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The Czech Defense Ministry has signed a contract for the purchase of SPYDER air defense systems
The Czech Defense Ministry announced the signing on October 5 of the Czech-Israeli intergovernmental agreement on the acquisition of a new SPYDER ground-based air defense system manufactured by the Israeli state-owned company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.
The Russian military closes the area of the Sea of Japan for live firing exercises
The flagship of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Federation, the vAryag cruiser and the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Tributs, left Vladivostok for the Sea of Japan to conduct air defense exercises, the press service of the fleet reported on Thursday.
The military grouping in the Kaliningrad region has been reinforced with new tanks
The army corps stationed in the Kaliningrad region received a batch of 23 modernized T-72B3M tanks, the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Federation reported on Thursday.
The ships of the Caspian Flotilla carried out launches of "Calibers" on coastal targets during the exercises
Ships of the Caspian Flotilla of Russia carried out launches of "Calibers" on coastal targets during the exercises, the press service of the Southern Military District reported.
Video: The baptism of fire of "Calibers" was celebrated in the Caspian Sea with a rocket salvo
By launching Kalibr-NK missiles, the crews of the Caspian Flotilla corvettes celebrated the first combat use of high-precision weapons against terrorist targets in Syria. This time the targets turned out to be targets imitating enemy objects on the island of Chechnya.
Named the "deadliest" weapons of the US Marine Corps
The US Marine Corps (KMP) is equipped with its own aircraft and armored forces, which causes a wide arsenal of weapons of this kind of troops. The author of the publication 19FortyFive compiled a list and named the deadliest weapons samples of the USMC.
Source: Admiral Gorshkov frigate will launch another Zircon rocket by the end of the year
The Admiral Gorshkov frigate will carry out at least one test launch of the Zircon hypersonic cruise missile by the end of this year, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti.
A training session with the launches of Iskander missile systems took place at the training grounds in the EAO
The Iskander missile system was tested in practice at the landfills of the Jewish Autonomous Region (EAO), the press service of the Eastern Military District reports.
US has 3,750 nuclear warheads - State Department
As of September 2020, the United States had 3,750 nuclear warheads, the United States State Department said.
A salvo of "Zircons" is scheduled for the end of the year
By the end of 2021, another test firing of the hypersonic missile "Zircon" will take place - from the frigate of the Northern Fleet "Admiral Gorshkov". Earlier it was reported that the tests of the missile from the surface carrier have been successfully completed.
The Pantsir-S1 calculations repelled an attack by a group of attack drones during an exercise in Siberia
Calculations of the Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile and cannon complexes during an exercise in the Novosibirsk region repelled an attack by a group of enemy attack drones on a command post and infrastructure, the press service of the Central Military District reported on Wednesday.
The RVSN receives unique simulators for training communication specialists
The Strategic Missile Forces receive a unique simulator for training the personnel of communications units. On it, military personnel learn to establish communication with various management links in any situation.
Successful launches of the Zircon from the submarine will allow state tests to be conducted from the frigate in 2021
State tests will begin in November, a source in the military-industrial complex noted
Two successful launches of the Zircon hypersonic missile from the Severodvinsk nuclear submarine will allow state tests of the missile from the Admiral Gorshkov frigate by the end of the year, a source in the military-industrial complex told TASS on Wednesday.
Unimog cars with "zushki" are seen at a landfill in Mongolia
The joint exercises "Selenga-2021" have ended in Mongolia. According to the Press Service of the Eastern Military District, the active phase with the participation of air defense units and the Mongolian army was held at the Doityn Am high-altitude training ground.
Turkey has tested a mini-rocket for drones
Small-sized ammunition has been tested in Turkey. The METE mini-missile is designed to arm quadrocopters, ground-based unmanned platforms and infantry. The tests were announced on Twitter by the head of the Turkish Defense Industry Department, Ismail Demir.
Homing and roof-piercing: Iran produces the most modern ATGM
The Iranian military industry currently produces several types of modern ATGMs capable of destroying any tank. For example, mass production of the Toophan-3M guided missile, which is an analogue of the American TOW-2B, has begun in the Islamic Republic.
Pacific corvette "Loud" destroyed a cruise missile target in the Sea of Japan
The cruise missile "Malachite" was hit by missiles of the anti-aircraft missile system "Redut" and the fire of a 100-mm naval artillery installation A-19
The Pacific Fleet corvette "Loud" during exercises in the Sea of Japan hit the Malachite cruise missile with anti-aircraft missiles. This was reported to journalists in the press service of the fleet.
Hypersound from under the water
Russia is expanding the list of carriers of hypersonic weapons. On October 4, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on its official YouTube channel published a video of the launch of the Zircon missile from the nuclear submarine Severodvinsk.
MW: "Zircon" will significantly increase the firepower of the Russian Navy
For the first time in Russia, a hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile "Zircon" was launched from an underwater position from the nuclear submarine "Severodvinsk". The missile successfully hit a target in the Barents Sea. According to Military Watch, with such missiles, the Russian Navy will significantly increase the firepower of its ships.
Tests of the Zircon from a submarine have been completed in Russia, the rocket has confirmed all the characteristics
Tests of the Zircon hypersonic missile from a submarine have been completed, all its characteristics have been confirmed, Commander of the Northern Fleet Alexander Moiseev reported to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at a conference call.
