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In the 2021 academic year, the Russian military conducted more than 200 command and staff exercises on the territory of the Western Military District. This was announced on Wednesday, November 3, by the press service of the ZVO.

The crews of the Rostov-on-Don and Veliky Novgorod submarines practiced striking with Kalibr-PL missiles during the exercise

The crews of submarines of the Black Sea Fleet during the exercises worked out a missile strike on a detachment of ships of a conditional enemy, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet said on Wednesday.

Optical quantum generators based on gas-dynamic, electric discharge and chemical bases are ineffective and expensive to create laser weapons, and therefore scientists have changed approaches to the development of appropriate means of destruction. This was stated to the "Military-Industrial Courier" by the head of the Department of high-power lasers of the Institute of General Physics (IOF) of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, full member of the Academy of Military Sciences Viktor Apollonov.

During the exercises, the crews of the Rostov-on-Don and Veliky Novgorod submarines practiced striking with Kalibr-PL missiles at a detachment of ships of a conditional enemy.

Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin received the head of the US CIA William Burns in Moscow, discussed cooperation in the fight against terrorism with his American counterpart, the SVR reported.

The third US Navy ship headed for the Black Sea.

The US Navy posted on Twitter a photo of the tanker tanker John Lenthall going to the Black Sea to join a joint operation with NATO allies. This is the third American ship following this course. Earlier, the command ship of the Sixth Fleet of the US Navy Mount Whitne and the destroyer Porter entered the Black Sea.

Commander of the Azerbaijani Air Force Ramiz Tahirov told (and illustrated his words with video clips) about a curious tactic to neutralize enemy air defenses during the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh.

The press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov commented on the statement of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine on Russia's continued military presence at the border, noting that the Russian Federation is doing what it considers necessary on its territory.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to continue creating military hospitals to combat coronavirus in those regions where the most difficult situation is observed. This was announced on November 3 by the press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov.

The visits of US Navy ships to the Black Sea are becoming a demonstration of NATO's strength, flag and ability for a military conflict with Moscow. Igor Korotchenko, the editor-in-chief of the National Defense magazine, told REN TV about this on November 3, commenting on the data that the third US warship is heading to the Black Sea.

According to the agency, the fighters of the Danish and Portuguese Air Forces took to the air on October 18 and 29

NATO fighter jets deployed on a rotating basis at the Lithuanian Zoknai airbase escorted Russian military aircraft twice in October, according to a report published on Wednesday by the Lithuanian Defense Ministry on the situation in the country's airspace.

The exercises took place near the Crimean Peninsula, up to 10 aircraft participated in the maneuvers

The crews of the aircraft of the Black Sea Fleet, together with the calculations of coastal missile systems, worked out strikes on a sea target during the exercises, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet said on Wednesday.

The closure of public procurement of Russian law enforcement agencies deprives foreign intelligence of information, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Igor Korotchenko said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The first use of autonomous drones for military purposes will not be accompanied by the appearance of a giant fireball in the sky and may initially look quite harmless, writes the American magazine Popular Mechanics.

On November 3, Xavier Rofe, a columnist for the French edition of Atlantico, spoke about the latest electronic warfare systems (EW), thanks to which Russia will be able to disable the equipment of the North Atlantic Alliance.

The tests confirmed the unique characteristics of the Peresvet laser installation and the Dagger and Avangard complexes, Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the leadership of the Ministry of Defense and defense industry enterprises.

Russia has a high level of military security. This result was achieved thanks to the development of weapons, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on November 3.

The fate of Naval Aviation of the Navy is being publicly discussed at the highest level for the first time. Why is the service of naval pilots extremely important for the defense capability of Russia, what is the state of Naval aviation today – and what needs to be done to revive it?

The analyst of the US Department of Defense on military capabilities and armaments, David Reimers, in a material for 19FortyFive, suggested arming civilian aircraft with missiles. He believes that this will preserve the strike potential after reducing the number of bombers.

These are resolutions on the prevention of an arms race in outer space, on the non-deployment of weapons in outer space by the first, as well as on measures to ensure transparency and confidence-building in space activities.