47 foreign vehicles conducted reconnaissance near the Russian borders during the week
Russian radar stations (radars) over the past week escorted 47 foreign vehicles near the borders of the country, follows from the data of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, published on Monday, July 26, on the website of the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda".
Dassault Rafale "knocked out" during the exercises of the Russian Su-35
The Egyptians conducted exercises in which the French Rafale fighter defeated the Russian Su-35. Both aircraft belong to the fourth generation.
The developer revealed the details of the on-board systems of the Checkmate fighter
The newest Russian Checkmate fighter will be equipped with the most modern complex of avionics equipment, Vladimir Mikheev, adviser to the First Deputy general director of the Concern Radioelectronic Technologies (KRET), part of the Rostec state Corporation, said at the MAKS-2021 air show.
The source said that the MiG RSC has started developing a fifth-generation carrier-based fighter
The Russian Aircraft Corporation (RSK) MiG has begun developing a carrier-based fighter of the 5th generation, which will be made using stealth technology, and plans to create a prototype of the aircraft in the next few years, a source in the defense industry complex told RIA Novosti.
Agile Spirit 2021 exercises with the participation of military personnel of 12 NATO member countries have begun in Georgia
Annual Multinational Military exercises Agile Spirit 2021 ("Agile Spirit 2021") with the participation of military personnel of 12 NATO members and three alliance partners, started in Georgia on Monday.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Belarus in case of a threat to national security will perform the tasks of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
In case of a threat to national security, Belarusian rescuers will perform the same tasks as the internal affairs bodies. This was announced on July 25 by the Minister of Emergency Situations of the republic Vadim Sinyavsky.
The Kremlin sees the conclusion of a peace treaty with Japan as an opportunity to put an end to the history of the ownership of the southern Kurils
A peace treaty could put an end to the dispute between Russia and Japan over the ownership of the Southern Kurils, said Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation.
Ex-head of the food department of the Ministry of Defense Berezhnaya is accused of bribes
The former head of the food department of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Andrey Berezhnoy, created a criminal group to receive bribes. This was announced by the military Prosecutor's office on July 26.
The second serial "Ash-M" will be launched on July 30
Sevmash will launch Krasnoyarsk, the second serial nuclear submarine of the Yasen — M project, on July 30. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, this will happen at a solemn ceremony in Severodvinsk.
The Taliban condemned the US Air Force strikes in southern Afghanistan
The Afghan Taliban movement (banned in the Russian Federation) issued a statement in which it sharply condemned the US airstrikes carried out on July 22 in the provinces of Kandahar and Helmand, noting that such attacks are a clear violation of the Doha Peace Agreement and will have consequences.
The National Television of Afghanistan showed a video about the movement of the Pakistani military in the Afghan province of Kandahar
The national television of Afghanistan (RTA) showed footage of the Pakistani military, violating the state border, moving through the territory of Afghanistan in the territories controlled by the Taliban movement (banned in Russia) in the province of Kandahar.
Peskov said there are no plans to exclude the Taliban from the list of banned organizations
The Russian authorities do not yet plan to exclude the Taliban movement from the list of banned organizations, said the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov
Lavrov called on the Afghan authorities to start negotiations with the Taliban
The government of Afghanistan should not think about staying in power, but about the future of the country, and start negotiations with the Taliban as soon as possible (the Taliban movement is banned in the Russian Federation), Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
Kazakhstan can provide assistance to Tajikistan to prevent risks on the Tajik-Afghan border
The heads of the defense departments of Kazakhstan, Nurlan Yermekbayev and Tajikistan, Sherali Mirzo, discussed in a telephone conversation the issues of Kazakhstan's assistance to Tajikistan to counter the existing risks and challenges on the Tajik-Afghan border.
230 thousand people of the Armed Forces of Tajikistan went on alert
At four o'clock in the morning, by order of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Leader of the Nation, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Tajikistan, Army General Emomali Rahmon, for the first time in the history of the independent state of Tajikistan, a check of the combat readiness of the Armed Forces, law enforcement agencies and personnel of mobilization reserves called "Marz-2021" (Border-2021) began throughout the republic.
The Russian military told the details of the Israeli attack in Syria
The Syrian military, using Russian-made air defense systems, destroyed Israeli missiles fired at the territory of the republic, said Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit, deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Warring Parties in Syria, on July 22.
A meeting of the headquarters of the Russian Federation and Syria dedicated to the restoration of peaceful life will be held in Damascus
As reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, it will be held as part of the working trip of the Russian delegation to the country
A joint meeting of the interdepartmental coordination headquarters of Russia and Syria on the return of refugees and the restoration of peaceful life will be held in Damascus on July 26. This was reported to journalists on Saturday in the Russian Defense Ministry.
The Russian military delivered 250 thousand doses of Sputnik Light and 1 million tests for the diagnosis of COVID-19 to Syria
The Russian Defense Ministry has delivered 250 thousand doses of the Russian Sputnik Light vaccine and 1 million tests for laboratory diagnostics of the coronavirus to Syria, the Russian military department told reporters.
The Ministry of Defense of India announced a tender for the supply of NAPL " Project-75 (I)"
On July 20, the Ministry of Defense of India announced that it had sent a request for proposals within the framework of the acquisition program for the country's Navy of six equipped VNEU based on fuel cells of the "Project-75(I)" (P-75(I)).
New experimental vessels for the German Navy
On July 22, 2021, the German Federal Defense Procurement Agency BAAINBw (Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr) announced the issuance of a contract to the German shipbuilding company Fassmer GmbH Co. KG for the construction of two large experimental vessels of a new project for the 71st experimental test center (71 Wehrtechnische Dienststelle-WTD 71) of the German Navy in Eckernferd. The vessels should be commissioned in 2023.
