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Lieutenant-General Gostev said that the S-500 will enter the Russian troops by 2025

The S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMS) will be delivered to the troops of the Southern Military District until 2025. The military will also receive new planes and helicopters. This was announced by the commander of the 4th Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Southern Military District, Lieutenant General Nikolai Gostev, in an interview with the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.

Already this year, South Korea will test a hypersonic missile. January 9, portal hani.co.kr He reported that the Defense Development Agency (ADD) has achieved significant results in the development of hypersonic weapons.

This year, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will have new military equipment: launchers with intercontinental ballistic missiles "Yars", "Avangard" and "Sarmat".

The S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMS) will be delivered to the troops of the Southern Military District until 2025. This was told by the commander of the 4th Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Southern Military District, Lieutenant General Nikolai Gostev, in an interview with the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda, published on January 10.

Izvestia: in Russia, the infrastructure for hypersonic complexes "Dagger" is being prepared

At military airfields in the Russian regions, the preparation of infrastructure for hypersonic complexes "Dagger" is being completed. Special facilities are designed for maintenance and testing of hypersonic missiles. This is reported by the newspaper "Izvestia".

The American company Scaled Composites showed a 3D-printed model of the Model 412 Encore aircraft at the AIAA SciTech exhibition. It is assumed that it can be used for research tasks.

The American aircraft manufacturer Boeing has shown a new concept of a promising reusable hypersonic drone Valkyrie. According to Air Force Magazine, it is distinguished by a blunt nose, a flatter fuselage and rounded air intakes on the sides.

North Korea reported that the launch that took place yesterday was a test of a new hypersonic complex. Earlier, Pyongyang made it clear that it is actively creating and testing such weapons systems.

The United States and Japan will sign a new defense cooperation agreement to counter emerging defense threats, including hypersonic and space capabilities, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Thursday.

In the late 50s, work began on a new anti-aircraft self-propelled gun in the Soviet Union. It received the designation ZSU-37-2 "Yenisei" or Object 119. At the same time, the design of the ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" was carried out. It was planned that the former would enter service with tank formations and units, and the latter with motorized rifle troops with lighter combat vehicles.

The Peter the Great RVSN Academy was the first among Russian universities to train specialists in military and special purpose robotics.

Washington considers this possible, provided similar steps are taken by the Russian Federation

The US administration is ready to discuss the possibility of reducing the military presence in eastern Europe in the upcoming consultations with the Russian Federation, provided that Russia is also ready for such measures, NBC News reports, citing sources familiar with the American position.

Chief of the British Defense Staff Radakin: we must have hypersonic weapons

The chief of the Defense Staff of Great Britain, Tony Radakin, said that the country intends to start developing hypersonic weapons due to the presence of this type of weapons in Russia. He told about it in an interview with The Times newspaper.

Fulfilling Moscow's demands for the withdrawal of US nuclear forces from Europe is "problematic"

The United States hopes that the upcoming meetings next week with Russian representatives on security guarantees, within the framework of the Russia-NATO Council, as well as with the OSCE will be productive, a representative of the US State Department told reporters.

Anti-aircraft gunners of the Eastern Military District conducted a training session with S-300V4 anti-aircraft missile systems on the Kuril Islands, the press service of the district reported on Saturday.

In 2022, the development of anti-aircraft complexes "Derivation-air defense" and "Pantsir-SM-SV" should be completed, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

The heavy intercontinental missile system "Voevoda" will be gradually replaced with a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) "Sarmat" from 2022, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

Several dozen units of the interspecific artillery complex "Coalition-SV" will enter service with the Guards Tank Army of the Western Military District in 2022. This was reported by the press service of the ZVO.

U.S. representatives at talks with Russia plan to propose discussing the deployment of missiles and the scale of exercises in Europe, The Washington Post wrote on Saturday, citing sources familiar with these plans.

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said that Washington is not considering the possibility of reducing the number of American troops in Europe.