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Military exercises on the protection of airspace using the S-400 Triumph air defense system were held in Crimea, the press service of the Southern Military District reported on Wednesday.

In a separate motorized rifle brigade of the army corps of the Northern Fleet, the new Barnaul-T air defense intelligence and control complexes were put into service.

An exercise was held at the Golovenki training ground near Moscow, where a battery of S-300V anti-aircraft missile systems of a separate air defense brigade of the Western Military District practiced repelling a massive air attack on strategically important objects of the Ministry of Defense.

The capabilities of the latest Abakan air defense system have become known.

Almaz-Antey Concern has announced in detail the characteristics of the latest Abakan 98P6E air defense system. As the first deputy chief designer of the project Dmitry Brilalo told RIA Novosti, this is a unique complex of non-strategic missile defense.

The ambiguity of Washington's position in response to India's decision to purchase Russian new-generation S-400 Triumph missile systems has caused discontent in Turkey.

Shilka anti-aircraft self-propelled guns, having turned into ZSU-23-4MP Biała, will continue to serve in the ground forces of the Polish armed forces.

It is reported that the machines under a new contract for 10430 million zlotys will be repaired and serviced until the end of November 2024. These measures will make it possible to maintain the existing equipment in a combat-ready condition.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) informed the United States about the suspension of negotiations on the purchase of the F-35. This was announced on Tuesday, October 14, according to the official representative of the country's authorities.

Radio engineering troops have received a new round of development both in structure and in areas of activity, the department noted

The radio-technical troops (RTV) of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) are capable of detecting targets flying at hypersonic speed at any altitude. This was reported to journalists in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Almaz-Antey Air Defense-Missile Defense Concern has created a unique anti-aircraft missile system of non-strategic missile defense (NPRO) "Abakan", the readiness time for combat operation of which is less than three minutes, First deputy chief designer of the complex Dmitry Brilalo told RIA Novosti.

India may, if desired, become the first country on the list for the purchase of the S-500 after the Russian army receives these air defense systems in the right amount, said Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Yuri Knutov spoke about the advantages of the S-500.

India may become the first foreign buyer of the new S-500 air defense system, but deliveries will begin only after meeting the needs of the Russian army, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said.

RIA Novosti: the US has no means of interception for Russian nuclear missiles after leaving the missile defense

Russian military experts interviewed by RIA Novosti said that the United States does not have the ability to intercept nuclear missiles to prevent Russia from striking back in the event of a conflict. Despite the fact that 20 years ago the United States withdrew from the Treaty on the Limitation of Missile Defense Systems (ABM) in order to create such means, they still have not succeeded.

The protection of the skies of the Crimean Peninsula, the Kerch Strait and the regions of the North Caucasus will soon be strengthened with upgraded S-300PM air defense systems.

The crews of the Baltic Fleet warships in the Kaliningrad region conducted training on the detection of unidentified air targets and repelling attacks by means of an air attack of a simulated enemy.

The air defense fighters of the Yemeni Ansar Allah movement (Houthis) managed to intercept an American-made F-15 fighter jet of the Royal Saudi Air Force.

A single multi-purpose aircraft capable of carrying weapons for attacking air and ground targets was detected using a thermal imaging system.

Upgraded air defenses will be put on duty to protect the Rostov region.

The Rostov region and the Rostov NPP will be protected by new air defense systems.

Novocherkassk Vedomosti writes about this with reference to the Panorama edition.

Retired American Special Forces soldier Steve Balestrieri admitted that the Soviet 23-mm twin anti-aircraft gun ZU-23-2 turned out to be the most interesting weapon from which he had a chance to shoot. The

"Green Beret" told Business Insider that over the years of service he had to try out many types of weapons, including the 106-mm recoilless gun M40, but the Soviet anti-aircraft gun impressed him due to its simplicity, ease of operation and fire power.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that the country's defense budget, which is planned for 2022 in the amount of over 1.1 billion rubles. In the future, it will be increased by another 500 million euros for the purchase of equipment and weapons, including combat aircraft.

Russian Deputy Defense Minister Colonel-General Alexander Fomin and Myanmar's Ambassador to Russia Lwin Wu confirmed at a meeting in Moscow the desire of the two countries to maximize the accumulated potential for deepening cooperation in the defense sector, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters on Thursday.

NASA has launched a new monitoring of asteroid collisions with Earth. Now the system more accurately calculates the probability of a dangerous approach. The result of complex calculations can be seen on a separate website, the Izvestia TV channel reports. Asteroids and stars are visible on the resource with 3D visualization. The data is constantly updated, the real picture is displayed. The previous NASA system worked for almost 20 years. In less than an hour, it was possible to get the probability of a collision with our planet over the next 100 years.