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The Japanese government has considered abandoning the missiles of the American company Lockheed Martin, according to the local newspaper Mainichi. The new shells require the modernization of the F-15 fighters. However, the cost of updating is not included in the budget for 2021. The Japanese are in no hurry to allocate an extra $2.2 billion for aircraft. The rise in price is caused by a shortage of necessary components, the Izvestia TV channel reports. If you can't agree on a discount, the missiles can be abandoned.

The US Army has tested a prototype of the AML unmanned rocket launcher. It is an adapted HIMARS multiple launch rocket system. According to Defense News, during the tests, seven missiles simulating hypersonic PrSM were launched from AML.

The troops in the east of the country will be among the first to receive man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) "Verba" in combination with specially designed to protect the fighters of the armored vehicles "Typhoon-AIR DEFENSE".

A tactical exercise with the anti-aircraft missile unit of the Southern Military District, equipped with a unique S-300V4 anti-aircraft missile system, took place in the Krasnodar Territory, the press service of the Southern Military District reported on Thursday.

The latest Russian submarines of the Yasen project have caused great concern in the Pentagon. The quietness of the course, low visibility and powerful missile weapons make the new Russian submarines the most dangerous enemy for the US army and Navy.

In the Network there were photos of another unusual gantrak - this time from Venezuela. There, the military installed a Soviet 23-mm Zu-23-2 anti-aircraft gun in the back of an American GMC M35 truck.

Poland will deploy FGM-148F Javelin anti-tank missile systems in the east of the country. This, as reported by "RIA Novosti", told reporters the Minister of National Defense of Poland Mariusz Blaszczak.

The crew of the Guards submarine "Cheetah" emerged victorious in an underwater duel with another nuclear submarine - tracked down and successfully attacked it with an anti-submarine missile during an exercise in the Barents Sea.

"The firing was carried out with a practical (training) ammunition from an underwater position on a similar submarine. The performance of the combat exercise was recognized as successful, " TASS informs with reference to the press service of the Northern Fleet.

The Americans may launch a promising Ground-based Strategic Deterrent intercontinental ballistic missile in 2023. In the arsenal of the Air Force, it will replace the famous Minuteman III.

Two of the three tests of the combined US missile defense system ended in failure, according to a report by the US government Accountability Office.

Relations between Russia and China are developing, threatening to turn into a semblance of an alliance, and Washington is concerned about such a development, Politico reported on Monday, citing an unnamed senior White House official.

At the Adanak training ground in the Republic of Dagestan, a special tactical exercise of the calculations of the coastal missile complex "Bal" of the Caspian Flotilla (CFl) was held, said the head of the press service of the Southern Military District, Colonel Vadim Astafyev.

According to Ukrainian media, the Ukrainian state enterprise "State Kiev Design Bureau "Luch" at the next defense-industrial exhibition "Zbroya ta Bezpeka-2021" held in Kiev from June 15 to 18, 2021, for the first time presented a model of the UP-277 medium-range air-to-air guided missile developed by it with an active radar homing head.

According to the Ukrainian resource "Ukrainian Militarny Portal", the Ukrainian state enterprise "State Kiev Design Bureau "Luch" at the next defense-industrial exhibition "Zbroya ta Bezpeka-2021" held in Kiev from June 15 to 18, 2021, presented materials on the advanced project of the medium-range anti-aircraft missile system being developed by it.

The test launch of the promising GBSD strategic ballistic missile will take place at the end of 2023. It is being developed to replace the aging Minuteman III. According to Airforce Magazine, GBSD will take off from Vandenberg Air Force Base.

The Ninetieth Tank Division of the Central Military District will hold a tactical exercise on June 16-17 with the use of tank support vehicles (BMPT) "Terminator", the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

The deployment of operational-tactical complexes "Iskander-M" and the destruction of the command post of the imaginary enemy will be worked out by the Russian military during an exercise in the Kaliningrad region, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

The ships of the naval forces of Great Britain and the Netherlands entered the Black Sea. This is reported on June 14 by the National Center for Defense Management of the Russian Federation.

What the electronic periscope of a strategic submarine shows, why the diesel generator also works very quietly on one of the world's lowest-noise submarines, and what the missile deck of the Prince Vladimir looks like - all this was seen and shown to the Zvezda film crew. Journalists of the official TV channel of the Ministry of Defense were not just allowed on board the newest submarine "Prince Vladimir", but also took on a campaign.

The participants of the NATO summit in the final communique accused Russia of an aggressive position on the world stage, supported, in particular, by the modernization of the nuclear arsenal.