President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon instructed the Minister of Defense of the republic to mobilize 20,000 reserve troops to further strengthen the border between Tajikistan and Afghanistan, the press service of the head of state reported on Monday evening.

The withdrawal of Western troops from Afghanistan will be a big mistake, since this decision may lead to an increase in the military power of terrorist groups, including the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda (banned in Russia). This was announced on Sunday, July 4, by the former head of the British foreign intelligence service, Alex Younger.

The UK intends to maintain a small military contingent in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of foreign troops from the country, The Telegraph newspaper reported, citing its sources.

The document accelerates and simplifies procurement, reduces and unifies the time for the implementation of procedures, including the consideration of applications when conducting various methods for determining suppliers.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the national security strategy of the Russian Federation, the corresponding decree is published on the official Internet portal of legal information.

Five tactical exercises with motorized rifle, tank, artillery, reconnaissance units and calculations of S-300PS anti-aircraft missile systems of the 201st Russian military base stationed in the Republic of Tajikistan took place last week as part of the combat training cycle in the summer period. In total, about 3 thousand servicemen were involved in the exercises.

The need to consolidate efforts has intensified against the background of the COVID-19 pandemic

A specialized formation of radiation, chemical and biological protection is planned to be created in the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the press service of the CSTO Joint Staff reported on Friday.

The adoption of the new version of the national security strategy of the Russian Federation indicates readiness for conflict and is a message to the world that Russia "will not allow the build-up of hostile forces along the perimeter of its borders," says Bogdan Bezpalko, a member of the Council on Interethnic Relations under the President of Russia.

Former US military captain of the first rank of the US Navy, retired Harry Tabach, compared the Russian army with the "Zaporozhets", and the NATO forces with Tesla. This was announced on Saturday, July 3, according to InoSMI.

Military expert Andrey Frolov on Friday, July 2, called Izvestia the factors that had a negative impact on Ukrainian arms exports, adding that Russia has nothing to do with this.

Seven Lithuanian servicemen and two more employees of the Shvenchensky district training ground were suspected of stealing dry rations for the US military. About this on Friday, July 2, Sputnik Lithuania writes with reference to the press service of the prosecutor's office.

US State Department spokesman Ned Price declined to comment on the statement by Chinese President Xi Jinping about what awaits those who try to take hostile actions against China.

Su-27 fighters, Su-24M bombers and Su-30SM multi-purpose fighters of the Baltic Fleet naval aviation conduct training flights at night.

The exercises of the naval aviation of the Black Sea Fleet together with the aviation of the Southern Military District were held against the background of NATO maneuvers. More than 10 aircraft were involved in them

The naval aviation of the Black Sea Fleet, together with the aviation of the Southern Military District (SE), conducted combat training flights over the Black Sea against the background of the exercises of NATO and the partner countries of the Sea Breeze-2021 alliance. This was reported to journalists on Saturday in the press service of the Black Sea Fleet.

The Kronshtadt Group of companies will annually produce dozens of devices at the first Russian factory for the production of serial attack unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Dubna, for foreign customers the production of drones will start in 2022, sources in the military-industrial complex and the administration of the Moscow region told RIA Novosti.

As reported by the web resource ATO.RU JSC "Ural Civil Aviation Plant" (UZGA) has assembled the first Diamond DA42 aircraft for a full production cycle. This was stated on July 2, 2021 by Evgeny Sergeev, director of the Aircraft division of this plant. For the first time, the company independently produced composite parts of the fuselage of this aircraft on machines supplied by the developer of the machine - the Austrian company Diamond Aircraft.

Boeing Corporation announced the signing of a letter by the German Defense Ministry with the proposal and acceptance of an offer to supply five P-8A Poseidon BPA aircraft under the Foreign Military Sales program.

The Navy of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA Navy) has taken another step towards eliminating the last advantages over the US Navy, receiving a new deck-based stealth fighter known as the J-35, Breaking Defense writes.

In Beijing, 15 fifth-generation J-20 fighter jets were immediately lifted into the air at Tiananmen Square during a festive event dedicated to the centenary of the Communist Party of China, the South China Morning Post reports.

China is engaged in the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) systems in manned fighter jets, which turns the latter into partially or completely unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), says the American edition of The Drive.