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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.
Serbia to buy new Pantsir air defense systems from Russia
Serbia is buying new Pantsir air defense systems from Russia. This was announced on Thursday, December 2, during talks with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Interior Minister Aleksandar Vulin said.
"Gibka-S" is preparing to go for export
Russia is ready to mass-produce anti-aircraft Tigers. On December 1, the TASS news agency reported that the Design Bureau of Mechanical Engineering (KBM) has prepared for serial production the first Russian air defense system (air defense) of short/ultra-short range type VSHORAD (Very Short-Range Air Defense) "Flexible-S".
Alexander Lukashenko: Belarus needs Russian S-400 or S-500 anti-aircraft missile systems
Belarus needs Russian S-400 or S-500 anti-aircraft missile systems for effective protection against a missile attack, President of the Republic Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
The transfer of "Tungusok" by rail was shown on video
Next year, the Tunguska 2S6 anti-aircraft missile and cannon, considered one of the world's best air defense systems of the ground forces, will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its adoption.
All this time, the complex has been constantly improving, and now new versions significantly exceed the original samples. In particular, they received additional multi-channel sights that allow them to detect and attack the enemy at any time of the day.
Unmanned target helicopters will enter the army in early 2022
The complex with drones has no analogues in Russia, the Technodinamika holding of Rostec State Corporation said
A batch of unmanned target helicopters designed to create a target environment when testing new weapons will be delivered to the troops in early 2022. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the Technodinamika holding of Rostec State Corporation.
Expert Kornev: combat laser "Peresvet" is designed to disable satellites
The Russian laser complex "Peresvet" is primarily designed to disable satellites, military expert Dmitry Kornev said in an interview with Izvestia.
Expert: the improved "Shell" will be able to shoot down attack drones before they launch their missiles
The range of the ZRPC has been increased and sufficiently confident identification of drones is provided in the affected area, the editor-in-chief of the Arsenal of the Fatherland magazine noted
The new improved anti-aircraft missile and gun system (ZRPC) "Pantsir-S1M" with an increased target range will be able to shoot down attack drones even before they launch their aircraft weapons. This opinion was expressed by TASS editor-in-chief of the magazine "Arsenal of the Fatherland" Viktor Murakhovsky.
Russia's first ultra-short-range mobile air defense system is ready for mass production
The complex has already successfully completed state tests in 2019
The Engineering Design Bureau (KBM, part of the Rostec State Corporation's High-Precision Complexes holding) has prepared for serial production the first Russian short-range/ultra-short-range air defense system of the VSHORAD [Very Short-Range Air Defense] "Flexible-S" type. This was reported to TASS by Bekhan Ozdoev, industrial director of the cluster of armaments, ammunition and special chemicals of the Rostec State Corporation.
President of Belarus Lukashenko asked for S-400 or S-500 to protect against a missile attack
Belarus needs Russian S-400 or S-500 anti-aircraft missile systems for effective protection against a missile attack, President of the Republic Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
The Armed Forces have created several network-centric connections, the source said
Several formations capable of conducting large-scale network-centric operations have been created in the Russian Armed Forces, informed sources told RIA Novosti.
Anti-aircraft gunners of the Southern Military District began receiving the S-350 Vityaz air defense system
The anti-aircraft missile regiment of the 4th Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Southern Federal District received a modern S-350 Vityaz air defense system. Combat crews of the complexes have started receiving equipment on the territory of the 4th State Central Interspecific training Ground of the Russian Ministry of Defense "Kapustin Yar".
A training session with the participation of more than a thousand tankers and motorized skirmishers is taking place in the Kaliningrad region
The army corps stationed in the Kaliningrad region is training motorized rifle and tank regiments with the withdrawal of more than 1 thousand servicemen to the training grounds, the press service of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Federation reported on Wednesday.
The advantage of the upgraded "Shell" is named
The upgraded anti-aircraft missile and cannon complex (ZRPC) "Pantsir-S1M" will be able to shoot down drones before they launch weapons of destruction. The advantages of the Russian complex were called by the editor-in-chief of the magazine "Arsenal of the Fatherland" Viktor Murakhovsky.
Deliveries of THAAD complexes to Saudi Arabia should begin in 2023
According to information published by Defense News, Lockheed Martin plans to deliver the first THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) missile defense system to the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces in 2023.
The Moroccan Armed Forces have acquired an Israeli UAV counteraction system
The command of the Armed Forces of Morocco announced on its Facebook page about the purchase of anti-aircraft systems Skylock Dome Israeli production.
In Poland, the attack of Russian "old combat aircraft" was predicted
According to the current state of the armed forces, Poland is similar to Armenia, and Russia and Belarus are similar to Azerbaijan, writes Defence24, analyzing the last major conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, in which Baku, which had strike-reconnaissance drones, won a landslide victory over Yerevan.
Switzerland buys F-35 and Patriot
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.
"There are means." The expert said that he protects Russia from a missile attack
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.
