Meyer Turku company will build multi-purpose ships for the Finnish Border Guard
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.
The French military will remain in Iraq in the event of the withdrawal of the US contingent
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.
American air defense intercepted at least five missiles fired at Kabul
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.
The French are afraid of a repeat of Afghanistan in Africa
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.
The Army-2021 Forum was attended by 1.7 million people
320 foreign military personnel took part in the forum
More than 1.7 million people attended the international forum "Army-2021", 320 representatives of foreign military departments from 117 countries took part in it. This was reported on Saturday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The Army-2021 Forum has ended in the Moscow region
The military-technical forum "Army-2021" in the Moscow region has completed its work, it was attended by more than 1.7 million people. This was reported on Saturday, August 28, on the website of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Shoigu said that the Russian military would like to fight at the army games with the US and EU military
According to the Minister of Defense, the situation was close to this in 2014
It would be interesting for the crews of the Russian army taking part in the International Army Games to compete with the military from the United States and Europe. This was announced by the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu, on the YouTube channel "Solovyov Live".
Gerasimov summed up the results of the "Army-2021", the main prize was received by KTRV
Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov summed up the results of the Army-2021 forum on Saturday and took part in awarding defense companies that distinguished themselves in fulfilling the state defense order.
Shoigu said that the "Spasskaya Tower" allows you to feel the diversity of cultures of different countries
The Minister of Defense noted that the festival traditionally gathers the best military orchestras of the world
Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu sent a greeting to the participants of the International Military Music Festival "Spasskaya Tower", noting that brass music combined with original art allows you to feel the unique national flavor and realize the diversity of cultures of different countries.
"Excellent!": foreigners were delighted by the tank ballet at the "Army-2021"
Foreign Internet users admired the video with the "tank ballet" at the Army-2021 forum, published by RT on YouTube.
The CSTO will hold maneuvers in the autumn with the participation of several thousand military personnel against the background of the situation in Afghanistan
Against the background of the aggravation of the situation in Afghanistan, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will hold maneuvers in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan this autumn with the participation of several thousand military personnel, a CSTO representative said.
The Deputy Defense Minister checked the MTO group at the exercises in preparation for the "West-2021"
The training sessions were held at the Mulino training ground in the Nizhny Novgorod region
Deputy Defense Minister of the Russian Federation Army General Dmitry Bulgakov checked the logistics support group (MTO) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during special training that took place in preparation for the West-2021 maneuvers, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters on Friday.
The military at the exercises in the Nizhny Novgorod region for the first time conducted an evacuation with the help of a special train of equipment damaged in battle
During the maneuvers, the preparation for conducting a strategic operation is practiced
The evacuation and repair of equipment damaged in battle with the help of a special train were worked out by specialists of logistics support units (MTO) at exercises in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, the Western Military District (ZVO) reported on Saturday.
The Ministry of Defense: the Russian airborne forces for the first time in the world landed an equipped military hospital
The Russian military during the exercises for the first time in the world landed a fully equipped military hospital from airplanes, the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Friday.
The defense industry will create a youth personnel reserve
A youth personnel reserve will be formed in the Russian military-industrial complex.
This was announced by the deputy chairman of the Board of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation Oleg Bochkarev following the results of a round table on the topic "The role of the youth personnel reserve of the defense industry in solving the problems of the development of the defense complex".
The conditions for financing the construction of a production and logistics complex for the army in Sevastopol have been determined
PATRIOT PARK. August 28. INTERFAX. The Russian Defense Ministry signed an agreement on the terms of financing the production and logistics complex in Sevastopol for the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation within the framework of the Army-2021 forum, the military department told reporters.
Construction of a military hospital has begun in Kazan
It will be integrated into the emergency response system of the Disaster Medicine Service
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov laid a memorial stone in Kazan on Friday, marking the beginning of construction of a military hospital in the capital of the republic.
The" chief military chemist " of the Russian Federation doubts that the COVID-19 virus is developed as a biological weapon
The Russian military does not have data that the COVID-19 virus is man-made, said the head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection troops Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov of the Russian Armed Forces.
The delegation of the CSTO Joint Staff discussed issues of improving the mechanisms for using collective forces in Yerevan
Armenian Defense Minister Arshak Karapetyan received a delegation headed by First Deputy Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, Lieutenant General Hassan Kaloev, in Yerevan on Friday, the press service of the Armenian Defense Ministry reports.
The power phase of the CIS exercises to neutralize the threats of terrorist attacks in the Caspian Sea has begun in Kazakhstan
The phase of the CIS exercises "Caspian-Antiterrorism-2021" has started in the Mangystau region of Kazakhstan, the press service of the National Security Committee of the republic reported.
