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The operation to disguise the column of S-400 "Triumph" anti-aircraft missile systems was carried out at an exercise in the Samara region by specialists of the radiation, chemical and biological protection regiment of the Central Military District. They hid the moving equipment from the enemy with a solid aerosol curtain. All this happened at the Chapaevsky training ground.

The marines of the Northern Fleet destroyed the forces of a conditional enemy at a training ground near the village of Sputnik in the Murmansk region. This was announced on Wednesday, February 9, by the Russian Defense Ministry.

Northrop Grumman conducted the second flight test of the AARGM-ER rocket

The United States launched an advanced anti-radar missile of extended range AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER). The missile successfully hit a ground target, the press service of Northrop Grumman reports.

According to the Taiwan News newspaper, Taiwan's Ministry of Defense plans to purchase an additional batch of PAC-3 MSE (Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement) missiles manufactured by Lockheed Martin in 2025-2026 to enhance the capabilities of the air defense system/ABOUT countries.

The US State Department has approved the potential supply of spare parts to the UAE under the program "Orders for Foreign Military Sales II" (Foreign Military Sales Order II - FMSO II). The total cost of the purchase may amount to $65 million.

Moscow hopes that the escalation of the situation in Ukraine will not reach the need for a military response from Russia

Russia hopes that the escalation of the situation in Ukraine will not reach the need for a military response from Moscow, calls on the United States not to bring the situation to a standstill with the supply of anti-missile systems, said Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin.

A source in the Russian Defense Ministry said that new units with the Pantsir missile defense system will be formed in the Southern Military District

New units and units of the mobile air defense Reserve will be formed in the Southern Military District (SE), which will cover the south of Russia and the Caucasus. The military will receive anti-aircraft missile and cannon complexes (ZRPC) "Pantsir". Izvestia writes about this, referring to sources in the Russian Defense Ministry.

The concern of East Kazakhstan Region Almaz-Antey has begun testing its Wolf-18 interceptor drone in real conditions at Samara airport, the company's press service told reporters on Tuesday.

New air threats are forcing weapons manufacturers to look for new methods of counteraction. On February 7, the Rheinmetall Defense press service announced the release of a new Skyranger 30 HEL anti-aircraft gun.

Tests of the ROSC-1 complex, equipped with the Wolf-18 drone hunter, began in Samara under real operating conditions, the Almaz-Antey concern of East Kazakhstan Region reported on Tuesday.

The Drive proposed destroying Russian hypersonic weapons with a "wall of dust"

One of the most promising means of destroying hypersonic missiles, in particular the Russian "Zircon", is the use of microwave weapons capable of "frying the sky" and anti-aircraft artillery of the XXI century, ejecting clouds of solid particles, such as metal shavings, writes The Drive, referring to the report of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (USA).

Servicemen of the Central Military District (CVO) have begun preparations for major exercises in the Astrakhan region with S-400 Triumph air defense systems and launches of anti-aircraft guided missiles, the press service of the CVO reported on Tuesday.

The crews of the Erebuni aviation military base (Armenia) and the calculations of the anti-aircraft units of the air defense of the military base of the Southern Military District in Armenia worked out joint actions with the servicemen of the duty shifts of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.

Defense Minister Reznikov: the Iron Dome system will not be able to protect facilities in Ukraine

Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system will not be able to protect strategic facilities in Ukraine. The uselessness of the system was announced by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov during a briefing, Defense Express reports.

Russian and Belarusian Su-30SM crews conducted joint patrols of the state border, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on Monday, February 7.

19FortyFive stated that Ukraine could become the site of the first real drone war

Ukraine may become the site of the first real drone war. According to Robert Farley, a columnist for the American publication 19FortyFive, this weapon will play a critical role in a possible war between Russia and Ukraine.

According to information published on the Tactical Report website on February 4, Iraq is negotiating with China on the acquisition of long-range anti-aircraft missile systems FD-2000B.

The press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that he was not aware of plans to create a joint command of the allied forces of Russia and Belarus

Diehl Defense has demonstrated in real-world operating conditions the combat effectiveness of the IRIS-T SLM ground-based anti-aircraft missile system during several successful test firings.

The US State Department has approved the potential supply of terminals of the multifunctional MIDS/LVT information distribution system and related equipment to Saudi Arabia as part of the Foreign Military Sales program.