The Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom has concluded an agreement with Egypt on the sale of two decommissioned auxiliary replenishment vessels of ships in the sea of the Fort class, Fort Rosalie (Fort Rosalie) and Fort Austin (Fort Austin).

The Greek Defense Ministry has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with the Netherlands on the possible transfer of two M-class frigates (Karel Doorman) and six Alkmaar-class minesweepers from the presence of the Dutch Navy.

The Spanish shipbuilding company Navantia for the first time presented the appearance of the promising frigate SMART 4000. Among other things, it will be able to carry various aircraft systems.

The British Navy risks being left without relatively cheap anti-ship missiles. November 7, portal ukdefencejournal.org.uk He reported that the British Navy had abandoned the previously announced plan to purchase "temporary" missiles.

As the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation noted, that is why it is so important to comply with all measures to combat coronavirus

Enterprises of the military-industrial complex (MIC) cannot go to lockdown due to obligations under the state defense order, therefore it is so important for them to comply with all measures to combat coronavirus. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov.

The "Indestructible Brotherhood – 2021" exercise will be held in two stages, and the active phase is scheduled for November 11-12.

"The servicemen will take part in the joint exercise "Indestructible Brotherhood - 2021", which will be held at the training ground of the Kazan Tank Red Banner School," the Ministry of Defense clarified.

On Sunday, the press service of the Central Military District reported that military contingents of six states of the Organization arrived in Tatarstan for the joint exercise "Indestructible Brotherhood -2021" of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces of the CSTO.

An exercise to repel an attack by an illegal armed group (IAF) on the objects of the 201st Russian military base took place in Tajikistan, the press service of the Central Military District reported on Saturday.

On Friday, the press service of the Central Military District reported that next year the instructors of the 201st Russian military base will train 1,000 junior specialists for the armed forces of Tajikistan.

The entire command staff of the Russian Armed Forces has Syrian combat experience, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

Distinguished specialists The Military Medical Academy was awarded with commendations from the State Duma Committee on Defense for helping the civilian population during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among those noted by the deputies are university cadets. The chairman of the Duma defense workers participated in the award ceremony Andrey Kartapolov.

Many general designers of enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex have died from coronavirus, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said.

On the TV channel "Russia-1" in an interview with the program "Moscow. The Kremlin. Putin" Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu spoke about the situation with coronavirus in the armed forces. According to him, thanks to the almost continuous vaccination of military personnel, it is not as acute as in the whole country.

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have created a reserve of forces and means of the military medical service to provide assistance to patients with coronavirus infection in the regions of the country, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Friday.

The Uzbek military suspended the transfer of the Uzbek-Kyrgyz border in the Batken region of the Kyrgyz Republic.

This is reported by Radio Azattyk with reference to the head of the Batken district Uchkunbek Zhorobayev.

In 2022, the Azerbaijani government will allocate 1.6 billion manats ($941.2 million at the current exchange rate) for projects to strengthen the country's defense potential and improve the material and technical base of the armed forces, the Ministry of Finance told Interfax-Azerbaijan.

The next documentary "Görünməyən qəhrəmanlar - Dəniz pişikləri" ("Invisible Heroes - Naval Special Forces"), shown by the Azerbaijani Public Television ITV, dedicated to the participation of the special operations forces of the Azerbaijani Navy in the Second Karabakh War in the autumn of 2020, contains interesting details of the active involvement of Azerbaijani naval special forces in the fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh. We thank Mammad Valimamedov for the link and presentation of the translation of fragments of the film.

On October 29, 2021, the fourth annual Ogarkov Readings Conference was held in Moscow, organized by the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (TSAST). Partners of the event are Rostec Group of Companies, JSC United Engine Corporation, JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation and PJSC Promsvyazbank. We present to your attention a report by the American military historian David Glantz on the topic "The Soviet origins of Operation Desert Storm."

Russia's military activity in Crimea does not exceed its defensive needs, moreover, it works for stability in the region, Deputy head of the Russian delegation to the First Committee of the UN General Assembly Andrei Belousov told reporters.

The counterintelligence of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported the exposure of a colonel of the country's armed forces, the commander of one of the units. The man is suspected of illegally collecting secret military documents, the press service of the SBU reported on November 5.