikaze drone with a retractable drop wing.

The All-Russian Research Institute of Technical Physics named after Academician E.I. Zababakhin has received a patent for an unmanned aerial vehicle of variable shape. As stated in the description of the invention, the technical solution is intended for attack drones and intelligent ammunition.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdollahian discussed the situation around the JCPOA and the prospects for resuming the negotiation process in Vienna by phone on Saturday.

US President Joe Biden's promise to limit the role of nuclear weapons in the country's strategic concept has faced resistance from the Pentagon, which wants to maintain the status quo in the face of an arms buildup in China and Russia, Politico reported, citing its own sources.

The United States aims not only to return Iran to the nuclear agreement (JCPOA), but also to then begin discussing other controversial issues with Tehran, State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Thursday.

China is protesting to the United States for inflating the "Chinese threat" and unjustified criticism about the build-up of nuclear power, said the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the People's Republic of China Wu Qian on Friday.