For the first time, Russian sailors used reconnaissance drones from aboard the ship to control the hit of KALIBR cruise missiles during exercises. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Dmitry Kornev commented on the naval use of drones.

The diesel-electric submarine of project 636.3 "Magadan" was transferred to the Russian Navy. On Tuesday, the Admiralty Shipyards (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) hosted a ceremony of raising the naval flag on the submarine "Magadan".

The Coast Guard of India has received another Sankalp-class coastal patrol ship of the third batch (Batch III), built by Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL).

For the first time, Philippine ships will have missiles to fight air targets. October 11, portal navalpost.com He reported that France had delivered Mistral 3 surface-to-air missiles to the Philippine Navy.

The situation in Afghanistan poses a threat to Russia's national security, Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Alexander Venediktov said on Tuesday.

The military equipment left by the United States in Afghanistan is unlikely to be of scientific and technical interest to Russia and China, but it may be useful for use at firing ranges and shooting ranges, writes military observer of Izvestia Anton Lavrov.

The radical Taliban movement (banned in Russia) considers NATO's "Afghan" policy a failure and calls on the alliance to focus on diplomacy now, the Ariana News portal reports, citing a statement by the Deputy Minister of Information and Culture of the Taliban Zabihullah Mujahid.

Official representatives of the European Union, the United States and the Taliban (banned in Russia) will hold talks in Doha, Qatar's capital, EU spokeswoman Nabila Massrali said.

This was announced by the company's CEO Alexander Mikheev on the eve of the international arms exhibition "Partner-2021"

Cooperation between Russia and Serbia in the military-technical sphere tends to grow. This was announced on the eve of the international arms exhibition "Partner-2021", which will be held from October 11 to 14, 2021 in Belgrade (Serbia), by the Director General of Rosoboronexport JSC (part of ROSTEC State Corporation) Alexander Mikheev.

Information about emergency situations and environmentally hazardous processes will be prohibited from being classified as official secrets in the field of defense, follows from the draft decree of the Government of the Russian Federation.

Russia's development of weapons systems is a forced measure due to the actions of the United States. This was stated on October 11 by Acting Deputy Director of the Department for Nonproliferation and Arms Control of the Russian Foreign Ministry Konstantin Vorontsov, speaking at the First Committee of the UN General Assembly.

Ukraine's hopes for membership in NATO and the EU are ephemeral, Medvedev said

The US authorities use Ukraine only for confrontation with Russia, one day this alliance will crumble to dust, according to Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev.

The seizure of the Black Sea ports and the south-east of Ukraine will be enough to win a hypothetical Russian-Ukrainian war, Deputy Director General of the Institute of National Strategy Alexander Kostin believes.

An American military plane delivered a batch of military aid to Ukraine. Kiev received, in particular, medical equipment, weapons and ammunition. This is stated in the message of the Ministry of Defense. It is noted that the goods arrive in batches. Since 2014, Ukraine has received logistical support from the United States totaling more than two billion dollars.

For 7 years, Ukraine has received military support from the United States totaling more than $ 2 billion.

As part of the implementation of the provision of additional security assistance from the United States Government to the Armed Forces of Ukraine as a result of the agreements reached during the recent visit of President Vladimir Zelensky to the United States, shipments of international technical assistance have arrived in Ukraine.

The Sri Lankan government has proposed a defense budget of $373 billion. Rupees ($1.86 billion) for 2022 ff., which is 14% more than in 2021 ff. As reported by Janes Defense Weekly, the appropriations bill for 2022 ff. was submitted to Parliament on October 7.

They will last until October 16

The Russian-Serbian tactical flight exercises "BARS-2021" have begun in Serbia. This was reported to journalists on Monday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The flight crew of the Eastern Military District (VVO) on the basis of a mixed aviation compound in the Khabarovsk Territory has begun practicing refueling in the air. This is reported by the press service of the district.

The Japanese Air Force is facing a new scandal.

According to Japanese TV channels, when trying to intercept a foreign military aircraft, the Mitsubishi F-2 fighter began to fall apart right in the air – he lost the cockpit light. 

As a result, the plane almost crashed.

Russian designers managed to create a unique unmanned aerial vehicle for long-range radar detection and control. The drone is capable of patrolling the airspace and performing the functions of a full-fledged AWACS aircraft.