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According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, new units and units of the mobile air defense reserve will be formed as part of the Southern Military District.

The new American satellite of the missile attack Warning System (SPRN) SBIRS GEO 5 has begun to perform operational tasks after the completion of the testing period in orbit, the US Space Operations Command announced on Sunday.

The gunners of Russia and Belarus have worked out the destruction of the equipment of the conditional enemy

As part of the verification of the reaction forces of the Union State, the gunners of Russia and Belarus worked out the destruction of equipment and personnel of the conditional enemy. The military used mortars, multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) "Grad" and self-propelled howitzers to strike targets at the Brest training ground. This is reported by RIA Novosti.

The Ukrainian drone, which, according to the Belarusian authorities, was spying on the territory of Belarus, took more than 200 photos in a little less than an hour of flight, said Sergey Shuka, head of the technical expertise department of the State Committee for Forensic Examinations of Belarus in the Brest region.

Two Russian Tu-22M3 long-range bombers performed patrols in the airspace of Belarus and returned to Russia, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

Calculations of anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) "Osa" work out the tasks of air defense during the inspection of the reaction forces of the Union State on the territory of Belarus on Saturday.

On February 2, the Ministry of Defense of India published an updated request for proposals (RFP) for the purchase of towed anti-aircraft artillery installations for the country's Armed Forces.

The exercises involved 40 units of weapons, military, special and aviation equipment of the ZVO

The units of the military air defense (air defense) and operational-tactical aviation of the Western Military District (ZVO) conducted exercises, within the framework of which they were convinced of the security of the western borders of the Russian Federation. This was announced by the commander of the ZVO troops, Hero of Russia, Colonel-General Alexander Zhuravlev.

The development of hypersonic weapons poses a serious threat to the US Navy. The US military intends to counteract warheads flying at a speed of several Mach with the help of space satellites and an SM-6 interceptor missile.

Russian servicemen of the Western Military District have completed a bilateral tactical exercise in the Voronezh Region, the press service of the Military District reported.

During the inspection of the reaction forces of the Union State, Belarusian and Russian fighter crews perform tasks of patrolling air borders as part of mixed pairs.

Vice Admiral of the US Navy John Hill called the only hypersonic missile SM-6

Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) missiles can be used against hypersonic weapons, writes The Drive, referring to a statement by Vice Admiral of the US Navy John Hill.

A detachment of warships of the Northern Fleet conducted an exercise to repel the attacks of a simulated enemy aircraft in the northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean, the fleet said on Friday.

The US military intends to convert some of the M2A2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles in storage into equipment depicting a likely enemy during exercises. We are talking about imitations of the Russian T-72BZ and the Chinese-made VN17 infantry fighting vehicle.

Crews of a detachment of warships of the Northern Fleet conducted an air defense exercise in the Atlantic. This was announced on Thursday, February 3, by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

A detachment of large amphibious ships of the Northern and Baltic Fleets entered the Syrian port of Tartus as part of the exercises, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

For the first time, the Military Training Center at the Ural Federal University (UrFU) received a cool simulator of the anti-aircraft missile and cannon complex "Pantsir-S".

"On January 24, 2022, the border service authorities, in cooperation with the Air Force and air defense units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus, recorded the fact of violation of the State Border of Belarus in the airspace from Ukraine by an unmanned aerial vehicle, which was subsequently forced to land by the air defense units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus.

Aircraft of the Aerospace Forces (VKS) of Russia and the Belarusian Air Force, during joint exercises, launched a missile attack on a conditional enemy whose forces were stationed at the Brest training ground. This was reported in the Russian military department.

Western countries are actively arming Ukraine. On February 2, Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak announced the transfer of the Piorun MANPADS to the Ukrainian army (Polish. - lightning) and an ATGM of an unnamed type.