Specialists of the US Navy base in Guam, examining a nuclear submarine after an accident in the South China Sea, diagnosed damage to the ship's forward ballast tanks. This was reported to USNI by four knowledgeable sources. The submarine's reactor was not damaged. The condition of the torpedo tubes through which the submarine launches all its weapons - including Tomahawk cruise missiles - is not reported.

At the naval shipyard in Cherbourg, the Perle nuclear submarine was launched, which suffered a severe fire and a bow transplant. The repair of the ship will continue at the French Navy base in Toulon.

According to a video published by the US Navy Central Command (NAVCENT), MANTAS T-12 unmanned surface vehicles under the control of American operators have begun patrolling the waters of the Persian Gulf.

Weapons for the destruction of ports have been tested in China. The Chinese military destroyed a training target with an underwater explosion. This is reported by the Global Times.

The sides highly appreciated the current state of bilateral relations

The Russian-Indian Military Cooperation Group discussed issues of cooperation in the field of defense. This was reported on Wednesday to journalists in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

SITDEF 2021 will be held from 28 to 31 October on the territory of the chief of army staff in Lima

Rosoboronexport (part of state Corporation rostec) will present about 300 models of weapons and equipment on the International defense technology exhibition SITDEF 2021, which will be held from 28 to 31 October on the territory of the chief of army staff in Lima (Republic of Peru).

Peru actively operates Russian helicopters and anti-tank systems, there are plans to expand partnership with this country, said the head of Rosoboronexport Alexander Mikheev.

For the defense technology exhibition SITDEF 2021, which will be held from October 28 to 31 on the territory of the General Headquarters of the Ground Forces in Lima (Peru), CAMTO publishes statistics on imports of VIVT Peru for the last 8 years (2013-2020).

The commander of the troops of the Central Military District (CVO), Alexander Lapin, arrived in Kazan to check the readiness for the exercise of the collective peacekeeping forces of the CSTO countries "Indestructible Brotherhood-2021", which will be held on November 8-12, the press service of the district reports.

About 200 servicemen of the two countries took part in the active phase of the exercises

The final stage of the joint exercises of Russian and Egyptian paratroopers "Defenders of Friendship - 2021" was held on Wednesday near Cairo. The active phase with practical landing and tactical actions was carried out at the Egyptian Armed Forces training ground Wadi Sakran near the city of Inshas, 60 km from the Egyptian capital, a TASS correspondent reports.

The annual US military spending on the purchasing power index is comparable to the combined defense spending of China and Russia, writes USNI News.

A large and powerful Alliance needs the head of a small Finland to maintain a dialogue with Vladimir Putin. But can this need be called unconditionally mutual and permanent? This is how the Finnish newspaper reacted to the message about the upcoming visit of President Niinisto to Russia. It was announced after the visit of the NATO Secretary General to Helsinki.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has published a video of the first combat use of the Bayraktar TB2 drone. The drone struck a guided bomb at an artillery battery in the Donbass. The APU reported the destruction of one D-30 howitzer along with the calculation, and then published a video of the operation.

Russia should contribute to the establishment of a no-fly zone over the Donbass after Ukraine began using Bayraktar attack UAVs to protect Russian citizens living there, Director of the TSAMTO Igor Korotchenko told RIA Novosti.

A new Cabinet of Ministers has been formed in Canada under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The Government consisted of 38 ministers, 19 men and 19 women, who took the oath of allegiance to the country and the head of Canada, Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain. 

Russian Su-25 attack aircraft returned to their base airfield in Kyrgyzstan after participating in the exercises of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) "Interaction-2021" in Tajikistan. This was reported to journalists on Wednesday, October 27, by the press service of the Central Military District (CVO).

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that two Tu-160 strategic missile carriers of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a planned raid over the neutral waters of the Barents and Norwegian Seas. The previous time such planes appeared in these places was at the end of July this year.

According to spotters, Aviastar-SP JSC (part of PJSC United Aircraft Corporation - UAC) in Ulyanovsk has finally completed work on the conversion of the Tu-204-300 long-haul passenger aircraft previously built by this enterprise (factory number 1450741564039, serial number 039, registration number RA-64039) into a board for the transportation of the leadership of the National Guard of the Russian Federation (Rosgvardiya).

The Progress Rocket and Space Center has rejected the project of the first Russian light-engine aircraft "Rysachok" approved by Putin.

The US Air Force should focus on creating fifth-generation F-35A fighters instead of upgrading aircraft of previous generations. In her article, Heather Penny, an employee of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Research, called the modernization of F-15 aircraft a dead end. This is reported by Defense News.