In the combined arms army of the VVO, stationed in the Trans-Baikal Territory, the rearmament of machine gunners of units with Pecheneg machine guns of various modifications has been completed.

To increase the level of fire training of soldiers and officers now helps not only more advanced small arms, but also special targets that allow you to create a realistic picture of modern combat on the ranges.

The Estonian Defense Investment Center (ECDI – Estonian Centre for Defense Investment) announced the delivery to the country of the first batch of 314 units of 84-mm Karl-Gustav M4 hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers manufactured by the Swedish company Saab.

As reported on December 21, 2021, LLC Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex (SSC Zvezda, Bolshoy Kamen, Primorsky Krai), the construction of a dry dock, one of the largest in the world, has been completed at SSC Zvezda. The commissioning works were successfully carried out.

TASS: the construction of part of the corvettes of project 20385 will be transferred from the "Northern Shipyard"

The crew of the multi-purpose corvette "Agile" project 20385, which was damaged due to a fire, will be redistributed to other ships. Also, due to the incident, part of the orders for the construction of ships from the Northern Shipyard is planned to be transferred to other Russian enterprises. The consequences of the fire on the "Agile" were revealed by TASS, citing a source close to the Ministry of Defense.

Before the fire, the crew had been preparing for service on this ship for two months

The crew of the Project 20385 Agile multipurpose corvette, which was damaged during a fire on December 17 at the Severnaya Shipyard, will be distributed to other ships under construction. This was reported to TASS by a source close to the military department.

Izvestia: BOD "Admiral Levchenko" will join the fleet by the end of 2022

By the end of 2022, the Russian Navy will include a large anti-submarine ship (BOD) "Admiral Levchenko" of project 1155. The Russian Ministry of Defense has approved a plan to complete work on the ship. This is reported by the Izvestia newspaper, citing sources in the defense department.

The commander of the Novorossiysk Naval Base (NVMB) of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet), Rear Admiral Viktor Kochemazov, summing up the results of 2021, reported on the current state of the unification forces.

A series of exercises with the participation of large amphibious ships of the Pacific Fleet took place in the Sea of Okhotsk. "Admiral Nevelskoy" and "Oslyabya" worked out anti-mine tasks.

The changes are aimed, in particular, at ensuring a higher level of safety of navigation of Russian and Dutch ships, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation noted

The Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Colonel General Alexander Fomin, and the Ambassador of the Netherlands to Russia signed a protocol on amendments to the Russian-Dutch intergovernmental agreement on the prevention of incidents at sea outside territorial waters. This was reported to journalists on Thursday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Combat firing boats of the KCR-60M project of the Indonesian Navy were shown on video. During the exercises, the AU-220M automatic installation, created in the joint stock company "Central Research Institute "Burevestnik" (Nizhny Novgorod), was involved among the weapons samples on board.

The Australian Ministry of Defense announced the launching ceremony of the lead patrol ship of the ocean zone OPV (Offshore Patrol Vessel) of the Arafura class, which took place on December 16 at the Osborne Naval Shipyard.

I would like relations between Russia and Afghanistan to develop in the best possible way, but as for the recognition of the Taliban movement (banned in the Russian Federation), we need to proceed from the realities in this matter.

The document provides for a ban on the accrual of interest to an authorized bank for the use of funds held in a special account under the State Budget

Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted to the State Duma a bill that provides for a ban on charging interest to an authorized bank for using funds held in a special account under a state defense order (GOZ). The document is posted in the electronic database of the lower house of Parliament.

Russian hypersonic missiles and a drone were included in the list of the main military technologies of 2021.

The French portal meta-defense analyzed the military technologies of the world powers in a geopolitical context. Not only the characteristics of the weapons were taken into account, but also how much these developments affected the defense strategy of different countries. The full list consists of ten items. Its first part has been published so far.

The Majilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan at a plenary session on Wednesday approved the draft law "On ratification of the Agreement between Russia and Kazakhstan on military cooperation", the document was sent to the Senate for consideration.

The Russian armed forces are staffed by contract servicemen by almost 100%, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

The head of the Defense Ministry, Sergei Shoigu, said that the Russian Armed Forces are staffed by contract servicemen by almost 100%

The Russian armed forces are staffed by contract servicemen by almost 100%, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Wednesday.

Exercises to repel an attack by sabotage reconnaissance groups of a conditional enemy on military infrastructure facilities were held in formations and military units of the Black Sea Fleet, as well as in the army corps of the Southern Military District stationed in the Crimea.

An indoor swimming pool has been built and has already been commissioned on the island of Alexandra Land in the Arctic. This was announced by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at the plenary session of the Public Council under the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on Wednesday. According to him, this is "the world's first indoor swimming pool beyond the 80th parallel."