Negotiations with the regime in Afghanistan, except for contacts through the Russian Embassy in this country, are not yet planned, said the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.

South Korea has become the eighth country in the world to be armed with submarine-launched ballistic missiles. On September 8, the Yonhap news Agency reported that the Defense Development Agency (ADD) of the Republic of Korea announced the successful launch of the SLBM.

The Swedish company Saab has announced that it will demonstrate for the first time outside Sweden a new generation of high-speed attack boats CB90 (Combat Boat 90) at the DSEi exhibition in London, which will be held from September 14 to 17.

Turkey has laid the first of four planned corvettes of a new type for the Ukrainian Naval Forces. The main contractor is the state-owned company STM.

According to the press service of the Southern Military District, on September 6, 2021, the newest mine defense ship "Vladimir Yemelyanov" of project 12700 (factory number 524) arrived in Sevastopol to the place of permanent basing after the transition from the Baltic to the Black Sea Fleet. It became the second base minesweeper of the project 12700 in the Black Sea Fleet after the ship "Ivan Antonov" (factory number 523), which arrived in Sevastopol on September 7, 2019.

The boat of the project R1650 "Rondo", built by the Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation), has successfully completed the program of factory sea trials.

The newest mine defense ship "Vladimir Yemelyanov" under the command of Lieutenant Commander Denis Gainutdinov has completed the inter-fleet transition to the permanent base point - Sevastopol-from the Baltic Fleet. A decent meeting was prepared for him at his native pier. The crew, which consists exclusively of contractors, was met with an orchestra, bread and salt and a fried pig.

Hydrogen production plays an important role in the global transition to clean energy, especially in the hard-to-decarbonize industries-aviation and steel production.

On September 2, 2021, the American defense company Collins Aerospace announced the release of the world's first portable military diving navigation system ArtemisPRO-M, suitable for processing GPS signals in the military code M (MUNS-M). According to the manufacturer, the enhanced system allows combat swimmers or mine divers to accurately determine their position, while remaining at a great depth, protected from interference.

The US Army Research Laboratory has reported a breakthrough in two neural network projects. The first one is designed to create smart uniforms - such clothes will be able, for example, to assess the state of their carrier and transmit data. The second project is designed to facilitate the interaction of commanders with artificial intelligence.

The holding company "Roselectronics" of the Rostec State Corporation will create a geographically distributed center for collective design of electronic and radio-electronic products. The infrastructure of the center will allow groups of developers from different regions of Russia to use a single cloud platform, get access to computing power, CAD, element libraries and digital models.

The military of one of the countries of Southeast Asia will receive jetpacks for the first time. The American company JetPack Aviation has signed a contract for the supply of two JB12 devices. According to the terms of the agreement, the satchels will be delivered within six months, The Drive reports, without specifying which country it is about.

Large-caliber NSV machine guns have entered service at the Russian military base in Tajikistan. This was announced on Wednesday, September 8, by the Central Military District (CVO).

The Pacific Fleet received the first batch of AK-12 submachine guns. In the near future, the military personnel at the combat training grounds will conduct shooting and maintenance of new weapons.

Hyundai Motor has presented the concept of an unmanned hydrogen transport platform — a small low car without a cab, which can be used independently or as a tractor truck.

On September 28, 2021, an aerospace salon opens in Zhuhai, where the Chinese military industry will present previously unknown samples of military equipment, including those intended for the ground forces.

The South-Western command of the Indian Army has released video footage of maneuvers with the mass participation of the main battle tanks T-90S Bhishma.

At the beginning of the video, combat vehicles, raising clouds of dust, make a simultaneous turn of almost 180 degrees on command. Then the synchronous reverse movement of an entire tank unit is demonstrated.

In the near future, a modification of the T-90M tank with a retractable optoelectronic module will be tested at military exercises. It is an observation device with a thermal imager, a TV channel and a laser rangefinder on a three-meter telescopic mast, the module allows the tank crew to monitor the situation and find targets without detecting themselves - for example, from behind a one-story house or from a trench.

Military personnel of units in the Novosibirsk and Samara regions have begun to master new equipment

The troops of the Central Military District (CVO), stationed in the Novosibirsk and Samara regions, received eight Typhoonenok armored vehicles for the first time. This is stated in a message distributed on Wednesday by the press service of the district.

In Russia, there will be "secret" modifications of the "UAZ Patriot". The new vehicles will be released for the needs of the radiation, chemical and biological protection troops (RCBZ). The machine will help to detect dangerous substances and mark infected areas. Special SUVs will be delivered to the troops by the end of the year, "Izvestia reports, citing sources in the defense department.