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Servicemen of the Central Military District (CVO) have begun preparations for major exercises in the Astrakhan region with S-400 Triumph air defense systems and launches of anti-aircraft guided missiles, the press service of the CVO reported on Tuesday.

A source in the Russian Defense Ministry said that new units with the Pantsir missile defense system will be formed in the Southern Military District

New units and units of the mobile air defense Reserve will be formed in the Southern Military District (SE), which will cover the south of Russia and the Caucasus. The military will receive anti-aircraft missile and cannon complexes (ZRPC) "Pantsir". Izvestia writes about this, referring to sources in the Russian Defense Ministry.

The main goal of the corporation is to equip the Russian army with advanced high-precision weapons

The reconstruction and modernization of the enterprises of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation for 80 billion rubles has been carried out over the past five years, Boris Obnosov, General Director of KTRV, told Interfax on Tuesday.

Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV) increased production in 2021, turnover exceeded 300 billion rubles, KTRV CEO Boris Obnosov told Interfax on Tuesday.

Heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1A were involved during the fighting in the area of the city of Harad in the Yemeni province of Hajjah.

Combat vehicles were used by units of the Saudi royal ground forces, who, together with supporters of President Hadi, launched an offensive against areas occupied by the forces of the Shiite Ansar Allah movement (Houthis).

The Tactical Missile Armament Corporation has developed a range of aviation weapons (ASP) for fifth-generation Su-57 and Checkmate fighters, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, KTRV General Director Boris Obnosov told Interfax on Tuesday.

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.