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The White House did not confirm the data on the supply of the Iron Dome system to Ukraine
The White House did not confirm the reports of the American press that the United States could allegedly supply Ukraine with an Iron Dome missile defense system. This was stated on September 15 during a briefing by a representative of the US administration, Jennifer Psaki.
The military expert assessed the possibility of Ukraine to place the "Iron Dome"
A military expert, retired Colonel Viktor Litovkin, on Wednesday, September 15, commented to Izvestia on the information that Ukraine can receive two tactical anti-missile defense systems (ABM) "Iron Dome"from the United States.
Boeing has introduced a new system of protection against intercontinental ballistic missiles
Boeing and the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) have successfully presented a new interceptor missile for the ground-based medium defense System (GMD), designed to destroy ICBMs in space at the initial stage of flight.
Improved "Strela-10MN" and "Tunguska-M1" were seen at the Mulino training ground
Various air defense systems were used at the Mulino training ground (Nizhny Novgorod Region) during the main stage of the joint strategic exercise of the armed forces of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus "West-2021".
More than 50 aircraft checked the actions of the air defense forces on duty at the Zapad-2021 exercises
The Ministry of Defense noted that the crews of the VKS were approaching the area of responsibility of the air defense units of the ZVO from different directions, at different altitudes and speeds
More than 50 aircraft and helicopters of the Aerospace Forces (VKS) checked the work of the air defense forces on duty in the Western Military District (ZVO) at the joint exercises of the Russian Federation and Belarus "West-2021". This was reported on Tuesday in the Russian Defense Ministry.
MW: Delivery of S-500 to Belarus will open up new opportunities for Russia
Following the meeting with Vladimir Putin, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko spoke about 28 cooperation programs. Among them, Minsk has ordered weapons worth more than a billion dollars: planes, helicopters, Tor-M2 anti-aircraft systems, and other equipment.
Barak-8: now also on land
India is opening an "umbrella" against supersonic missiles. September 13, portal savunmasanayist.com He reported that the Indian Air Force has adopted the Barak-8 mobile anti-aircraft missile system (SAM), also known as MRSAM, developed jointly with Israel.
The Kremlin assessed the possibility of deploying the S-400 of the Russian Federation in Belarus
The issue of the possibility of deploying Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems in Belarus will be decided from the point of view of expediency within the framework of ensuring the security of the two countries. This was announced on September 13 at a briefing by the press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov.
Almaz-Antey has supplied a cooling system for the Ruppur NPP in Bangladesh, work is underway on the Turkish Akkuyu
Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant "Kupol", which produces the world-famous short-range anti-aircraft missile systems of the Tor-M2 family, is conducting a number of projects to create complex cooling systems, including for nuclear power plants, as part of diversification, said Alexander Vedrov, Deputy General Director of the Almaz-Antey Concern for production and technological policy.
An American missile defense missile was tested with a disabled stage
Boeing and the US Missile Defense Agency reported on the successful test of the GMD (Ground missile defense) interceptor system in an unusual mode.
Minsk plans to purchase Russian weapons for more than $1 billion-Lukashenko
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.
Radar equipment developed by the Belarusian defense industry has been tested at the Ashuluk test site
During the operational-tactical exercise of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus with live firing, held at the Ashuluk training ground in the Astrakhan region, another successful test of three radars developed by one of the enterprises of the Belarusian defense industry was conducted.
For the Russian PRO, any MACH is not a problem
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.
Near Astrakhan, the Buk-M3 complexes repelled a kamikaze drone raid
In the Astrakhan region, the military personnel of the Southern Military District trained in repelling air raids and unmanned aerial vehicles of a conditional enemy. Special attention was paid to the fight against attack drones and kamikaze barraging drones.
The United States will begin supplying M-109A6 "Paladin" self-propelled howitzers to Taiwan in 2023
According to the Taiwan News resource, the United States will supply Taiwan with the first 155-mm tracked self-propelled howitzers M-109A6 "Paladin" in 2023.
S-400 air defense systems repelled an airstrike of a simulated enemy as part of the Zapad-2021 exercise
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.
S-400 and Pantsir-S went on duty to repel the attack at the Zapad-2021 exercise
Before that, the combat crews made marches from the points of deployment, repelling at the same time the attacks of conditional saboteurs
Calculations of S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems, Pantsir-S anti-aircraft missile and gun systems and radar stations have taken up combat duty to repel an air attack within the framework of the strategic exercises of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and Belarus "West-2021". This was reported to journalists in the Russian Defense Ministry.
Large-scale exercises with ships, aircraft and artillery have started in the Arctic
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.
Source: Russia will start exporting the Latest aviation concrete-cutting missile X-59MKM
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.
The military is conducting an exercise in the Kuril Islands with live firing of tanks and artillery
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.