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A rocket tore apart an American armored car in northern Iraq
The impact of a guided anti-tank missile on an American-made armored car in northern Iraq led to fatal consequences. Five people inside were killed and seven others were injured. It is assumed that the complex "Competition" or "Cornet" was used.
Rosoboronexport signs $1.7 billion worth of contracts with sub-Saharan Africa
The company also participates in the international arms exhibition Shield Africa 2021, which takes place from June 8 to 10 in Abidjan
Rosoboronexport (part of the state corporation Rostec) signed contracts worth $1.7 billion with sub - Saharan Africa in 2020-early 2021. This was reported on Monday in the press service of the company.
The Ukrainians will develop a ramjet engine
Zaporozhye Machine-building Design Bureau "Progress" named after Ivchenko will develop the first Ukrainian ramjet engine (RAMJET). In an interview with Security talks, the head of marketing at Progress, Sergey Dmitriev, said that the bureau has calculations for achieving hypersonic speed-more than six Mach, but first it will build a reduced model of the ramjet to work out its interaction with the input device of the aircraft.
Rostec has developed a new ammunition to protect armored vehicles from high-precision weapons
In the future, the munition can be used as part of the defensive weapons of existing and new models
The Central Research Institute of Precision Engineering (JSC "TSNIITOCHMASH" of the state Corporation "Rostec") has developed a new ammunition for protection against high-precision weapons, which will increase the survivability of armored vehicles on the battlefield. This was reported on Friday to journalists in the press service of Rostec.
By the end of the year, the heavy flamethrower system TOS-2 "Tosochka" will complete state tests
The head of the holding "Technodinamika" Igor Nasenkov said that according to the results of the tests, a decision will be made on putting it into service
The Tosochka heavy flamethrower system TOS-2 will complete state tests by the end of 2021. This was announced on Friday by the head of the holding company "Technodinamika" of the state Corporation "Rostec" Igor Nasenkov during the SPIEF-2021.
"Prometheus" is set up against the enemy's ICBMs
The S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft systems will be equipped with the latest interceptors. Their arsenal will include special ammunition that can destroy the warheads of enemy ballistic missiles.
The military expert said that the comparison of the Armed Forces of Russia and Ukraine is meaningless
It is pointless to compare the power of the Armed Forces of Russia and Ukraine, since they are "completely different leagues". On Friday, June 4, military expert Dmitry Boltenkov told Izvestia.
S-500 air defense systems and Zircon hypersonic missiles will soon be mass-delivered to the troops-Deputy Prime Minister Borisov
Serial deliveries of new-generation S-500 Prometheus air defense systems and Zircon hypersonic missiles will soon begin, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov told Interfax.
The Zircon and S-500 missiles will be mass-delivered to the troops
The new-generation S-500 Prometheus air defense systems and the Zircon hypersonic missiles will soon be mass-delivered to the military units of the Russian army. This was stated at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum by Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov.
Russia's report to the UN Register of Conventional Arms for 2020
The website of the UN Register of Conventional Arms contains data from the official report of the Russian Federation to the Register for 2020.
Tests of a clone of the Soviet ZU-23-2 began in Ukraine
In Ukraine, they said that they managed to localize the Soviet 23-mm twin anti-aircraft gun ZU-23-2. According to the "Ukrainian Militaristic Portal", the first sample is currently located at the Rivne test site, where it is checked by specialists of the State Research Institute for Testing and Certification of Weapons and Military Equipment.
In the Irkutsk region, strategic missile systems "Yars" began combat duty as part of the exercise of the Strategic Missile Forces-the Ministry of Defense
The calculations of mobile ground missile systems of the easternmost - Irkutsk missile compound-have begun to carry out combat duty as part of the exercise that has begun in the Strategic Missile Forces, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
The Ministry of Defense tested the Ukrainian self-propelled gun "Bogdana" : video of shooting (Obozrevatel, Ukraine)
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has published a recording of the firing of a new self-propelled artillery installation "Bogdana". The author boasts that the artillery system is made on domestic equipment from Ukrainian metal, and the caliber of the gun meets NATO standards. See the video of the tests in the article.
Technodinamika plans to start mass production of light MLRS in 2024
A demonstration sample of the system is planned to be demonstrated to representatives of the Ministry of Defense at the Army-21 forum
The concern "Techmash" (located in the control loop of the holding "Technodinamika" of Rostec) plans to start production of a light multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) of 80 mm caliber in 2024. This was reported to journalists by the head of the holding "Technodinamika" Igor Nasenkov on the sidelines of the Congress of the Union of Machine Builders of Russia.
The Defense Ministry showed footage of the arrival of a new nuclear submarine to the Northern Fleet
The fourth-generation cruiser "Kazan" of the project "Ash-M"entered the permanent base
The Russian Ministry of Defense has published a video recording of the arrival of the fourth-generation nuclear submarine Kazan of the Yasen-M project to the place of permanent deployment to the Northern Fleet.
Sources: for the" Iskander " created subtle supermaneuverable missiles that are almost impossible to shoot down
According to sources in the Ministry of Defense, the latest stealth missiles have been developed for the Russian Iskander complex, which will radically improve its combat qualities.
The "Epoch" with a 57-mm cannon and missiles will dramatically increase the capabilities of Russian IFVs
The latest uninhabited combat module "Epoch" in the near future may become the main one for Russian infantry fighting vehicles of three generations. Moreover, this product is already being installed on promising IFVs on the Kurganets-25 medium platform, and is also being tested on the BMP-3.
The United States has declared Russia's nuclear arsenal intimidating to NATO
Russia has the world's largest nuclear arsenal and thus intimidates NATO, American journalist Mark Episkopos said in an article in the National Interest magazine.
Turkey says it will not abandon the S-400
Turkey cannot accept the proposals of other countries to abandon the use of the S-400 air defense system. This was stated by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, RIA Novosti reports.
India confirms commitment to S-400 agreements-Lavrov
Deliveries of S-400 systems to India are carried out in accordance with the contract, New Delhi confirms its commitment to the agreements, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.