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Taipei creates a submarine fleet to prevent a possible Chinese operation

Taiwan is starting to build a fleet of modern submarines, hoping to further strengthen its national defense capabilities. According to analysts, this could complicate any potential plans by China to invade the island or establish a naval blockade.

the Nebo-UM radar is capable of detecting hypersonic aircraft manufactured using Stealth technology

on December 14, 2020, a new Nebo-UM radar station took over combat duty in the Rostov region.

the Shooting was made during a practical lesson with cadets of the far Eastern higher combined arms command school

The Russian defense Ministry for the first time showed the landing of cadets-Marines of the far Eastern higher combined arms command school (DVOKU) named after K. K. Rokossovsky with a parachute in the "360 degrees" format. The video was published in the accounts of the military Department in social networks.

The Chinese medium-class rocket "Changzheng-8" ("Great campaign-8", CZ-8) on Tuesday launched into orbit with a secret satellite XJY-7, as well as a group of space micro-devices, a live broadcast was conducted on the Chinese website DouYu.

At the training ground in the Amur region, scouts of the combined arms army of the Eastern military district conducted the first shooting using the latest AK-12 submachine gun in the winter conditions of the Far East. The weapon was tested at a temperature of-25-30 deg. C.

Special intelligence units began to receive new tactical parachute systems "Steyer". They are designed specifically for scouts and allow you to land from a height of 10 kilometers.

After the Globus III radar system was deployed in Norway near the Russian borders, the command of the Northern fleet was forced to take retaliatory measures - a battery of the coastal anti-ship complex "Bal"was transferred to the Sredny Peninsula.

The floating workshop PM-82 of the Baltic fleet completed the transition from the Baltic to the Mediterranean sea and moored in the port of Tartus (Syrian Arab Republic).

The self-propelled Arctic platform "North pole" of project 00903, launched in December by the Admiralty shipyard in St. Petersburg, has an "egg-shaped" shape and does not look beautiful, according to The Drive.

Japan sees a threat in China, and therefore increases the amount of funding for its armed forces. on December 21, the Kyodo News Agency reported that the Japanese government approved a record military budget for the self-defense Forces.

In China, sea trials of the second UDC Type 075 have started. Not so long ago, the celestial Empire began testing the lead ship of this project.

Next year, the Northern fleet, which is now the operational and strategic command, will meet in a new status. Since January 1, it is actually equated to a military district. This is directly stated in the Decree of the President of Russia N 803: "Consider the Northern fleet as an interspecific strategic territorial Association of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, performing the tasks of the military district."

The R & d center for electronic computing technology (nitsevt) of the holding company "Roselektronika" will double the production of electronic modules, including for data storage systems "Dome".

More than 25 structures have already been put into operation, the air defense unit has taken up duty on the island of Kunashir

Military builders have put into operation more than 25 structures on the Kuril Islands, a total of 51 earthquake-resistant objects are planned to be built, Deputy defense Minister Timur Ivanov said.

Local conflicts of recent years have repeatedly demonstrated that the Soviet infantry fighting vehicles of the first and second generation, which did not undergo modernization, no longer meet modern requirements in terms of security.

The Buk-M3 medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems have entered combat duty for the first time to protect the airspace on the territory of the Central military district, the press service of the district reports.

On December 18, 2020, the Qatari capital Doha hosted a parade of the Qatari armed forces in honor of the National day of this state, celebrated on the anniversary of the ascension to the throne in 1878 of Sheikh Jasim bin Muhammad al Thani, considered the founder of modern Qatar.

Russia is rapidly and consistently developing combat unmanned aircraft. In 2018, there was a key breakthrough, after which the family of military drones began to expand rapidly. By 2025, the number of drones in the Russian army will double, and their role in combat operations will become more visible.

The Russian military tested the "flying BMD" with high-precision missiles the

" Flying " combat vehicle of the landing force - the latest mi-8AMTSH-VN "Sapsan" helicopter-fired anti-tank guided missiles "Ataka-VM". As told in the Russian military-industrial complex, the crew of a prototype helicopter successfully attacked targets that mimic the armored vehicles of a potential enemy.

The Russian defense Ministry plans to start state tests of the upgraded Tu-160 strategic missile carrier in 2021. This was announced on Monday, December 21, by the head of the military Department Sergei Shoigu.