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The crew of the lead frigate "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov" performed about 10 launches of the hypersonic cruise missile "Zircon"

The servicemen of the Northern Fleet provided over 70 tests of various weapons, including hypersonic missile weapons. This was reported in the press service of the fleet.

The Northern Fleet conducted about 12 launches of hypersonic cruise missiles "Zircon", according to the website of the Ministry of Defense. This year, the Northern Fleet has conducted more than 70 tests of new weapons, including hypersonic "Zircon" and "Dagger".

In 2021, ships and submarines of the Northern Fleet conducted at least 12 successful tests of 3M22 Zircon hypersonic missiles. In total, more than 70 tests of the latest weapons, including Dagger missile systems, took place.

In total, in the 2021 academic year, missile brigades of the Western Military District conducted seven launches of ballistic missiles with improved characteristics from the Iskander-M tactical complex. This was announced by the head of the missile forces and artillery of the ZVO, Alexander Dragovalovsky.

Ka-52 helicopters, Su-25SM3 aircraft equipped with the latest sighting systems, as well as the S-350 Vityaz anti-aircraft missile system, as part of the state defense order, entered service with the 4th Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Southern Military District in 2021, Army Commander Lieutenant General Nikolai Gostev said in an interview with the Military Bulletin of the South of Russia newspaper.

The Northern Fleet of the Russian Armed Forces conducted about 12 launches of the hypersonic cruise missile "Zircon". This was announced on December 31 by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Anti-aircraft units of the 4th Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Southern Military District were the first in Russia to receive the modern S-350 Vityaz missile system. New anti-aircraft missile systems have already entered combat duty.

Calculations of the Bastion anti-ship missile system, which are on duty on Matua Island (Kuril Islands), monitor the water area and strait zones around the clock, the Pacific Fleet said on Saturday.

The coastal missile complex "Bal" of the Caspian Flotilla went on combat duty in Dagestan on New Year's holidays, the head of the press service of the Southern Military District Vadim Astafyev told reporters.

In 2022, 21 launchers with Yars, Avangard and Sarmat missiles will be put on duty.

More than 500 calculations of Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) celebrated the New Year on combat duty, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on Saturday.

The Russian Black Sea Fleet named the composition of the squadron that performs tasks in the Mediterranean Sea.

"More than 10 crews of ships and support vessels of the Black Sea Fleet met the new year 2022 in the Mediterranean Sea, performing special tasks as part of the permanent grouping of the Navy in the far sea zone," the press service of the fleet reported on Saturday.

The American media have identified five "deadliest" types of Russian weapons.

According to the publication 19Fortyfive, we are talking, in particular, about an unmanned underwater vehicle with a nuclear power plant "Poseidon". The publication describes it as a nuclear torpedo the size of a bus and with a huge range.

Diesel submarines Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and Volkhov, which recently arrived at the Pacific Fleet, conducted training firing with Kalibr cruise missiles at coastal and sea targets at the end of 2021, the press service of the Pacific Fleet reported.

Russian Defense Ministry: 170 launches of Russian and foreign missiles were detected in 2021

In 2021, 170 launches of Russian and foreign ballistic missiles and space rockets were detected, they were recorded by the means of the Russian missile attack warning System (SPRN). This was reported in the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The Bologovskaya missile division in the Tver region this year will be re-equipped with a mobile ground-based missile system (PGRK) "Yars", the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

Last year, the army corps of the Baltic Fleet received more than 40 modern T-72B3M tanks and about 1 thousand sets of "Ratnik" equipment, the press service of the Western Military District (ZVO) reported on Sunday.

Avia.pro: the submarine "Novorossiysk" of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean caused panic in the US Navy

The Novorossiysk diesel-electric submarine belonging to the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy appeared in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea and caused panic among the command of the Naval Forces of the United States and NATO. This is reported by Avia.pro .

Baijiahao analysts said that the range of the Russian Sarmat missile scares the United States

Russia's newest intercontinental ballistic missile "Sarmat" has a frightening feature for the United States — a firing range of up to 18 thousand kilometers. This was stated by analysts of the Chinese publication Baijiahao, reports "PolitRussia".

The Strategic Missile Forces (Strategic Missile Forces) will conduct over two hundred exercises of various levels next year.

Until now, Belgrade has mainly purchased defensive weapons from Russia, as well as used military equipment. In the future, the possibility of buying new aircraft and air defense systems is being considered.