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The US Missile Defense Agency has signed a contract with the US company Northrop Grumman to develop a prototype satellite capable of detecting hypersonic targets. According to C4ISRNET, the transaction amount was $ 155 million. Under the terms of the agreement, the company will have to assemble a prototype of the satellite and conduct its demonstration tests.

Dynetics conducted successful tests of the promising X-61A Gremlins air system, which involves launching a UAV from a carrier aircraft. During the test, the drone was in close proximity to the C-130.

Japan's Nikkei Asian Review believes that Russia is beginning to yield to China in the development of new weapons and military technologies. Gradually, this lag may become irreversible. China is becoming the world's number two arms exporter. Russia is the third. Beijing is targeting traditional Russian arms markets.

According to a press release from the French arms concern Nexter, the 155-mm high-precision ammunition "Katana" (KATANA ) has completed its first successful test firing. The test campaign took place from December 7 to 11, 2020 in the north of Sweden, at the Vidsel test site (Vidsel). According to the manufacturer, the artillery ammunition successfully demonstrated its ability to fly in a controlled manner.

More than 20 units of modern weapons and special military equipment will be received in 2021 by the units of the Guards Tank Division of the Central Military District (CVO), stationed in the Chelyabinsk and Sverdlovsk regions, the press service of the CVO reported on Monday.

The US army on the background of financial constraints caused by coronavirus infection, this year will hold a private "cupping" for the air force (air force) and naval forces (naval forces) of the country, writes Breaking Defense, Recalling the statement of chief of army staff General James McConville.

More than 20 units of modern weapons and special military equipment will be received in 2021 by the units of the Guards Tank Division of the Central Military District (CVO), stationed in the Chelyabinsk and Sverdlovsk regions, the press service of the CVO reports.

Although in the past the US presence in the Persian Gulf was considered a threat to Iran, the Islamic Republic can now destroy US warships thanks to its "deterrent capability", including missile weapons.

What is known about the JL-3 ballistic missile, the work on which Beijing does not recognize

The United States is concerned about China's work on a promising ballistic missile for submarines JL-3, the range of which will allow China to reach the United States. This follows from a public report on missile threats to the United States. What is the new missile, the work on which Beijing, by the way, has not officially confirmed, in the material of the "Newspaper.Ru».

Russia and the United States have begun practical work on the issue of extending START-3

Moscow and Washington have announced their readiness to extend START-3 for five years, and the work of experts on this issue has already begun, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

Starting this year, the Ground Forces ' rocket scientists will work closely with the Navy. The Iskander-M operational and tactical complexes (OTRK) will be able to support the Navy's operations at a range of up to 500 km and destroy the objects of a possible enemy with great accuracy. Such joint training has become a trend in combat training in recent years. The main target for the complexes may be priority coastal structures and equipment: air bases, radars and command centers, experts say.

At the end of last year, Putin announced that he intended to introduce the Avangard missile into the scope of the START-3 treaty. Immediately after that, they started talking about the fact that Russia allegedly recognized itself as defeated. But is it true that Russia "bowed its head"? As it is not so. With her statements, she only fools America's head, the user of "Sina" is sure.

The Don-2N multi-functional radar, the central and most complex element of the Russian missile defense system, has been upgraded and is being prepared for testing. The performance of the computing system has increased by four orders of magnitude, and its size has decreased fourfold.

The crew of the Baltic Fleet corvette "Stoyky", which went on a long voyage, conducted an exercise in the Mediterranean Sea to counter air strikes.

Government troops of Ethiopia during the fighting against the rebels of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Tigray (PFLT) managed to destroy the multiple rocket launcher AR2, considered a copy of the Russian MLRS 9K58 "Smerch".

Among the announced items: a rail booster, drones that can be launched into the air with a grenade launcher, electromagnetic cannons and combat lasers.

The large anti-submarine ship "Severomorsk" in the Barents Sea performed combat training tasks,including artillery firing.

The Russian Black Sea Fleet has begun tracking the USS Donald Cook, which entered the Black Sea on Saturday, the Russian National Defense Control Center said.

In Russia, it is planned to test the latest guided 152-millimeter artillery shell for howitzers, according to materials posted on the state procurement website.

The first prototype of the American target aircraft of the fifth generation 5GAT, which was nicknamed the simulator of the Russian Su-57 fighter, crashed during tests. This is reported by the portal Janes with reference to the report of the Director of the Pentagon on operational tests and assessments.