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The exercises confirmed the defensive nature of the military doctrine of the Union State - Secretary of State Mezentsev
The Belarusian-Russian exercises "Allied Resolve - 2022" confirmed the defensive nature of the military doctrine of the Union State, said SG Secretary of State Dmitry Mezentsev, who on Saturday observed the exercises at the Obuz-Lesnovsky training ground in Belarus.
Belarusian signalmen return to permanent deployment points from the Allied Determination exercise
At the final stage of the joint operational exercise of the armed forces of Belarus and Russia "Allied Resolve-2022", the communications troops of the Armed Forces of Belarus are returning to their permanent locations, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic reported on Saturday.
Calculations of the Pantsir-S complexes worked out the fight against drones at an exercise near Kaliningrad
The Baltic Fleet of the Russian Federation conducted an exercise to cover the command post from the attack drones of a conditional enemy with the help of anti-aircraft missile and cannon complexes (ZRPC) "Pantsir-S", the press service of the fleet reported on Sunday.
The United States has transferred a drone protection system to Poland
The US military deployed the M-LIDS system at the Polish airport
The United States has transferred new equipment to combat unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Poland. Radars, air defense systems (air defense) and a system of protection against drones were noticed at the airport of the city of Zamosc, Defense Express reports.
Ships of the Northern Fleet conducted air defense exercises in the Barents Sea
An air defense exercise involving ships of the Northern Fleet took place in the Barents Sea, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.
There was a video of the march of the air defense complexes "Tor" and "Buk" in the mountains of Cyprus
During the Talos I - 2022 exercises, the air defense units of the National Guard of the Republic of Cyprus marched in a mountainous area.
In some areas, the equipment had to move along a fairly narrow winding road with steep ascents. But, thanks to the skill of the driver mechanics and the high reliability of Russian-made combat vehicles, all the tasks were successfully completed.
Lukashenko said that he would like to buy or receive Iskander complexes from Russia as a gift
Belarus plans to buy or receive as a gift from Russia operational-tactical missile systems "Iskander-M", other promising weapons.
In the USA, the possible war between Russia and Ukraine was called an invaluable lesson
Breaking Defense analyst said that the war between Russia and Ukraine will be a lesson for the United States
A possible war between Russia and Ukraine can be an invaluable lesson for the United States, Mark Kanchian, an analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said on the pages of the American edition of Breaking Defense.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on the improvement of Israel and China missile defense systems
The Russian military recorded tests by Israel and China of missiles as part of the improvement of anti-missile defense systems (ABM) by these countries.
Russian fighters have worked out interceptions of aircraft in the Brest region
Russian Su-35 fighters intercepted planes of a simulated enemy during exercises in Belarus, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
Russia to update Missile attack warning system
Colonel Suchkov said that Russia will update the missile attack warning system
The Missile Attack Warning System (SPRN) of the Russian Armed Forces will be completely updated by 2030. According to Colonel Sergey Suchkov, head of the Main Center for Missile Attack Warning of the Space Forces of the Russian Aerospace Forces, in an interview with Krasnaya Zvezda, it will be based on a new generation of Voronezh-DM radar stations (radars).
Sweden spoke about the maximum combat readiness of the Russian army
Russia has updated its Armed Forces and is in full combat readiness. Such an assessment in its material was given by the Swedish publication Svenska Dagbladet.
Russia "revealed" tests of air-launched missiles in the United States
Colonel Suchkov spoke about the fixation of the Russian missile launch system in the United States
Over the past year, the Russian Missile Attack Warning System (SPRN) has recorded tests of space rockets (RCN) with an air launch in the United States, Colonel Sergey Suchkov, head of the Main Center for Missile Attack Warning of the Space Forces of the Aerospace Forces (VKS) of Russia, told the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper.
At the maneuvers of the "Allied Determination", they work out a cover from air attacks
Missile and artillery units of the Armed Forces Russia continues to be on combat duty during the joint operational exercise "Allied Resolve-2022", which has been going on for a week at the training grounds of Belarus, the Military department of the Republic of Belarus clarified.
Popular Mechanics compared the Russian Air Force and the Ukrainian Air Force
Popular Mechanics magazine compared the Russian and Ukrainian Air Forces against the background of the ongoing hysteria around Ukraine
According to the Flight Global almanac for 2022, the Ukrainian Air Force has only 69 fighters in service. These are 43 multi-purpose MiG-29 fighter-bombers and 26 Su-27 air superiority fighters. All of them were built during the Cold War. That is, they are more than 30 years old. Since then, the state has not purchased new aircraft.
The military expert named the features of the new Voronezh radar
The Russian missile attack warning system will be fully updated by 2030. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Alexey Leonkov told about the new Voronezh high-readiness radars.
In the USA, they described the counteraction to the S-500 stealth fighters
The S-500 air defense system will be able to deprive inconspicuous fighters of communication and navigation
The Russian S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile system (SAMS) is designed to combat spacecraft and ballistic missiles. The air defense system can reduce the effectiveness of the use of stealth fighters, hitting navigation satellites and tanker aircraft. The American edition of Military Watch described the opposition of the S-500 to inconspicuous fighters.
Near Kaliningrad, S-400 complexes repelled an "enemy" airstrike
In the Baltic Fleet in the Kaliningrad region, an exercise was held to repel a missile and air strike of a conditional enemy by the forces of S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs).
In the United States, they talked about ways to counter hypersonic weapons
CSIS stated that the US will be able to overcome Russia's advantage in hypersonic weapons
Hypersonic missiles of Russia and China can maneuver, bypassing missile defense systems (ABM). At the same time, the influence of overloads and temperature can make rockets vulnerable. In the publication The Foreign Policy talked about ways to counter hypersonic weapons.
Air defense calculations reflected an enemy airstrike at the Allied Resolve exercises
A simulated enemy air raid was simulated by assault and fighter aircraft
The air defense units of the Eastern Military District (VVO) and the Armed Forces of Belarus in the framework of the joint exercises "Allied Determination - 2022" repelled an air strike of a conditional enemy. This was reported to journalists on Wednesday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
