In 2022, the delivery of the latest models of small arms to the units of the Ground Forces is planned.

Rosoboronexport will present weapons and equipment for law enforcement agencies at the Interpoltech-2021 exhibition, and will hold talks with foreign delegations, the company said on Tuesday.

The US Army has postponed military operational tests of Microsoft augmented reality helmets due to a problem with their wide viewing angle. According to Military Times, the wide panels stretch and distort the image a little. In addition, the effect of a mosquito net was found in some helmets — when lines separating pixels are visible when viewed.

Indian border guards will be armed with electric tridents, maces and gloves. A demonstration video of a weapon developed by Apasteron by order of the Border Security Forces of India has been published online.

The Government Commission on Legislative Activity considered an initiative giving the head of state the authority to approve the Naval Charter of the Navy. The document, among other things, prescribes the procedure for actions during an emergency on the ship.

At the same time, the exact date of descent is not specified

A special marine vessel of project 14400 for the training of helicopter pilots of naval aviation of the Russian Navy was launched on the Volga at a shipyard in the Nizhny Novgorod region. This was reported to TASS by a source in the shipbuilding industry.

The fourth of a series of patrol ships of the project 22160 "Sergey Kotov" will join the ships of the Novorossiysk naval Base of the Black Sea Fleet at the end of this year.

The Command of the US Navy announced the christening ceremony of the LCS-32 Santa Barbara coastal warship of the Independence class, which took place on October 16 at the Austal USA company in Mobile (Alabama).

The US surpasses China in naval strength even without the support of Australia and the UK. At the same time, in the event of a war, a collision is likely to take place near the Chinese coast, which gives the Celestial Empire some head start.

The Inspector General of the US State Department, Diana Shaw, has notified Congress of the beginning of an investigation into the termination of diplomatic operations in Afghanistan by the administration of US President Joe Biden.

Russian-Iranian cooperation continues to develop consistently. Despite the difficult situation due to the coronavirus pandemic, contacts remain quite intense, Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov said on Monday, October 18, at talks in Moscow with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Hossein Bagheri.

About 8 thousand people take part in the exercises

Motorized skirmishes of the Southern Military District destroyed groups of conditional gangs during a large-scale exercise of the district's troops, the press service of the Southern Military District reported. The event was held at the Opuk training ground in the Crimea.

The CSTO forces have started three special exercises in Tajikistan, the joint press center of maneuvers reported.

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is conducting maneuvers in Tajikistan on October 18-23, taking into account possible negative scenarios for the development of the situation in Afghanistan, said Anatoly Sidorov, chief of the CSTO joint staff.

In the Military Innovative Technopolis "ERA", the selection of operators for military service in scientific companies has been completed.

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed the law on ratification of the agreement on the joint (unified) communication system of the armed forces of the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the press service of the head of state reported.

The Russian Federation suspends the activities of the NATO military liaison mission. Russia stops the activities of the NATO Information Bureau in the country

Russia is suspending the work of its permanent mission to NATO, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday.

Russia offers NATO to authorize the ambassador of one of the organization's member countries in Moscow to carry out urgent contacts with Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said

NATO is a non-negotiable partner, and its actions against the permanent mission of the Russian Federation to the alliance are treacherous, said Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev.

The US Secretary of Defense will visit these countries before traveling to Brussels for a meeting of NATO defense ministers. The Pentagon considers the trip a clear signal to Moscow, the author points out that the United States and its allies firmly support the sovereignty of Ukraine and Georgia in the face of "Russian provocations." But the real provocation is this trip itself.