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The Russian Federation will find ways to neutralize threats from NATO, including the use of military potential as an instrument of economic pressure

Oleg Glazunov, commander of the Vladimir Missile Army, said that from February next year, the Vologda Division of the Strategic Missile Forces stationed in the Tver Region will begin to be re-equipped with a mobile ground-based Yars missile system. All preparatory work for this has been carried out in the compound.

The first regiment of the newest Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles "Sarmat" will take up combat duty at the end of 2022 in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) said Sergey Karakaev on the TV channel "Zvezda".

The Syrian air defense destroyed seven of the eight rockets fired by Israeli fighter jets at the area of the international airport in Damascus. This was stated by the deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Warring Parties in Syria, Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit, on Thursday, December 16.

Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov called the missile forces a reliable guarantor of national security and protection of the interests of the fatherland

Roscosmos cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov congratulated rocket scientists, their family members, designers and specialists of the military-industrial complex on the Day of Strategic Missile Forces, which is celebrated on December 17.

The Strategic Missile Forces (Strategic Missile Forces) turned 62 on Friday, December 17. It was on December 17, 1959 that the General Staff of the Strategic Missile Forces was formed and the post of Commander-in-Chief of the missile forces was established.

Commander of the Strategic Missile Forces Karakaev: the first regiment "Sarmatov" will be on duty by the end of 2022

The first regiment of the newest Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles "Sarmat" will take up combat duty at the end of 2022. The commander of the Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) told about this on the air of the Zvezda TV channel Sergey Karakaev, RIA Novosti reports.

The S-500 Prometheus anti-missile system is a close relative of the famous S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft system, but with a narrow specialization and wide capabilities. If Triumph is engaged in air defense, then Prometheus is mainly anti-missile. His ammunition is too expensive to waste on ordinary targets. The S-500 works with complex threats that are inaccessible to other systems.

The commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, Colonel-General Sergei Karakaev, spoke about the ratio of mobile and stationary strategic complexes in the Missile Forces.

According to him, the missile systems of stationary mine-based Avangard, Voevoda, Stiletto, Topol-M and Yars are now in service with the Strategic Missile Forces. And the mobile-based grouping includes mobile soil complexes "Topol", "Topol-M" and "Yars".

Russia is developing new missile defense systems, including for a missile system with hypersonic warheads.

The commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, Colonel-General Sergei Karakaev, told how the fleets of strategic missile launchers are being updated.

According to him, of the eight divisions equipped with mobile missile systems, six have already completed rearmament. In addition, the re-equipment of the stationary-based Yars complex in the Kozelsky compound continues.

The Strategic Missile Forces plan to begin the phased replacement of heavy ballistic missiles "Voevoda" with a new generation ICBM "Sarmat" in 2022. The first new weapon will receive the Uzhur rocket compound near Krasnoyarsk.

The combat radius of the inconspicuous F-35 fighter chosen by Finland is approximately 1200 kilometers. These "electronic monsters" are more like a rocket launcher than an air combat weapon.

The Russian Federation proposed to consolidate the principle of the impossibility of unleashing a nuclear war in the draft treaty on security guarantees with the United States.

Russia and the United States undertake not to deploy nuclear weapons outside their territory and return those already located outside its borders, according to the draft treaty on security guarantees published on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Hundreds of scientists have called on Joe Biden to officially declare that the United States has no plans to be the first to use nuclear weapons in the event of an armed conflict. The New York Post writes about this.

The domestic BMP-2 is currently considered one of the most massive infantry fighting vehicles in the world. In addition to the ground forces of the Russian army, it is in service with more than three dozen states.

The War Zone: tests of the new AGM-183A hypersonic missile in the USA ended in failure

New tests of the American AGM-183A hypersonic missile under the ARRW (Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon) program ended in failure. This was reported by the specialized portal The War Zone with reference to a representative of the US Air Force.

19FortyFive: India may not be afraid of the USA and buy the S-500 Prometheus system from Russia

India may not be afraid of possible sanctions from the United States and indeed become the first buyer of the Russian S-500 Prometheus air defense system, according to the American publication 19FortyFive.

National Interest: The US Navy no longer seems to Russia to be an "unstoppable sea giant"

The US Navy Carrier Strike Group (CSG) no longer seems to Russia to be an "unstoppable sea giant". This is reported by the columnist of the National Interest magazine Mark Episkopos.