Japan may become the next partner of the Tempest program. September 15, portal defensenews.com He reported that during the DSEI London exhibition, the flags of four partner countries were flying over the model of the fighter.

The F-35 Program Office has signed a new contract with Lockheed Martin for servicing fifth-generation F-35 Lighting II fighter-bombers. Under the terms of the agreement, the cost of flights of aircraft in service with the US Armed Forces will be reduced by the fiscal year 2023. This is reported by the FlightGlobal portal.

The Russian military used Su-25SM attack aircraft in a missile launch exercise in Kyrgyzstan, the maneuvers took place against the background of the difficult situation in Afghanistan.

Thanks to the best maneuverability and avionics, the Russian Su-35 fighter will win the French Rafale in a dogfight at a distance of visibility, the South African magazine Ultimate Defense says in a special issue dedicated to the Army-2021 forum. The assessment of the publication drew attention to TASS.

The fighter has a unique on-board radar station N035 "Irbis", which experts call the most powerful of the existing ones, notes the magazine Ultimate Defense

TASS, September 16. The maneuverability of the Russian Su-35 multi-purpose fighter, as well as the characteristics of its on-board equipment, exceed the performance of the French Rafale aircraft, which will allow the Su-35 to win in the event of an air battle.

The head of the European Commission said that the European Union needs its own armed forces after the defeat of NATO in Afghanistan. According to Ursula von der Leyen, it is important to build cooperation with neighboring countries and regional forces today. Turkey — a NATO member, but not an EU member, fits perfectly into this strategy, the author believes.

Julie Smith, a candidate for US permanent representative to NATO, said that Russia will remain the main threat to Europe and NATO in the near future.

US President Joe Biden sees no reason not to trust the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, Mark Milley, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Wednesday.

Instead of the costly and difficult path of full-fledged military construction, Ukraine is looking for a" Wunderwaffe "(from the German Wunderwaffe) — a" miracle weapon "that would allow it to repel all the phantom attacks of the Russian side at once, said military observer of Izvestia Anton Lavrov.

Joint Ukrainian-American military exercises "Rapid Trident-2021" will begin in Ukraine on September 20 on the basis of the International Center for Peacekeeping and Security of the National Academy of Land Forces named after Hetman Pyotr Sagaidachny.

Alexander Lukashevich drew attention to the fact that the military exercises conducted on its territory involving armed formations and foreign military equipment from NATO countries do not contribute to national peace and harmony in Ukraine.

The CSTO should be ready to use its defense and political potential to maintain stability on its territory after the hasty withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

The CSTO leaders approved at a session in Dushanbe a plan to equip the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces with modern weapons, follows from the text of the declaration adopted at the end of the summit.

The CSTO approved a plan to improve the system of joint training of military personnel for the armed forces of the member states and recommendations on the order of interaction of military educational institutions in the system of joint training of military personnel. This was reported in the press service of the CSTO Joint Staff.

The strategic Russian-Belarusian exercises "West-2021", which made a lot of noise abroad, have come to an end. Almost 200 thousand servicemen who participated in them are returning to their places of permanent deployment. Although the exercises were officially "defensive" in nature, the British author insists that Russia was "rehearsing" an invasion of NATO countries.

The strengthening of NATO's military presence near the western borders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) creates conditions for military provocations and incidents, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday.

North Korea has tested a railway missile system. In the frames, you can see in detail the tests of the new weapons system.

American intelligence agencies have suggested that the Al-Qaeda group (recognized as a terrorist group and banned in the Russian Federation) will be able to restore its potential for terrorist attacks on the territory of the United States in 1-2 years. This was stated on Tuesday, September 14, by the head of the US Defense Intelligence Agency, Lieutenant General Scott Berrier.

There are no Russian military personnel on the territory of Mali, said the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov. When asked whether the Minister of Defense of Mali raised the issue of providing military assistance during his visit to Russia, Peskov replied that Russia maintains contacts, including through the military, with many countries, including the African continent.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has threatened that Paris will withdraw the military from Mali if mercenaries from the private military company Wagner start working in this African country.