The Turkish company Katmerciler has signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense of Kenya for the supply of tactical armored vehicles "Hizir" (Hizir) with a 4x4 wheel formula.

Russian scientists have launched the first open-access quantum network in Moscow, in which all interested organizations will be able to participate, reports TASS on Monday with reference to the press service of the National Research Technological University "MISIS".

The exhibition dedicated to the military activities of the Russian Federation in the Arctic will be presented for the first time at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021", which will be held in Kubinka in August, Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu said.

According to the agency interlocutor, the previously planned transfer of the enterprise to the United Shipbuilding Corporation will not take place

The ship repair plant (SRZ) of the Black Sea Fleet remains in the structure of the military department of the Russian Federation, the previously planned transfer of the enterprise to the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) will not take place. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

The Arctic group of the Northern Fleet has embarked on a two-month campaign on the seas of the Arctic Ocean, including along the routes of the Northern Sea Route, during which several exercises will be held on the defense of Russian territories in the Arctic, the press service of the Northern Fleet reported on Tuesday.

The Arctic group of the Northern Fleet went on a campaign on the seas of the Arctic Ocean. The cruise of ships and support vessels will last about two months, including in the areas of the Northern Sea Route route. It is aimed at ensuring the protection of the interests of the Russian Federation in the Arctic.

The new Russian multi-purpose nuclear submarine "Kazan", handed over to the fleet in May, is capable of carrying hypersonic missiles "Zircon", said the commander of the 11th division of submarines of the Northern Fleet, Rear Admiral Alexander Zarenkov.

The new type of American aircraft carriers is much stronger than its predecessors. On August 9, the press service of the US Navy announced the third and final test of the USS Gerald R. Ford as part of the FSST program.

The US Navy has completed tests of the Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, which is the most expensive ship built in the world, with underwater explosions, Defense News reports.

On August 8, the Ministry of Defense of India announced the completion of the first sea trials of the P71 Vikrant aircraft carrier (IAC – 1-Indigenous Aircraft Carrier) designed by the Directorate of Naval Design (DND) and built for the Indian Navy by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL).

The Spanish company Navantia has started testing the combat system for the lead submarine of the S-80 project "Isaac Peral". It will monitor the submarine's armament, track targets and provide information necessary for missions. According to Naval News, while it was tested on land, but on August 31 it will be installed on the first Spanish submarine.

The Syrian authorities control more than 90% of the country's territories. This was announced on August 10 by the head of the Russian Defense Ministry, Sergei Shoigu, during the All-Russian Youth Educational Forum "Territory of Meanings".

Russian servicemen continued patrolling on the territory of the Syrian province of Aleppo. This was announced on Tuesday, August 10, by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

British Defense Minister Ben Wallace said that his attempt to form a coalition together with NATO allies to maintain a military presence in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of American troops was not successful.

Despite the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, a peace agreement between the Afghan parties has not been reached, a senior EU official told reporters in Brussels on Tuesday on condition of anonymity.

It is too early for Belarus and Russia to create a union ministry of defense, since the parties are not ready for this, first they need to adopt the constitution of the Union State, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday.

Specialists of all branches of the Southern Military District with the involvement of aviation and ships of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) and the Caspian Flotilla (CFL) are starting a week of large-scale battalion tactical exercises in the South of Russia, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.

During the joint strategic exercise "SIBU/INTERACTION-2021", servicemen of the Russian military contingent and the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) will use unmanned aerial vehicles.

Units of the Armed Forces of Laos have arrived in the Primorsky Territory to participate in the joint Russian-Lao exercise "Laros-2021", the Eastern Military District (VVO) announced on Monday.

Russian Deputy Defense Minister Tatyana Shevtsova held a meeting on the innovative system of financing the army in wartime, which will be tested at the Zapad-2021 exercises, during a working trip to St. Petersburg, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters.