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The servicemen of the amphibious assault regiment in Stavropol received a battalion set of the latest equipment - 31 BMD-4M combat vehicles and eight BTR-MDM "Shell" armored personnel carriers. By the end of the year, three more sets of combat vehicles will be delivered under the rearmament program.

Multifunctional Su-34 fighter-bombers of the mixed Aviation Division of the Central Military District will use air-to-air missiles for the first time.

According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, combat missile launches will take place as part of a tactical flight exercise in the Astrakhan region.

The explosion of a high-pressure air cylinder on board the Indian Navy's nuclear submarine "Chakra" (INS Chakra) of the project 971U "Pike-B", which occurred in the spring of 2020 and damaged both hulls of the submarine, caused its early return to Russia by India from the lease.

The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, met with the Governor of the region Igor Rudeney during a working trip to the Tver region.

The main striking force of the Venezuelan ground forces is currently the Russian-made T-72B1V and the AMX-30V purchased in France. The

"Seventy-second" has 92 pieces. According to some reports, they differ from conventional vehicles of this modification by new means of communication, a different type of track belts, which received asphalt shoes.

Russian engineers-enthusiasts announced the completion of the design of the lunar microsatellite, which will be able to view the "Apollo" and "Lunar Rovers" on the surface of the natural satellite of the Earth. Funds for its development were collected through crowdfunding, and the device will be launched into space as a passing payload, according to the developers ' message received by the editorial office of N + 1.

The control check of the Russian Armed Forces was carried out this spring in accordance with international standards and in a planned mode, but for some reason it frightened Western countries, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

The exercise of the Northern Fleet of Russia with the participation of more than 20 ships and submarines has begun. Captain of the 1st rank of the reserve, military expert Vasily Dandykin, spoke about the need for such exercises on Sputnik radio.

As reported, for a year and a half after launching, the border patrol ship Rasul Gamzatov (the 14th and last in the Project 22460 series), which is being defended at the Almaz Shipbuilding Company in St. Petersburg and has not yet been put into operation, received a new combat module on the forecastle, which the previous ships of this project were not equipped with.

Currently, active protection systems are being created in many countries, in some of them, for example, Israel and Turkey, tanks with KAZ have already taken part in battles.

The newest corvette of the project 20386 " Mercury "is the first of the Russian ships to be built entirely according to the"stealth" concept. This was told to RIA Novosti by two knowledgeable sources.

The new Russian space station, designed to replace the International Space Station (ISS), will be able to stay in low-Earth orbit forever, Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin told Komsomolskaya Pravda.

At the same time, the corporation called the issue of import substitution in the production of gas turbine units for Russian frigates of project 22350 by the engine-building company UEC-Saturn completely resolved.

The Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of the Rostec State Corporation) has received approval from the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) for the installation of 24 passenger seats in the Mi-171A2 cabin.

Glavkosmos offers space tourists a flight and a stay on the International Space Station (ISS) for up to 30 days, according to the company's website.

As reported in Roscosmos, the heads of space agencies expressed hope for continued cooperation in areas of interest

Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of Roscosmos, and Philippe Batista, President of the French National Center for Space Research (CNES), held talks in a video conference format. This is stated in the message of the Russian state corporation, distributed on Tuesday.

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The company " DOK " has announced the development of an ultra-broadband 10-Gigabit mobile communication system for self-driving cars. This system operates in the frequency range of 57-64 GHz and belongs to the V2X class (Vehicle to Everything, car to Everything), being one of its most promising options-a dedicated short-range wireless network DSRC (Dedicated Short-Range Communications).

At the Polish aviation training ground Nadarzyce, the pilot of a MiG-29 fighter from a 30-mm gun fired at another MiG-29, with which he was flying in a pair. The incident occurred on May 14 during an exercise.

Russian Project 20386 corvettes of the Mercury type may face the same problems as American coastal warships of the Freedom and Independence types, writes The National Interest.

The Black Sea Fleet has received the newest small sea tanker "Vice-Admiral Ferries". The St. Andrew's flag was raised on it. The lead vessel of the project 03182 is capable of solving the tasks of supplying ships and vessels, as well as performing rescue functions.