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According to the source, state tests will begin in the near future

Flight design tests (LKI) of the hypersonic missile "Zircon" from the surface carrier-the frigate "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov" of the Northern Fleet-have been successfully completed, and state tests will begin in the near future. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

The Norwegians and the Americans conducted the first launch of the latest anti-ship missile JSM from the fifth-generation fighter F-35.

Unique anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMS) S-500 "Prometheus" are looking for a place in the army. The Ministry of Defense is now working on the issue of their placement. In particular, new regiments or brigades can be equipped with aerospace air defense systems. The first deliveries to the troops of complexes capable of destroying ballistic missiles and satellites will begin this year. The staff of the formations will be determined depending on the location and forces of the potential enemy, experts say.

On March 17, 2021, the European Missile Association MBDA announced that it had received the first launch contract for the supply of the new Teseo Mk 2/E (Teseo Evolved) anti-ship missile system to the Italian Navy.

All multi-purpose nuclear submarines (submarines) The Russian Navy of projects 971, 949A and 885 will be armed with Kalibr, Onyx and Zircon missiles, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti.

North Korea on Sunday last week launched two cruise missiles from its west coast, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Wednesday.

The exercise with the withdrawal of autonomous launchers of the Yars PGRK to combat patrol routes began in the Strategic Missile Forces in Yoshkar-Ola (Republic of Mari El) and Teikovsky (Ivanovo region) missile formations.

Ships from the strike and anti-submarine groups of the water area protection unit of the Troops and forces in the North-East of Russia during the planned exercises performed a series of artillery fire to suppress visible coastal targets.

The crew of the frigate "Admiral Gorshkov" this year will be involved in testing hypersonic weapons, the press service of the Northern Fleet (SF) reported on Wednesday.

The US uses the Zumwalt stealth destroyer to control drones

American stealth destroyers Zumwalt found a new application-ships of this type in the upcoming naval battles will control unmanned ships and unmanned aerial vehicles. During the upcoming exercises in the Pacific, the US Navy intends to get the first idea of what such operations will look like.

The former anti-submarine ship was equipped with the most powerful strike weapons

Already in May, the unique frigate "Marshal Shaposhnikov" will be able to take up combat duty after the completion of the modernization started in 2016. In the near future, its crew will conduct training shooting with all standard weapons. The former large anti-submarine ship (BOD) became the carrier of cruise missiles "Onyx" and "Caliber", as well as hypersonic "Zircons". The updated combat unit is necessary for the fleet's actions in the Asia-Pacific region, off the coast of Africa and in the Middle East, experts say

As reported on March 22, 2021, the KORABEL web resource.EN, Saint-Petersburg JSC "Arsenal Machine-Building Plant" has successfully completed the qualification tests of the A-192M 130 mm naval artillery system and is launching mass production.

At a ceremony held on March 19 in Paris, the European Organization for Cooperation in the Field of Armaments (OCCAR) signed a contract for the development of a new generation SAMP/T NG (New Generation) air defense system for the Armed Forces of France and Italy.

The American destroyer Thomas Hudner ("Thomas Hudner") on Tuesday morning left the Black Sea, said the 6th operational Fleet of the United States.

According to the PIB (Press Information Bureau) agency, the procurement division of the Ministry of Defense of India signed a contract with Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) on March 19 for the supply of 4,960 Milan-2T ATGMs for the country's Ground Forces.

Upgraded long-range interceptors MiG-31BM will be relocated from the Tver region near Astrakhan for exercises with missile launches, the press service of the Western Military District (ZVO) reported on Tuesday.

On March 19, the US Department of Defense announced that the US Navy Shipbuilding and Armament Command and General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) have signed changes to the basic contract N00024-17-C-2100.

Calculations of the S-400 "Triumph" anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) conducted an air defense training in the Arctic region, the press service of the Northern Fleet (SF) reported on Tuesday.

The US coalition confirmed the shelling of a base in Syria in the northern province of Deir ez-Zor, but denied the presence of victims, a spokesman for the coalition said.

The United States intends to modernize the missile defense software due to the appearance of hypersonic weapons in Russia, RT reports, citing a document from the American Missile Defense Agency.