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Combat crews of the S-400 and Pantsir-S complexes repelled a massive air strike by a simulated enemy in the Nizhny Novgorod Region as part of the strategic Russian-Belarusian exercise Zapad-2021, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Friday.

The Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems, which are the longest-range air defense systems among those in service with Russia, were able to fully confirm the previously stated characteristics about the possibility of intercepting hypersonic targets.

Belarus plans to buy more than $1 billion worth of weapons from Russia, President of the Republic Alexander Lukashenko told reporters while visiting the Obuz-Lesnovsky training ground near Baranovichi during the Zapad-2021 military exercises.

By the end of the year, Russia will supply the first foreign customer with a launch batch of the latest aviation concrete-piercing missiles X-59MKM, capable, in particular, of destroying the enemy's protected underground control points, a military and diplomatic source told RIA Novosti.

Large-scale exercises have started in the Arctic, in which about 8 thousand military personnel, 800 units of combat and special equipment, as well as up to 50 ships and vessels will take part.

According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, units of land and coastal troops, as well as air defense troops of the Northern Fleet moved to the training grounds in the Murmansk region as part of an exercise with the Arctic expeditionary group.

More than 500 Russian servicemen, tanks and artillery are involved in the exercise, which began on the Kuril Islands, the Eastern Military District (VVO) said on Wednesday.

Calculations of the Leningrad Air Defense Association of the Western Military District took part in the exercises

Calculations of the anti-aircraft missile regiment conducted combat launches of guided missiles of the S-400 "Triumph" systems at air targets at the Ashuluk training ground. This was reported to journalists in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Before the combat use, the calculations of the anti-aircraft missile brigade relocated from the Altai Territory to the Astrakhan Region

Combat crews of the anti-aircraft missile unit of the Central Military District, after re-equipping with new Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile systems, performed combat missile launches with 100% accuracy during the first exercises at the Kapustin Yar training ground in the Astrakhan region. This was reported on Tuesday by the press service of the district.

Rosoboronexport announced an increase in the order portfolio worth more than 3 billion euros. "As a result of negotiations with foreign partners, I have signed more than 30 contract documents worth more than 3 billion euros," the company's press service said on Tuesday.

The signing of an agreement on military cooperation between Russia and Saudi Arabia, which took place in August during the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021", indicates the readiness of Riyadh to diversify its relations in the defense sphere and go beyond the long-standing focus on Washington, the American edition of Breaking Defense writes.

After successful tests of the laser maneuverable short-range air defense system (Directed Energy-Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense Systems, DE M-SHORAD), the US Army plans to receive the first platoon of tactical lasers in the next fiscal year 2022.

The Tor anti-aircraft missile system will be able to effectively resist the attacking swarm of unmanned aerial vehicles. The concept of a mass raid of cheap kamikaze drones on air defense facilities is being developed by the foreign military.

Chinese aviation continues to "probe" the Taiwanese air defense. On September 5, the Ministry of Defense of Taiwan reported a massive violation of the Taiwanese air borders by Chinese Air Force aircraft. Chinese aviation flights were recorded in the control zone of Taiwan's air defense systems located on the Pratas Islands

There are no obstacles to the supply of S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to Belarus, Dmitry Shugaev, head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC), noted on September 3.

The Syrian air defense forces destroyed 21 missiles out of 24 missiles fired last night by Israeli fighter jets at targets in Syria, said Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit, deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the warring parties in Syria.

Russia continues to implement the contract signed 5 years ago with Myanmar for the supply of Yak-130 aircraft, as well as weapons and ammunition for them, Dmitry Shugaev, head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of the Russian Federation, told Interfax.

Russia is ready to conclude a deal with India on the licensed production of Igla-S MANPADS, the contract has been practically agreed, Dmitry Shugaev, head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of the Russian Federation, told Interfax.

The Saudi news agency SPA, citing the country's Defense Ministry, reported that last Saturday, the Saudi air defense forces prevented a missile attack from Yemen on three settlements of the kingdom.

The exercises of the air defense forces of the CIS countries "Combat Commonwealth-2021" will be transferred to the territory of Tajikistan and Kazakhstan from September 3, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

The United States urges its allies to avoid major deals with Russia in the defense sphere, a State Department representative told RIA Novosti, commenting on the signing of an agreement on military cooperation between Russia and Saudi Arabia.