Upgraded Su-30SM fighter
A high-quality picture has been published, presumably, of a prototype of a modernized version of the Su-30SM fighter, built at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant (IAZ) - a branch of PJSC Irkut Corporation (as part of PJSC United Aircraft Corporation). The aircraft is unpainted, but it bears the identification marks of the Russian Aerospace Forces and at the same time the atypical tail number "001 red".
UN Secretary General hopes for improvement of relations between South Korea and North Korea
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres discussed peace on the Korean peninsula and unresolved global problems during a meeting in New York, the administration of the South Korean leader reports.
The EU needs to strengthen its own defense capabilities, this is not a threat to Brussels ' allies - the head of the European Council
The EU, against the background of the situation with the refusal of Australia from the contract with France for the creation of submarines, needs to make more efforts to strengthen its own defense potential, the head of the European Council, Charles Michel, told reporters at the UN on Monday.
The Ukrainian-American exercises Rapid Trident-2021 have begun
Large-scale international exercises have begun in the Lviv region of Ukraine. September 20, portal armyinform.com.ua He informed that the multinational Ukrainian-American military exercises Rapid Trident-2021 have begun on the basis of the International Center for Peacekeeping and Security.
Patrushev: The United States is the main instigators of disorder in the world and must answer for it
The United States and its allies must bear responsibility for the destruction of the economies of sovereign states, the aggravation of inter-ethnic and political problems, and the intensification of terrorist, extremist and other threats. This includes providing compensation that significantly exceeds the multi-trillion dollars they spent on undermining stability around the world. About this in an interview aif.ru The secretary of the Russian Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, said.
Patrushev: The West is trying to build a "sanitary cordon" around Russia
The United States is not interested in independent European states, so today they are already trying to create local formats that are beneficial to them even within the framework of the European Union. About this in an interview aif.ru said the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev.
Russia was accused of launching a "nuclear strike" on Poland
During the exercise" West-2021", the Russian army worked out the possibility of a nuclear strike on NATO troops in Poland, writes Defense Blog, citing an unnamed source.
The third airborne assault regiment was formed in the Pskov Airborne Division
The Pskov connection of the airborne troops was reinforced with another airborne assault regiment, which became the third in the division. This is reported by INTERFAX-AVN with reference to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Russian military engineers will apply the combat experience of Syria at the SCO exercises
As part of the air detachments, Mi-8 helicopters with VSM-1 mining systems will be involved, tracked minelayers of modern modification GMZ-3 will also be used
The Syrian combat experience will be the basis for the actions of the Russian engineering troops at the international exercises of the military contingents of the SCO member states "Peace Mission-2021", which are taking place in the Orenburg region. This was announced to journalists on Tuesday by the head of the engineering troops of the Central Military District (CVO), Major General Dmitry Koruts.
Russia has budgeted 73 billion rubles to increase the number of contract soldiers in the army
Russia has pledged 73 billion rubles for the next three years to increase the number of contract personnel in the Armed Forces, according to an explanatory note to the draft federal budget for 2022-2024, which is available to RIA Novosti.
Russia plans to increase the budget for the mobilization reserve by 15.4 billion rubles
The reserved budget allocations for the creation of the personnel reserve of the Armed Forces will amount to: in 2022 - 15 431.9 million rubles, in 2023 - 15 962.9 million rubles, in 2024 - 16 530.4 million rubles
The Government of the Russian Federation plans to increase the budget for the creation of the human reserve of the armed forces by 15.4 billion rubles in 2022. This is stated in the explanatory note to the draft federal budget for 2022-2024, which is available to TASS.
Defense spending of the Russian Federation in the next three years will exceed 10.8 trillion rubles
Russia's spending on national defense in 2022-2024 will amount to more than 10.8 trillion rubles, according to the explanatory note to the draft federal budget for three years.
Russia will spend 3.51 trillion rubles on national defense in 2022
In 2023 and 2024, this figure will reach 3.55 and 3.81 trillion rubles, according to the explanatory note to the draft federal budget
Russia's national defense spending will amount to 3.51 trillion rubles in 2022, in 2023 and 2024 this figure will reach 3.55 and 3.81 trillion rubles, respectively. This is stated in the explanatory note to the draft federal budget for 2022-2024, which is available to TASS.
More than 70 artillery and missile systems will be used in the exercises of the SCO countries
About 5.5 thousand military personnel and more than 1.2 thousand units of weapons and special equipment are involved in the practical exercises
The military personnel will use more than 70 artillery and missile systems to work out tasks to combat illegal armed groups at the anti-terrorist exercises of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member countries "Peace Mission-2021", which are being held in the Orenburg Region. This is stated in a message distributed on Tuesday by the press service of the Central Military District.
In Ukraine, they called the North Korean missile a copy of the Iskander
On Wednesday, September 15, North Korea tested a railway mobile missile system. The rocket that was launched during the tests may turn out to be a copy of the Russian Iskander missile system. This is the conclusion reached by the authors of the Ukrainian edition of Defense Express.
The Russian military announced the risk of a terrorist breakthrough from Afghanistan
Militants from Afghanistan may try to break into the territory of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), said Alexander Lapin, commander of the Central Military District (CVO).
North Korea considers the US decision to transfer nuclear submarine technologies to Australia as "dangerous actions" provoking an arms race
North Korea on Monday condemned the US decision to help Australia build nuclear submarines within the framework of AUKUS, KCNA reports.
The British are developing a new type of nuclear submarines
The British Navy plans the future of its nuclear submarines in advance. Yesterday, on September 19, the press service of the Royal Navy reported that the UK Ministry of Defense has allocated the first tranche in the amount of £170 million under the SSN-Replacement (SSNR) program.
Babcock has announced the first export contract for the construction of the Arrowhead 140 frigates
On September 16, Babcock announced the first export contract for the construction of the Arrowhead 140 – AH140 frigates, having concluded a license agreement with the Indonesian state-owned company PT PAL Indonesia (Persero).
The Black Sea Fleet has begun large-scale exercises at sea
Large-scale exercises involving warships, submarines, and naval aviation of the Black Sea Fleet started on Monday on the Black Sea. This was announced today by the head of the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet Alexey Rulev.
