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In Syria, the third US helicopter crashed in the air, and the Americans are inclined to believe that the reason for this is the work of Russian electronic warfare stations (EW).

The author turns to the most advanced military topic: are hypersonic missiles so invulnerable? After all, it is with them that Russia's hopes are connected "not with numbers, but with the ability" to defend itself against the superior forces of the NATO bloc. The author claims that hypersonic missiles are not so superior to ballistic missiles, which means that they will not provide a "balance of fear" for cheap.

The new US naval strategy is aimed at confrontation with the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China

The constant juggling of the United States with the terms "freedom of navigation" and" freedom of navigation " resulted in the demarche of the three military structures of the Pentagon: the Marine Corps, the Navy and the Coast Guard. The heads of these departments decided to join forces to ensure "freedom of navigation" in the Arctic region, in order to have "access to the bays" and fairways, which are the zone of exclusive economic interests of Russia. And this can be interpreted as the activation of US claims to foreign territorial waters.

The Americans decided to develop the military direction of nuclear energy. So far, the current President, Donald Trump, has signed a decree on the development of low-power nuclear reactors for the armed forces and space exploration. For the first time in half a century, the United States will use nuclear energy not only in the Navy. About why Washington needs new compact reactors-in the material of RIA Novosti.

Russia calls on Israel to provide facts that indicate a threat to this country from the territory of Syria, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a press conference following the results of Russian diplomacy in 2020.

So far, there is no data on the types of aircraft and what means of destruction were used.

Despite the relative calm on the fronts, the parties continue to prepare for a possible escalation of the situation, exercises are being conducted, aerial reconnaissance, including with the help of drones.

The Iranian ground forces have begun to carry out large-scale exercises along the coast of Mekran in the south-east of the Islamic Republic, which received the code name Eqtedar 99 ("Force-99"), reports the portal EADaily.

A pair of US strategic bombers B-52H Stratofortress on Sunday made a new non-stop flight to the Middle East to "demonstrate readiness to ensure regional stability," said the Central Command of the US Armed Forces.

The Swedish government prefers the position of a major power: deterrence, deterrence and at the same time provocations against Russia. This is incredibly reckless, says the author of the article. Ties with NATO only increase the risk that the country will have to fight, and in addition deprive Sweden of the opportunity to make independent decisions.

"Contain and win" - the chief of Staff of the US Navy, Admiral Michael Gilday, presented a "Navigation Plan" for the next decade. The main thing in the document is that the American fleet should dominate the world's oceans. The goal of global control is a quiet and well-fed life for Americans at home. However, the text clearly shows undisguised aggression against other countries. What the admirals from Washington are up to-in the material of RIA Novosti.

The Lebanese media "Al-Masdar News" denied the information that Russian fighters were involved in the destruction of oil tankers in Syria.

Russia and Belarus will hold a strategic exercise "West-2021" on September 10-16, the maneuvers will take place on the territory of the two countries, the Belarusian Defense Ministry said on Monday.

The author writes with concern about the integration of the armed forces of Russia and Belarus. Minsk plans to buy S-400 and new air defense systems, Russian helicopters and aircraft. Belarus does not have money for the S-400,but the complexes may appear there in the event of the creation of a Russian base. Poland is very concerned about this fact.

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).