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Its view will be 270 degrees

The newest radar station "Yakhroma", the construction of which in the Crimea was announced by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at the annual board of the Ministry of Defense, will operate in four bands with an overview of 270 degrees. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

What weapons will the United States adopt in 2021?]

In 2021, the US military budget will amount to $740.5 billion, of which $705.4 billion will be allocated directly to the Ministry of Defense. "Newspaper.Ru " analyzed what types of weapons and military equipment will be purchased by Washington in 2021 and what will be given special attention.

The S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system will go on combat duty in the Samara Region at the end of January, the press service of the Central Military District (CVO) of the Russian Federation reported.

In 2020, the PLA Navy added 24 surface ships of various classes. This year, the military shipbuilding of the People's Republic of China set a kind of record for the corvettes of the project 056 - 15 units transferred to the fleet.

The Voronezh radar station of the Russian missile warning system will be completed in Komi in 2021, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

The control point of the space echelon of the missile attack warning system (SPRN) has been upgraded, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

The Russian missile attack warning system consists of two echelons: space and ground

The Russian Space Forces tracked more than 80 launches of foreign and domestic rockets in 2020. This was reported to journalists in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Ships and submarines, air defense systems, aircraft and intercontinental missiles — the Russian army will receive almost 3,500 units of new equipment in 2021. Two-thirds of the military budget will be spent on the purchase and modernization of weapons. About the most interesting samples - in the material of RIA Novosti.

Deliveries to the Russian Armed Forces of the new S-500 Prometheus air defense system, capable of destroying targets in near space, are expected in 2021.

Russia's plans to develop hypersonic weapons have provoked panic in NATO countries over Moscow's " aggressive plans." In Europe, however, they are more afraid that it will be destroyed by American defenders, who are afraid of the Russian threat. Does the possession of "hypersound" really give Russia a decisive advantage? And how can the West respond to us if it achieves parity in such weapons?

State tests of the new anti-aircraft artillery complex "Derivation-air defense", capable of destroying drones and cruise missiles, are planned for 2022, said the head of the military air defense (air defense) of the Armed forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Alexander Leonov.

There were no violations of Russian airspace

Russian radar stations (RLS) over the past week took on the support of 32 aircraft of foreign countries at the borders of the Russian Federation. Such data of the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation leads on Friday the newspaper "Red star".

Syrian air defenses managed to shoot down most of the rockets fired by the Israeli army at the Western part of the province of Hama.

In the Rostov region, combat crews of anti-aircraft missile systems "tor-M2" of the 150th motorized rifle division conducted tactical and special exercises. The targets were simulators of cruise missiles.

The US army during the tests held on December 19 at the Yuma test site in Arizona, on the third attempt, destroyed the target-the Soviet-made KUB anti-aircraft missile system (SAM). The corresponding video is published by DVIDS.

Saudi Arabia, which launched the war in Yemen, suffers one defeat after another.

Now the troops of Riyadh and the Saudi coalition are retreating on almost all fronts. The situation is particularly difficult for the Saudis in the province of Marib.

He considers the bill a "gift" to Russia and China

Us President Donald trump on Wednesday used his veto power against the defense budget bill, which was previously approved by the US Congress.

Combat crews of anti-aircraft missile systems S-400 "Triumph" for the first time will take up duty to protect the airspace in the Sverdlovsk region, the press service of the Central military district (CVO) reported on Thursday.

Ukrainian rocket men trained to launch missile strikes against a simulated enemy in the Kherson region. This was announced on Thursday, December 24, by the press service of the command of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Facebook page.

The Kalashnikov Concern announced the successful completion of full-scale tests of the Strela 9M333 anti-aircraft guided missile (SAM) for the Strela 10M air defense system. The shooting took place at the Donguz training ground in the Orenburg region.