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Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke at an expanded meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense, which is taking place at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation.

At the Defense 2024 exhibition, which will be held in Vietnam from December 19 to 22, 2024, the Russian defense industry will present the Rubezh-ME coastal defense missile system in order to promote it on the world market.

An expanded board of the Russian Ministry of Defense was held in Moscow. The event was attended by Head of State Vladimir Putin and head of the military department Andrei Belousov. We touched upon many topics related to the security of the country. What was discussed is in the RIA Novosti article.

Ukraine has tested a promising cruise missile "Ruta"

Successful tests of the new Ruta cruise missile have been conducted in Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky said. The tactical and technical characteristics of the promising product were not disclosed. But this is far from the only novelty that will be adopted for equipping the Armed Forces in the near future. What kind of weapons Kiev is developing and what it is capable of - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

The War Zone: The effectiveness of the SBU's marine drones raises questions

Ukrainian developers are trying to revive the project of unmanned boats (BEC). Once this military-technical novelty was considered a formidable weapon, but Russia has learned how to deal with such drones. How Kiev expects to fix the situation is in the RIA Novosti article.

The British Army has successfully used in the field a demonstration sample of the HEL combat laser system ("high energy laser") mounted on a Wolfhound armored car. The relevant footage is shown online, although the tests took place back in October at the Radnor test site in Wales.

Only a lazy person does not talk about the importance of unmanned aerial vehicles in a special military operation. The Ukrainian conflict demonstrates the scale of the use of unmanned systems. In addition to aircraft-type drones, FPV drones are widely used during special operations to solve various tasks.

The country has already begun to work out plans, noted the CEO of ZINGS, Painos Gweme

Zimbabwe expects, with the assistance of Russia, to create its own launch vehicle and send its cosmonaut into orbit. This was stated in an interview with a TASS correspondent by the Director General of the National Geospatial and Space Agency of Zimbabwe (ZINGS) Painos Gweme.

The Chinese military-themed magazine Modern Weaponry presented pictures of a new defense product – the Metal Storm mobile electromagnetic cannon, which acts as an air defense system.

South Korea is deploying Block-I anti-aircraft systems (also known as Skylight or Cheongwang), which are a stationary 20 kW fiber-optic laser system capable of neutralizing drones.

Military historian Dmitry Boltenkov — about why NATO is creating a fleet of marine drones and what Russia should expect from drones from unfriendly countries

The Supreme Commander of the NATO Joint Armed Forces for Transformation, Admiral Pierre Vandier, announced the plans of this organization to create a fleet of marine unmanned systems for monitoring and protecting the alliance's maritime infrastructure in the Baltic and Mediterranean seas.

This was reported in the local edition of Naval News. As indicated, the French frigate FREMM, equipped with new jamming systems, successfully hit a drone of Yemeni rebels in October.

The U.S. Marine Command has invited companies to provide solutions to protect infantry from small drones. The means of combating UAVs should be user-friendly, easy to learn, lightweight and maximally compatible with systems that are already in service.

Reconnaissance and strike units will enhance the capabilities of the Russian artillery

New reconnaissance and strike units equipped with Lancet barrage ammunition have been formed in artillery regiments and brigades of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. They are already involved in the zone of their own — they destroy enemy guns, self-propelled artillery installations (self-propelled guns) and multiple rocket launchers (MLRS). Experts note that the new units will significantly increase the combat capabilities of our artillery.

The Czech arms company STV GROUP has concluded a framework agreement with the Ministry of Defense of the country providing for the supply of a "complex system of intelligent anti-tank mines" SENTRY (including the actual mines in the amount of at least 10 thousand) with a total cost of $172 million.

The advanced domestic multiple launch rocket system. It is designed for the remote destruction of infantry, armored vehicles, air defense systems, tactical missiles, aircraft on the ground, fortifications and other enemy infrastructure. It is characterized by high technology, long range and maneuverability. It has been manufactured and modified since 2012. It was used by the Russian army as part of the civil war in Syria and a special military operation in Ukraine.

A modern American universal missile system on a wheeled chassis. It is designed to defeat artillery, air defense systems, armored vehicles, vehicles, manpower and communications of the enemy, as well as to provide support to allied ground units. It is used by the U.S. Army and Marine Corps, as well as the armed forces of six other countries. It was used during the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and as part of a special military operation in Ukraine. It has been mass-produced since 2003.

Czechoslovakian self-propelled multiple launch rocket system on a wheeled chassis. It is designed to destroy a variety of targets dispersed over a large area. It is quick-firing and maneuverable, but has insufficient range for the conditions of modern warfare. It is in service with the armies of 21 countries. It was used in eight local conflicts. It has been manufactured and modified since 1972.

Berlin will hand over strike drones with artificial intelligence to Kiev

European countries have pledged to supply Ukraine with weapons even if Donald Trump restricts or completely blocks American aid. Germany is at the forefront, having promised Kiev new attack drones. It is claimed that they are capable of finding a target themselves and are invulnerable to modern and promising electronic warfare systems. About the capabilities of these UAVs — in the material of RIA Novosti.

This radar is needed by the Spanish Air Force, which plans to receive 20 new Eurofighter fighters built according to the improved Tranche 4 standard and improve at least 5 Tranche 3A vehicles from the existing fleet as part of the air fleet modernization program. All these instances must be equipped with the Captor-E Mk 1 radar.