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The Americans will begin to produce a unified air defense and missile defense control system
The US Army has signed a contract with Northrop Grumman for the production of a unified control system for air and missile defense systems IBCS. According to Breaking Defense, under this agreement, the company will develop 160 systems for the US military and their foreign partners by the end of 2026.
The corvette "Savvy" performed a training firing of an anti-aircraft missile in the Baltic
The corvette "Savvy" conducted an exercise in the Baltic Sea with the combat launch of an anti-aircraft missile from the Redoubt complex, the press service of the Baltic Fleet reported.
Ukraine will test "Sturm-SM" in 2022
Defense Express: tests of the Sturm-SM self-propelled ATGM are planned to be completed in 2022
The State Kiev Design Bureau (GKKB) "Luch" plans to complete state tests of the self-propelled anti-tank missile system (ATGM) "Sturm-SM" in 2022. This was announced by the head of the Ukrainian enterprise Oleg Korostelev in an interview with Defense Express.
Rogozin considered unlikely new tests by Russia of anti-satellite weapons
In November, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on conducting tests during which an inactive Russian spacecraft was successfully hit
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, questioned the likelihood of repeated tests to destroy space satellites, similar to those conducted by Russia earlier in 2021. He expressed this opinion in an interview with The New York Times.
Projectiles for "Derivation-air defense" will allow destroying mini- and micro-UAVs of the "Phantom-4" type
The anti-aircraft artillery complex is designed to replace the outdated ZSU "Shilka" and twin anti-aircraft installations ZU-23
The anti-aircraft artillery complex (ZAC) "Derivation-Air defense" will allow the use of projectiles with programmable detonation to destroy micro- and mini-drones (UAVs). This was announced in an interview with the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda" by the head of the military air defense of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Alexander Leonov.
U.S. hypersonic missiles in Ukraine will not require complex infrastructure
As military and diplomatic sources told Izvestia, the analysis of American hypersonic weapons showed that the Pentagon's stake was placed on the development of ground- and air-based systems with a non-strategic range. This will make it possible to quickly create a grouping of such forces and means in Eastern European countries, in particular in Ukraine, without the need to build a complex and expensive infrastructure.
The anti-aircraft system "Pantsir" increased the zone of destruction
In 2022, work will be completed on a new version of the Pantsir-SM-SV air defense cannon-missile system for the Ground Forces and Airborne Forces. It will have a tracked chassis and an enlarged kill zone.
The Federation Council has ratified an agreement with Tajikistan on a joint air defense system
The Parties are creating a joint regional air defense system, which is an integral part of the joint air defense system of the CIS member states
The Federation Council at a meeting on Friday ratified the agreement between Russia and Tajikistan on the creation of a joint air defense system.
The Ministry of Defense of India has successfully tested the new OTR "Praley"
The Ministry of Defense of India has announced the successful conduct by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) of the first test launch of the national operational tactical missile (OTR) "Pralay" (Pralay) of the surface-to-ground class.
The readiness of the new Russian "Shell" has been revealed
Lieutenant General Alexander Leonov: the development of the Pantsir-SM-SV missile defense system will be completed in 2022
The development of a modification of the anti-aircraft missile and cannon complex (ZRPC) "Pantsir-SM-SV" on a tracked chassis for Ground and Airborne troops is planned to be completed next year. In an interview with Krasnaya Zvezda, the readiness of the new Russian air defense system was revealed by the head of the military air defense (Air defense) of the Russian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Alexander Leonov.
Expensive performance: Could Javelin break through the T-64B tower in Ukraine
During the recent ostentatious launches of the American FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank complex, the Ukrainian military resorted to crude manipulations to demonstrate good results.
"Experience is being gained." Expert on the multiple launch of "Zircons"
President Vladimir Putin announced the launch of the Zircon hypersonic system. On the air of Sputnik radio, military political scientist Alexander Perendzhiev commented on this event.
The Russian military will receive the "Flex-C" in 2022
The Gibka-S anti-aircraft missile systems will enter the army in 2022
The new Gibka-S anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) will be delivered to the troops in 2022. Platoon sets of systems will receive parts of air defense (air defense). This was announced by the head of the military air defense of the Russian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Alexander Leonov, in an interview with the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.
Vucic said that the ATGM "Cornet" is better than Javelin
Serbian President noted the work of Russian anti-tank missile systems in Syria
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic called the installations of anti-tank missile systems (ATGM) "Kornet" the best in the world. According to the Serbian leader, they are superior to the American Javelin missile systems. The Serbian leader made such a statement on Friday in an interview with Prva TV.
The Ministry of Defense showed a video of the destruction of a militant factory by kamikaze drones in Syria
The Russian Ministry of Defense showed a video recording of the destruction of an oil refinery of militants in Syria with the help of barrage ammunition.
At the exercises, the ZVO demonstrated new ways of conducting combat with tanks and helicopters
New ways of conducting combat with tanks, artillery and helicopters were demonstrated during exercises in the Voronezh region, the press service of the Western Military District (ZVO) reported.
Lithuania will receive additional Javelin anti-tank missile systems
On December 21, 2021, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) of the US Department of Defense sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale to Lithuania through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of a total of 30 launchers (CLU) and 341 FGM-148F anti-tank guided missiles of the Javelin portable anti-tank missile system. This delivery is approved by the U.S. Department of State. The total cost of the proposed delivery will be $ 125 million, including educational equipment and technical support.
In Russia, they remembered the dropping of bombs from the IL-76
RIA Novosti: IL-76 aircraft can be used for bombing
During the war in Afghanistan, the IL-76 heavy military transport aircraft was used to drop bombs, RIA Novosti recalls.
Baltflot conducted an exercise to combat drones with the help of "Shells"
The Baltic Fleet of Russia conducted an exercise to eliminate helicopters and drones of a conditional enemy with the help of anti-aircraft missile and cannon complexes (ZRPC) "Pantsir-S", the press service of the fleet reported on Saturday.
Americans "transplanted" Santa on a hypersonic sleigh
This year, military technologies will come to the aid of Santa Claus. On December 24, the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) published videos showing new "developments" that will help Santa deliver gifts on time. One of them is Hypersleigh ("Hypersany"). The unusual device does not require deer traction and, judging by the name, is capable of developing hypersonic speed. Also in this aircraft there is a spacious compartment for a payload in the form of gifts.
