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The Americans started assembling the first modernized long-range howitzers M109A7
The US Army has begun the final assembly of the first four upgraded M109A7 self-propelled howitzers with increased range. According to Janes, the military plans to use at least one of them during the Convergence project exercises in November.
Russian MLRS will receive a new guided missile
NPO "Splav" named after Ganichev (part of the Rostec Techmash concern) is developing a guided missile in a 122 mm caliber on an initiative basis, the general director of the enterprise Alexander Smirnov said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
The Thai Navy will receive a short-range air defense system
The command of the Thai Navy has signed a contract with a national company for the supply of mobile short-range anti-aircraft missile systems.
The US has produced the first improved warhead for the Trident II D5 ballistic missile
The first improved nuclear warhead W88 for Trident II D5 ballistic missiles, designed to be launched from nuclear submarines, has rolled off the assembly line.
The US has changed the lock on nuclear warheads
The Pantex plant in Texas has released the first batch of upgraded W88 thermonuclear warheads-they are equipped with Trident II ballistic missiles on submarines. The updates affected the charge initiation system, conventional explosives, and a lightning rod connector was also added to the warhead.
Russia increases the number of "Daggers" - the Security Council
Russia is increasing the number of high-precision long-range weapons, including the Kinzhal hypersonic complexes, Deputy Secretary of the Security Council Mikhail Popov said.
The Turkish army received a Turkish-made short-range air defense system
The first Turkish short-range anti-aircraft missile systems Hisar A+ entered the army in full configuration. According to Defense News, now the Roketsan company is preparing to start mass production of Hisar O+medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems. The military should receive them in 2024.
Turkish "Vulture" will replace the American "Harm"
The Turkish supersonic anti-radar missile Akbaba ("Vulture") will replace the American AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM, "Harm"), Defense News reports, citing a source.
The Strategic Missile Forces in the Altai Territory made an extended march with the participation of the Yars PGRC
In the Altai Territory, during the round-the-clock large-scale exercises of the Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN), Yars mobile ground missile systems (PGRK) performed intensive maneuver actions on combat patrol routes.
Japan is concerned about the build-up of weapons by Russia and China-the report of the Ministry of Defense of the country
Japan is concerned that its neighboring states are increasing weapons and activating the activities of their armed forces, according to the White Paper published by the Japanese Defense Ministry, an annual report on the country's security and the situation in the world as a whole.
Russian anti-aircraft gunners in Tajikistan repelled a massive missile attack by a simulated enemy
Russian servicemen of the air defense division of the 201st military base, armed with S-300 PS systems, repelled a massive missile attack by a simulated enemy at an exercise in Tajikistan, the press service of the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Tuesday.
Shoigu announced plans to strengthen the power of the nuclear triad by increasing the combat effectiveness of the Tu-160M "strategists"
Improving the combat effectiveness of the Tu-160M strategic missile carriers is the most important task that the new NK-32 aircraft engines of the second series will help to solve, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a conference call on Tuesday.
An additional batch of Akash missiles will be delivered to the Indian Air Force"
On July 8, the Indian state-owned company Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) announced the conclusion of a contract for the production and supply of additional Akash anti-aircraft guided missiles of national development to the Indian Air Force.
In the United States, they were surprised by the "dubious" stern guns of the Russian Tu-95MS
The aging Russian turboprop strategic bomber-missile carrier Tu-95MS has defensive weapons from the Cold War, the American edition of The Drive is surprised, commenting on one of the recent videos of the Russian Defense Ministry.
Why the world's most powerful towed S-23 guns stopped fighting in Syria
Until recently, the most powerful towed guns in the world continued to be used against terrorist groups in Syria. We are talking about the 180-mm S-23, supplied to the army of Damascus by the Soviet Union in the 70 years.
Specialists of the Military Academy of the Strategic Missile Forces will present a mock-up of the "smart audience" with interactive visualization tools
At the MVTF "Army-2021" within the framework of the thematic section "Military education – advanced technologies and digital transformation", specialists of the Military Academy of the Strategic Missile Forces named after Peter the Great will present to the general public a mock-up of a "smart audience" with interactive visualization tools.
Heavy caliber "Acacia" reliably covers the Caucasian borders of Russia
Military personnel of artillery units of the Russian military base of the Southern Military District (SE) in Abkhazia performed live firing exercises from modernized self-propelled artillery howitzers "Acacia".
Croats have created a robot for radiation and chemical reconnaissance
The Croatian company DOK-ING has introduced an armored ground robot Komodo. It is designed for radiation, chemical and biological exploration and can operate at high temperatures, complete smoke and lack of oxygen. At the same time, Komodo is also suitable for ordinary engineering work.
Two companies from Russia were included in the hundred largest defense industry enterprises
We are talking about the Almaz-Antey concern and the Tactical Missile Weapons Corporation
Two companies from Russia-the Almaz-Antey concern and the Tactical Missile Weapons Corporation (KTRV) - were included in the rating of the 100 largest defense enterprises in the world according to the profile weekly Defense News.
The US has tested the warhead of a new hypersonic missile for the first time
The United States has tested the warhead of the AGM-183A ARRW (Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon) hypersonic complex. Earlier tests of the system failed.
