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The creation of high-tech weapons is possible only on the basis of solid-state technologies

Laser weapons are firmly established in real life and their first use in the war of Argentina and England for the Falkland Islands, when the simplest LO was used to blind the enemy, was just the beginning.

The Pentagon has finally decided on the strike armament of the newest Zamvolt-type destroyers. The US Navy requested a version of the upgraded ships with launchers for hypersonic missiles — the current mines did not fit in size. With the help of three improved "Zamvolts" (two are already in service, one is being tested), Washington expects to put pressure on possible opponents in the world's oceans.

According to a TASS source, the repair and modernization of the Admiral Vinogradov BOD will begin in 2021

The large anti-submarine ship (BOD) of Project 1155 "Admiral Vinogradov "of the Pacific Fleet (TOF), following the example of a similar BOD" Marshal Shaposhnikov", will become a frigate by 2025, having received Kalibr-NK cruise missiles to increase its strike capabilities.

The US Department of Defense announced the conclusion of a contract with Lockheed Martin Corporation, which provides for the supply of high-precision guided missile ammunition GMLRS (Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System) for the US Navy.

As training targets, target missiles such as "Strizh", "Armavir", "Pischal" and "Saman"were used

The Ministry of Defense showed footage of combat firing of S-400 anti-aircraft systems and Buk-M2 complexes at an exercise in Buryatia.

The Turkish publication called sensational footage of maneuvers at the Morskoy training ground in the Crimea, which demonstrated how the Russian Orion-E attack drone hit the L-39 plane. Haber7 journalists even saw the Turkish equivalent in the ammunition carried by the UAV.

The first heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1A entered service with the Iraqi army in July 2014.

They were taken to the airport in Baghdad by the heavy transport aircraft AN-124-100 "Ruslan". The next shipments began to arrive by sea, at the port of Umm Qasr.

The main trump card of the Russian strategic forces is the Burevestnik nuclear installation. This opinion of Chinese experts is cited by the military news portal "Zhongguo Junwang".

Mobile missile systems "Yars" began to carry out combat duty during the command and staff exercises (KShU) with the Barnaul division of the Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN), the Russian Defense Ministry reports.

Large-scale tactical exercises with military personnel of motorized rifle, tank and artillery formations of the combined arms army of the Eastern Military District (VVO) ended with large-scale combat shooting at the Sergeyevsky training ground in Primorye, the press service of the VVO reported on Monday.

The Biden administration returned to the issue of the early decommissioning of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. The ship should serve for at least another 25 years, but most likely, it will be cut into metal much earlier. However, this is not the first time that the fierce discussions around the US aircraft carrier fleet have arisen. About how to decide the fate of the "symbols of democracy" - in the material of RIA Novosti.

A video of the work of the crew of a Russian submarine in preparation for the use of its main weapon, the Kalibr cruise missiles, has appeared on the Network. The training was held on the submarine of the Black Sea Fleet "Veliky Novgorod".

Artillery fire to suppress invisible coastal targets hidden by the terrain was conducted in the Sea of Japan by the corvette "Perfect".

The DPRK authorities have accused the UN Security Council of using double standards in assessing the actions of different countries in connection with its reaction to the recent launch of ballistic missiles by Pyongyang.

The Directorate-General for Armaments (DGA) of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces has signed a contract with MBDA for the supply of 367 new-generation MICA NG guided air-to-air missiles.

The rearmament of the Barnaul missile compound (Altai Territory) with the Yars mobile ground missile system will be completed by the end of 2021, the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, Colonel-General Sergey Karakaev, said during the command and staff exercise.

Russian-made Kornet anti-tank missile systems are highly effective against well-protected main battle tanks, other types of armored vehicles, as well as low-flying aircraft.

The crew of the MiG-31BM fighter of the Northern Fleet during a five-hour scheduled flight over the Arctic twice replenished the fuel supply in the air from the IL-78 tanker aircraft, the press service of the Northern Fleet reported on Monday.

is Japan blocking the coveted islands?

One of the main news of March was the proposal of Japanese experts to implement the blockade of the Kuril Islands. The initiative in his article for the Internet portal Japan Newsweek was put forward by former diplomat Akio Kawatao.

NATO will not reduce military activity around Russia

The Black Sea is once again becoming the scene of Moscow's military deterrence. In the Romanian Constanta, a large – scale military exercise of the North Atlantic Alliance "Sea Shield-2021"is being prepared. It will be attended by more than 2.5 thousand military personnel, 18 ships and support vessels from Bulgaria, Greece, Spain, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, the United States and Turkey.