© Press-service of the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation/TASS MOSCOW, July 20. /TASS/. New upgraded Russian missile system missile defense (NMD) successfully passed the test launch on the ground Sary-Shagan in Kazakhstan. On Friday the newspaper “Red star”.
Day: July 20, 2018
Russia conducted a successful launch of a new missile defense system
Russia conducted a successful launch of a new missile defense system MOSCOW, July 20 — RIA Novosti. Russia conducted successful launches of the new missile at the Sary-Shagan in Kazakhstan, the article published Friday in the official Gazette of the defense Ministry newspaper “Red star”. 7фотографий7фотографий7фотографий “On the ground Sary-Shagan (Kazakhstan) combat crews of the troops ABOUT videoconferencing successfully carried out another test launch of a new upgraded missile Russian missile defense system”, — stated in the message. “New upgraded missile interceptor missile defense system successfully completed the task and struck conditional goal at the set time”, see the words of the Deputy commander of the Association of air and missile defense HQs of major-General Andrey Prikhodko. According to the article, the new missile has a speed of about four miles per second. “It was one of the most difficult launches. It is unique in that the developers asked a
The Russian foreign Ministry criticized the amendments to the law of Japan of the southern Kuril Islands
The Russian foreign Ministry criticized the amendments to the law of Japan of the southern Kuril Islands The introduction by Parliament of Japan of amendments to its law on the southern Kuril Islands are an impediment to the promotion of talks on joint economic activities (DSS) on the Islands. On Thursday, July 19, is spoken in the comment of Department of information and press of the Russian foreign Ministry. 21фотография21фотография21фотография We are talking about amendments to the law “On special measures to promote the solution to the problem of Northern territories”, 1982, says foreign Ministry. In the commentary foreign Ministry expressed a lack of understanding of why a legal act adopted in the years of uneasy relations of Moscow and Tokyo “Japanese lawmakers took to get to the light”, because currently, relations between Russia and Japan are developing dynamically in line with the decisions of the leaders. “Moreover, the amendments
Us media said the Russian arms, in front of which NATO is “defenseless”
Us media said the Russian arms, in front of which NATO is “defenseless” MOSCOW, 19 Jul — RIA Novosti. The American edition Military Watch compare operational-tactical missile complex Iskander with the capabilities of a missile defense system of NATO in Europe and came to the conclusion that the Alliance has nothing to oppose Russian weapons. “Taking into account the experience of combat use of system “Patriot”, they are unlikely to be able to intercept the “Iskander”, so NATO will remain virtually defenseless before the Russian complex,” noted the authors. They support this conclusion by the recent results of the application of systems “Patriot” in Yemen, when us complex turned out to be ineffective against extreme R-17 used by the Houthis. R-17 (Scud B in NATO classification. — Approx. ed.) was adopted in 1962 and, as the authors note, appear to be weapons much more primitive than the “Iskander”. The article