On July 7, 2021, in Kiel (Germany), at the German shipbuilding enterprise Kieler Werft of the thyssenkrupp Marine Systems association (TKMS, the former Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH / HDW shipyard, part of the thyssenkrupp concern), a ceremony was held for the transfer of the fourth diesel-electric submarine S 44 of project 209/1400Mod built for them to the Egyptian Navy.

The Israeli company Israel Shipyards announced the signing of a contract for the supply of four Shaldag-class patrol boats Mk.5 in a configuration adapted to the requirements of the Israeli Navy command.

MBDA Group announced the signing of several contracts for the modernization of air defense systems/ABOUT six destroyers of the Type-45 class of the British Navy.

By the end of this year, Estonia, as promised earlier, will receive a batch of sea mines.

This is reported by the portal err.ee. Representatives of the Estonian Defense Investment Center signed a corresponding agreement with a Finnish manufacturing company on Wednesday in the city of Hanko. The Commander of the Estonian Naval Forces, Commodore Yuri Saska, assured that these mines do not threaten civilian shipping.

The show of force at the naval parade will take place after a recent spat with a Royal Navy destroyer. According to the author, the participation of three large submarines is presumably a reaction to the recent incident in the Black Sea, when the destroyer Defender was opposed by Russian troops during its passage past the Crimea.

Currently, experimental molds and rods are being created on a 3D printer for casting parts for promising samples of equipment as part of the diversification of production. The device provides high-speed printing of sand molds of various sizes. So, the creation of the product takes only about 16 hours. All printed forms have sufficient strength, high accuracy of execution and quality.

The US Special Operations Command has announced its readiness to begin clinical trials of "anti-aging pills" on its employees as soon as funding for the next 2022 is approved. Preclinical tests have already been conducted, no negative effects have been detected. In addition, this is not a drug, but a nutraceutical, the use of which is not controlled by the authorities, and therefore experiments on special forces can be carried out on a large scale.

Underwater weapons tend to be ineffective on the surface, this is its main problem, writes Popular Science. However, in Russia, a two - medium special automatic machine-ADS-was developed to solve this problem.

The South Korean company Hyundai Rotem has handed over two multi-purpose ground wheeled robots to the army for testing. According to Aju Business Daily, these are the first unmanned vehicles that will be used in the South Korean army. The military tests will last six months.

The South Korean company SK Innovation aims to become one of the three industry leaders by 2022: it will invest $ 26 billion in the production of batteries for electric vehicles to increase it five times.

In China, the PLC-181 self-propelled artillery units were modernized. These combat vehicles began to enter the troops quite recently - in 2019. For the first time, they were demonstrated at a military parade dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Russian artillery has traditionally been considered one of the best in the world, which has been repeatedly confirmed by numerous wars and military conflicts.

The US Air Force conducted a test detonation of a conventional warhead of an AGM-183A ARRW hypersonic air-launched missile, according to a message from military representatives of the Elgin Air Base (Florida).

The Long-Range Standoff nuclear cruise missile (LRSO), created by Raytheon for the US Air Force (Air Force), is designed to destroy strategic enemy objects, writes the American magazine Popular Mechanics.

Iran has a new high-tech ATGM. On July 7, the Tasnim news agency reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) received a missile called "Almaz".

On board Cygnus will be, among other things, a 3D printer that uses a material that simulates the soil of the Moon, an air purification device for carbon dioxide, a mounting bracket

The next resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) using the Cygnus cargo ship is scheduled for August 10. This was announced on Wednesday by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Astronomers from the University of Arizona (USA) and the University of Paris Sciences et Lettres (France) have discovered a mysterious source of methane, which is probably hiding in the ocean under the icy crust of Enceladus, Saturn's moon. This source can be living organisms. The discovery is described in an article published in the journal Nature Astronomy.

It became known about the beginning of construction in one of the remote areas of China of a secret facility, which, according to some experts, may become the Chinese equivalent of the notorious American "Zone 51" in the Nevada desert.

The Turkish media do not miss the opportunity to remind about domestic drones, which have become the property of the country for many. And again there was a reason. The analysis, published on the British defense industry information platform called "Drone Wars", contains very flattering reviews and even bold statements.

India is close to finding the first buyer for its attack helicopters. July 7, portal idrw.org he reported that the Nigerian army is considering the possibility of purchasing LCH from Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL).