Latest news on "Air defense"
"Stealth" will not save: The all-round radar was upgraded in Russia
The upgraded three-coordinate radar stations "Casta-2E2" (39N6) involved in the exercises in the Leningrad region timely detected the approach of a squadron of drones. The transmitted coordinates allowed the Tor-M anti-aircraft missile systems to successfully repel a massive aerial drone attack.
The Swedish Air Force has revealed plans to supply the Gripen E fighter
The Swedish Air Force Command has announced initial plans to adopt the Gripen E multipurpose fighter developed by Saab and named the first base for the deployment of this type of aircraft.
In Russia, they told about the method of detecting the F-35
The Kasta-2E2 radar station can detect drones and fifth-generation F-35 aircraft. Methods of repelling attacks of inconspicuous targets are reported in the material of the magazine "Army Standard".
In the US, they told about unreliable Russian air defense systems
The Russian air defense systems used by Armenia in Nagorno-Karabakh turned out to be outdated and unreliable, the American magazine Popular Mechanics tells.
Ships of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Federation conducted an air defense training at the base point
The crews of the large anti-submarine ships Admiral Panteleev and Admiral Tributs of the Pacific Fleet conducted air defense training at their base in Vladivostok, the press service of the fleet reported on Saturday.
Syrian air defenses repelled a rocket attack in the suburbs of Damascus
The air defense of Damascus repelled a missile strike. This was announced on October 30 on its website by the SANA agency. Data on who is firing is not provided.
Russia and Brazil continued negotiations on the purchase of Pantsir-C1
Russia and Brazil continue to discuss the possible purchase by the Latin American country of the Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile and gun systems (ZRPC). This was announced by Deputy Director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) Anatoly Punchuk.
Washington hopes for constructive development of relations with Ankara, is concerned about the acquisition of Russian S-400 complexes
US President Joe Biden at a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Erdogan on Sunday expressed his desire to maintain constructive relations between the countries, while expressing concern that Ankara has acquired Russian S-400 air defense systems.
A small-sized radar for detecting drones was created in Russia
A small-sized radar station (MRLS) "Volna" has been developed, designed for round-the-clock and all-weather search, detection and tracking of ultra-small drones.
Along with large strike unmanned aerial vehicles, very small drones performing reconnaissance functions pose a major security threat.
The troops of the Southern Military District will receive new air defense systems "Willow"
Units of the Southern Military District (SE) will receive new portable air defense missile systems (MANPADS) "Willow". As sources in the Ministry of Defense told Izvestia, a fundamental decision on the complete rearmament of the Southern Military District with new air defense systems has already been made. The main deliveries will fall on the current and next years.
In Serbia, an anti-aircraft installation with Russian missiles was shown
The new MTU-4 anti-aircraft gun was shown in Serbia. The development of the Military Technical Institute of the Ministry of Defense of Serbia can use anti-aircraft missiles of the Igla and Strela-2MA complexes. This is reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
The United States and Turkey held consultations on the F-35 program
The United States and Turkey held consultations on the F-35 program, from which Turkey was excluded for the purchase of Russian S-400 air defense systems, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the US Defense Ministry.
In Russia, they were not afraid of the possibility of destroying the Baltic Fleet
The ships of the Baltic and Black Sea fleets of Russia are reliably protected from enemy missile attacks by air defense systems, Admiral Vladimir Komoyedov, commander of the Black Sea Fleet (in 1998-2002), told RIA Novosti.
MANPADS "Willow" will significantly strengthen the air defense of the land units of the Southern Military District
The Russian Defense Ministry has decided to completely re-equip the units of the Southern Military District (SE) with new portable air defense missile systems "Willow".
In Russia, they called a way to "cool the ardor of Ukrainian generals" in the Donbas
The loss of one Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) worth five million dollars "will immediately cool the ardor of Ukrainian generals" in the Donbas. Igor Korotchenko, editor-in-chief of the National Defense magazine, called RIA Novosti a similar way to stop the escalation of the conflict in the region.
US lawmakers block sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey
US lawmakers from Democrats and Republicans have called on the administration of President Joe Biden to block the sale of Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets to Turkey.
The Admiral Gorshkov frigate has practiced firing anti-aircraft missiles in the Barents Sea
The crew practiced firing with the Poliment-Redut anti-aircraft missile system
The frigate of the Northern Fleet "Admiral Gorshkov" conducted training anti-aircraft missile firing at air and sea targets in the Barents Sea. This was reported on Thursday in the press service of the fleet.
Large-scale air defense exercises were held near Astrakhan
Large-scale exercises of five air defense formations with a large number of combat launches from the S-300V4, Buk-M3 and Tor-M complexes were held in the Astrakhan region. This was announced on Thursday, October 28, according to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Exercises were held in Kamchatka to repel an attack by saboteurs on a submarine base
About 50 servicemen participated in the training
A detachment to combat underwater sabotage forces and means conducted special exercises in Kamchatka to repel an attack by a sabotage group of a conditional enemy on a permanent deployment point of submarines of the Pacific Fleet.
In Kamchatka, the S-400 "Triumph" crews conducted tactical exercises to cover submarine forces
Combat crews of the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) conducted tactical exercises in Kamchatka to cover the submarine forces of the Pacific Fleet from an air attack by a conditional enemy, and a detachment to combat underwater sabotage forces and means also conducted exercises.
