Refueling at night at an altitude of 6 thousand meters
The crews of the operational and tactical aviation of the Aerospace Forces (VKS) have worked out refueling flights in the Lipetsk region.
An air group of 30 planes and helicopters will be involved in the SCO countries ' exercise near Orenburg
The armed forces of Russia and Kazakhstan have completed the formation of an air group to participate in the joint anti-terrorist exercise of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states "Peace Mission-2021" at the Donguz training ground in the Orenburg Region, the press service of the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Monday.
Turkey will increase defense spending in 2022-2024.
The Presidential Committee on Strategy and Budget of Turkey has published a draft of the country's "Medium-term Economic Development Program" (MTEP) covering the period 2022-2024.
Johnson announced the cordial friendship of Great Britain and France on the background of a deal with submarines for Australia
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seeking to smooth over the sharpness in relations with France that arose after the British-American deal with Australia on the construction of submarines instead of French ones.
France recalled the ambassadors from the United States and Australia for consultations due to the creation of the AUKUS alliance
Paris recalled the ambassadors from the United States and Australia for consultations on the termination of the submarine contract with the Naval Group by Canberra.
The meeting of the heads of the defense departments of Great Britain and France was canceled due to the situation with AUKUS-mass media
The meeting of French Defense Ministers Florence Parly and Great Britain's Ben Wallace, which was supposed to take place this week, was canceled due to Paris ' dissatisfaction with Australia's decision to build nuclear submarines within the framework of AUKUS, The Guardian reports.
Rapid Trident-2021 joint military exercises with the United States have started in Ukraine
The Ukrainian-American military exercises Rapid Trident-2021 started on Monday in the Lviv region, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reports.
Russia has begun maneuvers of ground units and the Black Sea Fleet against the background of the Rapid Trident exercises taking place in Ukraine
The Russian military has launched major exercises in the south against the background of maneuvers launched in Ukraine with the participation of NATO contingents. About 10 thousand Russian servicemen are involved in the exercises, which began at training grounds in the Rostov region, Chechnya, Crimea and South Ossetia, the Southern Military District (SE) said on Monday.
10 thousand military personnel of the Southern Military District, 40 planes and helicopters are involved in exercises in the Caucasus and in the Crimea
At the same time, bilateral battalion and regimental tactical exercises were launched at four training grounds of the Southern Military District, which will last until September 26, the press service of the Southern Military District informs.
The "Peace Mission-2021" will be implemented taking into account the development of the military-political situation in the Central Asian region
The joint anti-terrorist exercise of the armed forces of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) "Peace Mission-2021" will be held from September 20 to 24 at the Donguz training ground in the Orenburg Region.
The exercises of the armed forces of the SCO states "Peace Mission-2021"have started
From September 20 to 24, the joint military anti-terrorist command and staff exercise of the armed forces of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states "Peace Mission-2021" will be held at the Donguz training ground in the Orenburg Region. For the first time, the military contingent of the Republic of Belarus will also take part in the exercise, the Central Military District reported today.
About 20 ships and submarines went to the exercises of the Russian Navy in the Black Sea
The exercises of the Russian Navy, which involve about 20 warships and submarines, began in the Black Sea, said the head of the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, Captain of the second rank Alexey Rulev.
More than 800 Ivanovo paratroopers took part in the exercise, which was held in three regions of the Russian Federation at once
About 400 units of military and special equipment were also involved
More than 800 servicemen and about 400 units of military and special equipment were involved in the tactical exercise of the parachute battalion and support units of the Ivanovo Guards Airborne Unit, the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reports.
The destruction of the strike drone of the Saudi coalition was filmed in Yemen
The armed formations of the Ansar Allah movement (Houthis) continue to destroy unmanned aerial vehicles of the Saudi coalition. So, this week it became known that another Wing Loong 2 attack drone of Chinese production was shot down over the province of Saada.
Iran will continue operations against hostile forces in Iraqi Kurdistan - the chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces
Iran will not tolerate the activity of its opponents, supported by the United States and Israel, in Iraqi Kurdistan and will continue to take measures against these forces, Chief of Staff of the Iranian armed Forces Mohammad Hossein Bagheri said on Sunday.
Pushkov appreciated the Pentagon's statement about the erroneous airstrike on Kabul
Russian Senator Alexey Pushkov on Friday, September 17, reacted to the Pentagon's recognition of an erroneous strike on people from a drone at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.
From guerrilla warfare to the regular army-the Taliban in Afghanistan
The radical Taliban movement that has come to power in Afghanistan (banned in the Russian Federation) plans to create a regular army in the country.
"In the near future, we will build a strong and orderly army," Qari Fasihuddin, the chief of staff of the Taliban forces, said on Wednesday, as quoted by the Afghan media.
The head of the Dutch Defense Ministry, following the Foreign Minister, resigns due to the situation with the evacuation from Afghanistan
The acting Minister of Defense of the Netherlands, Anna Beileveld, decided to resign after the parliament passed a vote of no confidence in the government on the eve of its actions to evacuate from Afghanistan, the NL Times portal reported on Friday.
Canberra before the agreement on submarines with the United States and Britain expressed dissatisfaction with the contract on submarines with France - Australian Defense Minister
Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton said that even before the agreement on the construction of nuclear submarines in Australia in cooperation with the United States and Great Britain, Canberra told Paris about its concerns about the deal on French submarines.
Australia's deal with the US and Britain was a huge mistake - French Ambassador
Australia made a diplomatic mistake by concluding a deal with the United States and the United Kingdom within the framework of the AUKUS alliance to the detriment of the contract for the construction of submarines with France, said the French ambassador to Canberra, Jean-Pierre Tebo, before leaving for Paris for consultations.
