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The Ministry of Defense equips the troops not only with modern equipment, but also with its models. The models are needed by the military in order to mislead those who are too closely monitoring everything that is being done in the Russian army and navy garrisons, using air and space intelligence for this, among other things.

This was reported in the concern-manufacturer of weapons.

"At the moment, Kalashnikov specialists are considering the possibility of adapting the Vortex for use on the latest MI-28NE, MI-35P helicopters, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles of the Orion-E type, "the press service of the concern informed.

The US military hit one of two targets while testing the Aegis missile defense System (Aegis), the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) at the Pentagon reported on July 24.

The Ministry of Defense earlier reported on the successful execution of the shooting "Zircon" from the frigate "Admiral Gorshkov" on a ground target

The first test launch of a hypersonic missile "Zircon" from a submarine carrier-a nuclear submarine (submarine) of the project 885 "Severodvinsk" of the Northern Fleet - can be performed approximately in August 2021. This was reported to TASS on the sidelines of the MAKS-2021 air show by a source in the military-industrial complex.

A tactical flight exercise with the crews of long-range Tu-22M3 bombers was held in the Kaluga Region.

During the exercises, long-range aviation pilots worked out the tasks of organizing duty in the air in a given area, and also launched guided aircraft missiles at designated targets at the training ground.

"The flight and tactical exercises were conducted according to the combat training plan.

Modern ammunition finds its own targets. The company Rafael showed a promo video of its line of SPICE planning bombs equipped with artificial intelligence.

The S-500 has successfully passed the tests. The new missile system is also named Prometheus, it will become another competitor to the American Patriot . Its advantages include a greater variety of interceptor missiles, an increased detection range and the number of targets that the complex can resist.

The calculations of the Iskander-M operational and tactical missile system of the missile unit of the Guards Tank Army of the Western Military District conducted exercises on missile strike control at a training ground in the Ivanovo Region as part of a combat readiness check, the press service of the district reported on Sunday.

The United States conducted another test of the Aegis sea-based missile defense system to the northwest of the Hawaiian Islands, during which it was possible to intercept only one of two simultaneously launched short-range ballistic missiles, the US Missile Defense Agency reported.

Within the framework of the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2021, held in Zhukovsky near Moscow on July 20-25, agreements worth 265 billion rubles were signed. This was reported on July 25 in the Telegram channel of the event.

The air defense units stationed in the Moscow region conducted an exercise on Wednesday to repel a massive missile and air strike of a conditional enemy, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Thursday.

A prototype of the modernized Ka-52M helicopter performed a series of successful firings with "product 305" cruise missiles, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti on the sidelines of the MAKS-2021 air show.

The Syrian air defense (air defense) repelled an Israeli attack in the sky over Homs, the Syrian state television channel Al-Ekhbariya reported.

Alexander Mikheev, General Director of Rosoboronexport, said on Thursday, July 22, that foreign partners want to buy in Russia, first of all, Su and MiG fighter jets, Il-76 and Il-78 aircraft, Mil and Kamov helicopters, as well as Pantsiri.

Rosoboronexport has signed contracts worth over €1 billion within the framework of the MAKS-2021 air show. This was announced on July 22 by the head of the company, Alexander Mikheev.

The Indian Navy continues to build up its forces. July 21, portal navaltoday.com he reported that the Ministry of Defense of India has published a request for proposals (RFP) for new submarines.

The concern of East Kazakhstan Region Almaz-Antey presented at the MAKS-2021 air show an unmanned interceptor of small-sized drones "Wolf-18", which can independently detect UAVs and shoot them down.

At the MAKS-2021 International Aviation and Space Salon held in Zhukovsky, JSC " Tactical Missile Armament Corporation "(KTRV) for the first time presented an upgraded version of its high-precision air-to-surface guided missile X-59MK, which received the designation X-59MKM. The rocket was developed by JSC "State Machine-Building Design Bureau "Raduga" named after A. Ya.Bereznyak, which is part of the KTRV.

A video has appeared on the Network, the frames of which show in detail the destruction of Syrian terrorists by the Russian combat robot "Companion" from the Kalashnikov concern. Tests of the capabilities of the 7-ton armored tracked vehicle were carried out by the Special Operations Forces (SSO) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the SAR, but the time and specific location are unknown.

The Defense Ministry plans to build several more such stations on the territory of the country, said Lieutenant General Andrey Demin, commander of the 1st Army of Air and Missile Defense (special purpose).