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The Russian Defense Ministry offered to protect satellites with sticky shells
At the Military Academy of Strategic Missile Forces named after Peter the Great, the Russian Ministry of Defense proposed to protect artificial Earth satellites from space debris with the help of Velcro shells. The corresponding patent of the Russian military is reported by TASS.
The world's largest quantum computing company has been formed
Cambridge Quantum, a pioneer in the field of quantum software, operating systems and cybersecurity, and Honeywell Quantum Solutions, which built high-performance quantum equipment based on captured ion technology, announced that they had fulfilled all the conditions necessary to complete the transaction to combine the two businesses, and created a new company called Quantinuum
Expert: the improved "Shell" will be able to shoot down attack drones before they launch their missiles
The range of the ZRPC has been increased and sufficiently confident identification of drones is provided in the affected area, the editor-in-chief of the Arsenal of the Fatherland magazine noted
The new improved anti-aircraft missile and gun system (ZRPC) "Pantsir-S1M" with an increased target range will be able to shoot down attack drones even before they launch their aircraft weapons. This opinion was expressed by TASS editor-in-chief of the magazine "Arsenal of the Fatherland" Viktor Murakhovsky.
Russia's first ultra-short-range mobile air defense system is ready for mass production
The complex has already successfully completed state tests in 2019
The Engineering Design Bureau (KBM, part of the Rostec State Corporation's High-Precision Complexes holding) has prepared for serial production the first Russian short-range/ultra-short-range air defense system of the VSHORAD [Very Short-Range Air Defense] "Flexible-S" type. This was reported to TASS by Bekhan Ozdoev, industrial director of the cluster of armaments, ammunition and special chemicals of the Rostec State Corporation.
The Armed Forces have created several network-centric connections, the source said
Several formations capable of conducting large-scale network-centric operations have been created in the Russian Armed Forces, informed sources told RIA Novosti.
In Poland, the attack of Russian "old combat aircraft" was predicted
According to the current state of the armed forces, Poland is similar to Armenia, and Russia and Belarus are similar to Azerbaijan, writes Defence24, analyzing the last major conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, in which Baku, which had strike-reconnaissance drones, won a landslide victory over Yerevan.
Strategic Missile Forces begin winter training period
The winter training period begins in the parts of the RVSN. In 2022, the General Staff plans to master new weapons and rearm missile units. Special attention is paid to combat duty and improving the quality of training, the Izvestia TV channel reports. In 2022, more than 200 exercises and maneuvers are planned in the Strategic Missile Forces. Special battle scenarios will be worked out with each missile regiment.
Anti-aircraft gunners of the Southern Military District began receiving the S-350 Vityaz air defense system
The anti-aircraft missile regiment of the 4th Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Southern Federal District received a modern S-350 Vityaz air defense system. Combat crews of the complexes have started receiving equipment on the territory of the 4th State Central Interspecific training Ground of the Russian Ministry of Defense "Kapustin Yar".
The Kornet anti-tank missile system has been adapted to any carrier
As reported in the holding "Precision complexes", the basic model "Kornet-EM" is placed on two telescopic masts with four missiles each
The holding "Precision complexes" (part of state Corporation rostec) has adapted anti-tank missile system (ATGM) "Kornet-EM" for any type of chassis. This was announced to TASS by Sergey Mikhailov, Deputy General Director of the holding, during the EDEX 2021 international arms exhibition.
The advantage of the upgraded "Shell" is named
The upgraded anti-aircraft missile and cannon complex (ZRPC) "Pantsir-S1M" will be able to shoot down drones before they launch weapons of destruction. The advantages of the Russian complex were called by the editor-in-chief of the magazine "Arsenal of the Fatherland" Viktor Murakhovsky.
Deliveries of THAAD complexes to Saudi Arabia should begin in 2023
According to information published by Defense News, Lockheed Martin plans to deliver the first THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) missile defense system to the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces in 2023.
A training session with the participation of more than a thousand tankers and motorized skirmishers is taking place in the Kaliningrad region
The army corps stationed in the Kaliningrad region is training motorized rifle and tank regiments with the withdrawal of more than 1 thousand servicemen to the training grounds, the press service of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Federation reported on Wednesday.
President of Belarus Lukashenko asked for S-400 or S-500 to protect against a missile attack
Belarus needs Russian S-400 or S-500 anti-aircraft missile systems for effective protection against a missile attack, President of the Republic Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
The Northern Fleet conducted a new test of the Zircon missile
The Russian military announced a new successful test launch of a hypersonic missile "Zircon" from the frigate of the Northern Fleet "Admiral Gorshkov".
Russia's main weapon against Abrams, Leopard and Challenger tanks has been named
Russia will strengthen the Western strategic direction with self-propelled anti-tank missile systems (ATGMS) "Chrysanthemum-S", Izvestia reports, citing sources in the Ministry of Defense.
Export Russian Mi-28NM and Ka-52M helicopters will receive the "Product 305E" missile
This will strengthen the capabilities of helicopters to defeat all types of targets on the battlefield, said Sergey Mikhailov, Deputy General Director of the High-Precision Complexes holding
Export-oriented modifications of the latest Russian attack helicopters - Ka-52M and Mi-28NM - will receive a guided multipurpose missile "Product 305E" as part of the armament.
The developer said that the Pantsir complex will become the center of the anti-UAV system
Countering drones is one of the most urgent tasks facing modern air defense systems, noted in the holding "High-precision complexes"
TASS, November 30. The upgraded Pantsir-S1M anti-aircraft missile and cannon complex (ZRPC) will become one of the main elements of the Russian multidisciplinary system designed to combat unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
The upgraded "Shell" will be able to fight any attack drones
An effective modular air defense network can also be built on the basis of the complex, capable of covering any military units from small-sized and shock UAVs
The upgraded anti-aircraft missile and cannon complex (ZRPC) "Pantsir-S1M" is capable of fighting all types of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including shock. This was reported to TASS by the industrial director of the arms cluster of the Rostec State Corporation Bekhan Ozdoev.
The possibilities of the modernized Russian "Shell" are revealed
The upgraded anti-aircraft missile and cannon complex (ZRPC) "Pantsir-S1M" is capable of fighting all types of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including shock. Bekhan Ozdoev, Industrial director of the arms cluster of Rostec State Corporation, revealed such capabilities of the complex in an interview with TASS.
The Ukrainian missile was tested on an American armored personnel carrier
The Kiev State Design Bureau (GKKB) "Luch" has tested a new guided missile. The Ukrainian ammunition was tested on the platform of an American-made M113 armored personnel carrier (APC). This is reported by the Defense Blog.
