The US surpasses China in naval strength even without the support of Australia and the UK. At the same time, in the event of a war, a collision is likely to take place near the Chinese coast, which gives the Celestial Empire some head start.

The Inspector General of the US State Department, Diana Shaw, has notified Congress of the beginning of an investigation into the termination of diplomatic operations in Afghanistan by the administration of US President Joe Biden.

Russian-Iranian cooperation continues to develop consistently. Despite the difficult situation due to the coronavirus pandemic, contacts remain quite intense, Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov said on Monday, October 18, at talks in Moscow with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Hossein Bagheri.

About 8 thousand people take part in the exercises

Motorized skirmishes of the Southern Military District destroyed groups of conditional gangs during a large-scale exercise of the district's troops, the press service of the Southern Military District reported. The event was held at the Opuk training ground in the Crimea.

The CSTO forces have started three special exercises in Tajikistan, the joint press center of maneuvers reported.

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is conducting maneuvers in Tajikistan on October 18-23, taking into account possible negative scenarios for the development of the situation in Afghanistan, said Anatoly Sidorov, chief of the CSTO joint staff.

In the Military Innovative Technopolis "ERA", the selection of operators for military service in scientific companies has been completed.

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed the law on ratification of the agreement on the joint (unified) communication system of the armed forces of the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the press service of the head of state reported.

The Russian Federation suspends the activities of the NATO military liaison mission. Russia stops the activities of the NATO Information Bureau in the country

Russia is suspending the work of its permanent mission to NATO, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday.

Russia offers NATO to authorize the ambassador of one of the organization's member countries in Moscow to carry out urgent contacts with Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said

NATO is a non-negotiable partner, and its actions against the permanent mission of the Russian Federation to the alliance are treacherous, said Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev.

The US Secretary of Defense will visit these countries before traveling to Brussels for a meeting of NATO defense ministers. The Pentagon considers the trip a clear signal to Moscow, the author points out that the United States and its allies firmly support the sovereignty of Ukraine and Georgia in the face of "Russian provocations." But the real provocation is this trip itself.

Washington is ready to help Georgia strengthen its defense capability, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said. "The United States is committed to helping Georgia strengthen its defense capabilities and advance its Euro-Atlantic integration," Austin tweeted.

US Assistant Secretary of Defense Christopher Mayer discussed issues of bilateral cooperation and border security in Tashkent, US Ambassador to Uzbekistan Daniel Rosenblum said on Monday.

The US Department of Defense recently published a new report on suicide cases among American servicemen.

It provides statistics for the second quarter of 2021, which shows that the number of suicides in the army increased by 46% compared to the same period last year. 

There is no talk of merging all aviation design bureaus

The design center, which unites all aircraft design bureaus, should be built in three to four years on Leningradsky Prospekt in Moscow, said the head of the UAC Yuri Slyusar.

The fifth-generation Russian fighter is capable of destroying enemy ships alone.

The wide range of weapons used by Russian fifth-generation Su-57 fighters forced the American edition of The Military Watch to recognize the lethality of this combat vehicle not only for aerial purposes, but also for ships.

The Russian fifth-generation fighter Su-57 has an impressive strike potential. This conclusion was reached in the publication Military Watch Magazine.

The Corporation hopes for an order from the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

The Checkmate light single-engine fighter of the fifth generation is planned to be demonstrated to potential customers at exhibitions abroad, said the head of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Yuri Slyusar.

Turkey can buy Russian Su-35 and Su-57 fighters instead of American F-16s. This was stated by the head of the Turkish Defense Industry Department Ismail Demir. His statement is reported by RIA Novosti.