Preliminary design of a high-speed stealth attack drone "Thunder" and capable of combining into a "swarm" of Lightning drones is underway, Sergey Bogatikov, general director of the Kronstadt UAV developer and manufacturer, said in an interview with Interfax.

The new scheme of operation of the Kronstadt drones will allow you to see the incipient fire, fix and localize it

The Kronstadt company is engaged in the creation of a line of unmanned helicopters with a take-off weight from 350 kg to 1.5 tons. This was announced by the general director of Kronstadt, Sergey Bogatikov, during the demonstration of a 450 kg take-off helicopter to Deputy Prime Minister Borisov at the Army-2021 forum.

Another state contract was also signed for the repair of the MiG-31 with modernization to the level of the MiG-31BM

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation signed a contract for the modernization of the carriers of the Dagger MiG-31K hypersonic missiles within the framework of the Army-2021 forum, the military department told reporters.

The head of the Ministry of Defense noted that currently the production volumes of civil aircraft are insufficient

The decision to allocate 340 billion rubles for regional or small aviation is unprecedented. This was stated by the head of the Russian Defense Ministry, Sergei Shoigu, speaking on Tuesday at the congress of the United Russia party.

It is planned to increase the quota for Moscow to 20 thousand children

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that he had agreed with the head of the Russian Defense Ministry Sergei Shoigu on the construction of a new stage of the training and methodological center for military-patriotic education of young people "Avangard".

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that all military personnel, regardless of their positions and ranks, will receive a one-time payment of 15 thousand rubles, and proposed to extend this payment to military cadets and law enforcement officers.

The new military unit will be part of the 7th Airborne Assault Division

A new airborne assault regiment will be formed in the Crimea by December 1. This was announced to TASS on Tuesday by the commander of the Airborne Troops (Airborne forces), Colonel-General Andrey Serdyukov.

The Ministry of Defense reported that they will be held at 11 training grounds and seven airfields of the Western Military District

More than 1.5 thousand military personnel and about 400 pieces of equipment are involved in special exercises on material and technical support (MTO) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, which will be held at 11 training grounds and seven airfields of the Western Military District. This was reported to journalists on Tuesday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Russia is determined to develop military cooperation with Jordan, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov said on Tuesday.

Russia and Saudi Arabia have signed an agreement on military cooperation. The document was signed by his deputy Alexander Fomin and Deputy Defense Minister of the Kingdom Prince Khaled bin Salman Al-Saud in the presence of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Monday, August 23.

The Defense Minister confirmed the intention to continue active cooperation with Egypt in strengthening security and stability in the Middle East and North Africa

The delegations of the defense departments of Russia and Egypt discussed issues of further cooperation at the seventh meeting of the joint commission on military-technical cooperation (MTC) in Moscow on Tuesday.

Russia is ready to intensify cooperation with Sudan in the military-technical sphere, the head of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev, told Interfax.

Russia is ready to provide all types of Myanmar's armed forces with equipment and weapons within the framework of military-technical cooperation, the head of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev, told Interfax.

Belarus and Russia are beginning to implement the procedures for the internal approval of a new Program of military-technical cooperation for the period up to 2025.

The portfolio of export orders for Russian weapons and equipment for the ground forces is about $5 billion, the head of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev, told Interfax.

US Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday accused China of continuing the policy of" pressure "and" intimidation " of the countries of Southeast Asia (Southeast Asia) and in the South China Sea. She promised that Washington will strive for a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

According to the deputy head of the department Alexey Krivoruchko, the signing of this package of contracts will be an important stage in the implementation of the State Armament Program

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has concluded more than 40 state contracts for the supply of more than 1.3 thousand samples of weapons and equipment worth more than 500 billion rubles during the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021". This was announced by the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Alexey Krivoruchko following the signing of contracts.

A unit of British special forces in Afghanistan faced an unforeseen situation — they were surrounded by the Taliban. The Daily Mail tells how the brave British soldiers were rescued, and the readers of the publication actively express their opinion about this operation.

Russia does not intend to interfere in the events that are taking place in Afghanistan, said the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.

The CSTO countries have agreed to accelerate work on strengthening the Tajik-Afghan border, the press service of the President of Tajikistan reported on Monday.