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Crews of a detachment of warships of the Northern Fleet conducted an air defense exercise in the Atlantic. This was announced on Thursday, February 3, by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

For the first time, the Military Training Center at the Ural Federal University (UrFU) received a cool simulator of the anti-aircraft missile and cannon complex "Pantsir-S".

The mountain unit of the 49th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District, stationed in Karachay-Cherkessia, received a new mobile complex for training mountain units.

The Russian torpedo missile "Shkval" destroys the paradigm of underwater warfare due to its ability to move at a speed of about 200 knots. This is several times higher than the performance of analogues.

The VA-111 "Squall" torpedo was one of the most innovative types of Soviet weapons, writes 19FortyFive columnist Kyle Mizokami.

According to the regional authorities, airships will help make the Arctic territories more accessible and facilitate the process of providing these areas with food

The authorities of Yakutia are considering launching an airship for the accessibility of remote Arctic territories. This was announced on Friday by the chairman of the Government of the republic Andrey Tarasenko on the air of the Yakutia-24 TV channel.

The mountain compound of the 49th combined arms Army of the Southern Military District, stationed in Karachay-Cherkessia, received a new mobile complex for training mountain units.

The Indian Navy is preparing to arm itself with the fifth Kalvari type submarine. February 4, portal navalnews.com He reported that the submarine INS Vagir of the Scorpene class has begun sea trials.

The US will allow F-35A fighters to fly in thunderstorms due to the updated fuel system

American F-35A Lightning II fighters will be able to fly in thunderstorms. The updated fuel system will protect the aircraft from ignition when struck by lightning. This will allow flights to resume in adverse weather conditions, The Drive reports.

A detachment of warships of the Northern Fleet conducted an exercise to repel the attacks of a simulated enemy aircraft in the northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean, the fleet said on Friday.

Denis Manturov, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, arrived in Kazan on a working trip. At the Borisoglebskoye airfield, he was met by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov.

The Command of the US Navy announced the ceremony of laying the keel of the LPD-30 Harrisburg of the San Antonio class, which took place on January 28 at the Ingalls Shipbuilding company Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII).

Xi Jinping spoke about his readiness to promote cooperation with Russia in space exploration

China is ready to promote cooperation with Russia in the field of cosmonautics, reports TASS, referring to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

Helicopters and armored vehicles were involved

Motorized rifle units of the 201st Russian military base, with the support of helicopters and artillery, destroyed conditional terrorists at an exercise in the mountains of Tajikistan, the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Friday.

The US military intends to convert some of the M2A2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles in storage into equipment depicting a likely enemy during exercises. We are talking about imitations of the Russian T-72BZ and the Chinese-made VN17 infantry fighting vehicle.

Denis Manturov, Minister of Industry and Trade, said that the Tu-160M opens up prospects for the subsequent development of a new PAK DA project - a promising long-range aviation complex.

Rogozin on Twitter showed a car flying in outer space from Chelyabinsk

Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin showed a car flying in outer space on Twitter. Thus, the manager illustrated the reporting for 2021 of the Ust-Katavsky Carriage Building Plant (UKVZ) from the Chelyabinsk Region, which is part of the state Corporation.

The Tu-160M strategic bomber will be handed over to the Ministry of Defense for state testing before the end of the second quarter, the Ministry of Industry and Trade reported. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Yuri Knutov spoke about the advantages of this aircraft.

Now the flight will be carried out in an orbit of 416 km, said the head of the ballistics department of the Rocket and Space Corporation Energia Rafail Murtazin

The American colleagues asked to reduce the ISS orbit by several kilometers on a permanent basis. This was reported to TASS by the head of the ballistics department of the Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (part of Roscosmos), Rafail Murtazin.

Crews of Ka-27PS deck helicopters of the Pacific Fleet Naval Aviation conducted ice reconnaissance in the area of the La Perouse Strait connecting the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk as part of the exercise. This was reported on February 4 in the press service of the Eastern Military District.

Vice Admiral of the US Navy John Hill called the only hypersonic missile SM-6

Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) missiles can be used against hypersonic weapons, writes The Drive, referring to a statement by Vice Admiral of the US Navy John Hill.