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The new S-550 anti-aircraft missile system, being developed on the basis of the S-500 Prometheus, will become the world's first mobile specialized anti-missile (missile defense) and anti-space defense system capable of effectively destroying intercontinental ballistic missiles, two sources in the defense industry told RIA Novosti.

More than 2.3 thousand hectares of territory have been cleared of explosive objects

The servicemen of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh destroyed more than 26 thousand explosive objects during the humanitarian demining of the area during the year. This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The exercise will last until November 20

A detachment of ships of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) arrived in the port of Algiers to participate in the international exercise "Joint Naval Maneuvers - 2021", the press service of the Black Sea Fleet said on Saturday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, commenting on the words of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko about patrolling Russian and Belarusian aviation, said that Moscow and Minsk conduct scheduled exercises on an ongoing basis, and strategic aviation regularly flies along its routes.

Russia may be involved in the damage to the underwater cables of the Lofoten-Westerolen Marine Observatory off the coast of Northern Norway, capable of tracking the movement of submarines. Such an accusation is given in the publication of the publication The Drive.

NATO uses strategic aviation in unplanned exercises in the Black Sea, and this is a serious challenge for Russia, President Vladimir Putin said.

Two Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers conducted a multi-hour patrol over the northern seas, at some stages they were accompanied by British fighters, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

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 Russian Defense Ministry reported that it continues to monitor US military activity in the Black Sea region. "The active actions of the US Navy ship grouping and NATO aviation reconnaissance flights have shifted and are being conducted in the northwestern part of the Black Sea," the Russian military department said in a statement on Saturday.

The aggressive military activity of the United States and NATO countries in the Black Sea region poses a threat to regional security and strategic stability, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry reports.

The Russian Aerospace Forces detected and escorted four flights of NATO reconnaissance aircraft in the airspace over the Black Sea region. This was announced on November 13 by the Russian Defense Ministry.

The promising Russian light tactical aircraft (LTS), known as Checkmate and Su-75, does not pose a threat to the American F-35 Lightning II aircraft, as well as American and European fourth-generation fighters, Teal Group aviation analyst Richard Abulafia told Breaking Defense.

NATO aircraft conducted four reconnaissance flights over the Black Sea.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the Aerospace Forces and the Black Sea Fleet found and escorted 4 NATO reconnaissance aircraft in the airspace over the Black Sea region. In particular, the strategic reconnaissance aircraft U-2S of the US Air Force conducted reconnaissance from the airspace of Ukraine and the northwestern part of the Black Sea.

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

Russia is unlikely to supply Iskander tactical missile systems to Minsk, retired Lieutenant General Yevgeny Buzhinsky, the former head of the international treaty department of the Russian Defense Ministry, told Interfax on Saturday.

The Azerbaijani armed forces fired at the positions of the Armenian army in the Gegharkunik region in the east of the republic. "On November 13, at 12.10 pm, units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces opened fire in the direction of the positions of the Armenian Armed Forces located in the direction of the settlement of Verin Shorzha, Gegharkunik region," the press service of the Armenian Defense Ministry reports.

The Ukrainian naval forces conducted a "PASSEX" type training with ships of the US Navy, Turkey and Romania, the public relations service of the Naval Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.

The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan accuses the Armenian Armed Forces of shelling in the direction of the Kelbajar district of the republic.

Belarus would like to receive Iskander-M tactical missile systems from Russia, President of the Republic Alexander Lukashenko said.

Conflict in the Black Sea The activity of Western military forces has been observed in the Black Sea since the beginning of this week.

The reason was the entry into the waters of the US Navy ships - Mount Whitney and Porter. According to the official version of the United States, the ships have been sent to the region to conduct joint exercises with NATO countries and partners.