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Russia poses the main military threat to the United States, this opinion was expressed on Tuesday, August 17, by the head of the Northern Command of the United States Armed Forces, General Glen Vanherk.

The Turkish defense company Meteksan Defense Industry Inc. has announced the development of a new ground-based laser system called NAZAR. This is a missile defense system. It was first presented at the 15th International Defense Industry Exhibition IDEF 2021.

In the training building, which simulates a field position, military personnel learn to install reconnaissance and alarm devices, with the help of which conditional saboteurs will be detected in any weather conditions, regardless of the time of day.

Since Soviet times, the practice of preparing for protection against chemical, biological and nuclear threats has not only been preserved in Russia, but is also developing well. This can be judged at least by the contents of first-aid kits intended for the provision of first aid by the civil defense forces. In NATO countries, much less attention is paid to this, including in military conditions. Charlie Gao, a defense expert at The National Interest, writes about this.

The 15th International Defense Industry Exhibition IDEF-2021, which is one of the ten largest global defense industry forums, opened in Istanbul on August 17.

The new combat module "Hunter" developed and produced by NPO Elektromashina (part of the Uralvagonzavod concern is part of Rostec) has been put into mass production, the press service of the concern told reporters.

Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu spoke about the results of the tests of the latest hypersonic cruise missile "Zircon", quoting a phrase from the Soviet TV series.

The kit provides various types of maintenance of components of air defense systems

The Russian defense company JSC "GPTP " Granit", a subsidiary of JSC " Concern of East Kazakhstan Region "Almaz-Antey", presented a mobile set of repair and diagnostic equipment "REDCOM"in Istanbul on Wednesday. This was reported to the TASS correspondent by the company's representative Yevgeny Gladilin.

At the IDEF 2021 exhibition, Kalashnikov participates in the framework of the Rosoboronexport exposition, said Vladimir Onokoy, head of the Department for Military-Technical Cooperation of the concern

Representatives from Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia are more interested in the products of the Russian Kalashnikov concern.

The US Army tested a Stryker armored vehicle with a prototype of a 50-kilowatt laser installation during a live-fire exercise at the Fort Sill base in Oklahoma. The military plans to receive four such vehicles by October. They will use a laser to fight drones, artillery and mortar shells.

Rosoboronexport will organize a single Russian exhibition at the International Defense Industry Exhibition IDEF 2021, which will be held in Istanbul from August 17 to 20, the company said earlier.

The units of the PGRK RVSN are fully equipped with unique simulators for training mechanics-drivers of autonomous launchers of the Yars mobile missile system.

Military Watch Magazine spoke about the advantages of the Soviet S-200 system.

Military Wait magazine published an article "Why NATO hated the S-200 - the longest-range air defense system of the Cold War".

The hypersonic missile "Zircon", which Russia will adopt in the coming years, will put the aircraft carrier strike groups of the US Navy at risk and make them ineffective, according to Mark Episkopos, a columnist for The National Interest.

According to the Philippine Defense Resource Mintfo.com, The Philippine Ministry of Defense has signed a contract worth $ 15.937 million with the South Korean company LIG Nex1 as part of a project to purchase torpedoes for frigates in service.

The next strategic directive of the Joint Council for the Control of ensuring the needs of the Pentagon will focus on the future "integrated air and missile defense" (air defense and missile defense), reports Breaking Defense statement of the deputy chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces (AF) of the United States, General John Hyten.

The Military Academy of Strategic Missile Forces named after Peter the Great has begun training cadets for the operation of the new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, which is due to enter service in 2022.

Since 2016, the Strategic Missile Forces have received more than 70 Typhoon-M combat anti-sabotage vehicles (BPDM).

Russia plans to create a robotic air defense system based on the Uran-9 shock RTC, RIA Novosti reports, citing a source in the defense industry.

Skunk Works-the authors of many advanced American military developments-are switching to new technologies. August 15, portal thedrive.com He reported that the Lockheed Martin Corporation has opened a new plant for its secret division.