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The production of South Korean K9 Thunder self-propelled artillery units will be organized in Egypt. The agreement on this is planned to be signed at the International Defense Industry Exhibition EDEX-2021, which will begin its work in Cairo on November 29.

There are no specific details about the deal yet, but it is expected that these combat vehicles will replace some of the outdated artillery systems.

The US Space Forces have published photos of October tests of a promising tactical hypersonic missile PrSM firing at maximum range. According to Breaking Defense, it is not known exactly how much it flew — the military lost contact with the missile after 499.2 kilometers.

China Aircraft Corporation (AVIC) has completed calibration tests of the FL-64 wind tunnel. Now it is officially possible to test hypersonic developments in it. FL-64 allows you to simulate flights at speeds from four to eight Mach at an altitude of up to 48 kilometers at temperatures up to 626.8 degrees Celsius.

There are five new ways to destroy an aircraft carrier, writes 19FortyFive. The publication from the USA notes that the aircraft carrier can be tried to sink by traditional means, for example, with the help of torpedoes and ballistic missiles. However, in the future, according to the publication, these ships will face new threats. 19FortyFive calls them.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine used the Javelin anti-tank missile system for the first time during the fighting in the Donbas. This was reported in an article for the Military Times by its editor-in-chief Howard Altman. According to him, he received this information from the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kirill Budanov.

The training on the detection, classification and destruction of air targets took place with calculations of S-300V4 anti-aircraft missile systems deployed on the Kuril Islands, the Eastern Military District (VVO) reported on Monday.

Combat crews of anti-aircraft complexes conducted exercises in the Crimea to destroy cruise missiles of a simulated enemy, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet reports.

The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov, on Sunday, November 21, in an interview with Military Times, reported on the first use of the American Javelin anti-tank missile system (ATGM) in the Donbass.

The S-550 mobile missile defense system being developed in Russia will be able to shoot down American X-37 orbital UAVs capable of carrying nuclear charges, RIA Novosti reports, citing sources in the defense industry.

The Mikhailovsky Military Artillery Academy and the training centers of the armed forces successfully work out training tasks on a modern training base.

Americans want to learn how to intercept enemy hypersonic missiles. November 21, portal defensenews.com He reported that the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has signed contracts with Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Missiles and Defense for the development of hypersonic weapons interceptors.

India has signed a contract with the French company Safran for the supply of HAMMER (Highly Agile Modular Munition Extended Range) aerial bomb guidance kits for integration with an upgraded version of the LCA "Tejas" Mk.1A light combat aircraft.

Modern training facilities are widely used in the training of rocket scientists of both mobile and stationary groups of the Strategic Missile Forces.

Poland has decided on a short-range air defense system. On November 21, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Great Britain announced the signing of an agreement on cooperation in the development of the Polish NAREW program.

The general of the US space forces admitted that the US lagging behind Moscow and Beijing is potentially dangerous for national security, the author of the Washington newspaper The Hill reports. The Congressional Research Service claims that a significant part of American hypersonic weapons cannot be used with a nuclear warhead.

In July, the Chinese military launched a rocket from a hypersonic glider over the South China Sea. According to the Financial Times, citing sources, no country in the world has demonstrated such technology yet.

Alexander Smirnov, Director General of the A. N. Ganichev Splav NGO, noted that the new projectile has an increased range and can also be used with the TOS-1A

State tests of a new long-range rocket for the Tosochka heavy flamethrower system TOS-2 will be completed by the end of this year. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the General Director of the A. N. Ganichev Alloy NGO (part of the Technodinamika holding of Rostec State Corporation) Alexander Smirnov.

The United States analyzed new threats to aircraft carriers. According to experts, they may question the expediency of using this type of weapon, which the United States is proud of.

According to 19FortyFive, underwater drones pose a serious danger to American aircraft carriers. Unlike conventional submarines, they can wait a long time for an aircraft carrier to approach and launch an attack when it is detected. At the same time, underwater drones, unlike the crews of submarines, do not worry about their possible death.

Russia has received five foreign applications for Orion-E attack unmanned aerial vehicles armed with Whirlwind-M missiles.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ratified the protocol on the extension of the agreement with China on notifications of launches of ballistic and space missiles until December 16, 2030, the corresponding document is published on the official Internet portal of legal information.