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19FortyFive: "Zircon" will limit the capabilities of US and NATO warships
The successful launch of the Zircon hypersonic anti-ship missile from the Admiral Gorshkov frigate forced US military analysts to take a fresh look at the combat effectiveness of the Russian Navy. Experts predicted a limitation of strike capabilities for the US navy and NATO warships.
The British armed themselves with the Sky Sabre air defense system
The Sky Sabre air defense systems began to enter service with the 16th Regiment of the Royal Artillery. According to the British Ministry of Defense, Sky Sabre consists of an all-round radar, a data transmission system and anti-aircraft guided missiles.
The Americans have built a radar selection of ballistic targets
The US Missile Defense Agency has completed the construction of the LRDR (Long Range Discrimination Radar) ballistic target selection radar and has begun testing it. According to Defense News, next year the military will integrate LRDR into the GMD missile defense system and the C2BMC combat information and control system.
Turkish air defense was considered capable of surpassing the S-400
The Siper air defense system being developed by Turkey can surpass the characteristics of the Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs), according to the head of the country's Defense Industry Department Ismail Demir. Sabah newspaper writes about it.
The Russian "Flex-C" was called an analogue of the Polish complex
Rostec State Corporation has prepared the Gibka-S anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) for serial production. In the publication of the information and consulting agency Defense Express, the complex was compared with the Polish Poprad air defense system.
Calculations of the Russian S-300 air defense system repelled an enemy air strike at an exercise in Tajikistan
Calculations of the Russian S-300 air defense system repelled an air strike by a simulated enemy at an exercise in Tajikistan, the press service of the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Monday.
Lavrov: Russia sees US attempts to undermine cooperation between Moscow and New Delhi on S-400
The Minister added at the same time that Russian-Indian relations have a special character of a privileged strategic partnership
The implementation of the deal on the supply of Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to India is going according to plan, despite US attempts to undermine cooperation between Moscow and New Delhi in this area. This was stated to journalists on Monday by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov following talks with Indian Foreign Minister Subramanyam Jaishankar and Russian-Indian consultations in the "2+2" format between the defense and foreign ministers of the two countries.
The Russian military reports on the reinforcement of tanks of a new motorized rifle division near Kaliningrad
A new motorized rifle division in the Kaliningrad region, which, according to the Russian military, was created in response to NATO activity, has received more than 40 upgraded tanks this year, the Baltic Fleet said on Monday.
A military expert questioned SIPRI's data on the fall in arms sales of the Russian Federation
The data of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on the decline in Russian arms sales are not true. On Monday, December 6, military expert Andrei Frolov told Izvestia.
Iran pointed to the lack of ways for the United States and NATO to stop the Zircon missiles
Amid increasing tensions in diplomatic and military relations between Russia and the West, the launch of the Zircon hypersonic missile system into mass production has put the United States in a hopeless position. The Iranian newspaper Kayhan writes about this on December 6.
For NATO, the Zircon hypersonic missile system is impenetrable
Amid increasing tensions in diplomatic and military relations between Russia and the West, the launch of the Zircon hypersonic missile system into mass production has put the United States in a hopeless position.
In Japan, the upgraded "Pantsir-S1M" was evaluated
The upgraded anti-aircraft missile and cannon complex (ZRPC) "Pantsir-S1M" can hit small-sized and low-speed drones. The Russian ZRPC was evaluated by military expert Masai Saito in a material for Yahoo News Japan.
The head of Rosoboronexport said that Russia hopes for new supplies of S-400 to India
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said earlier that the implementation of the deal on the supply of Russian anti-aircraft missile systems is going according to plan
Russia continues to fulfill the contract for the supply of Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to India and hopes for new deliveries under the option. This was stated on Monday by Alexander Mikheev, CEO of Rosoboronexport JSC, in an interview with the Rossiya-24 TV channel.
India's arms order portfolio exceeds $14 billion - Head of the Federal Customs Service of Russia
The portfolio of orders for the supply of military equipment and weapons to India exceeds $ 14 billion, said Dmitry Shugaev, head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of Russia.
The colonel of the US Air Force recognized the effectiveness of the Russian "Shell"
Modern integrated air defense systems are capable of hitting approaching cruise missiles and other guided munitions, writes the director of the program on future concepts and military potential assessments of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, Colonel of the Air Force (Air Force) USA retired Mark Ganzinger.
A new military air defense unit at the Pantsir ZRPC was formed near Khabarovsk
The new unit will provide air defense of the most important military and industrial facilities, military units and formations of the district's troops
TASS, December 3. A new military unit of the air defense (air defense) of the Eastern Military District (VVO) has been formed near Khabarovsk, it will be armed with universal short-range anti-aircraft missile and cannon complexes (ZRPC) "Pantsir", the press service of the district reported on Friday.
The colonel of the US Air Force called the Russian P-73 the killer of American bombers
Modern integrated air defense systems (air defense), in addition to anti-aircraft missile systems, include fighters equipped with radars with an active phased array antenna, infrared sensors and long-range air-to-air missiles, writes the director of the program on future concepts and military potential assessments of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Research, Colonel of the Air Force (Air Force) USA retired Mark Ganzinger.
The United States appreciated the advantages of placing the S-500 in Belarus
On Wednesday, December 1, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that the country needs S-500 anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs). The USA appreciated the advantages of such a step for Russia. The air defense systems in Belarus will make it possible to resist American missiles in Europe, writes The Military Watch.
A new air defense unit was formed near Khabarovsk
A military air defense unit (air defense) has been formed in the suburbs of Khabarovsk, the press service of the Eastern Military District (VVO) reported on Friday.
DNR will destroy Bayraktar drones at any opportunity - Pushilin
Is studying the possibility of retaliatory measures for Kiev's purchase of Turkish drones
The head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin promised to destroy Turkish Bayraktar drones in case Kiev tries to strike them on the territory of the DPR.