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MiG-31BM crews intercepted about 30 "enemy" aircraft during exercises in three regions of the Russian Federation
In total, more than 500 servicemen took part in the exercises
MiG-31BM high-altitude interceptor fighters of the Aviation Division of the Central Military District (CVO) worked out counteraction and intercepted about 30 supersonic reconnaissance aircraft of a conditional enemy during exercises that ended in the Perm Territory, Sverdlovsk and Chelyabinsk regions. This is stated in a message distributed on Friday by the press service of the district.
The annual flight time of U-UAZ helicopters under maintenance exceeded 26 thousand hours
According to the results of 2021, the total flight time of helicopters produced by the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant of the Russian Helicopters Holding (Rostec State Corporation), which are under warranty and maintenance, amounted to 26,430 hours.
In Tyumen, the military built a medical center in record time
Military builders have handed over a multidisciplinary medical center in Tyumen, built in record time, the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation told reporters on Friday.
The Indian Coast Guard has adopted the last patrol ship of the Sankalp class of the third batch
According to information published on February 8 on the official Twitter page of Goa Shipyard Ltd, a patrol ship of the coastal zone of the Sankalp class of the third batch (Batch III) was transferred to the command of the Indian Coast Guard ahead of schedule.
Video: armored bulldozer pushed Merkava tank off a cliff
The Israel Defense Forces are currently armed with modern Merkava Mk tanks.4, equipped, among other things, with active protection complexes.
Machines of earlier versions are no longer in use. According to reference publications, more than six hundred Merkava Mk.3 are in storage, the rest can be seen only in museums, at sites of decommissioned equipment and at landfills where various training tasks are being worked out on them.
A photo of a rare railway version of the BRDM-1 has appeared
Launched in 1957, the Soviet armored reconnaissance patrol vehicle BRDM-1 had several modifications. For example, in the very original version, it was made without an armored hull roof.
Nebo-T radars are on combat duty in the regions of the Volga region and the Urals
The stations are significantly superior to their analogues in terms of their tactical and technical characteristics
Calculations of the newest radar complexes "Sky-T" of the air defense division of the Central Military District (CVO) have taken up combat duty to protect the airspace over the regions of the Volga region and the Urals, the press service of the CVO reported.
Su-34 worked out the destruction of the enemy in the stratosphere
The crews of the Su-34 aviation regiment of the Southern Military District destroyed a simulated enemy in the stratosphere
Crews of Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers conducted exercises. The planes of the regiment, which is based in the Rostov region, destroyed a conditional enemy in the stratosphere. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Southern Military District (SE).
The first image obtained by the James Webb Telescope has been published
NASA scientists have published an image of the star HD 84406, obtained by the Webb Telescope
NASA scientists have published the first image obtained by the James Webb Space Telescope during the alignment of the main mirror. This is reported on the website of the US Space Agency.
More than 1 thousand servicemen of the air defense of the Southern Military District conduct a camp gathering in the Astrakhan region
More than 200 units of military and special equipment will be used by air defense personnel of the motorized rifle unit of the Southern Military District at the Kapustin Yar training ground in the Astrakhan region, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.
More than 700 gunners of the Southern Military District took part in live firing in Stavropol
The gunners of the motorized rifle unit of the 49th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District conducted live firing during a camp gathering at the Nikolo-Alexandrovsky training ground in the Stavropol Territory, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.
The "coffin on wheels" of the APU was forbidden to show, so that they would not laugh at him
Five years ago, the American delegation of the California National Guard visited the 169th training center of the Ukrainian Ground Forces "Desna".
"Zircon" will join the Navy by the end of 2022
In December of this year, the Northern Fleet will replenish the newest frigate of project 22350 "Admiral Golovko". He will become the first full-time carrier of the Zircon hypersonic system.
Specialists of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation have completed the construction of a berth at the submarine base in Kamchatka
Specialists of the Military Construction Complex of the Ministry of Defense of Russia have completed the construction of a new berth at the base of the submarine forces of the Pacific Fleet in Cape Cossack of the Kamchatka Territory, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on Thursday.
During the exercises, the Russian military relocated about 10 Tu-22M3 bombers to the Far East
About ten long-range Tu-22M3 bombers have been relocated to the Amur region as part of the exercises, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
Ukraine is experiencing problems with the operation of Turkish Bayraktar UAVs due to the lack of suitable runways
Ukraine is experiencing problems with the operation of Turkish drones due to the lack of suitable GDP. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by military analyst, chairman of the Board of the Ukrainian Military Center Taras Chmut, the corresponding video is posted on YouTube.
The US Navy has adopted the coastal zone ship LCS-28 "Savannah"
The Command of the US Navy announced the commissioning ceremony of a new coastal zone warship of the Independence class, LCS-28 Savannah, held on February 5 in Brunswick (Georgia).
The Ukrainian tank received a new machine gun
The Ukrainian T-64BV tank received a machine gun that is similar to the American M2 Browning
The Ukrainian modification of the Soviet tank received a new machine gun. The upgraded T-64BV of the 2022 model was equipped with an anti-aircraft machine gun with a Laska K-2 machine gun, which looks similar to the American Browning M2. This is reported by the bmpd blog in LiveJournal.
A batch of new AK-12 submachine guns was received by the combined arms association of the VVO in the Amur region
A batch of the latest AK-12 Kalashnikov assault rifles entered service with the military unit of the Air Defense Forces stationed in the Amur Region at the end of 2021.
19FortyFive called Russia's tactical nuclear weapons a headache for NATO
Russia's tactical nuclear weapons are a headache for NATO, writes 19FortyFive
The publication notes that Russia has a clear advantage over the United States and NATO in terms of tactical nuclear weapons.
