Three long-range Tu-22m3 bombers have flown to the Russian Hmeimim air base in the Syrian Arab Republic, and this type of aircraft is being based at the Hmeimim airfield for the first time, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

In total, the Ministry of Defense plans to receive at least 76 upgraded Su-34M aircraft by 2027

The modernization of the Su-34 front-line fighter-bomber will allow it to partially solve the tasks of assault aviation. This was reported to TASS by a source in the aircraft industry.

Automated storage systems (ACC) were installed in a number of workshops of the V. P. Chkalov NAZ, a branch of PJSC Sukhoi (part of PJSC UAC of Rostec Group).

The 16th round of Russian-Chinese consultations on strategic security issues was held in Moscow.

They were conducted by the Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev and a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the head of the office of the CPC Central Committee Commission on Foreign Affairs Yang Jiechi.

Five joint exercises will be held this fall by the military contingents of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the CSTO Joint Staff (OSH) said on Tuesday.

Servicemen of the engineering troops of the Russian Armed Forces arrived in Serbia to participate in joint exercises. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, during the training, the Russian and Serbian military will work out issues of interaction when performing engineering support tasks.

They plan to involve about 250 military personnel of the Indian Armed Forces and about 250 military personnel of the Southern Military District

International joint Russian-Indian tactical exercises "Indra-2021" will be held from August 1 to 15, 2021 at the Prudboy training ground in the Volgograd region, the press service of the Southern Military District reported.

At the Russian military base of the Southern Military District (SE) in Abkhazia, the number of people wishing to enter military service under a contract has increased.

The President of the Russian Federation noted a qualitative increase in the level of training of the command staff

The vast majority of commanders of formations and regiments of the Russian Armed Forces have passed through Syria and rely on this combat experience in the training of units and divisions. This was stated on Tuesday by Russian President Vladimir Putin, opening a series of defense meetings in Sochi.

As the United States reduces its military presence in the Middle East, Russia and China will seek to expand their influence in the region, according to the commander of the US Central Command, General Frank McKenzie.

Russia will support Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in the long-term settlement of the border conflict, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are not interested in deploying American troops withdrawn from Afghanistan on their territory, this opinion was expressed by the special representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Afghanistan, Director of the Second Department of Asia of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Zamir Kabulov in an interview published on Monday in the Izvestia newspaper.

The United States must act more flexibly to increase its influence in Central Asia and find allies in the region. About how the country is preparing to "knock out" Russia from the region, according to the material of the publication The National Interest.

Along with aerial reconnaissance, Russian fighters and bombers began to launch targeted and targeted strikes on Islamist bases in Syria. As it turned out, this activity had its own explanation, Free News notes.

Soon, the elite unit of " navy seals "of the US Navy will receive at its disposal a" dry " submarine – Dry Combat Submersible (DCS). Such an unusual name means that we are talking about a sealed mini-submarine, where the commandos going on special missions will be in comfortable conditions, as on a conventional submarine. The weight of the vessel is only 30 tons, and up to eight commandos can be on board during the day.

In the United States, the launch ceremony of the destroyer USS Carl M. Levin (DDG 120) was held. The ship belongs to a new subtype of the famous Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.

The nuclear submarine of the Northern Fleet "Pskov" has a unique arsenal - the largest per unit volume among submarines.

The aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has begun its first operational deployment. On 23 May, the Royal Navy press service reported that the carrier group left the naval base in Portsmouth and set off on a 28-week journey.

The Northern Fleet conducted exercises in the Barents Sea to search for submarines of a simulated enemy. They were led by the flagship of the SF-heavy nuclear missile cruiser "Peter the Great".

The corporation said that they are on the way to developing a commercial quantum computer. Its creation is expected to be completed by 2029.