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The Japanese authorities are discussing with the United States the possibility of deploying medium-and shorter-range missiles in the country, not land-based, but sea-based, but this does not change the essence of the problem, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

A Russian Su-35 fighter jet seriously frightened the crew of an American anti-submarine aircraft by performing an unusual maneuver.

The Network has published a video showing for the first time the use of the Russian system "Illuminator" in Syria against militants of illegal armed groups.

Drones from terrorist hunters can turn into rocket hunters

American winged "predators" - first reconnaissance and strike drones MQ-1 " Predeytor "(Predator, translated from English – "Predator"), and now MQ-9 " Reaper "(Reaper; translated – "Reaper", that is, "collector of souls") – gradually capture all new habitats in Eastern Europe, in the immediate vicinity of the borders of Russia.

During the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Azerbaijani army used one hundred T-90S main battle tanks. Until recently, there was no accurate data on the number of lost combat vehicles of this type. At the very beginning of the fighting, the Armenian side managed to capture two such tanks.

At the last military parade on the occasion of the VIII Congress of the Workers ' Party of North Korea, one after another, ballistic missiles for submarines appeared, which were presented by the country's authorities as "the most powerful weapon in the world."

A military parade in honor of the end of the VIII Congress of the Workers ' Party of Korea was held on the evening of January 14, 2021 in Pyongyang with the participation of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. This was reported by the Korean Central Telegraph Agency (KCNA).

A 2020 report from the Pentagon's Office of Testing and Evaluation claims that the AGM-179A Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM), an air-to-ground missile likely used to assassinate Iranian General Qasem Suleimani, will be tested in the Arctic. This is reported by The Drive.

During the parade, North Korea presented Pukguksong-5 submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), which it called "the most powerful weapon in the world."

Moscow decided to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty (DON) because of the imbalance caused by the termination of participation in the agreement of the United States - NATO countries could continue monitoring Russia, and the territory of the alliance leader was closed from observation, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

Long-range fighter-interceptors MiG-31BM placed on the archipelago of Novaya Zemlya for combat duty in the Arctic, the press service of the Northern Fleet (SF) on Saturday.

In August 2020, the Air Force (Air Force) The US has been exploring possible ways to use low-profile strategic bombers, in particular the B-2 Spirit, to deliver a "deep strike on an enemy target" likely related to Russia or China. Details of the held and planned military exercises are revealed by The Drive.

In connection with the holding of the "West" exercises in Russia this fall, NATO will have to closely monitor the military activities of its eastern neighbor in the Baltic region, said General Tod Walters, Commander-in-Chief of the NATO Joint Armed Forces in Europe(SACEUR).

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the US Department of Commerce has added the Chinese company Skyrizon, which invested in shares of the Ukrainian manufacturer of aircraft engines "Motor Sich", to the list of "military end users" (MEU), first formed at the end of last year and included 58 Chinese and 45 Russian companies.

Iran has conducted an exercise of the Aerospace Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps "Great Prophet-15".

During the military maneuvers, massive strikes with cruise and ballistic missiles were practiced, as well as the defeat of targets by kamikaze drones. A mass launch of the latest modifications of missiles of its own production was carried out: "Zalzal", "Zulfikar" and "Dezful".

In order to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, it is extremely important that Tehran and Washington return to the 2015 nuclear agreement, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said.

The expert commented on the program report of the Chief of Staff of the US Air Force

The Chief of Staff of the US Air Force, General Charles Brown, published a report of a programmatic nature, the main content of which is reduced to how to prepare American aviation for the upcoming combat operations. Military observer " Newspaper.En " Mikhail Khodarenok analyzed the theses of the American military leader and tells us what kind of future the American aviation is striving for and what it is fraught with for Russia.

Turkey will hold large-scale military exercises in Kars from February 1 to 12, and the Azerbaijani military will also take part in them, the Turkish newspaper Haberturk reports.

A large U.S. military convoy was spotted entering northeastern Syria yesterday, marking the second time in five days that U.S. forces have moved reinforcements from Iraq to the neighboring Arab Republic, Al-Masdar News agency reported.

The Swedish Armed Forces posted a series of videos on YouTube, called "When the war begins", in which Russia is implicitly a potential enemy.