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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said earlier that the implementation of the deal on the supply of Russian anti-aircraft missile systems is going according to plan

Russia continues to fulfill the contract for the supply of Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to India and hopes for new deliveries under the option. This was stated on Monday by Alexander Mikheev, CEO of Rosoboronexport JSC, in an interview with the Rossiya-24 TV channel.

The Siper air defense system being developed by Turkey can surpass the characteristics of the Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs), according to the head of the country's Defense Industry Department Ismail Demir. Sabah newspaper writes about it.

Amid increasing tensions in diplomatic and military relations between Russia and the West, the launch of the Zircon hypersonic missile system into mass production has put the United States in a hopeless position. The Iranian newspaper Kayhan writes about this on December 6.

The upgraded anti-aircraft missile and cannon complex (ZRPC) "Pantsir-S1M" can hit small-sized and low-speed drones. The Russian ZRPC was evaluated by military expert Masai Saito in a material for Yahoo News Japan.

Amid increasing tensions in diplomatic and military relations between Russia and the West, the launch of the Zircon hypersonic missile system into mass production has put the United States in a hopeless position.

The data of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on the decline in Russian arms sales are not true. On Monday, December 6, military expert Andrei Frolov told Izvestia.

A new motorized rifle division in the Kaliningrad region, which, according to the Russian military, was created in response to NATO activity, has received more than 40 upgraded tanks this year, the Baltic Fleet said on Monday.

The Minister added at the same time that Russian-Indian relations have a special character of a privileged strategic partnership

The implementation of the deal on the supply of Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to India is going according to plan, despite US attempts to undermine cooperation between Moscow and New Delhi in this area. This was stated to journalists on Monday by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov following talks with Indian Foreign Minister Subramanyam Jaishankar and Russian-Indian consultations in the "2+2" format between the defense and foreign ministers of the two countries.

Calculations of the Russian S-300 air defense system repelled an air strike by a simulated enemy at an exercise in Tajikistan, the press service of the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Monday.

Rostec State Corporation has prepared the Gibka-S anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) for serial production. In the publication of the information and consulting agency Defense Express, the complex was compared with the Polish Poprad air defense system.

Is studying the possibility of retaliatory measures for Kiev's purchase of Turkish drones

The head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin promised to destroy Turkish Bayraktar drones in case Kiev tries to strike them on the territory of the DPR.

Modern integrated air defense systems are capable of hitting approaching cruise missiles and other guided munitions, writes the director of the program on future concepts and military potential assessments of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, Colonel of the Air Force (Air Force) USA retired Mark Ganzinger.

A military air defense unit (air defense) has been formed in the suburbs of Khabarovsk, the press service of the Eastern Military District (VVO) reported on Friday.

On Wednesday, December 1, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that the country needs S-500 anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs). The USA appreciated the advantages of such a step for Russia. The air defense systems in Belarus will make it possible to resist American missiles in Europe, writes The Military Watch.

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.

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 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.

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".

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.

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.