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Predator Drone: Orion dogfight impressed The Drive
Russia has tested the famous Orion drone in a new quality. Over the landfill in the Crimea, a drone shot down another drone with a rocket, which was 100 kilometers away from it. Such tests show that Orion is close to combat readiness, and a successful air attack will make it even more attractive to foreign customers, writes The Drive.
Shoigu said that the state tests of the hypersonic missile "Zircon" are being completed
Its serial deliveries will begin from 2022
State tests of the hypersonic cruise missile "Zircon" are being completed, its serial deliveries will begin from 2022. This was announced on Tuesday by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at an expanded meeting of the board of the military department.
A new missile regiment with "Shells-S" will be formed in Khakassia
The commander of the Central Military District troops, Alexander Lapin, said that in 2022 the capabilities of the district's electronic warfare troops will significantly increase
A new missile regiment equipped with anti-aircraft missile and cannon complexes "Pantsir-S" will be formed in Khakassia, the commander of the Central Military District (CVO), Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, told reporters on Tuesday.
In 2022, the Russian Aerospace Forces will receive promising samples of equipment with hypersonic weapons
In the aviation military units of the VKS, 2022 was declared the year of flight training, and for the air defense - missile defense and Space forces - the year of combat duty
The Aerospace Forces (VKS) of Russia will put on duty promising models of equipment with hypersonic weapons in 2022. This was stated on Tuesday by the deputy commander-in-chief of the VKS, Colonel-General Andrey Yudin.
In Russia, the timing of serial deliveries of "Zircon" was revealed
Defense Minister Shoigu: serial deliveries of the Zircon missile will begin in 2022
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu revealed the timing of serial deliveries of the Zircon cruise missile to the troops. During his speech at an expanded meeting of the board of the defense Department, he noted that the supply of ammunition will begin in 2022. This is reported by TASS.
The President is pleased with the development of the combat capabilities of the Russian Navy
The Avangard and Dagger complexes have been put on combat duty, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
"The development of the latest types of weapons was proceeding at an active pace. Some of them - the Avangard and Dagger complexes have been put on combat duty," Putin said during an expanded meeting of the board of the Ministry of Defense.
Putin called the approach time of US and NATO missiles from the territory of Ukraine
The flight time of NATO missiles to the territory of Russia, provided they are deployed in Ukraine, will be no more than 10 minutes, and hypersonic weapons - no more than five. This was stated by President Vladimir Putin at an expanded meeting of the board of the Ministry of Defense.
Defense Minister Shoigu: Russia has re-equipped the first regiment of Avangard missile systems
The first regiment of Avangard missile systems with hypersonic gliding cruise blocks has been completely re-equipped in the Russian Federation, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday at the final board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The commander of the Air Defense Forces, Alexander Chaiko, announced plans to rearm the district's troops in 2022
The Eastern Military District (VVO) will receive Su-57 fighters for the first time in 2022. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by the commander of the Air Defense Forces, Colonel-General Alexander Chaiko.
Russia has armed itself with two new fourth-generation nuclear submarines at once
Two new nuclear submarines were handed over to the Navy — the strategic missile submarine "Prince Oleg" of project 955A and the multipurpose submarine "Novosibirsk" of project 885M.
Putin: the share of modern weapons in the army has exceeded 71%, in the nuclear forces - 89%
The share of modern weapons in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation has exceeded 71%, in the nuclear forces - 89%, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
The ground forces received about 2.5 thousand different weapons in 2021
Motorized rifle and tank units, in particular, receive modern T-72BZM, T-80BVM tanks, BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles and BTR-82A armored personnel carriers
The Ground Forces (SV) received about 2.5 thousand units of various weapons in 2021, SV Commander-in-chief Oleg Salyukov told reporters on Tuesday during the final board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Military expert on the shooting in the Sea of Japan: some interesting aspects
The Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky submarine conducted firing in the Sea of Japan. Military observer, retired Colonel Viktor Baranets commented on their results on Sputnik radio.
Dvornikov: The Southern Military District has increased its potential by creating new divisions and military units
The commander of the troops noted that the combat potential of the district was quite impressive before
The Southern Military District (SE) has noticeably increased its combat potential by creating new divisions and military units, the commander of the troops of the SE, Alexander Dvornikov, told reporters on Tuesday during the final board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Shoigu said about the growing tension at the borders of Russia
The military-political situation in the world is escalating. Tensions on the western and eastern borders of Russia are increasing. This was announced on Tuesday, December 21, by the head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu at an expanded message of the board of the military department.
Boris Obnosov received the title of Hero of Russia
By Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 714 of December 20, 2021, Boris Obnosov, General Director of Tactical Missile Armament Corporation JSC, was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation for his significant contribution to strengthening the country's defense capability and high professionalism shown in solving tasks of special national importance. The Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST) congratulates Boris Viktorovich with a well-deserved high award!
A new head of BrahMos Aerospace has been appointed
As it became known on December 20, 2021, Honored Indian scientist Atul Dinkar Rane was appointed the new CEO of the Russian-Indian joint venture BrahMos Aerospace, engaged in the development and production of supersonic missiles.
The number of Turkish drones destroyed by the Russian "Shell" has been named
Russian missile systems "Pantsir-S1" destroyed more than 40 Turkish drones
During the military conflict in Syria and Libya, Russian Pantsir-S1 missile systems destroyed more than 40 Turkish Anka and Bayraktar attack drones. This number was announced by the head of the Department for the construction and development of the system for the use of unmanned aerial vehicles of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia Alexander Novikov on the program "Vesti Nedelya" on the TV channel "Russia 1".
Head of unmanned aviation Novikov: Orion will be able to cope with Bayraktar
Russian Orion reconnaissance and strike drones are capable of coping with Turkish-made Bayraktar drones in the event of a collision, Major General Alexander Novikov, the head of unmanned aviation of the Russian Federation, said on Sunday.
The Defense Ministry considers the Turkish Bayraktar drone an easy target for air defense
According to Yuri Muravkin, Deputy chief of the anti-aircraft missile forces of the Russian Aerospace Forces, Bayraktar has such characteristics that it is not difficult to shoot down a drone even for a calculation prepared for a "satisfactory" assessment.
