More than 200 servicemen took part in the exercises

Aviation and artillery of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) worked out the destruction of a simulated enemy ship in the Black Sea during planned exercises, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet said on Thursday.

At the Totsky training ground, the operational and combat training of the command staff of the Central Military District takes place

Su-34 fighter-bombers launched a bomb attack from a height of about 400 meters on the artillery positions of a conditional enemy during the operational and combat training of the command staff of the Central Military District (CVO) at the Totsky training ground of the Orenburg region. This is stated in a message distributed on Thursday by the press service of the district.

In the first place are the American C-130 Hercules, follows from the Flight Global rating

The Russian Il-76 took the sixth place in the list of the most popular military transport aircraft in the world, compiled by the leading profile magazine Flight Global. The rating is published in the directory World Air Forces 2022, available to TASS.

Japan will spend a record $262.8 billion on defense in five years. Compared to the previous planning period, Tokyo will increase spending on the army by 10%. Additional funding will be used for the purchase of weapons, the Izvestia TV channel reports.

Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili said at a plenary session of the parliament that Georgia will increase defense spending next year by $12.9 million.

Ukraine has initiated a process of negotiations with partners in the Black Sea region to increase the number of exercises, President Vladimir Zelensky said after talks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said he expects that the new strategic concept will confirm the importance of partners such as Ukraine and their right to join the alliance.

The catalog will be accompanied by additional materials, for example, analytical reviews and exclusive photos and videos

The Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) of Russia has presented a full catalog of Russian defense products. This was reported to journalists by the press secretary of the FSVTS Valeria Reshetnikova.

Competition in the global arms market is intensifying, Russia needs to keep up with the times in this area, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said.

As specified, such measures are necessary for the development of space tourism

Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin at a meeting of the industry operational headquarters instructed the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia to develop a plan to increase the production of Soyuz MS manned spacecraft. This was reported to journalists on Thursday in the press service of Roscosmos.

A representative of the Belarusian Defense Ministry announced Minsk's commitment to the implementation of international arms control treaties at the annual meeting of the heads of verification centers of the OSCE countries.

Australia's creation of its own nuclear submarine fleet will take two decades

The creation of its own nuclear submarine fleet will cost Australia $ 122 billion, writes TASS, citing an analysis by the Australian Institute for Strategic Policy.

The United States has been developing various laser systems for several years, mainly designed to destroy small homemade drones. This was stated on Wednesday, December 15, by the military observer of Izvestia Alexey Ramm, commenting on the tests of the US Navy anti-submarine laser weapons.

A US Navy ship hit a training target with an LWSD laser installation

The US Central Command announced the testing of laser weapons. The amphibious transport dock of the US Navy USS Portland (LPD 27) hit a training target in the Gulf of Aden as part of a demonstration firing. This is reported by the Defense Blog.

The Danish Navy plans to purchase a new type of patrol ships that meet prospective requirements, which will also replace existing refueling vessels.

The US Navy missile destroyer Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) has begun the transition from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean after conducting operations with NATO allies and partners in the region, the US Sixth Fleet said.

The frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov hit a training underwater target in the Sea of Japan with a missile of the newest anti-submarine complex "Answer". On the air of Sputnik radio, captain of the 3rd rank of the reserve Dmitry Litovkin commented on the launch of the rocket.

The frigate "Marshal Shaposhnikov" struck an underwater target with the newest anti-submarine complex "Answer". According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the frigate of the Pacific Fleet launched the latest missile in the waters of the Sea of Japan. The combat part of the complex hit a training underwater target.

The newest patrol ship (PC) of project 22160 "Sergey Kotov", built for the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet), made the transition from Novorossiysk to Sevastopol.

Rosatom State Corporation wants to acquire a controlling stake in the domestic developer of processors "Elbrus" JSC MCST. The decision will be made this year.