The Russian military base in Tajikistan will be completely re-equipped with modern means of communication by the end of the year.

The most powerful weapon of Russia is named in the publication 19FortyFive. The author noted Russian missiles, air defense systems, a helicopter and a promising underwater vehicle.

These days, two exhibitions of military technologies are held simultaneously. AUSA 2021 has opened in the United States, where defense industry enterprises present their latest developments to the military. In Russia, the Interpoltech exhibition brought together professionals in the field of digital security.

Russia is temporarily closing its diplomatic mission to NATO. According to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, this is Russia's reaction to the recent expulsion of eight Russian diplomats from the Russian mission to NATO.

The number of NATO priority engagement forces at the borders of the Union State has increased to 40 thousand troops

The North Atlantic Alliance is strengthening its military infrastructure in the immediate vicinity of the borders of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, the military and political situation is difficult, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

The United States surpasses Russia and China in its military power, according to Popular Mechanics magazine, referring to a study by the RAND Corporation.

The Special Monitoring Mission of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE SMM) does not stop working in the south-east of Ukraine, patrolling in most points of Donbass is in normal mode, the Izvestia newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing the organization's press service.

The Ukrainian military conducted exercises to respond to the breakthrough of manpower and armored vehicles of a simulated enemy at a training ground in the Kherson region, near the border with Crimea. This was reported on Wednesday, October 20, by the press service of the command of the United Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook.

Lieutenant General, former Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Igor Romanenko named the types of weapons that will help Ukraine cope with Russia. Assessing the situation in the east of the country, he urged "not to engage in shapkozakidatelstvo" and "conduct asymmetric actions with the enemy," the Comments portal writes.ua on Wednesday, October 20th.

The NATO bloc holds annual exercises "Steadfast Noon" (Steadfast Noon), which began on October 18, during which a nuclear war scenario will be worked out. 14 European countries, including Germany, are taking part in them. Dozens of aircraft are involved, including nuclear-armed fighters, combat aircraft, as well as tankers and reconnaissance aircraft, the Swiss Telegraph Agency (SDA) reports.

The US Navy military base in Maryland near Washington is closed due to a bomb threat. This is stated in a message from the US military posted on Twitter on Wednesday, October 20.

The likelihood of a war between mainland China and Taiwan within the next year is very small, Chen Mingtong, director of the island's national security bureau, said on Wednesday.

Russian fighter crews identified aerial targets as two supersonic B-1B strategic bombers of the US Air Force accompanied by two KC-135 tanker aircraft

Two Russian Su-30 fighters escorted two B-1B bombers and two KC-135 tanker aircraft of the US Air Force over the Black Sea. This was reported on Wednesday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The scenarios of NATO exercises near the western border of the Union State are based on armed confrontation with the Russian Federation, he said.

The United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC UAC, part of Rostec State Corporation) continues to centralize the management of enterprises belonging to the corporation.

Novikombank, the main bank of the Rostec State Corporation, has set a lending limit of 1.5 billion rubles to the Helicopter Service Company (JSC VSK), which provides modernization and maintenance of Russian helicopter equipment.

Two American B-1B Lancer strategic bombers, which took off from Fairford Air Base in the UK, flew in the Black Sea area, the US Air Force Command in Europe and Africa reported.

B-1B Lancer Bombers of the Air Force (Air Force) The United States, during a recent mission in the Black Sea, practiced striking the positions of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) of Russia located in the Crimea, says the Ukrainian information and consulting agency Defense Express.

According to Indian media, another batch of Rafale fighters manufactured by Dassault Aviation arrived at the Jamnagar Air base of the Indian Air Force, having flown from Bordeaux-Merignac air base in France.

The Malaysian Air Force plans to receive new FLIT/LCA (Fighter Lead-in Trainer/Light Combat Aircraft) training/light combat aircraft within the next three years.