Beijing will have every opportunity for a full-scale invasion of Taiwan by 2025. This was stated at a meeting in parliament by the island's Defense Minister Qiu Guozheng on Wednesday, October 6.

Ukraine and Georgia will join NATO, but this is not a matter of tomorrow, while the alliance should increase support for Kiev and Tbilisi, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday.

A NATO official confirmed — as usual, on condition of anonymity - that the accreditation of eight members of the Russian mission to NATO had been revoked, and that the expulsion of eight people was not limited to. Formal explanations of the reasons for this decision were made. A statement was also made that the alliance remains "open for constructive dialogue."

The US army was recognized as not ready for war with Russia and China.

The National Interest has published an analytical article by retired US officer, Master in National Security David Pine, "America cannot resist China and Russia at the same time." The author recalls that in the previous article he already wrote that Russia and China are winning the nuclear arms race. Their joint arsenal exceeds the American one.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed the importance of further coordination of the parties on issues related to relations between Washington and Moscow during a telephone conversation on Wednesday, the US State Department reported.

Israeli Ambassador to Russia Alexander Ben-Zvi denied the presence of the military of the Jewish state in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, calling the reports about this fantasy and great stupidity.

The joint exercises "Selenga-2021" have ended in Mongolia. According to the Press Service of the Eastern Military District, the active phase with the participation of air defense units and the Mongolian army was held at the Doityn Am high-altitude training ground.

The Eastern Military District noted that the units of Russia and Mongolia completed the tasks in a single plan of tactical actions, reaching a high level of interaction

The active phase of the Russian-Mongolian tactical exercises "Selenga" has ended at the Dotym Am training ground (Mongolia). This was reported to TASS on Wednesday in the press service of the Eastern Military District (VVO).

The main task of the joint exercises of Russia and Belarus "WEST-2021" was the development of new forms and methods of warfare, and some samples of weapons, including attack robots, were used for the first time. This was announced by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu summing up the results of the exercises.

The joint strategic exercises of Russia and Belarus "WEST-2021" have shown the ability of joint groups to effectively ensure regional security. This was stated by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, summing up the results of the exercises.

In the report of the Inspector General of the US Department of Defense, losses from corrosion of F/A-18 deck aircraft were disclosed. In the period from fiscal year 2017 to 2020, the US Navy spent more than $ 2 billion on corrosion control. This is reported by the Navy Times.

A defense contractor has been charged with paying cash bribes and defrauding the Navy of at least $50 million in the course of fulfilling obligations to service American ships in foreign ports.

The fighter with a shortened takeoff and vertical landing of the F-35B was tested by taking off and landing on the Japanese promising aircraft carrier Izumo, which is being converted from a helicopter carrier. According to The Drive, a combat aircraft took off and boarded a Japanese ship for the first time since the end of World War II.

The command of the US Navy announced the ceremony of the decommissioning of the lead ship of the coastal zone LCS-1 "fReedom", which took place at the San Diego Naval Base.

The boats of the Coast Guard Department of the Border Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia conducted joint exercises in the Black Sea with the ships of the second permanent Anti-mine group of NATO (SNMCMG2) located in Georgian territorial waters, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia reported on Tuesday.

Military expert Dmitry Boltenkov on Tuesday, October 5, in an interview with Izvestia, spoke about the capabilities of the nuclear submarine Severodvinsk, from which a hypersonic cruise missile "Zircon" was launched from an underwater position.

Tests of the hypersonic missile "Zircon" from the submarine "Severodvinsk" pose a serious threat to the American fleet, writes the magazine Military Watch.

For the first time in Russia, a hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile "Zircon" was launched from an underwater position from the nuclear submarine "Severodvinsk". The missile successfully hit a target in the Barents Sea. According to Military Watch, with such missiles, the Russian Navy will significantly increase the firepower of its ships.

The State Commission has accepted the third diesel-electric submarine of project 636.3 Magadan, built for the Pacific Fleet, the press service of Admiralty Shipyards reported.

Russia has sent a small ship "Vyshny Volochek", equipped with a Kalibr-NK missile system, to the Mediterranean Sea, the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet reported.