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Blinken advises allies not to buy Russian weapons, so as not to risk falling under US sanctions
US allies should refrain from entering into large contracts for the supply of Russian weapons, as otherwise they may fall under US sanctions, the head of the State Department, Anthony Blinken, said on Wednesday.
The Tejas aircraft of the Indian Air Force successfully launched the Israeli UR " Python-5"
The Indian Defense Ministry reported on the successful integration of the 5th generation Python-5 air-to-air guided missile on board the Tejas light combat aircraft, as proved by the test launches conducted on April 27.
In India, the delivery time of the first batch of S-400 from Russia was announced
The first batch of S-400 air defense systems will arrive in India by the end of this year, Indian Ambassador to Moscow Datla Bala Venkatesh Varma told reporters.
In the US, they called the" workhorses " of their Navy
Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are the "workhorses" of the US Navy, writes the American publication 19FortyFive.
American "grads" will cover the withdrawal of NATO troops from Afghanistan
The military command is moving HIMARS multiple rocket launchers from Kuwait to Afghanistan to provide cover during the withdrawal of its contingent from Afghan territory, the US Central Command said.
US to spend $18 billion to develop missile interceptors from Iran and North Korea-Media
The Pentagon plans to spend nearly $18 billion to develop, manufacture and support interceptor missiles from North Korea or Iran, the first major defense government purchase of the administration of President Joe Biden, according to Bloomberg.
In the Novosibirsk region, a large-scale exercise of the RVSN compound has ended
A large-scale exercise with the Novosibirsk missile formation of the Strategic Missile Forces, which is armed with the Yars PGRK, ended in the Novosibirsk region. Large-sized equipment returned to the points of permanent deployment.
Lethal weapons supplied by the United States to Ukraine against Russia have been revealed
The United States can send lethal weapons to Ukraine that can be used against Russia, RIA Novosti writes. The equipment that Kiev can get from Washington includes, in particular, "air defense (air defense), anti-ship and anti-tank missiles, operational and tactical strike systems," the agency writes, referring to the American edition of The Wall Street Journal.
The work planned by the Pentagon to create new interceptor missiles is directed against the Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces
The work planned by the Pentagon to create new interceptor missiles is directed against Russia's strategic nuclear forces, said Igor Korotchenko, the director of the CAMTO, in an interview with RIA Novosti.
Foreign military attaches were shown the capabilities of the S-400 air defense system near Astrakhan
[b]They included representatives of the military and diplomatic corps from 52 countries of the CIS, Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America.]
The Russian military demonstrated to military attaches from 52 countries live firing from the S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems and the Pantsir-S anti-aircraft missile and gun systems at the Ashuluk training ground in the Astrakhan region. This was reported to journalists in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
France tests submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missile
France on Wednesday conducted a test launch of the M51 submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missile, the country's defense ministry said.
A simple formality: tests of the Czech self-propelled gun Dana-M2 began in Ukraine
Testing of the Czech self-propelled artillery installation Dana-M2 began in Ukraine. This is reported by the Defense Express portal.
Currently, the wheeled combat vehicle is located at one of the military training grounds in the Rivne region, where the tactical and technical characteristics declared by Excalibur Army are checked.
Russian submarine conducted training firing of torpedoes in the Baltic Sea
The Russian diesel-electric submarine Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (built for the Pacific Fleet) has carried out training torpedo firing from an underwater position in the Baltic Sea, the Russian Baltic Fleet said on Wednesday.
The military group in the Kaliningrad region is reinforced by two motorized rifle regiments
Two new motorized rifle regiments have been created in the Kaliningrad region, it follows from the message of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Federation. In recent years, Russia has strengthened its military infrastructure in the western direction, in particular, in the Kaliningrad region.
Nuclear-armed Iran is not in Russia's interests, State Department says
Washington believes that the absence of a nuclear agreement with Iran regulating development in this area would be beyond Russia's interests, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said at a briefing.
When will Ukraine create a 500-km-long Thunder-2 missile system"
The creation of the Ukrainian operational-tactical missile system "Grom-2" continues to be in question. In 2018, after the five-axle OTRK chassis participated in the parade on August 24 in Kiev, and then was shown at the exhibition "Weapons and Security", it was solemnly announced that the first launches would be held in 2019.
The frigate "Marshal Shaposhnikov" became part of the permanent readiness forces of the Pacific Fleet
It has completed the factory test program
The carrier of the Kalibr and Uran cruise missile systems, the Marshal Shaposhnikov frigate, has joined the permanent readiness forces of the Pacific Fleet, the fleet's press service said on Tuesday.
Russia and Tajikistan will have a joint air defense system
[b]Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the countries also plan to jointly repel threats from Afghanistan.]
The joint air defense system is being created by Russia and Tajikistan, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at talks with the head of the republic's military department, Sherali Mirzo, in Dushanbe on Tuesday.
Leonardo Group will supply 4 ship-based OTO 127/64 LW Vulcano for the new Canadian Navy warships
Leonardo Group has signed a contract with Lockheed Martin for the supply of four 127-mm OTO 127/64 LW Vulcano naval artillery systems to equip the new multi-purpose combat ships of the Canadian Navy.
Second wind: modernization has expanded the capabilities of the Sani mortar"
Adopted 40 years ago, the 120-mm mortar "Sani"is still too early to retire: after modernization, increased mobility and accuracy of fire. The mortar with a rate of fire of up to 15 rounds per minute proved to be indispensable in the mountains and passed combat testing in Syria.
