The Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (U-UAZ) of the Russian Helicopters holding and the Ministry of Emergency Situations signed an agreement for the supply of four Mi-8AMTSh-VA Arctic helicopters within the framework of the Eastern Economic Forum.

The Russian Yak-40 passenger aircraft, previously presented at the MAKS-2021 aviation exhibition in an electric version, may also receive a hydrogen engine in the future. This was stated on Friday, September 3, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia Denis Manturov.

Russia wants to replace the search and reconnaissance helicopters on its ships with longer-range unmanned aerial vehicles.

This week, such a statement was made by the Russian Foundation for Advanced Research (which is an analogue of the Office of Advanced Research and Development of the US Department of Defense). 

Exercises on conducting reconnaissance by unmanned aerial vehicles were held in the Baltic Fleet.

The training was held in preparation for the joint strategic exercises of the Armed Forces of Russia and Belarus "West-2021".

Commander flights were conducted at the Engels airfield in the Saratov region under the leadership of the commander of the unit, Major General Oleg Pchela. The crews of more than 10 Tu-160 and Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers took part in them. 

The crews of Su-24 bombers and Su-30SM multi-purpose fighters of the Baltic Fleet in the Kaliningrad Region carried out high-precision bombing attacks on important objects of the imaginary enemy.

The Japanese Self-Defense Forces will have access to the data of this Russian-designed fighter during joint training with the pilots of the Indian Su-30MKI, the Polish portal Defence24 writes.

Russia is ready to supply Su-35 combat aircraft to China. Dmitry Shugaev, Director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC), told reporters about this on September 4 during the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF).

It is planned to intensify negotiations with Hanoi on Su-30 fighters and training Yak-152

Deliveries of Yak-130 combat training aircraft to Vietnam are planned to be completed this year, said Dmitry Shugaev, head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of the Russian Federation.

The fighter was first presented in July at the MAKS-2021 International Air Show

Foreign investors from countries that have partnership relations with Russia can be attracted to the project of creating a Russian single-engine fighter Checkmate. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov in an interview with RBC TV channel within the framework of the WEF.

The general director of the Rostec state Corporation, Sergey Chemezov, reported that the fighter is in demand on the world arms market

Applications for the purchase of the Russian Checkmate light tactical fighter from foreign countries have not yet been received, Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC), told reporters on Friday on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum (WEF).

To finance the development of Checkmate, programs of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, as well as extra-budgetary funds of Rostec and the United Aircraft Corporation will be used. Foreign investment will not be a determining factor for the project.

The Ministry of Unification of the two Koreas will closely monitor North Korea for any signs of preparations for a military parade, Yonhap reports.

He hopes that Russia and China will be able to prevent Afghanistan from turning into a nest of terrorism

The formation of armed forces independent of the United States in Europe will lead to a split among NATO allies, said Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance Jens Stoltenberg.

The office of the President of Ukraine is delaying the nomination of the head of Ukroboronprom Yuri Gusev to the post of Defense Minister in connection with the corruption trail and ties with the fifth president Petro Poroshenko.

In recent years, Ukraine has started producing its own planes and helicopters again, President Vladimir Zelensky said during his speech at Stanford University. The broadcast was conducted on the Facebook page of the office of the Ukrainian leader.

The Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline is a contribution to ensuring the energy security of Europe, said Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation.

High-ranking representatives of Russia and Germany exchanged views on security issues, including the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and the fight against terrorism.

In the light of the implementation of the instructions of the President of the country Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, indicated in the Address to the People of Kazakhstan dated September 1, 2021, as well as at the Board of the Ministry of Defense in November 2020, a number of military units of regional commands, Amphibious assault troops, Naval forces, Air Forces are alerted to check combat readiness.

Units of the Marine Corps and the Army Corps of the Black Sea Fleet will conduct live firing exercises in the Crimea on September 7, using ships. This was reported on September 4 in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.