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Large-scale exercises are continuing in Siberia. So, in the final of the first stage, the pilots of the supersonic fighter-interceptors MiG-31BM destroyed the high-precision weapons of the "enemy" - cruise, anti-aircraft and aircraft guided missiles.

Anti-aircraft gunners of the Southern Military District destroyed targets during the exercises with weapons of the Tor-M2U complex

Anti-aircraft units of the Southern Military District (SE) conducted training in the Kuban. During the exercises, the Russian military discovered and hit small-sized maneuvering targets of a conditional enemy. The anti-aircraft gunners used the armament of the Tor-M2U anti-aircraft missile system (SAM), the press service of the Southern Military District reported.

Belarus plans to buy or receive as a gift from Russia operational-tactical missile systems "Iskander-M", other promising weapons.

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.

An air defense exercise involving ships of the Northern Fleet took place in the Barents Sea, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.

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.

The Russian Defense Ministry has published the first pictures of the Tu-22M3 bomber with the X-32 missile

The Russian Ministry of Defense has published the first images of long-range Tu-22M3 bombers with new weapons. The planes in the image are equipped with a new X-32 missile, the Telegram channel bmpd reports.

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 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 Su-35 fighters intercepted planes of a simulated enemy during exercises in Belarus, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

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).

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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 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.