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The RRS continues to supply engineering weapons to improve the maneuverability and survivability of mobile – based combat missile systems, including the Listva remote mine clearance vehicle (MDR) and the Engineering support and camouflage vehicle (MIOM).

The launch of the Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) by a nuclear submarine of the Pacific Fleet on December 12 confirmed the characteristics of this missile, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said.

The Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah, despite opposition from Israel, was able to double its arsenal of guided missiles in a year, said the leader of Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah.

During the highly publicized visit of US Secretary of State M.Pompeo's visit to Poland on August 15, 2020, during which a bilateral agreement was signed to expand US-Polish military cooperation, the details of this joint document were not discussed anywhere in the press.

Russia's plans to develop hypersonic weapons have provoked panic in NATO countries over Moscow's " aggressive plans." In Europe, however, they are more afraid that it will be destroyed by American defenders, who are afraid of the Russian threat. Does the possession of "hypersound" really give Russia a decisive advantage? And how can the West respond to us if it achieves parity in such weapons?

State tests of the new anti-aircraft artillery complex "Derivation-air defense", capable of destroying drones and cruise missiles, are planned for 2022, said the head of the military air defense (air defense) of the Armed forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Alexander Leonov.

Syrian air defenses managed to shoot down most of the rockets fired by the Israeli army at the Western part of the province of Hama.

Tests of the hypersonic missile "Zircon", which this year was conducted by the Northern fleet, confirmed the characteristics of this new weapon, the press service of the fleet said on Friday.

In the outgoing year 2020, Russian infantry fighting vehicles have increased their firepower. During the rehearsals of the Victory day parade, the kurganets-25 advanced BMP with the latest uninhabited Epoch module was demonstrated for the first time. As weapons, it uses a 57-mm gun, a 7.62-mm machine gun and two types of guided missiles.

Development is conducted by the Corporation "Tactical missile weapons", said a source in the military-industrial complex

The first production su-57 fighter will be used at the state flight test center (glic) in Akhtubinsk for testing hypersonic aircraft weapons. This was reported on Friday by a source in the military-industrial complex.

On December 23, 2020, the first two serial new jet training aircraft M-345 NO (military designation T-345A) built by the Italian company Leonardo arrived at the Lecce-Galatina air base as part of the 61st regiment (61° Stormo) of the Italian air force. The aircraft have tail numbers 61-202 (Italian military number MM55234) and 61-203 (Italian military number MM55235).

The Pentagon decided to replace the outdated M109 Palladin tracked howitzers with wheeled ones, but it turned out that there was nothing. The us military announced a competition for a promising self-propelled gun, however, which happens infrequently, they will have to buy weapons abroad. About how one of the strongest defenses in the world signed in their own helplessness - in the material RIA Novosti.

Until 2027, 14 nuclear submarines (NPS) of the Borey-A and Yasen-M projects will be built for the Russian Navy (Navy), Deputy defense Minister Alexey Krivoruchko said in A statement.

The prototype of the new sodramjet ramjet engine was tested in a wind tunnel. He successfully worked at an air flow speed of Mach 9, and according to the results of the experiment, it turned out that the theoretical limit of his speed reaches Mach 16. This will allow an aircraft with such an engine to circumnavigate the Earth in two hours, but a wind tunnel to test such speeds in China has not yet been built.

In the Rostov region, combat crews of anti-aircraft missile systems "tor-M2" of the 150th motorized rifle division conducted tactical and special exercises. The targets were simulators of cruise missiles.

The first serial fighter of the fifth generation su-57, received by the Aerospace forces (VKS) of Russia, was shown on video. The corresponding video on YouTube was published by the user wizarden1.

The black sea fleet of Russia held an exercise on the organization of emergency preparation of ships for battle and campaign, the press service of the fleet reported on Saturday.

The US army during the tests held on December 19 at the Yuma test site in Arizona, on the third attempt, destroyed the target-the Soviet-made KUB anti-aircraft missile system (SAM). The corresponding video is published by DVIDS.

The Russian defense Ministry plans to dramatically increase the order for strategic cruise missiles. "At the beginning of next year, we will conclude long-term contracts for the additional purchase of high-precision long-range missiles, which will double their number," defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to the President last Monday.

Saudi Arabia, which launched the war in Yemen, suffers one defeat after another.

Now the troops of Riyadh and the Saudi coalition are retreating on almost all fronts. The situation is particularly difficult for the Saudis in the province of Marib.