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RIA Novosti: the S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile system has been tested in the Arctic

The next tests of the S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile system have been conducted in the Arctic. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a source.

Tests of the S-500 anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) have been conducted in the Russian Arctic, an informed source told RIA Novosti.

The next tests of the S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile system have been conducted in the Arctic, RIA Novosti writes. On the air of Sputnik radio, the director of the MGIMO Center for Military and Political Studies, Alexey Podberezkin, told why the air defense system is being tested in this region.

The S-500 anti-aircraft missile system was once again tested in the Arctic, RIA Novosti reports with reference to an informed source.

The newest Russian strike drone "Orion" has been taught to counteract sudden attacks by helicopters and drones.

The Orion strike drone replenishes the range of ammunition and learns not only to hit ground targets, but also to work on air targets.

The United States will develop a new version of the fifth-generation F-35 fighter for an unnamed foreign client. The work is planned to be completed by the end of 2026.

Voronezh Chemical Automation Design Bureau conducted tests of a forced oxygen-hydrogen engine for the Angara-A5 heavy rocket, Roskomos reported.

Beijing is developing a rocket that will be able to put 150 tons of cargo into a low reference orbit. Earlier it became known that the first launch of the Chinese "lunar" carrier should take place in 2026.

China has approved the fourth stage of the lunar surface exploration program to prepare for the construction of a joint Russian-Chinese scientific station on the Moon, during which three missions will go to it, the deputy head of the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) said At Yanhua.

The space forces of the Russian Aerospace Forces conducted on Monday the third test launch of a heavy carrier rocket "Angara-A5" with a large-scale model of the payload from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

The moon landing is planned as part of a broader program of activities in the area and on the surface of the Earth's satellite, which will be carried out in cooperation with the United States

The Japanese government intends to land its astronauts on the moon in the second half of the 2020s. This was stated by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a meeting held in Tokyo on Tuesday on the strategy of space exploration, the Kyodo news agency reported.

It significantly increases the potential capabilities of the rocket in comparison with earlier Angara models. As in the last three test launches of missiles of this family, the payload was represented by a mock-up.

General Salyukov: the adoption of the BMP B-19 is planned for the near future

The Russian military will receive a new infantry fighting vehicle (BMP). Tests of the BMP B-19 with the Epoch combat module will be completed in the near future. The commander-in-chief of the Ground Forces, Army General Oleg Salyukov, told about the adoption of the machine into service in an interview with the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.

The universal integrated simulator "Cone" of anti-aircraft gunners of the Igla MANPADS entered service with the motorized rifle unit of the combined arms army of the Air Defense Forces stationed in the Trans-Baikal Territory.

Americans are switching to a new generation air defense system. December 27, portal defensenews.com He reported that the US Department of Defense has signed a contract with Northrop Grumman for small-scale and full-scale production of IBCS systems.

Russia has offered India to develop a new Indian main battle tank based on the universal Armata platform, the press secretary of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) of Russia, Valeria Reshetnikova, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

It is planned to use it during the flights of the promising ship "Eagle"

A universal system for docking spacecraft in near-Earth and near-moon orbits is being developed by the Scientific Research Institute of Precision Instruments (SRI TP), the Russian Space Systems Holding (RKS) reported.

The self-propelled anti-tank complex "Sturm-S", which was in service with the Soviet Army, was developed in the 70s and currently no longer fully meets modern requirements.

Therefore, in 2012, Russian designers created an upgraded version of the Sturm-SM, which received thermal imaging sights and more advanced long-range missiles with tandem cumulative and high-explosive fragmentation warheads.

Russia has signed the first export contracts for the new AK-19 Kalashnikov assault rifle, created under the NATO cartridge. On the air of Sputnik radio, the dignity of weapons and their export capabilities were evaluated by military experts Alexey Leonkov and Viktor Litovkin.

An image of a new Russian hypersonic air-launched missile has appeared on the web

An image appeared on the network showing a new Russian hypersonic air-launched missile. Attention was drawn to him by the Telegram channel "Military Informant" on Tuesday, December 28.