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The Russian military will receive a portable anti-aircraft missile system of the new generation "METKA". As the commander-in-chief of the Ground Forces, Army General Oleg Salyukov, told the kRasnaya Zvezda newspaper, the MANPADS has a missile with a homing head resistant to all types of optical interference.

In 2021, tests of the Prometheus perimeter security system, including remotely controlled combat modules with a large-caliber machine gun, will be completed at the facilities of the Ministry of Defense, Igor Afanasyev, Director General of the research and production association eLektromashina, told TASS.

The Russian proposal of the United States to freeze nuclear arsenals is no longer relevant, it was of a one-time nature, said Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.

More than 30 sets of MANPADS "wIllow" entered service with a motorized rifle unit of the ZVO, stationed in the Leningrad region.

It is not known how long it will take to test the Poseidon nuclear submarine system or its prototypes on board a submarine, since it has no analogues in the world. It will probably take two or three years. Military expert Dmitry Kornev told Izvestia about this on October 1.

At the ZAPAD-2021 exercises, Russia tested a new BMP B-19 with an EPOCH combat module. The vehicle received two types of missiles and a modern fire control system (FMS). Military expert Alexey Khlopotov called Izvestia the features of the new car that will help save the crew.

The Joe Biden administration is in an extremely difficult position due to the fact that the Indian government, led by Narendra Modi, is determined to purchase weapons from Russia.

Russia, in response to the tests of American hypersonic weapons, promptly reported on the completion of flight design tests of the "blind" Zircon missile, according to the Ukrainian information and consulting company Defense Express.

Calculations of Iskander-M missile systems have worked out the destruction of objects of a conditional enemy during exercises in the Kaliningrad region, the Baltic Fleet (BF) reported on Saturday.

On Thursday, a new anti-aircraft missile was tested at a test site in North Korea. In the development of the DPRK, they saw similarities with the Israeli missile defense system "David's Sling". This is reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

The American company Stratolaunch has defended the Talon-A hypersonic glider project and completed the initial assembly of its prototype glider. Next year, she plans to test it with a hypersonic flight.

As it became known, Russian specialists have successfully completed flight design tests of the hypersonic missile "Zircon" from a surface carrier. Soon the fleet may receive the first such complexes.

Iran continues to transfer heavy long-range artillery to the border with Azerbaijan. So, the other day a new column was spotted, consisting of 155-mm self-propelled artillery units M109A1B of American production and 155-mm towed Austrian guns-howitzers GHN-45.

Exercises of the Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) began on Tuesday in the Sverdlovsk region. The equipment involved in the exercises was evaluated in the United States. The advantages of the YARS missile systems determine their survivability, writes The National Interest.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the acquisition of S-400 air defense systems from Russia was due to the refusal of the United States to supply it with Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs).

On September 27, 2021, Czech Defense Minister Lubomir Metnar officially announced the conclusion of an agreement with the Government of Israel on the acquisition of four batteries of SPYDER SR short- and medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems manufactured by the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems for the Czech armed forces.

At the Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. On September 28, Ulsan hosted the launching ceremony of the cHang Bogo-3 class (KSS-3 Batch-1) with a displacement of 3,000 tons, which has the capabilities of launching a SLBM.

This year, two launches of the Russian hypersonic missile "Zircon" from the nuclear submarine "Severodvinsk" are planned. The first test is planned to be conducted from the surface position of the submarine, the second — from the underwater. The timing of the launches is disclosed by TASS, citing a source in the military-industrial complex.

Russian and Turkish Presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the continuation of cooperation between the two countries in the field of military-technical cooperation, including the possibility of expanding cooperation on the S-400 and other areas, the press secretary of the head of the Russian state Dmitry Peskov said.

In India, the T-72M1 chassis served as the basis for the Akash short-range anti-aircraft missile system created in this country. This was recalled by the video frames posted on the Network.

All systems of this SAM were installed on a single platform from a licensed main battle tank.