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A pair of Turkish F-16 fighter jets entered Greek airspace over the Eastern Aegean sea without submitting a preliminary flight plan.

the Nebo-UM radar is capable of detecting hypersonic aircraft manufactured using Stealth technology

on December 14, 2020, a new Nebo-UM radar station took over combat duty in the Rostov region.

In the past year, Poland continued to increase military purchases and became the second among buyers of weapons from the United States. A kind of rating of Washington's partners can be found in the report of the arms export Agency DSCA for fiscal year 2020.

The air defense system of the Kuril Islands in 2020 will be strengthened with s-300V4 anti-aircraft missile systems, said the commander of the Eastern military district (VVO) Gennady Zhidko.

Construction of the newest radar station "Yakhroma" will begin in Sevastopol in 2021. This was announced by Russian defense Minister General of the army Sergei Shoigu during the final Board of the Department on December 21.

More than 25 structures have already been put into operation, the air defense unit has taken up duty on the island of Kunashir

Military builders have put into operation more than 25 structures on the Kuril Islands, a total of 51 earthquake-resistant objects are planned to be built, Deputy defense Minister Timur Ivanov said.

The Buk-M3 medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems have entered combat duty for the first time to protect the airspace on the territory of the Central military district, the press service of the district reports.

The Ministry of Defense of Israel, together with the Directorate for Defense Research and Development, completed a series of tests of the David's Sling anti-missile system as part of the layered missile defense system. According to the Israeli Air Force, during the tests, the complex successfully intercepted a target simulating a missile.

The President spoke about the "antidote" at the annual press conference

At the final press conference on December 17, Vladimir Putin said that Russia is "actively working" on an "antidote" to the future hypersonic weapons (GZO) of other countries. The President did not specify which systems are in question, but information about some of them has previously appeared in open sources. Experts note that protection against such weapons is an extremely difficult, but feasible task. how it is going to be solved in our country-izvestia understood.

mig-31 long-range interceptors are deployed in anadyr (chukotka) for combat duty in the arctic, said the commander of the pacific fleet of the russian federation, admiral sergei avakyants.

The US Space Command (US Space Command - USSPACECOM) reported on the next test of an anti-satellite interception missile (Direct-ascent anti - satellite-DA-ASAT) made by Russia on December 16, 2020 from the Plesetsk missile range. The Ministry of defense of Russia on the start-up was not reported.

Soviet anti-aircraft self-propelled gun ZSU-57-2, nicknamed "hell thresher", tried in the early 80 - ies to copy in China. For this purpose, several such combat vehicles were purchased abroad.

The Type 69-II medium tank was chosen as the chassis. small improvements were made, for example, the combat compartment became airtight, as it received a roof.

Air Force (Air Force) The United States on the basis of Anglin (Florida) conducted exercises Emerald Flag ("Emerald flag"), which as a simulator of the target of a potential enemy was used anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) military air defense (air defense) "Cube ""Russian production", writes Defense Blog.

As part of the completion of state tests, the corvette "Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov" in the Sea of Japan shot down a cruise missile with the fire of the A-190 artillery installation.

the latest russian anti-aircraft missile and gun system "pantsir-sm" has radically improved capabilities to combat a variety of air targets.

The US claims that Russia has tested an anti-satellite missile]

Washington expressed concern that Moscow allegedly continues to work on testing anti-satellite weapons. Its use, we are sure in the United States, will lead to numerous debris, which, in turn, will pose a threat to commercial satellites. The Russian Foreign Ministry called such statements propaganda stuffing.

In the Rostov region, the newest three-coordinate radar station of medium and high altitudes "Nebo-UM"has entered combat duty. According to the press service of the Southern Military District, this radar will significantly increase the ability of air defense units to detect various air targets, including low-flying and having a small reflective surface objects.

During the demonstration, a swarm of several remotely piloted aircraft equipped with BriteCloud active electronic trap technology developed by Italian Leonardo was used to confuse and suppress test radars that mimicked the enemy's air defense system.

Turkish Parliament calls on US to drop sanctions over C-400

the turkish defense ministry on tuesday said that ankara's initiative to form a working group with the participation of nato on the incompatibility of the s-400 and f-35 is relevant even after the introduction of us sanctions, the anadolu agency reports.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation made a fundamental decision to arm the naval aviation of the Northern Fleet with a hypersonic complex "Dagger". According to the Izvestia TV channel, training of personnel and infrastructure for the maintenance and operation of hypersonic weapons will begin in 2021.