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Australian fighters and ships will be armed with new missiles. September 23, portal navalpost.com He reported that the Australian government approved the purchase of Tomahawk, JASSM-ER and LRASM ammunition.

The operational and strategic command and staff exercises "Otpantau-2021" held in Kazakhstan involved the existing modern types of weapons and military equipment.

According to the press center of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the troops have applied the experience of recent armed conflicts in practice, worked out new forms and methods of conducting combat operations.

The United States is concerned about the progress of Russia and China in the field of hypersonic weapons. Secretary of the Air Force (Air Force) Frank Kendall expressed dissatisfaction with the pace of implementation of such programs and the lag of the United States from competitors. This is reported by Air Force Magazine.

The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry has published previously unknown footage of the combat use of the Spike-NLOS anti-tank missile system (ATGM) of Israeli production in Karabakh. The corresponding video appeared in the Telegram channel "Military Observer".

About 20 ships of the Black Sea Fleet that participated in joint maneuvers of the Crimean and Novorossiysk Naval bases are returning to their places of deployment, said the official representative of the Black Sea Fleet Alexey Rulev.

The Northern Fleet conducted an interspecific exercise in the Laptev Sea with the participation of warships, the Pantsir and Bastion complexes, the press service of the SF reported.

An exercise was held in the anti-aircraft missile brigade of the Southern Military District stationed in the Krasnodar Territory, during which the calculations of the S-300V4 air defense systems successfully prevented a massive attack by a simulated enemy on one of our army facilities. The press service of the Southern Military District reported that the military carried out electronic launches, destroying targets in the sky that denote cruise missiles.

The division of mobile coastal anti-ship missile systems (BPRK) "Bastion" of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) conducted exercises on missile strikes when deployed from the march and from hidden firing positions. This was announced by the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet on Thursday, September 23.

During the exercises in the Crimea, coastal anti-ship missile systems "Bastion" struck at sea targets. This was reported today in the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet.

The defense budget of Ukraine for 2022 will be increased. This will allow using the funds allocated for the purchase of weapons to continue the development of the Sapsan operational and tactical missile system (OTRK). This is reported by Defense Express.

Estonia's defense budget for 2022 will amount to a record 748 million euros or 2.31% of the projected gross domestic product of the republic, Defense Minister Kalle Laanet said.

During the second day of the Ukrainian strategic command and staff exercises "United Efforts-2021" at the Yegorlyk training ground in the Kherson region, the S - 300, Buk-M1, S-125 and Osa anti-aircraft missile systems are involved.

Transport planes are often converted into bombers, but the Americans went further. On September 22, the YouTube channel The War Zone published a video of tests of the Rapid Dragon system, with the help of which many non-combat aircraft can become missile carriers.

Despite reports that the deal between Russia and Algeria for the supply of S-400 Triumph was periodically refuted, it became known that a few days ago this African state still received the first S - 400 anti-aircraft missile systems.

Relations between Turkey and the United States are currently experiencing difficult times, including due to problems with Ankara's acquisition of S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems from the Russian Federation, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters.

The participation of light armored vehicles in local wars and conflicts often led to its massive losses. We can recall the mission of the Soviet limited contingent in Afghanistan, the fighting on the territory of the post-Soviet space. Dozens or even hundreds of burnt-out and exploded infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers remained everywhere after the fighting.

The missiles of the Ukrainian Neptune and Alder complexes can receive new combat units that will increase the capacity of ammunition. The company "Spetsoboronmash" has mastered the vacuum-lump technology of forming explosive charges, which increases the damaging effect of ammunition. This is written by Defense Express with reference to the Ukroboronprom concern.

The video demonstrates a concept known as Rapid Dragon. Cruise missiles were dropped from C-17 and EC-130 aircraft: it is assumed that this will increase the strike power of the United States.

A Russian military base in Tajikistan conducted sniper training using new rifles at a mountain training ground, the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Wednesday.

Air-to-air missiles can significantly increase the range. September 21 portal thedrive.com He reported that at the Air, Space & Cyber Conference event, Boeing presented the concept of a two-stage LRAAM munition.