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European Union leaders plan to discuss arms exports to Turkey with NATO allies and separately with the United States, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said after Greece continued to push for an arms embargo on Ankara, Reuters reports.

launch of hypersonic missile "Zircon" made in the White sea

Two days after training and combat tests of Intercontinental ballistic missiles, the Russian military conducted another maneuver in the White sea. This time, the combat readiness of the Zircon hypersonic missile was checked. It was first tested when hitting a coastal target. Before that, in October and November, the missiles were tested on sea targets.

10.12.20 a military parade dedicated to the victory in the battles in Nagorno-Karabakh (27.09.-10.11.20), called the Patriotic war or the second Karabakh war in Azerbaijan, was held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.

Russian defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin on the successful launch of four Bulava Intercontinental ballistic missiles during strategic forces training, the Russian defense Ministry said.

Armenia accused Azerbaijan of a new offensive in Karabakh

The Azerbaijani army has captured the village of Khin Taglar in Nagorno-Karabakh with the help of artillery and is marching on the settlement of Khtsaberd, Armenia said. This forced residents of Stepanakert to gather a spontaneous rally near the Russian peacekeeping military base. At the same time, Baku assures that as of the evening of December 12, the situation in Karabakh is calm and there are no clashes.

Admiral Vinogradov BOD will be upgraded and equipped with powerful missiles

Udaloy will protect the far East. The Ministry of defense plans to carry out a major modernization of the large anti-submarine ship (BOD) project 1155 "Admiral Vinogradov".

This task will be primarily handled by the US Space forces

Outer space is becoming a potential battleground between the Americans and their adversaries, and Washington should be ready to "repel aggression and protect the national interests of the United States in space"if necessary. This is stated in the new national space strategy adopted on Wednesday by the current US President Donald trump.

Systems of air defense (PVO) in Russia is impossible to crack, explained the military expert Alexei Leonov.

German defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has called for a change in the approach to the use of weapons-capable drones by the Bundeswehr, she said, speaking during a debate on the budget for 2021 in the Bundestag.

Lukashenko approved a plan for the use of a regional grouping of troops of Belarus and the Russian Federation

Russia and Belarus have updated the plan for the use of a regional grouping of troops of the two countries, which has already been supported by the Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko. This decision was due, as explained in Minsk, to the actions of NATO near the borders of Belarus. Earlier, Moscow and Minsk repeatedly talked about the activation of NATO at the Eastern borders of the Alliance.

The distributor of Microsoft products, Softline, will no longer be able to supply software to Bauman Moscow state technical University due to new US sanctions. Microsoft refuses to sell its SOFTWARE to a University that trains weapons specialists.

the united states has opened a new military structure in the baltic states-a base for special operations forces, special forces. what will this military unit do, what combat tools will it use, and why is it potentially extremely dangerous for the defense of russia, especially in the possible pre-war period?

The Northern sea route is taken under reliable protection

Russia will strengthen its air defense in the Arctic zone, commander of the Northern fleet Alexander Moiseev said.

The Russian Northern fleet had to take additional measures in connection with the growing activity of NATO in the Arctic, said the commander of the fleet Alexander Moiseev.

Us assistant Secretary of state threatened sanctions for purchasing weapons from Russia or China

The US is again talking about sanctions in response to the acquisition of military equipment by other countries from Russia and China. This time, Iraq came into view, having recently expressed a desire to do so. Until now, the question remains open about the acquisition of Russian s-400 air defense systems by Ankara: Washington still intends to impose sanctions on Turkey for this.

Egyptian air force Aircraft attacked terrorist caravans near the Libyan border.

Reports that refer to the Ministry of defense of this state note that more than two dozen SUVs carrying weapons and ammunition were destroyed.

The main goal of the United States and NATO should be to show initiative in the black sea region, and if Georgia gives permission to open a us military base, Washington would use it to send troops to Syria or Iraq, former commander of the us ground forces in Europe, retired Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, said on Georgia's first channel.

the Aircraft used the latest air-launched cruise missiles X-101 and X-555, which were carried in the fuselage compartments

The Russian defense Ministry released a video of ballistic and cruise missile launches during a strategic nuclear forces training session led by the Supreme commander, Russian President Vladimir Putin, on Wednesday.

the US is pushing Iran to develop nuclear weapons, stealing its hope to fight back in a different way

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif blamed Israel for the murder of one of the creators of the Iranian nuclear program, the "father of the Iranian atomic bomb" Mohsen Fakhrizadeh-Mahabadi, who served as the head of the research and innovation Organization of the Ministry of defense of Iran, on the afternoon of November 27 in the vicinity of the city of Absard, 50 kilometers from Tehran. What circumstances indicate this?

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.