On October 1, the US Department of Defense announced the signing by the US Navy Shipbuilding and Armament Command with United States Marine, Inc (USMI) of a contract with an indefinite delivery period for an indefinite number of ID/IQ products (indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity).

Russia counts on the active participation of Power Machines in the modernization of Serbia's energy facilities. "We highly appreciate the level of interaction between the Serbian electrical industry and Power Machines, as well as the progress of the renovation of the JERDAP-1 HPP. And we hope for the continuation of successful cooperation in the modernization of the power equipment of other energy facilities, including the Jerdap-2 hydroelectric power plant and the Nikola Tesla thermal power plant," said Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov.

The joint strategic exercises of Russia and Belarus "WEST-2021" have shown the ability of joint groups to effectively ensure regional security. This was stated by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, summing up the results of the exercises.

The main task of the joint exercises of Russia and Belarus "WEST-2021" was the development of new forms and methods of warfare, and some samples of weapons, including attack robots, were used for the first time. This was announced by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu summing up the results of the exercises.

The Eastern Military District noted that the units of Russia and Mongolia completed the tasks in a single plan of tactical actions, reaching a high level of interaction

The active phase of the Russian-Mongolian tactical exercises "Selenga" has ended at the Dotym Am training ground (Mongolia). This was reported to TASS on Wednesday in the press service of the Eastern Military District (VVO).

The joint exercises "Selenga-2021" have ended in Mongolia. According to the Press Service of the Eastern Military District, the active phase with the participation of air defense units and the Mongolian army was held at the Doityn Am high-altitude training ground.

Israeli Ambassador to Russia Alexander Ben-Zvi denied the presence of the military of the Jewish state in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, calling the reports about this fantasy and great stupidity.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed the importance of further coordination of the parties on issues related to relations between Washington and Moscow during a telephone conversation on Wednesday, the US State Department reported.

The US army was recognized as not ready for war with Russia and China.

The National Interest has published an analytical article by retired US officer, Master in National Security David Pine, "America cannot resist China and Russia at the same time." The author recalls that in the previous article he already wrote that Russia and China are winning the nuclear arms race. Their joint arsenal exceeds the American one.

A NATO official confirmed — as usual, on condition of anonymity - that the accreditation of eight members of the Russian mission to NATO had been revoked, and that the expulsion of eight people was not limited to. Formal explanations of the reasons for this decision were made. A statement was also made that the alliance remains "open for constructive dialogue."

Ukraine and Georgia will join NATO, but this is not a matter of tomorrow, while the alliance should increase support for Kiev and Tbilisi, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday.

Beijing will have every opportunity for a full-scale invasion of Taiwan by 2025. This was stated at a meeting in parliament by the island's Defense Minister Qiu Guozheng on Wednesday, October 6.

Currently, Beijing already has the capabilities to resolve the Taiwan issue with the help of military force and will be fully ready for this by 2025, said the head of Taiwan's defense ministry, Qiu Guozheng.

The exercises are held as part of the completion of the control check on combat training for 2021

Night flight tactical exercises began on Wednesday in the Chelyabinsk, Sverdlovsk and Novosibirsk regions with the participation of 30 combat helicopters, crews will perform more than 50 tasks, the press service of the Central Military District said.

In terms of its size, the wingman — the Hunter heavy attack drone — is only slightly inferior to the leading Russian fifth—generation fighter Su-57, the American edition of The Drive was surprised, commenting on a recent report by the Zvezda TV channel.

In total, over 5 thousand people will take part in the exercises, more than 900 units of weapons and military equipment will be involved in them

A carousel of a pair of Ka-27PS helicopters of the Pacific Fleet Marine Aviation (TOF) will be used for the first time as a defense element at bilateral brigade tactical exercises of marine corps formations in Primorye. This was reported on Wednesday by the press service of the fleet.

Air Force (Air Force) The US dropped a mock-up of a nuclear bomb as part of the tests. The F-35A fighter-bombers used a test version of the B61-12 bomb at the Tonopah proving ground in Nevada. This is reported by The Drive.

In the report of the Inspector General of the US Department of Defense, losses from corrosion of F/A-18 deck aircraft were disclosed. In the period from fiscal year 2017 to 2020, the US Navy spent more than $ 2 billion on corrosion control. This is reported by the Navy Times.

Boeing will continue to ensure the combat readiness of the BTA C-17A "Globemaster-3" aircraft for ten years within the framework of the contract signed on September 27 with the US Department of Defense with a total value of up to $ 23.8 billion (including options and incentives).

The American company Boeing has signed a contract with the US Army for the production of the first upgraded heavy transport helicopters CH-47F Chinook Block II. It should start delivering them in 2023.