Over 2,500 new weapons and military equipment were received by the Ground Forces this year, Commander-in-Chief Oleg Salyukov said.

Specialists of the communications troops of the Eastern Military District (VVO) conducted a large-scale radio training.

During the exercises, they worked out ensuring stable and continuous communication between the control points of the association.

Since October, the monetary allowance of a number of Russian security forces has increased. We are talking not only about military personnel of the army and navy, but also employees of ministries and departments with military and special ranks.

"During the autumn draft of 2021, which will last until December 31 of this year, we expect the arrival of more than 3 thousand newly arrived replenishment servicemen to the formations and military units of the Airborne Troops," said Dmitry Satarov, head of the organizational and mobilization department of the Airborne headquarters.

The armed forces of Azerbaijan and Turkey will hold joint military exercises "Unbreakable Brotherhood" in Nakhichevan on October 5-8, Turkish media reported with reference to the representative of the Turkish Ministry of National Defense for Press Relations Pynar Karu.

Turkey and Russia play a very important role in the future development of the South Caucasus and ensuring stability, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said.

To participate in the "Conquerors of Khaybar" exercises, the Iranian army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps continue to concentrate personnel and military equipment of various types on the border with Azerbaijan.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that in the event of external aggression, the republic will turn into "a single military base of Belarus and Russia." He said this in an interview with CNN, which was released on October 1.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law on the reform of the state concern (GC) Ukroboronprom, Director General of the Ukroboronprom Group Yuriy Gusev said.

The European Union (EU) wants to create its own military training mission in Ukraine, Welt am Sonntag reported on October 3, citing documents from the European External Relations Service (EEAS).

The Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia approved amendments to the "Law on Military Service".

From now on, Latvian military and border guards are entitled to use service firearms in peacetime.

On September 29-30, a conference of the Polish defense sector was held in Warsaw, during which the country's leadership officially and publicly presented plans for the "transformation of the Polish Army." Among other things, the programs for further equipping the Ground Forces with new types of weapons have been published.

Alliances like the new AUKUS security partnership are aimed at eroding ASEAN formats, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday.

In a telephone conversation with the head of the Turkish Defense Ministry, Hulusi Akar, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke in favor of expanding military cooperation between the two countries, including in the fight against terrorism, the Pentagon said.

China is pursuing a policy that harms peace in the region, Taiwan's Prime Minister Su Zhenchang told reporters on Saturday.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has promised to respond harshly to any threats to the country. "The government and the military will react harshly to any actions that threaten the lives and safety of people," Moon Jae-in said in his speech dedicated to the day of the Armed Forces of South Korea, which is celebrated on October 1.

Indian Su-30MKI fighters of Russian design will fight in a training battle with Japanese combat aircraft, The Drive reports.

Japanese fighters will get experience of collision with Su-30

The Indian Air Force is sending its Su-30MKI fighters to Japan for joint exercises with the Japanese Air Self-Defense Forces. This is reported by The Drive with reference to the Japanese newspaper Sankei Shimbun.

The pilots of the Northern Fleet's ship-based fighter aviation regiment on the Su-33 have completed a flight training program in Crimea at the ground-based engineering and technical aviation complex (NITKA), simulating the flight deck of a heavy aircraft carrier.

Russian radar stations (radars) over the past week have identified 58 aircraft near the borders of the country, follows from the data of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, published on Friday, October 1, on the website of the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda".