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The newest Russian S-500 air defense system has become a strong "shield" of Moscow
Sohu: in China, the Russian S-500 air defense system was called the most powerful anti-aircraft missile system in the world
The Russian S-500 air defense system, or Prometheus, has become Moscow's response to Washington's space strategy, writes Sohu user. This world's most powerful air defense system surpasses the standards set for the latest generation of anti-aircraft missile systems. It will protect Russia from enemy shells.
Tornado Gone: Multiple launch rocket systems received ultra-precise missiles
A new line of ammunition has been developed for ultra-long-range Russian MLRS
The most long-range domestic multiple rocket launchers will receive new high-precision ammunition. For Tornado-S, a line of missiles designed to destroy fortifications, equipment, infantry and enemy personnel at a distance of tens of kilometers has been developed. Experts note that according to its characteristics, the heavy Russian MLRS surpasses foreign analogues and now the priority task is to increase the volume of production of modern ammunition for it.
The famous T-62s turned into BMPT-62s with 30 mm guns and ATGM "Cornet"
Despite their advanced age, Soviet tanks of the first post-war generation can still be used to perform various combat missions.
The keys to heaven are in the right hands
Units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are reliably protected from air strikes.
The head of the military Air Defense of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Alexander LEONOV, tells the Red Star about the current state and prospects for the development of this kind of troops.
How the old Soviet Navy will strengthen the Russian Navy
The basis of the modern Russian Navy is still made up of ships built during the Soviet era. Many of them should be decommissioned in the coming years – however, a program for updating these platforms is being discussed right now. What exactly should this modernization be and why is it critically important for the Russian Navy?
"They filmed a base about the USA." How North Korea's drones invaded South Korea
The South Korean military fired about 100 rounds of 20 mm ammunition at the DPRK UAV in seven hours
Five North Korean drones have crossed the border with South Korea, Seoul reports. Attack helicopters and fighter jets were sent to destroy the drones. One attack aircraft crashed during the flight, the pilots escaped. At the same time, one drone returned to North Korea, the other four disappeared from radar.
Patriot's Weaknesses: Imaginary and real
The Patriot anti-aircraft missile system has flaws, but not the ones found in Forbes
Forbes journalist Paul Iddon called low mobility a weak point of the Patriot air defense system. Why this cannot be called a minus and what vulnerabilities the American complex actually has, says the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok in his column.
Transfer tanks and missiles. The US general said that the Armed Forces are in "great danger"
Newsweek: The APU will not be able to use the Patriot air defense system before spring
Ukraine is suffering huge losses and is in great danger, says American General Barry McCaffrey. He offered to transfer the main US combat tanks - M1 Abrams, as well as ATACMS surface-to-surface missiles to the AFU in order to "try to influence the balance of power." In his opinion, one Patriot air defense system battery, which the United States promised to deliver to Kiev, will not change the situation "on the ground."
"In the required volume and the right quality." Putin expects the fulfillment of the state defense order
Putin called the rapid provision of combat units with the necessary weapons a key task of the defense industry
President Vladimir Putin visited the Shcheglovsky Val Tula plant, where he inspected one of the upgraded BMP-2 combat vehicles and other weapons. He also held a meeting with the heads of enterprises of the military-industrial complex and outlined the key task for them - providing all units with weapons, equipment, equipment and ammunition of the necessary quality and in a short time. For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".
To the armory places. Shoigu went to Izhevsk, Putin to Tula
Putin and Shoigu inspect arms manufacturing enterprises in Russia
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Russian President Vladimir Putin are checking the needs of the country's armed forces. The head of the defense Department arrived in Izhevsk, where he visited the enterprises of the Kalashnikov concern, which produce high-precision ammunition and small arms. The Head of State went to Tula, where he will visit the design bureau of instrument engineering named after Academician A.G. Shipunov, which also produces various weapons systems.
"A new stage of the war." The analyst predicted the sending of F-15 and F-16 fighters to Ukraine
Military expert Bartosh: following the Patriot air defense system, the US will send fighter jets to Ukraine
Candidate of Military Sciences Alexander Bartosh said that Patriot complexes will protect airfields of Ukraine, and suggested that their delivery will lead to the transfer of American F-15 and F-16 fighters. According to the expert, this will be a new stage of escalation in the conflict, although the Ukrainian military will need several months to train.
"After Patriot deliveries, nothing looks impossible anymore": will Ukraine receive Atacms missiles
Biden did not deny Ukraine anything following the meeting with Zelensky
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky held talks with President Joe Biden during his one-day visit to the United States and addressed both chambers of the US Congress. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out how the meeting of Biden and Zelensky would affect a special military operation.
Without haste: Russia seeks to end the conflict in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin explained the pace of the special military operation
Russia is not going to unwind the flywheel of the Ukrainian conflict and seeks to end it. This was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 22. On the same day, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected the units of the Russian Federation in the zone of the military special operation. The front line is now stabilized and the main efforts of the army are aimed at liberating the DPR, said Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov. This statement confirms that the final liberation of Donbass will be the next stage of the SVO, experts interviewed by Izvestia note.
Zelensky asked the USA for a Patriot, Putin promised to "snap" them. Events around Ukraine
The chairman of the Government of the DPR Vitaly Khotsenko and the head of the group of military advisers Dmitry Rogozin were injured in the shelling of a hotel on the outskirts of Donetsk
The situation on the line of contact in the zone of self-defense has stabilized, the Russian military has focused its main efforts on completing the liberation of the DPR, Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov said at a briefing for foreign military attaches on Thursday.
Politico: The Pentagon may start training Ukrainian servicemen to manage Patriot in the United States
According to the publication, since the beginning of the Russian special military operation, the Ukrainian military has been trained only on the territory of Europe
The US Department of Defense is considering the possibility of training Ukrainian servicemen to manage Patriot air defense systems at a military base in the United States. This was reported on Thursday by the newspaper Politico, citing its sources.
The Arab world seeks to get out of the influence of the United States
Military aspects of American policy in the Middle East
The US military and political leadership continues to pay considerable attention to the Middle East, which, along with the Indo-Pacific region, is considered one of the priorities of Washington's foreign policy. In recent years, significant changes have taken place here, limiting the possibility of maneuvering the White House.
Special services have been prioritized
They should pay special attention to new territories and interaction with Belarus
The Joint headquarters of the branches of the Armed Forces of Russia involved in a special military operation (SVO) was visited by Russian President Vladimir Putin. He got acquainted with the work of the servicemen, heard a report on the progress of the military training, held a meeting and separate meetings with the commanders. Three days later, the Russian leader gave an assessment of the situation in the new regions of Russia: "The situation in the Donetsk and Lugansk republics, in the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions is extremely difficult."
The Arctic "Thor" was spotted in the Donbass
Military experts consider it "a technological masterpiece of the Russian military-industrial complex." We are talking about the Arctic air defense system "Tor-M2DT".
"Ukraine was given, but a NATO member was not." Turks are outraged by Patriot supplies Kiev
Haber7 readers are outraged by the US supplies of Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine
In light of Zelensky's visit to Washington, Blinken made a statement about the supply of weapons to Ukraine, Haber7 reports. Readers of the portal are outraged by the sending of Patriot air defense systems to Kiev: they refuse to provide them to Turkey, a NATO country, but they give them to Ukraine just like that.
RIA Novosti's choice: the main expectations of 2023 in the military sphere
In the coming year, a special military operation will continue, the Russian Armed Forces will grow in number, new formations will be formed, it is planned to receive the latest models of equipment to the troops, and new surface ships and submarines to the fleet. Read about these and other plans in the military sphere in the material of the profile edition of RIA Novosti.