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As early as next year, American aviation may arm itself with a secret AIM-260 missile. November 22, portal thedrive.com He reported that the US Air Force is actively testing a munition developed under the Joint Advanced Tactical Missile program.

The possibility of the United States and other NATO countries sending military advisers and weapons to Ukraine is not excluded, it already takes place. This was announced to journalists on November 23 by the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the CNN publication that the administration of US President Joe Biden is considering sending weapons and military advisers to Ukraine.

John Denis, a professor at the Institute for Strategic Studies at the US Army War College, spoke in a column for Defense News about the likely actions of NATO in the event of Russia's "invasion" of Ukraine.

In 2024, Russia may conduct the first launches of the newest hypersonic missile "Zircon" from aboard the submarine "Perm". Earlier it became known that she will be a full-time carrier of the hypersonic complex.

The production of South Korean K9 Thunder self-propelled artillery units will be organized in Egypt. The agreement on this is planned to be signed at the International Defense Industry Exhibition EDEX-2021, which will begin its work in Cairo on November 29.

There are no specific details about the deal yet, but it is expected that these combat vehicles will replace some of the outdated artillery systems.

The US Space Forces have published photos of October tests of a promising tactical hypersonic missile PrSM firing at maximum range. According to Breaking Defense, it is not known exactly how much it flew — the military lost contact with the missile after 499.2 kilometers.

China Aircraft Corporation (AVIC) has completed calibration tests of the FL-64 wind tunnel. Now it is officially possible to test hypersonic developments in it. FL-64 allows you to simulate flights at speeds from four to eight Mach at an altitude of up to 48 kilometers at temperatures up to 626.8 degrees Celsius.

There are five new ways to destroy an aircraft carrier, writes 19FortyFive. The publication from the USA notes that the aircraft carrier can be tried to sink by traditional means, for example, with the help of torpedoes and ballistic missiles. However, in the future, according to the publication, these ships will face new threats. 19FortyFive calls them.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine used the Javelin anti-tank missile system for the first time during the fighting in the Donbas. This was reported in an article for the Military Times by its editor-in-chief Howard Altman. According to him, he received this information from the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kirill Budanov.

The training on the detection, classification and destruction of air targets took place with calculations of S-300V4 anti-aircraft missile systems deployed on the Kuril Islands, the Eastern Military District (VVO) reported on Monday.

Combat crews of anti-aircraft complexes conducted exercises in the Crimea to destroy cruise missiles of a simulated enemy, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet reports.

The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov, on Sunday, November 21, in an interview with Military Times, reported on the first use of the American Javelin anti-tank missile system (ATGM) in the Donbass.

The S-550 mobile missile defense system being developed in Russia will be able to shoot down American X-37 orbital UAVs capable of carrying nuclear charges, RIA Novosti reports, citing sources in the defense industry.

The Mikhailovsky Military Artillery Academy and the training centers of the armed forces successfully work out training tasks on a modern training base.

Americans want to learn how to intercept enemy hypersonic missiles. November 21, portal defensenews.com He reported that the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has signed contracts with Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Missiles and Defense for the development of hypersonic weapons interceptors.

India has signed a contract with the French company Safran for the supply of HAMMER (Highly Agile Modular Munition Extended Range) aerial bomb guidance kits for integration with an upgraded version of the LCA "Tejas" Mk.1A light combat aircraft.

Modern training facilities are widely used in the training of rocket scientists of both mobile and stationary groups of the Strategic Missile Forces.

Poland has decided on a short-range air defense system. On November 21, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Great Britain announced the signing of an agreement on cooperation in the development of the Polish NAREW program.

The general of the US space forces admitted that the US lagging behind Moscow and Beijing is potentially dangerous for national security, the author of the Washington newspaper The Hill reports. The Congressional Research Service claims that a significant part of American hypersonic weapons cannot be used with a nuclear warhead.

In July, the Chinese military launched a rocket from a hypersonic glider over the South China Sea. According to the Financial Times, citing sources, no country in the world has demonstrated such technology yet.