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The main events of the final inspection of the troops will be held in 14 subjects of the Russian Federation, as well as at the military bases of the Southern Military District in Abkhazia, Armenia and South Ossetia

The units of the Russian military base in Abkhazia have worked out the fight against the drones of a conditional enemy, the press service of the Southern Military District (SE) reported.

Formations of the Pacific Fleet Marine Corps (Pacific Fleet) have completed a planned bilateral brigade tactical exercise (DBRTU) with a live firing stage in Primorsky Krai. This was reported in the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Russia on Friday, October 8.

The American newspaper Defense News discussed with one of the high-ranking Turkish officials the specifics of relations between Moscow and Ankara.

Calculations of anti-aircraft missile systems "TOR-M2" from the tank army stationed in the Moscow region, carried out live firing missiles at the Kapustin Yar range (Astrakhan region), the Western Military District (ZVO) reported on Saturday.

Turkey intends to replenish and upgrade its fleet of F-16 fighters. Yesterday, on October 8, the Reuters news agency reported that Turkey had asked the United States for 40 new fighter jets.

The Russian-made Pantsir-S anti-aircraft missile and cannon system, which is in service with the Syrian air defense forces, destroyed eight Israeli missiles. This was told by the deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the warring parties in Syria, Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit.

The Polish consortium Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) has signed an agreement for the development and supply of a short-range anti-aircraft missile system codenamed Narew. According to Breaking Defense, almost all of its components will be Polish, with the exception of interceptors and launchers. Poles will buy them from a foreign partner, whom they have not yet chosen.

The active phase of the Selenga-2021 exercise has ended in Mongolia. During maneuvers involving formations of the Eastern Military District and the Armed Forces of Mongolia, a Mercedes-Benz with an anti-aircraft gun was spotted. Unimog trucks were used by Mongolian servicemen. This is reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

The army corps stationed in the Kaliningrad region received a batch of 23 modernized T-72B3M tanks, the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Federation reported on Thursday.

The "combat broom" - the Soviet ZPU-4 - was one of the most popular anti-aircraft machine guns after World War II.

It was operated by about fifty armies of the world. In numerous armed conflicts, these weapons demonstrated high firepower, they hit air (planes and helicopters) and ground targets (IFVs, armored personnel carriers, light tanks and self-propelled guns) at distances of 2000 meters.

The Czech Defense Ministry announced the signing on October 5 of the Czech-Israeli intergovernmental agreement on the acquisition of a new SPYDER ground-based air defense system manufactured by the Israeli state-owned company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.

Turkey is working on a system to protect important facilities from attacks by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The system is based on the Fedai kamikaze drone, which was created to combat drones. This is reported by Daily Sabah.

Calculations of the Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile and cannon complexes during an exercise in the Novosibirsk region repelled an attack by a group of enemy attack drones on a command post and infrastructure, the press service of the Central Military District reported on Wednesday.

The joint exercises "Selenga-2021" have ended in Mongolia. According to the Press Service of the Eastern Military District, the active phase with the participation of air defense units and the Mongolian army was held at the Doityn Am high-altitude training ground.

Artillery units of Russia and Mongolia at the joint exercises "Selenga-2021" for the first time used a reconnaissance and firing contour when applying a massive fire strike on the "enemy", the press service of the Air Defense Ministry reports.

The cruise missile "Malachite" was hit by missiles of the anti-aircraft missile system "Redut" and the fire of a 100-mm naval artillery installation A-19

The Pacific Fleet corvette "Loud" during exercises in the Sea of Japan hit the Malachite cruise missile with anti-aircraft missiles. This was reported to journalists in the press service of the fleet.

The actions of the Chinese Air Force, which fly in Taiwan's air defense zone, undermine regional peace, said the head of the cabinet of the Taiwanese administration, Su Zhenchang.

More than 1,450 spacecraft were launched into orbit in 2021 under the control of the Space Forces of the Russian Aerospace Forces, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

The Russian space forces have detected more than 110 launches of foreign and domestic ballistic missiles and space rockets since the beginning of 2021, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters.

A dozen new complexes operating on various principles will appear in Russia until 2025 to control space objects, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters.