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Switzerland has signed contracts for the purchase of fighter jets and air defense systems. On November 29, the press service of the Swiss Federal Office of Defense Procurement (Armasuisse) released details of the F-35 and Patriot deals.

What is the protection of Russia from the possible appearance of attack complexes threatening it near the Russian borders, military expert Yuri Knutov told Sputnik radio.

New aircraft with hypersonic weapons will be delivered to the troops of the Aerospace Forces in 2022. This was announced on Monday, November 29, by the Commander-in-chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces, Lieutenant General Andrey Yudin.

The EDEX defense Industry exhibition begins its work on Monday in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, more than 20 countries are expected to participate, including Russian companies.

In 2022, promising VVST models, including those with hypersonic weapons, will be put on combat duty. This was announced in an interview with the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda" by the Deputy Commander-in-chief of the VKS, Lieutenant General Andrey Yudin.

NATO member countries are increasing the offensive potential of the armed forces near the borders of Belarus, Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said on Monday.

The Russian Aerospace Forces will receive new aircraft with hypersonic weapons next year, Lieutenant General Andrey Yudin said. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Alexey Leonkov commented on the information.

The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment of the US Army upgraded models of Russian T-72, T-80 tanks and BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles. The unit simulates the actions of a conditional enemy in exercises. This is reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

Serbia expects to receive the Kornet ATGM from Russia by the end of the year. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by Serbian President Alexander Vucic after a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi.

Combat crews of AK-176 and AK-630 conducted artillery firing at sea and air targets The

small anti-submarine ship of the Northern Fleet "Snezhnogorsk" performed a training complex of artillery firing in the Barents Sea at sea and air targets. The sailors from the North Sea have worked out options for fighting with the ship of a conditional enemy and repelled the "attack" with a cruise missile, the press service of the fleet reported on Friday.

A total of six radar stations (radars) monitoring space objects "Sula" is enough to detect and monitor all space debris around the Earth.

The receipt by the 448th Missile Brigade of the Iskander-M operational and tactical missile systems, which is part of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Western Military District, completed the process of rearmament of missile units of the Russian Ground Forces, writes the Military-Industrial Courier.

Russian generals ignore the "cold shower" on the Pantsir anti-aircraft missile and cannon complexes (ZRPC) and other air defense systems (air defense) from Israeli Harop barrage ammunition and Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones, says the Polish edition of Defence24.

Israel launched guided missiles from Lebanese airspace at targets in the Syrian province of Homs, a Syrian soldier was wounded. This was announced on November 24 by the deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Warring Parties in Syria, Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit.

Russian anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) "Buk-M2E" and "Pantsir-S" destroyed rockets fired by Israel at Syria, said the deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the warring parties in the Syrian Arab Republic, Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit, RIA Novosti writes.

The department continues to discuss with Roscosmos both the future of the station in the long term and short-term agreements, said the head of NASA Bill Nelson

Russia's test of anti-satellite weapons will not have a negative impact on the prospects for further US-Russian cooperation on the International Space Station (ISS).

The Agreement on the creation of a joint regional air defense system of Russia and Tajikistan submitted by the President of the Russian Federation is under ratification in the State Duma. This document was signed on April 27 in Dushanbe by the defense ministers of the two countries. And in mid-November, the Russian government approved it.

The military satellite launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome by the Soyuz-2.1B carrier rocket has been put into a calculated orbit, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

In addition to military products, the concern will present models of civilian products designed for air traffic management and airport security

The Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region will present the Antey-4000 and S-350 Vityaz long-range anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMS), as well as the Viking medium-range anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) at the EDEX 2021 International Military-Technical Forum, which will be held in the Egyptian capital from November 29 to December 2. This was reported in the press service of the holding.

In the USA, UFOs are seriously concerned, but it is most likely not about aliens. Yesterday, November 24, the portal military.com He reported that a special unit of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAP) in the US Navy could not explain 143 out of 144 cases of unidentified flying objects since 2004.