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The backup launch date was set for December 24

The launch of the Angara-A5 heavy launch vehicle from the Plesetsk cosmodrome is scheduled for the evening of December 23. This is stated in the message of the administration of the Kargasok district of the Tomsk region.

The Armata tank has received new shells, state tests of the entire complex will be completed in 2022.

This was announced in an interview with Interfax by the first deputy chairman of the Board of the Military-Industrial Commission (MIC) of Russia Andrey Yelchaninov.

Armata will complete state tests in 2022, a new ammunition for the T-14 has been created

The Armata tank has received new shells, state tests of the entire complex will be completed in 2022, First Deputy chairman of the Board of the Military-Industrial Commission (MIC) of Russia Andrey Yelchaninov said in an interview with Interfax.

The calculations of the Iskander-M operational-tactical missile systems of the combined arms army of the Eastern Military District (VVO), stationed in the Primorsky Territory, took part in a practical training on one of the ranges with the tasks of preparing, launching and controlling missile strikes.

The British found and lifted the sunken F-35B fighter from the seabed. The plane crashed from the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth in November due to a raincoat caught in the air intake.

Defense Express: Ukraine has started the operation of the Bars-8MMK mortars received in 2019

The airborne assault troops of Ukraine have begun operation of new mobile mortar launchers "Bars-8MMK". The military uses vehicles that they received in 2019, writes Defense Express.

USC: serial equipping of ships with Zircon missiles is possible after the decision of the military

The United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) is ready to equip Russian ships with hypersonic Zircon missiles after a command from the military. Vladimir Korolev, Deputy Director General for Military Shipbuilding and Special Programs of JSC "USC", called the conditions of rearmament. This is reported by Interfax.

The Russian wheeled armored vehicle with enhanced mine protection "Typhoon-K" is recognized by foreign military experts as one of the best in its class.

The wreckage of the Soviet satellite shot down on November 15 is under control, they do not threaten existing space objects, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov said at a briefing to military attaches of foreign states on Thursday.

The aggravation of security problems in the world is a key factor that affects the development of the Russian Armed Forces (AF), said the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov.

Russia's nuclear triad provides a solution to the tasks of deterring a potential enemy, more than 95% of ground-based strategic nuclear forces (SNF) launchers are ready for combat use, said Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

Russia is fending off potential threats in the aerospace sphere by improving the combat potential of the Aerospace Forces (VKS), Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov said at a briefing to military attaches of foreign states on Thursday.

The main event of the training of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 2022 will be the strategic command and staff exercise "Vostok-2022", which will be held in September, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov said.

The possibility of firing a hypersonic missile from both a surface ship and a nuclear submarine from an underwater position has been confirmed, said the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

Tests of the shipboard missile system "Zircon" are being successfully completed, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov said at a briefing before the military attaches of foreign states on Thursday.

British F-35 fighter sank due to a raincoat

The accident of the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter, which drowned in the Mediterranean Sea in November while trying to take off from the British aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth, was caused by a polyethylene raincoat falling into the air intake of the aircraft. The reason for the incident is called "Rossiyskaya Gazeta".

The Russian Helicopters Holding Company of Rostec State Corporation will train pilots to operate the Mi-38 helicopter on a special simulator capable of simulating any weather conditions, vibration and sounds of a running machine.

Buying military equipment is half the battle, you still need to be able to service it. December 8, portal scramble.nl He reported that the entire South African fleet of Saab JAS39 Gripen fighter jets was grounded due to delays in contracts for their maintenance.

More than 1.5 thousand Russian enterprises have already been invited to participate in its work, said Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

The International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022" will be held in August, more than 1.5 thousand Russian enterprises have already been invited to participate in its work, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov said.

"One of the main tasks of increasing the combat capabilities of the Russian Armed Forces remains to maintain high combat readiness of the nuclear triad," Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, said at a meeting with military attaches of foreign states on Thursday.

Crystals of proteins of the new coronavirus strain "Omicron" will grow on the International Space Station (ISS), said Yusef Hesuani, co-founder of 3D Bioprinting Solutions.