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Combat swimmers of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) in Primorye conducted an exercise on the defense of a ship-based point from underwater saboteurs.

As part of the combat readiness check, the crews worked out the relocation of aircraft to alternate airfields

The crews of the operational-tactical aviation of the Western Military District (ZVO) have worked out the withdrawal of a conditional enemy from under attack. This was reported to journalists in the press service of the ZVO.

The Yantar plant reported on the preparation of the Evgeny Goriglejan vessel for testing

In Russia, the preparation of the oceanographic research vessel "Evgeny Goriglejan" for sea trials has begun. The ship of project 02670 was built for the Ministry of Defense of Russia. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Baltic Shipbuilding Plant "Yantar" (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation).

Izvestia: Russia will show NATO its capabilities at the Navy exercises

Russia will show NATO its capabilities "in relation to the Middle East and North Africa" during the largest exercises of the country's Navy in the Mediterranean Sea, Vasily Kashin, director of the HSE Center for Integrated European and International Studies, told Izvestia.

The Drive: The MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter was deployed aboard the ship for the first time

The US Navy has deployed a reconnaissance unmanned helicopter on board a ship for the first time. Northrop Grumman has announced the first deployment of the MQ-8C Fire Scout drone. This is reported by The Drive.

The last few years have been characterized by increased rates of deliveries of special equipment for the engineering units of the Strategic Missile Forces.

In peacetime, the inability to find a potential enemy submarine is a headache for military sailors. During an armed conflict, this pain turns into a deadly danger. In 2018, the American fleet in the Atlantic tried unsuccessfully for several weeks to locate the Severodvinsk nuclear-powered vessel, the lead ship of the Yasen project. However, low visibility is only one of the advantages of the newest Russian submarine, writes The National Interest.

Rocket men of the Black Sea Fleet conducted an exercise in the Krasnodar Territory to repel the landing of enemy troops, the press service of the fleet reported.

The upcoming exercises of the Russian Navy have caused concern among the Irish authorities: Western experts believe that in fact the events are a kind of message for the UK and the NATO leadership.

Two communication systems are planned to be launched as part of the Sphere program

Roscosmos plans to launch six Skif satellites until about 2027. This was announced on Thursday by Sergey Prokhorov, director of the Department of Advanced Programs and the Sphere project of the state corporation.

The experience of military conflicts in North Africa and the Middle East led to the development of the Pantsir anti-aircraft missile and cannon complex. Thanks to a more sensitive radar and new missiles, the complex has significantly increased the target area, including drones at low altitudes.

Austal Australia has announced the launching of the 15th Guardian-class patrol boat, which will be built as part of the PPBR (Pacific Patrol Boats Replacement) patrol boat replacement project implemented by the Australian Government of the Pacific Island States.

As part of import substitution, the re-equipment of the enlarged center in Rostov-on-Don with a modern Russian-made ATM system is at the final stage

Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region will re-equip 12 enlarged centers of the Unified Air Traffic Management System (EU ATM) and three special centers in Kaliningrad, Kamchatka and Crimea in 2022. This was reported on Thursday in the press service of the concern.

A photo of an F-35 fighter jet appeared on the Web in the first seconds after it fell from the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson. An airplane with an empty cabin is on the surface of the water, surrounded by foam formed during the fall. In another moment, the plane will sink.

The Baltic Fleet Aviation Regiment in the Kaliningrad region received four Su-30SM2 fighters

Four Su-30SM2 fighters arrived in the Kaliningrad region. The new aircraft were included in the naval aviation regiment. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Western Military District (ZVO).

Last Wednesday, Republic Day (R-Day) was solemnly celebrated in India. A large-scale military parade was held in New Delhi, where various samples of military equipment, including historical ones, were demonstrated.

The laying of the memorial stone took place on January 27

The Russian Defense Ministry will build a new complex of the Onega Shipyard in Karelia, the laying of a memorial stone took place on Thursday, the commissioning of the facility is planned in 2024, the military department told reporters.

Modernization of the Unified Air Traffic Management System in Russia (EU ATM), within which several enlarged navigation centers were created, cost about 100 billion rubles. This was announced by the General Director of the Concern of East Kazakhstan Region "Almaz - Antey" Jan Novikov. According to him, as part of the modernization program, 12 enlarged centers of the unified air traffic management system and three special centers will be created and re-equipped by the end of 2022 - in Kaliningrad, Kamchatka and Crimea.

Three new sanitary armored vehicles of the tactical link of the Lens family have been delivered to the units of the Russian military base in Tajikistan.

The Russian Space Systems Holding (RKS, part of the Roscosmos State Corporation) has created and is already using the technology of virtual tests of rocket and space technology using digital twins and machine learning algorithms, the press service of the holding reported.