The Ukrainian state Enterprise "Antonov" has signed an agreement with the Chinese company Chongqing Kingsley Aeronautical Material Technology Co., LTD for the supply of titanium semi-finished products. The materials obtained can be used in the assembly of An-178 aircraft, Defense Express reports.

A group of firefighting aircraft of the VKS of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, which helped the Greeks fight catastrophic forest fires for 21 days, has completed its task and left Greece. It consisted of two Il-76 aircraft and two Mi-8 helicopters.

Delegations from 20 countries showed interest in the supply of Russian Orion-E attack drones at the Army-2021 International Military-Technical Forum, the Kronstadt company told reporters.

The rocket was presented during the forum "Army-2021"

The military-industrial complex of India has adapted the latest Astra air-to-air missile to the Su-30MKI fighter. This was announced to TASS by Narendra Kumar Aria, director of the public relations department of the main Indian developer of military equipment of the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO).

The Japanese Defense Ministry has requested a budget for a record 5.48 trillion for 2022 fiscal year, which will begin on April 1, 2022. yen (about 49.86 billion dollars), RIA Novosti reports with reference to the materials of the military department.

On August 30, 87 retired generals and admirals signed an open letter to the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Lloyd Austin and the Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) Mark Milley demanding to resign.

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev appointed Murat Bektanov as the country's Defense Minister. This is stated on August 31 in a message published on the website of the Kazakh leader.

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, who is on a working visit to Moscow, discussed at a meeting with the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Stanislav Zasem the situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reports.

About 8 thousand people have already visited mobile selection points for military service under the contract within the framework of the "Army International Games-2021" (ArMI) and the "Army" forum, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters on Tuesday.

7 thousand foreign servicemen from 58 countries will start the academic year in the educational organizations of the Ministry of Defense on September 1

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered to involve military officers in the training of personnel who are trained by departmental universities.

Specialists of the engineering troops of the Western Military District (ZVO) for the first time used massive mining during a special exercise in the Nizhny Novgorod region.

About 300 units of military equipment were involved

Tactical exercises with the participation of more than 1.5 thousand servicemen of the motorized rifle and tank regiments of the army corps of the Baltic Fleet were held in the Kaliningrad region at one of the military training grounds, the press service of the fleet reported on Tuesday.

FAR EAST-The joint Russian-Mongolian military exercise "Selenga-2021" will be held from September 20 to October 5 at one of the military training grounds in Mongolia, the press service of the Eastern Military District (VVO) reported on Tuesday.

During the training, the servicemen will work out the transition to the collective rapid reaction forces, as well as the preparation and conduct of reconnaissance and search operations in isolation from the main forces.

The tasks of engineering support in the preparation of combat operations are worked out at a joint tactical exercise by units of the armed forces of Belarus and Russia. It began on Tuesday at the 230th combined arms training ground Obuz-Lesnovsky, seventeen kilometers from Baranovichi, the military department of the Republic of Belarus informs.

Underwater drones for searching and escorting enemy submarines have already been created and are being tested in Russia, a representative of the Central Design Bureau of Marine Equipment (CCB MT) "Rubin"told RIA Novosti.

After the failure of the United States in Afghanistan and the sudden withdrawal of troops from Kabul, the eyes of the whole world are focused on Mali, writes Le Figaro.

France has announced that its foreign operation in the Sahel zone is over. Experts and local authorities are worried about whether the same scenario will happen there as in Afghanistan, and how to avoid it.

On Monday, August 30, the American air defense systems intercepted at least five missiles that were fired at the Kabul airport. This was reported by the Reuters news agency with reference to a US official.

France will maintain its military presence in Iraq even if the United States completely leaves the country. This was announced on Sunday, August 29, by French President Emmanuel Macron in an interview with TF1 TV channel.

The Finnish shipbuilding company Meyer Turku Oy (a division of the German Meyer Werft) has signed a letter of intent providing for the construction of two multi-purpose ships for the Finnish Border Guard.