Latest news on "Air defense"

The US State Department has approved a potential supply to Canada under the Foreign Military Sales program of the Aegis multifunctional Weapon Control System (Aegis) and related equipment.

During the latest tests, the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM), called the "killer" of Russian air defense systems (for example, the S-400 "Triumph"), flew more than 400 kilometers, breaking its own range record, the Defense News publication reports, citing Lockheed Martin.

Israel's Iron Dome air defense system consists of a radar, a control center, and an installation for hitting enemy missiles. It recognizes incoming missiles and can calculate their trajectory and estimated target in a few seconds. The principle of operation of the system was revealed by Deutsche Welle.

The latest anti-aircraft artillery complex ZAK-57 "Derivation-AIR DEFENSE", armed with an automatic gun of 57-mm caliber, successfully hit unmanned aerial vehicles of various types during tests, the press service of the Uralvagonzavod Research and Production Corporation (UVZ, part of Rostec) told RIA Novosti.

The Israeli army has not confirmed the data on the beginning of a ground operation in the Gaza Strip

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues for the third day in a row. The parties exchange rocket attacks, the Israeli army used more than 160 aircraft and artillery to attack Hamas positions. There is no ground invasion of the Gaza Strip yet, although the IDF has previously announced " ground and air strikes." In three days, at least 1,800 rockets were fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip, Tel Aviv said.

More than 1.5 thousand rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip towards Israel over the past three days, the Israeli military said.

Unable to acquire modern combat aircraft, Ukraine decided to focus on unmanned aircraft. It is expected to receive about fifty "Bayraktar TB2".

The Ministry of Health of the Gaza Strip reports today, May 13, that as a result of ongoing Israeli strikes in the Palestinian enclave, 83 people were killed, including 17 children and eight women. 487 people were injured in various degrees of severity.

Moscow's missile defense in the event of a nuclear strike is recognized as the most effective in the world. This is the conclusion of an American military columnist for the National Interest magazine.

"Can you guess which city is best protected from a nuclear missile attack? London? Washington, DC? No. This is in Russia, " writes expert Caleb Larson.

On May 12, Germany and Poland signed a technical agreement on cooperation between the air forces of the two countries when crossing their air borders when performing NATO Air Policing missions.

The new medium-range anti-aircraft missile system S-350 "Vityaz" has entered service in the Southern Military District, said in an interview with the newspaper "Military Bulletin of the South of Russia" Commander of the district Alexander Dvornikov.

The general leadership of the troops of the joint regional air defense system of Russia and Tajikistan will be carried out by the commander of the Central Military District of the Armed Forces of Russia, follows from the text of the agreement between Russia and Tajikistan on the creation of a Joint regional air Defense system.

The ZSU-23-4 anti-aircraft self-propelled gun, despite its venerable age, is still in service with the armies of more than three dozen countries.

For example, they are armed with air defense units of the Angolan ground forces. There are about 50 pieces in total.

The Israeli "Iron Dome" is effective when it comes to countering the Palestinian semi-military missiles of the "Qassam" type, the Soviet Grad missiles available to the radicals, as well as mortar or artillery shells. Alexander Mikhailov, director of the Bureau of Military-Political Analysis, told Izvestia about this on May 12, commenting on rocket attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip.

Groups in the Gaza Strip have been firing rockets at Israel non-stop for 10 hours. This was announced on May 11 by the press service of the Israeli army on Twitter.

84 units of ground combat equipment took part in the parade dedicated to the 76th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, held at the Russian air base Khmeimim in Syria. Among them was a T-34-85.

The Turkish defense industry is celebrating another achievement — the domestic air defense system successfully hit the "fighter". On May 5, the press service of the Turkish Defense Association (Savunma Sanayii Başkanlığı, SSB) reported on the successful testing of the HISAR A+system.

Calculations of anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMS) S-400 "Triumph" conducted exercises in the Pskov region to repel air attacks of a simulated enemy, the press service of the Western Military District (ZVO) reported on Thursday.

The army of the Syrian Arab Republic announced on Wednesday, May 5, that the country's air defense systems shot down several Israeli missiles aimed at objects in the coastal zone of Latakia. This is reported by the SANA news agency.

Japanese media have become interested in Russian Arctic military equipment based on the DT-30 Vityaz all-terrain vehicle. According to experts, these are not only powerful machines, but also a means to achieve geopolitical goals.