The US has promised to continue to conduct a political dialogue with the DPRK
Washington is going to continue to cooperate with Pyongyang to achieve the complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. This was announced on Monday, October 18, by Jeffrey Eberhardt, Special Representative of US President Joe Biden for nuclear nonproliferation, at a meeting of the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, broadcast on the UN website.
Balbek appreciated the words of the head of the Pentagon about the "responsibility" of the Russian Federation for the war in Donbass
Former State Duma deputy, political scientist Ruslan Balbek commented on Tuesday, October 19, on the statement by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin that Russia is allegedly responsible for the beginning of the conflict in the Donbass, and now hinders its peaceful settlement.
The rapprochement of Russia and Belarus was called a threat to NATO
Tension is growing on the border between Poland and Belarus due to a number of minor incidents, but what is happening now can only be a harbinger of future problems.
Analyst Sarah White came to this conclusion in a publication on the 19fortyfive portal. In early September, she writes, Russia and Belarus announced that they were in the process of economic integration.
SVT (Sweden): The United States did not invite Russia as an observer to large military exercises in Europe
The US Army and the NATO military alliance conducted the Defender of Europe exercise this year, in which 28,000 soldiers participated. Maneuvers unfolded, including in the Baltic States. But, as reported to Swedish television, Russia was not invited to these exercises as an observer. SVT tried to figure out who made the decision.
NATO should take the first step towards normalizing relations with Russia - Lavrov
Moscow believes that NATO should take the first step to normalize relations with Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. "Yes, we proceed from this because we have never started the deterioration of our relations with either NATO or the EU," he told reporters on Tuesday.
Peskov: by suspending the work of the permanent mission to NATO, the Russian Federation formalized the de jure lack of dialogue with the alliance
By suspending the work of the permanent mission of the Russian Federation to NATO, Moscow de jure formalized the actual state of relations with the Alliance, the decision was necessary and inevitable, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
Azerbaijan has released five Armenian soldiers through the mediation of the Russian Armed Forces
According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, negotiations on the return of prisoners were held by the deputy commander of the Southern Military District, Lieutenant General Rustam Muradov, and the commander of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh, Lieutenant General Gennady Anashkin.
The military has worked on the exercises in the Crimea to protect the coast
An exercise was held at the Opuk training ground in Crimea, where units of the Black Sea Fleet worked out the protection of the coast from enemy landing.
If we do not take into account the geography of these maneuvers, then "ours" and "not ours" were not there, in general. Everyone was their own. It's just that according to the scenario, some participants got the role of the defenders, and others - the attackers. Moreover, during the exercise, both of them changed places.
Joint Russian-Egyptian paratrooper exercises have started in Egypt
A total of more than 500 military personnel from the Russian Airborne Forces are involved in the exercises
Joint Russian-Egyptian exercises of paratroopers "Defenders of Friendship - 2021" have started in Egypt. This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
About 5 thousand paratroopers were alerted as part of a check in the south of Russia
The inspection also involved about 1.5 thousand units of weapons, military and special equipment
About 5 thousand servicemen of the Novorossiysk Guards Airborne Assault Mountain Unit were alerted as part of a control check and moved to training grounds in three subjects in the south of Russia, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday.
Shoigu said that Russia is ready to develop relations with Iran in the military sphere
The Defense Minister noted that Russia and Iran are actively countering international terrorism on the territory of Syria
Russia is ready to support the dynamic and multifaceted nature of military cooperation with Iran. This was stated by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday in Moscow during a meeting with the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Iran Mohammad Hossein Bagheri.
The French launched the first patrol ship of the new generation of the POM type
In France, the lead patrol ship Auguste Benebig, developed according to the POM program (Ratrouilleurs Outre-Meg), was launched. They want to use it in overseas territories. There will be six such ships in total.
Joint exercises of Russia and China "Maritime Interaction" have ended in the Sea of Japan
The joint exercises of the Russian Navy and the Naval Forces of the People's Republic of China "Maritime Cooperation-2021" have ended in the Sea of Japan, the press service of the Pacific Fleet reports.
The Russian Black Sea Fleet has attracted more than 40 ships to the exercises in the Crimea
The Russian Black Sea Fleet used more than 40 ships during military exercises with the forces of the Southern Military District at the Opuk training ground in Crimea. This was reported on October 18 in the Ministry of Defense.
The interuniversity quantum network has been officially launched in Moscow
The official launch of Russia's first interuniversity quantum network with open access, which united the campuses of the National Research Technological University "MISIS" and the Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics (MTUCI), took place on Wednesday in Moscow, the press service of MTUCI reported on Thursday.
Experts of the Security Council of the Russian Federation recommend law enforcement agencies to introduce artificial intelligence and virtual reality into their work
Russian law enforcement agencies and special services should introduce modern information technologies, including artificial intelligence, according to experts of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.
The ground forces are equipped with means of communication of the Unified Tactical Management System
The ground forces are equipped with modern means of communication and automation of the Unified Tactical Control System (ESU TK), which allows for the control of troops and weapons in close to real time.
Rostec launches production of tracker bracelets for people search
Roselectronics Holding of Rostec State Corporation organizes the release of tracker bracelets based on LoRaWAN Internet of Things technology. The devices will allow remote supervision of children and the elderly. The use of LoRaWAN protocols for data transmission does not require SIM cards and cellular networks, and also provides a confident determination of coordinates in enclosed spaces or underground.
South Korean military will receive mine detectors for non-metallic mines
Next year, the South Korean military will begin using new hand-held mine detectors capable of detecting both metal and non-metallic mines. According to Aju Daily, they will also allow finding North Korean wooden mines concentrated along the border.
Abrams tanks were defenseless before the ATGM of China, Iran and the DPRK
The modernization of Abrams tanks continues in the USA. The M1A2S (M1A2 SEPv3) are currently considered the most advanced.
They received a more advanced fire control system, with the ability to use more powerful armor-piercing sub-caliber feathered projectiles with cores made of depleted uranium, programmable multipurpose XM1147 with aerial detonation, destroying not only ground objects (infantry, light armored vehicles), but also low-flying targets such as helicopters.
