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The range, speed and accuracy of Russian hypersonic weapons can be increased. This was told by the head of the Russian Defense Ministry, Sergei Shoigu.

General Director of Omsktransmash Igor Lobov noted that the TOS-1A remains relevant on the battlefield

Omsktransmash (part of the Uralvagonzavod concern of the Rostec State Corporation) is modernizing the TOS-1A Solntsepek heavy flamethrower system. This was announced to TASS during the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021" by the general director of the enterprise Igor Lobov.

Testing of new and promising weapons in combat conditions helped to identify the shortcomings of this arsenal and make the necessary changes to the design. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said this on Thursday on the Zvezda TV channel.

The quiet sensation of the Army-2021 forum, which for some reason was not reflected in the media, is the adaptation of the 9M123 guided missile of the Chrysanthemum land complex to launches from the Mi - 28NM helicopter. Rossiyskaya Gazeta is the first to tell about this.

The planned re-equipment of military units and formations of the Strategic Missile Forces allowed to increase the share of modern missile weapons to 81 percent by January 1, 2021 and give the Strategic Missile Forces group new opportunities to perform nuclear deterrence tasks.

The American Navy is learning to sink enemy ships from a long distance. Yesterday, on August 25, the press service of the US Navy published a video with spectacular shots of the Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 21, during which the decommissioned frigate USS Ingraham of the Oliver Hazard Perry type was sunk.

The Russian Northern Fleet continues to be equipped with new types of weapons. The combat potential of its general-purpose forces has significantly increased due to the arrival of the lead submarine of the improved Yasen-M project. In addition, this year it is planned to supply another 238 units of modern weapons to the Northern Fleet. This was announced yesterday at the board of the Russian Defense Ministry by the head of the department, Sergei Shoigu.

The US Navy has approved the production of the long-range anti-radar missile AARGM-ER. The military plans to order the first two pilot batches in the next few months.

Russia will supply Myanmar with two short-range air defense systems "Pantsir", Dmitry Shugaev, head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of the Russian Federation, told reporters.

Work on the integration of the rocket is in full swing

JSC "Kronstadt" plans to test an attack version of the Orion UAV (ROC "Pacer") with an anti-tank missile of the "Vortex-M" complex by the end of the year. This was announced to TASS by the general director of the enterprise Sergey Bogatikov during the forum "Army-2021".

Prototypes of a self-propelled mortar are at the final stage of preliminary tests

The first batch of the latest 82-mm self-propelled mortars 2S41 "Drok" will be delivered for trial operation in 2022. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the Uralvagonzavod concern (UVZ, part of the Rostec state Corporation) during the military-technical forum "Army-2021".

The new remote-controlled combat module "Baikal" for armored vehicles is completing the preliminary testing stage, the press service of the Uralvagonzavod concern (UVZ, Rostec) told Interfax.

The AU-220M artillery module is designed for arming armored combat vehicles

The newest remote-controlled combat module (DUBM) AU-220M "Baikal" is at the final stage of preliminary tests. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the Uralvagonzavod concern (UVZ, part of the Rostec state Corporation) during the military-technical forum "Army-2021".

The Tor-MF air defense system is capable of providing not only self-defense of the ship on which it is installed, but also air defense of a connection of ships or a naval base on an area of up to 500 square kilometers.

A spectacular video of the destruction of the US Navy frigate was published online.

The US Navy has released a video of the recent SINKEX exercises off the coast of Hawaii. As The Drive portal explains, they were aimed at demonstrating various capabilities of a long-range naval strike.

The newest missile "Product 305E" for combat helicopters began to be mass-produced. The missile, depending on the requirements and tasks, can be equipped with different combat units. It is able to destroy all targets on the battlefield.

Rosoboronexport signed a contract at the Army-2021 forum for the integration of the Russian Palm air defense system into the armament system of the foreign customer's ship. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was announced by the company's CEO Alexander Mikheev.

Rosoboronexport has signed the first contract for the supply of the upgraded Pantsir-S1M anti-aircraft missile and gun system. This was reported in the press service of the company at the International Military-technical Forum "Army-2021".

Most of the modules have been independently tested

The Uralvagonzavod Concern (UVZ, part of the Rostec State Corporation) has developed a series of remotely controlled combat modules (DUBM) designed to equip ships of the Navy. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the UVZ during the International military-Technical Forum "Army-2021".

The second contract for the supply of an additional batch of S-400 systems (S-400 SAM) to Turkey may be signed this year. This was announced on Wednesday, August 25, by the head of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev.