The head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin, proposed to return control over the circulation of weapons and ammunition to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (now the powers of the Rosgvardiya - ed.). Interdepartmental discussions on this initiative have already begun, RIA Novosti writes.

On January 11, the Swedish company Saab announced the signing of a framework agreement with the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defense for the supply of 84-mm Karl-Gustav M4 hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers and ammunition for them.

JSC GLONASS together with the company "Business Monitoring" launched a new ERA service.RUS, which allows the driver to call a Regardie outfit to his location, the press service of the ERA-GLONASS traffic police operator reports.

Scientists will be able to conduct high-precision studies of galaxies and star formations

Shvabe Holding of Rostec State Corporation has sent a set of large-sized optics designed for Turkish partners to the Belgian company AMOS.

Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are used by 12% and tested by 48% of large and medium-sized businesses. This is reported by Dentons analysts, who got acquainted with the opinions of 210 respondents. The results of the online survey were published by Vedomosti.

Scientists The evolution of the shape of nanowires from GaN obtained by plasma-activated molecular beam epitaxy and representing an array of vertical columns on a silicon substrate was traced by the Institute of Physics and Applied Mathematics of MIET.

A number of trainings were conducted with the military personnel of the anti-submarine sabotage forces and means of the Baltic Naval Base at a multifunctional training complex.

General Director of the Yantar Plant: the plant can continue the BDK series of project 11711

New large amphibious assault ships (BDK) can be built in Russia. Ilya Samarin, General Director of the Baltic Shipbuilding Plant "Yantar", noted the readiness of the enterprise to continue the series of BDK of the modernized project 11711 for the Russian Navy. This is reported by TASS.

According to Ilya Samarin, in the first half of 2022, slipways will begin to be released as ships are launched, and the plant is taking measures to attract new orders

The Baltic Shipbuilding Plant "Yantar" expects to continue the construction of a series of large amphibious assault ships of the modernized project 11711. This was stated to TASS by Ilya Samarin, General Director of the PSZ (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation).

The crew completed the inter-fleet transition from the Baltic to the Black Sea Fleet

The crew of the logistics vessel Vsevolod Bobrov completed the transition from the Baltic Sea and arrived in Novorossiysk. This was reported to journalists on Thursday in the press service of the Black Sea Fleet.

The press service of the Pacific Fleet noted that "it is planned to conduct a joint Russian-Indian naval exercise PASSEX, as well as replenishment of water and fuel reserves"

A detachment of ships of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) consisting of the Varyag missile cruiser and the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Tributs entered the port of Cochin (India). This was reported to journalists on Thursday in the press service of the Pacific Fleet.

The Russian Navy and the Indian Navy are launching bilateral PASSEX exercises near the Indian port of Cochin, the press service of the Pacific Fleet reported on Thursday.

On January 11, 2022, at the enterprise of the Italian shipbuilding association Fincantieri in Mudgiano in La Spezia, a ceremony was held to begin construction for the Italian Navy of the lead non-nuclear submarine of the new project 212NFS (construction number p.6340).

The US Navy presented the appearance of the promising destroyer DDG(X), which will become one of the main warships of the American fleet in the future. It will receive extremely powerful laser weapons and hypersonic missiles.

Currently, 880 citizens of Afghanistan are recognized as refugees in the Russian Federation

Russia is ready to provide asylum to refugees from Afghanistan within the framework of international law, the head of the Main Directorate for Migration Affairs (GUVM) has said The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia Valentina Kazakova.

The Royal Saudi Air Force was able to track down and destroy the Mi-24 fire support helicopter belonging to supporters of the Yemeni Shiite movement Ansar Allah (Houthis).

In 2022, it is planned to train and participate military formations and military units of the Ground Forces in seven competitions of the Army International Games organized by the Main Command of the Ground Forces.

About 60 units of military equipment will be involved in the two-day exercises

Exercises with the participation of about 1 thousand military personnel of artillery and motorized rifle units of the combined arms association of the Central Military District (CVO) started on Wednesday at a training ground in the Kemerovo region. This is stated in a message distributed on Wednesday by the press service of the district.

Combat coordination of motorized rifle, tank platoons and artillery batteries is organized at more than 20 combined-arms training grounds in the south of Russia

More than 10 thousand servicemen of the Southern Military District (SE) as part of battalion tactical groups will master new ways of tactical actions at the training grounds of the south of Russia. This was reported to journalists on Wednesday in the press service of the Southern Federal District.

The exercises of the Western Military District, which started on Tuesday, have nothing to do with the negotiations on security guarantees in Geneva and Brussels, said Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation.