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A new version of the Tiger-M armored car armed with the Kornet-D1 anti-tank missile system (another designation "Kornet-EM") was presented for the first time in the report of the RT Online channel in Arabic.

The planned tests of the Zircon hypersonic missile are continuing, the work is on schedule, Boris Obnosov, General Director of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV), told Interfax on Tuesday.

The Drive proposed destroying Russian hypersonic weapons with a "wall of dust"

One of the most promising means of destroying hypersonic missiles, in particular the Russian "Zircon", is the use of microwave weapons capable of "frying the sky" and anti-aircraft artillery of the XXI century, ejecting clouds of solid particles, such as metal shavings, writes The Drive, referring to the report of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (USA).

A MiG-31 fighter jet with a Dagger missile was filmed in the sky over the Kaliningrad region

A Russian MiG-31K fighter jet with a hypersonic Dagger missile was spotted in the sky over the Kaliningrad region, near the borders of NATO countries. The corresponding video is published by the Telegram channel "Military Observer".

The Drive evaluated the Soviet MT-12R cannon used by Ukraine with radar

Although most countries of the world refuse to use towed anti-tank guns in favor of guided missiles, the Soviet MT-12R 100-millimeter anti-tank gun used by Ukraine, equipped with the 1A31 radar sighting system, can be useful in the event of a possible Russian invasion, writes The Drive.

New air threats are forcing weapons manufacturers to look for new methods of counteraction. On February 7, the Rheinmetall Defense press service announced the release of a new Skyranger 30 HEL anti-aircraft gun.

Helibras (the Brazilian division of Airbus Helicopters) has handed over to the command of the Brazilian Navy a new H-225M helicopter manufactured by Airbus Helicopters in a configuration for anti-ship warfare.

By the end of February, more than three dozen tactical exercises will be held in the Southern Military District. T-72B3 tanks, BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles, BTR-82A armored personnel carriers will be involved there. And also - anti-tank missile systems "Kornet".

On Tuesday, February 8, during an exercise at the Totsky training ground in the Orenburg region, the calculations of the Iskander-M tactical complexes of the Central Military District missile brigade worked out the destruction of targets at a range of more than 150 kilometers. This was reported by the press service of the Central Military District.

Russian and Belarusian Su-30SM crews conducted joint patrols of the state border, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on Monday, February 7.

At the Alabino training ground in the Moscow region, more than 300 gunners of the tank association of the Western Military District conducted live firing from self-propelled howitzers "Msta-S" and towed howitzers "Msta-B" as part of a tactical exercise of the winter training period, the press service of the ZVO reports.

According to information published on the Tactical Report website on February 4, Iraq is negotiating with China on the acquisition of long-range anti-aircraft missile systems FD-2000B.

Speaking about the combat qualities of the Russian Su-57 fighter, comparing it in air combat with the F-22 and F-35, they often overlook the outstanding capabilities of the Russian fighter in the field of hitting targets on the ground. Meanwhile, they are impressive and significantly surpass the capabilities of analogues from China and the United States, writes Military Watch.

According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, new units and units of the mobile air defense reserve will be formed as part of the Southern Military District.

Moscow is ready to consider the possibility of extending control mechanisms to strategic systems, but strictly on the basis of reciprocity with the United States, unilateral concessions within the framework of dialogue are impossible, Vladimir Ermakov, director of the Department for Nonproliferation and Arms Control of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

Russia is ready to consider the possibility of extending control mechanisms to strategic systems, but strictly on the basis of reciprocity with the United States, Vladimir Ermakov, director of the Department for Nonproliferation and Arms Control of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

Defence24 called the flight of a pair of MiG-31 aircraft over the Baltic Sea propaganda

The appearance of a pair of Russian two-seat supersonic fighter-interceptors MiG-31 in the sky over the Baltic Sea in the publication of the Polish edition of Defence24 was called propaganda.

The press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that he was not aware of plans to create a joint command of the allied forces of Russia and Belarus

Diehl Defense has demonstrated in real-world operating conditions the combat effectiveness of the IRIS-T SLM ground-based anti-aircraft missile system during several successful test firings.

The US State Department has approved the potential supply of terminals of the multifunctional MIDS/LVT information distribution system and related equipment to Saudi Arabia as part of the Foreign Military Sales program.