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As reported on December 24, 2020, JSC "Concern "Kalashnikov "(part of the state Corporation rostec), it has completed testing and started mass production of the upgraded anti-aircraft guided missile 9M333, designed for anti-aircraft missile systems of the family "Strela-10M".

According to the data presented, the first flight tests of the new American HAWC hypersonic missile from Lockheed Martin were unsuccessful. As a result of a series of errors, the launch from the B-52 bomber was decided not to be carried out.

The newspaper "Kommersant" under the headline "Now absolutely everything works on the buyer's side" published an interesting interview with the General Director of PJSC "United shipbuilding Corporation" (USC) Alexey Rakhmanov.

The Caspian flotilla will receive its own aircraft for the first time in the post-Soviet period. By the end of next year, it will be replenished with Mi-8 and Ka-27 helicopters. This is part of a large-scale effort to strengthen the Russian Navy in the Caspian sea and create a new main base. With such military equipment, the Association will be able to have a strategic impact on the entire region, experts say.

The number of long-range cruise missiles in the Russian Armed forces has increased 37-fold over the past eight years, according to data from the Russian defense Ministry, published in the departmental newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda on Wednesday.

According to the collection "Main results of the activities of the Armed forces of the Russian Federation in 2012-2020" prepared by the Ministry of defense, four Avangard missile systems will be on combat duty by the end of December.

Us senators and congressmen approved the draft defense budget. In 2021, Washington intends to spend a record $ 740 billion on military needs. The plans include the modernization of the armed forces, the development of new technologies, as well as the further expansion of the us geopolitical influence — sanctions against opponents and assistance to allies. Although Donald trump has threatened to veto the draft, the budget is sure to be approved. About how the Pentagon will dispose of this money — in the material RIA Novosti.

Russia calls on the United States to use the time remaining until February 5 and extend the Treaty on measures for further reduction and limitation of strategic offensive arms (STCW) for the benefit of the two countries and the world, the Russian Embassy in the United States said in a statement on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the ratification of the document by the us Senate.

The design Bureau of mechanical engineering (part of the holding NPO "high-Precision complexes" of the state Corporation rostec) introduces additive technologies in production.

on December 26, the ship will join the Pacific fleet

Minesweeping ship "Yakov Balyaev" has completed a program of factory sea trials and state tests, during which the performance of all systems and mechanisms of the ship, their compliance with previously stated technical characteristics, was fully confirmed, the Pacific fleet (TOF) said on Wednesday.

the US Navy has concentrated huge firepower in the Persian Gulf

The U.S. Navy is concentrating many of its most powerful ships in and around the Persian Gulf. It is not yet clear for what purposes this is being carried out, but the media has repeatedly suggested that Washington is preparing a strike on Iran.

Taipei creates a submarine fleet to prevent a possible Chinese operation

Taiwan is starting to build a fleet of modern submarines, hoping to further strengthen its national defense capabilities. According to analysts, this could complicate any potential plans by China to invade the island or establish a naval blockade.

the Nebo-UM radar is capable of detecting hypersonic aircraft manufactured using Stealth technology

on December 14, 2020, a new Nebo-UM radar station took over combat duty in the Rostov region.

After the Globus III radar system was deployed in Norway near the Russian borders, the command of the Northern fleet was forced to take retaliatory measures - a battery of the coastal anti-ship complex "Bal"was transferred to the Sredny Peninsula.

The Swedish armed forces material support Agency (FMV) has announced the receipt of the first elements of the new patriot anti-aircraft missile system ordered for the country's Armed forces.

Mi-35M combat helicopters of the Nigerian air force conducted another successful night RAID against the militants of Boko Haram (a terrorist organization banned in Russia).

According to the defense Ministry of the state, the rotorcraft attacked a convoy of seven pickups, which were used by members of illegal armed groups. Two vehicles were put out of action by accurate fire, and several militants moving on them were neutralized.

The Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation has published new data on the flight speed of the hypersonic unit of the Avangard missile system. According to the military, it accelerates to Mach 28 (the speed of sound is approximately equal to 7.5 kilometers per second).

Japan sees a threat in China, and therefore increases the amount of funding for its armed forces. on December 21, the Kyodo News Agency reported that the Japanese government approved a record military budget for the self-defense Forces.

Local conflicts of recent years have repeatedly demonstrated that the Soviet infantry fighting vehicles of the first and second generation, which did not undergo modernization, no longer meet modern requirements in terms of security.

The Buk-M3 medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems have entered combat duty for the first time to protect the airspace on the territory of the Central military district, the press service of the district reports.