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The Russian R-30 Bulava-30 sea-based ballistic missile, which encountered numerous difficulties during the tests, is inferior to its Western counterparts in a number of characteristics. Criticism of Russian weapons was published by the American magazine The National Interest.

The state of the Ukrainian "god of war" - artillery - leaves much to be desired. This assessment was made in the Polish edition of Defence24.

India and China may become the first buyers of the Russian new-generation S-500 air defense system, said Dmitry Shugaev, head of the Federal Customs Service. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Alexey Leonkov shared his opinion on possible delivery dates, and also predicted the reaction of the West.

The air defense forces of the Western Military District repelled a massive missile strike. At the Kapustin Yar training ground in the Astrakhan region, air defense exercises were held with combat launches of long-range anti-aircraft missile systems and medium- and short-range anti-aircraft missile systems.

According to unofficial data, the first full-time underwater carrier of the hypersonic missile "Zircon" will be the multipurpose nuclear submarine "Perm" project 885M. Earlier it became known that the first full-time surface carrier of the complex will be the frigate Admiral Golovko.

The President believes that it is necessary to introduce promising technologies, including artificial intelligence, in the development of unmanned military aviation

The Russian military can effectively repel drone attacks, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

The first series of successful firing tests of the Trophy active protection complex installed on the German Leopard 2 tank took place. According to the Israeli Ministry of Defense, these works are carried out in accordance with an agreement signed in February last year with the German Ministry of Defense.

Talks about the terms of delivery of Russian S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile systems to Belarus are premature. Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS), told about this in an interview with RBC.

The portfolio of orders for Russian weapons exceeded $ 52 billion, said Dmitry Shugaev, director of the FSVTS. On Sputnik radio, military expert Alexander Zhilin explained the increased interest of foreign buyers in Russian weapons.

The basis of the US nuclear strategy is criminal stupidity.Such a statement on Tuesday, November 2, was made by Russian Senator Alexei Pushkov, commenting on the technological strengthening of American nuclear missiles.

Practical work is planned to be carried out approximately starting from mid-November, the interlocutor of TASS noted

The newest nuclear submarine of the 885M project (code "Yasen-M") "Novosibirsk" will perform at least four launches of Onyx and Kalibr-PL cruise missiles in the next two months before being transferred to the Russian Navy during state tests in the next two months. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

In the Altai Territory, anti-sabotage exercises with the Barnaul missile compound have ended, in which more than 1,000 servicemen and 100 pieces of equipment took part, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Monday.

Control test firing of S-300PS anti-aircraft missile systems, which have undergone major repairs and modernization, has been completed at the Saryshagan training ground in the Karaganda region.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, congratulated the sailors on the Day of the Seaman and the Day of the foundation of the Russian Regular Fleet. These two dates are celebrated on October 30.

A new automatic sonometric complex AZK-7 has been delivered to the compound of rocket troops and artillery of the combined-arms army of the Air Defense Forces, stationed in the Trans-Baikal Territory.

In recent years, the US Navy and Air Force have been writing off more and more outdated equipment, and cruise missile carriers are no exception. Just recently, 17 B-1B bombers were "retired", 22 Ticonderoga-type missile cruisers, 28 Arleigh Burke-type Block 1 and Block 2 destroyers are planned to be decommissioned soon. These losses will only be partially compensated by the construction of new ships.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the level of equipment of the Russian Navy with modern weapons by 2027 should exceed 70%.

The American Joint Systems Manufacturing Center in Lima may receive funds for the modernization of the M1A2 Abrams tank. In the USA, they wanted to equip the tank with an uninhabited turret and a loading machine. This is reported by Army Recognition with reference to the press release of Congressman Tim Ryan's team.

In the Russian armed forces, much attention is paid to the improvement of weapons for the ground forces, this is the topic of the publication in the November issue of the magazine of the Ministry of Defense "Army Collection" by V. Litvinenko, A. Klyukoit "Modernization and development of new artillery models".

The growing intensity of NATO aviation flights near the borders of Russia requires improving the aerospace defense system. The deployment of US missiles in Europe poses a threat, Vladimir Putin said, opening a series of defense meetings in Sochi.