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The new-generation S-500 air defense system is being mass-produced, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov told Interfax.

The Sosna short-range anti-aircraft missile system continues to demonstrate its versatility. At the seventh International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021", a version on the chassis of the four-axle domestic armored personnel carrier BTR-82A was presented for the first time.

The first group of Indian specialists has already completed training on these systems

Deliveries of Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to India will begin before the end of this year, said Vyacheslav Dzirkaln, Deputy General Director for Foreign Economic Activity of the Almaz-Antey concern of East Kazakhstan Region.

The command of the French Armed Forces announced the testing of a 40-mm automatic grenade launcher manufactured by Heckler und Koch with the use of air-detonating grenades to neutralize micro - and mini-unmanned aerial vehicles.

One of the novelties of Rostec at the Army-2021 MVTF was the Pantsir-S1M anti-aircraft missile and gun system (an upgraded version of Pantsir-S1), capable of detecting air targets at a distance of up to 80 km.

The single-module combat training radar station is capable of working on hypersonic and stealth targets in the 90-degree sector

The training of regular combat crews to work with the Resonance-N radar stations (radars) capable of detecting and giving target designation for hypersonic and stealth targets will begin in 2022 with the deployment of a single-module radar of this type at the training center of the radio-technical air defense forces of the VKS in the Vladimir Region. This was stated to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

The concern of East Kazakhstan Region "Almaz-Antey" spent 73 billion rubles on the construction of a new production cluster in Kirov and Nizhny Novgorod, the company's general director Yan Novikov said.

The International military-Technical Forum "Army-2021" is held from August 22 to 28 at the Patriot Congress and Exhibition Complex in Kubinka, near Moscow.

In 2020, the newly formed 47th Missile and 238th Artillery brigades were deployed on the territory of the military garrison of Korenovsk (Krasnodar Territory).

Rostec presented a mobile anti-drone system at the Army-2021 forum, the press service of the state corporation reported.

As a result of the attack, there are no victims and destruction, said the deputy head of the Russian Center for reconciliation of the warring parties in Syria, Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit

The Russian-made Syrian air defense systems Buk-M2E and Pantsir-S destroyed 22 of the 24 guided missiles fired by Israeli Air Force fighters at the Rif Damascus and Homs provinces on August 19. This was reported to journalists by the deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the warring parties in Syria, Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit.

The S-400 Triumph systems can be delivered to Belarus to strengthen the air defense system of the union state, Denis Manturov, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, said in an interview with Interfax.

The Russian-made Syrian air defense systems Buk-M2E and Pantsir-S destroyed twenty-two of the 24 guided missiles fired by Israeli Air Force fighters at the provinces of Damascus and Homs earlier this week.

Israeli ELTA Systems (a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries) is developing new versions of ground-based AFAR radars with electronic scanning, designed to combat changing threats, including swarms of UAVs and hypersonic missiles.

The American short-range laser air defense system showed "phenomenal results" in tests. August 18, portal defensenews.com He reported that Northrop Grumman dropped out of the tender, and only a prototype of the DE M-SHORAD system from Raytheon participated in its final tests.

Within the framework of the Army-2021 forum, the Almaz-Antey air Defense Concern will present samples of anti-aircraft equipment of various classes. Some cars will be shown to the general public for the first time.

The Almaz-Antey concern of East Kazakhstan Region will show for the first time at the Army-2021 forum, which will be held in Kubinka on August 22-28, the Sosna anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) on a wheeled chassis, the press service of the concern told reporters.

The Turkish defense company Meteksan Defense Industry Inc. has announced the development of a new ground-based laser system called NAZAR.

This is a missile defense system. It was first presented at the 15th International Defense Industry Exhibition IDEF 2021.

The kit provides various types of maintenance of components of air defense systems

The Russian defense company JSC "GPTP " Granit", a subsidiary of JSC " Concern of East Kazakhstan Region "Almaz-Antey", presented a mobile set of repair and diagnostic equipment "REDCOM"in Istanbul on Wednesday. This was reported to the TASS correspondent by the company's representative Yevgeny Gladilin.

The Turkish defense company Meteksan Defense Industry Inc. has announced the development of a new ground-based laser system called NAZAR. This is a missile defense system. It was first presented at the 15th International Defense Industry Exhibition IDEF 2021.