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The Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences has launched a new telescope to predict dangerous approaches in space
As the institute clarified, the telescope is a high-precision means of monitoring bright space objects
The Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics of the Russian Academy of Sciences has launched a new telescope in Altai, which in the future will allow predicting dangerous approaches of objects in orbit. This is stated in the message of the institute, distributed on Monday.
The space forces in 2021 tracked the descent from orbit of more than 400 satellites
As specified in the Russian Defense Ministry, the specialists of the Main Center for the Exploration of the Space Situation paid special attention to the control of orbital groupings of foreign satellites
The space forces of the Russian Aerospace Forces controlled the situation in near-Earth space and the termination of the ballistic existence of more than 400 vehicles. This is stated in the message of the Russian Defense Ministry.
The launch of more than 1,700 spacecraft into orbit was controlled in 2021 by specialists of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
More than 1.7 thousand spacecraft were launched into orbit in 2021 under the control of the Space Forces of the Russian Aerospace Forces, according to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Russian Defense Ministry.
The United States named the five most dangerous types of Russian weapons
The American media have identified five "deadliest" types of Russian weapons.
According to the publication 19Fortyfive, we are talking, in particular, about an unmanned underwater vehicle with a nuclear power plant "Poseidon". The publication describes it as a nuclear torpedo the size of a bus and with a huge range.
In 2022, a new missile launch warning system station will be built near Vorkuta
The construction of the Voronezh radar station (radar) of the Russian missile attack warning System (SPRN) will be completed in 2022, the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.
What is the difference between the Voronezh radar of the missile attack warning system
As part of the combat duty in 2021, more than 170 launches of foreign and domestic ballistic missiles and space missiles were detected by the on-duty means of the Russian missile attack warning system, specialized means of space control and missile defense systems. This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The Ministry of Defense told about 170 missiles launched in a year
Russian Defense Ministry: 170 launches of Russian and foreign missiles were detected in 2021
In 2021, 170 launches of Russian and foreign ballistic missiles and space rockets were detected, they were recorded by the means of the Russian missile attack warning System (SPRN). This was reported in the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The military reported on the round-the-clock monitoring of the strait zones by calculations of the Bastion missile complex on the Kuril island of Matua
Calculations of the Bastion anti-ship missile system, which are on duty on Matua Island (Kuril Islands), monitor the water area and strait zones around the clock, the Pacific Fleet said on Saturday.
The equipment of the army of the 4th Army of the Air Force and Air Defense with new and modernized models of equipment is 88% - Army Commander
Ka-52 helicopters, Su-25SM3 aircraft equipped with the latest sighting systems, as well as the S-350 Vityaz anti-aircraft missile system, as part of the state defense order, entered service with the 4th Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Southern Military District in 2021, Army Commander Lieutenant General Nikolai Gostev said in an interview with the Military Bulletin of the South of Russia newspaper.
The anti-aircraft regiment of the Southern Military District was the first in Russia to receive the S-350 Vityaz
Anti-aircraft units of the 4th Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Southern Military District were the first in Russia to receive the modern S-350 Vityaz missile system. New anti-aircraft missile systems have already entered combat duty.
Alexander Vucic announced Serbia's plans to purchase new aircraft and air defense systems
Until now, Belgrade has mainly purchased defensive weapons from Russia, as well as used military equipment. In the future, the possibility of buying new aircraft and air defense systems is being considered.
The S-500 system shot down a hypersonic target in the Arctic
During tests in the Arctic, the S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft system successfully intercepted a hypersonic target. - The launch of a long-range missile system was carried out on a hypersonic target. The target was successfully hit," an informed source told RIA Novosti.
The volume of Rosoboronexport's contracts with African countries approached €2.5 billion
In 2022, Rosoboronexport plans to further expand the range of weapons and military equipment exported from the Russian Federation
The volume of Rosoboronexport JSC contracts signed in 2021 with sub-Saharan Africa approached €2.5 billion. This was announced on Thursday by the company's CEO Alexander Mikheev.
The "coolest" plane in the world promised to target Russia because of Ukraine
19FortyFive: The US Air Force B-21 Raider bomber will be able to destroy Russian S-500 systems
The promising unobtrusive strategic bomber B-21 Raider of the US Air Force (Air Force), considered the "coolest" aircraft in the world, can be used against Russia, the American publication 19FortyFive promises.
Five main export weapons novelties of 2021 have been named
The Checkmate light tactical stealth fighter topped the TOP 5 export novelties of the Russian defense complex in 2021. The rating also includes the Orion-E reconnaissance and strike drone, the Tosochka multiple launch rocket system with thermobaric ammunition, the AK-19 Kalashnikov assault rifle and the S-350E Vityaz anti-aircraft missile system.
The Tor-M2 air defense system will go to Minsk
Against the background of increased military and political tension with the West, Minsk decided to purchase a new batch of the upgraded Tor-M2 small-range anti-aircraft missile system (SAM).
The only fireworks museum in Russia was replenished with 10 samples of equipment in 2021
The 2C4 "Tulip" mortar, the 2C7 self-propelled gun of the self-propelled gun "Peony" and other samples of military equipment appeared in the museum
More than 10 samples of military equipment were delivered in 2021 to the only Russian Museum of Fireworks and Fireworks in Vatutinki. This was reported to journalists on Thursday in the press service of the Western Military District.
The law on ratification of the agreement with Tajikistan on the creation of a Unified air defense System has been signed
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law on the ratification of the agreement with Tajikistan on the creation of a joint regional air defense system of the two countries.
"That's right." Military expert on the S-500 tests in the Arctic
The next tests of the S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile system have been conducted in the Arctic, RIA Novosti writes. On the air of Sputnik radio, the director of the MGIMO Center for Military and Political Studies, Alexey Podberezkin, told why the air defense system is being tested in this region.
The S-500 air defense system was tested in the Arctic
The S-500 anti-aircraft missile system was once again tested in the Arctic, RIA Novosti reports with reference to an informed source.
