Russian intelligence has established good cooperation with colleagues from Western countries, in particular, on countering international terrorism, said SVR Director Sergei Naryshkin.

Armenian President Armen Sarkissian signed a decree on Monday appointing Arshak Karapetyan to the post of Defense Minister of the republic.

The former head of the food department of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Andrey Berezhnoy, partially admitted guilt in the case of a bribe that exceeds 1 billion rubles.

As part of the demonstration program, an artillery crew was landed. One fighter on the Tandem-400 system delivered an 82-millimeter mortar to the destination, the other on a similar parachute-a gunner.

This year, the paratroopers will receive more than 300 units of weapons and equipment, the equipment with modern models will reach 75%

The number of contract servicemen in the Russian Airborne Troops will increase to 80% by the end of next year, said the commander of the Airborne Forces Andrey Serdyukov.

The number of military and special equipment involved in joint exercises has doubled. In total, more than 2.5 thousand servicemen will be involved in the exercise from the Russian Federation, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

Joint combat training events are regularly held between the armed forces of the two countries

The joint activities of the defense departments of Russia and China are characterized by high dynamics of development and expansion of areas of interaction. This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Alexander Fomin during a video conference dedicated to the 94th anniversary of the formation of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA).

During the military operation of the Russian Aerospace Forces in Syria against the terrorists of the "Islamic State" (banned in the Russian Federation), the Russian Su-34 struck a powerful blow on the bridge over the Euphrates, cutting off the further advance of the terrorists. The blogger "Fighterbomber" posted two photos taken just moments before the destruction of a strategically important object.

Iran has nothing to do with the attack on the Mercer Street tanker in the Indian Ocean, such accusations are groundless, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Sunday.

Iran is responsible for the attack on the Mercer Street tanker in the Indian Ocean, Israeli intelligence has evidence of this, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday.

The representative of the US State Department, Jalina Porter, could not confirm media reports that Iran is responsible for the attack on a Japanese-owned tanker in the northern Indian Ocean.

Iran is most likely the culprit of the attack on the Mercer Street tanker, such actions are not permissible, British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab said in a statement released on Sunday.

An Israeli oil tanker was attacked in the Arabian Sea, near the coast of Oman. The attack was carried out by a drone of unknown origin, which struck the ship twice.

The Bonhomme Richard fire may become one of the most expensive sabotages in the history of the American armed forces. On July 30, the website of the Naval Institute of the US Navy reported that the US Navy has brought official charges against one of the crew members of the landing ship.

The Indian Navy's invisible frigate Tabar and the Russian Federation's small missile ships Zeleny Dol and Odintsovo participated in the maneuvers

The ships of India and Russia held joint exercises in the Baltic Sea on July 28-29. As the press service of the Indian Navy reported on its Twitter page on Friday, they were held as part of the Indra maneuvers.

An Indian delegation headed by the Chief of Staff of the Indian Navy, Admiral Karambir Singh, visited Sevmash.

Two strategists will be laid down at the Sevmash software, two corvettes - at the Amur Shipyard, two Varshavyanka-at the Admiralty Shipyards, the source said

Six ships and submarines are planned to be laid at the enterprises of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) on August 9-10. This was reported to TASS by a source in the shipbuilding industry.

The laying is planned immediately after the commissioning of the new boathouse, the source said

The lead frigate of the ocean zone of the 22350M project with increased strike power will be laid at the Severnaya Verf shipyard in St. Petersburg in 2023. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

Alexey Rakhmanov, General Director of USC, said that the corporation is solving this problem together with technologists

Sevmash (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, USC) is solving the task of reducing the delivery time of serial nuclear submarines (submarines) by 9-14 months. This was announced on Friday by the general director of USC Alexey Rakhmanov.

The Russian government at a meeting on Friday approved the allocation of funds to the Ministry of Defense for the reconstruction of the coastal forts "Alexander I" and "Kronshlot" in Kronstadt, according to the website of the Cabinet of Ministers.