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Russia’s S-350 “Vityaz” (Brave Warrior) missile system in the special operation zone (Ukraine) has successfully intercepted 12 HIMARS MLRS missiles at once, the commander of Battlegroup Yug’s anti-aircraft missile division told Sputnik 1 .
Senior U.S. officials are increasingly concerned that Russian President Vladimir Putin may supply P-800 “Oniks” anti-ship cruise missiles to the Houthi armed group in Yemen.
Recently, Russian defense media reported that four Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets “ambushed” two unidentified Russian fighter jets over the Black Sea airspace.
Recently, the Norwegian Air Force deployed two of its fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets to intercept and escort two Russian Tupolev Tu-142MK maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft flying over the Bay of Biscay, off the west coast of France.
In a development indicating the continued strength of defense ties between India and Russia, Moscow is likely to grant New Delhi the green light to conduct maintenance and repairs of the S-400 “Triumf” air defense system within India.
A special department tasked with operating Russia’s nuclear-powered and nuclear-armed submarines equipped with the “Poseidon” nuclear torpedoes will commence operations in the Pacific Fleet early next year.
One week after Russia and North Korea signed a defense pact, Pyongyang announced it would deploy its military units to Ukraine to support Russian forces currently engaged in the conflict there.
Amidst escalating tensions in the Middle East, it has been reported that Egypt has received significant quantity of long-range anti-tank missiles, “Vikhr-1,” for use with its Russian-made attack helicopters, the KA-52 “Alligator.”
A Russian fighter jet is alleged to have shot down a U.S. military drone, either an MQ-9 Reaper or an MQ-4C “Triton,” over the Black Sea airspace.
A Russian Air Force Su-24 fighter jet violated Swedish airspace over the Baltic Sea near Gotland, the largest island of the Scandinavian country, located approximately 300 km from Russia’s exclave of Kaliningrad and 600 km from mainland Russia.