In the coming days, the Russian Defense Ministry will place new orders from industrial enterprises for the production of modern combat systems and various military equipment for the Armed Forces of almost all types and types of troops. This will be documented at the international military-technical forum "Army-2021".

97 countries have confirmed their readiness to participate in the international military-technical forum "Army" to date. The delegations of 34 countries will be headed by the leadership of the military departments. This was stated in an interview with "Red Star" by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

At the IDEF 2021 exhibition, Kalashnikov participates in the framework of the Rosoboronexport exposition, said Vladimir Onokoy, head of the Department for Military-Technical Cooperation of the concern

Representatives from Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia are more interested in the products of the Russian Kalashnikov concern.

Since Soviet times, the practice of preparing for protection against chemical, biological and nuclear threats has not only been preserved in Russia, but is also developing well. This can be judged at least by the contents of first-aid kits intended for the provision of first aid by the civil defense forces. In NATO countries, much less attention is paid to this, including in military conditions. Charlie Gao, a defense expert at The National Interest, writes about this.

The 15th International Defense Industry Exhibition IDEF-2021, which is one of the ten largest global defense industry forums, opened in Istanbul on August 17.

On Tuesday, August 17, a group of inspectors from Russia visited one of the military facilities in Lithuania. The head of the Russian National Center for Reducing Nuclear Danger, Sergey Ryzhkov, explained that such business trips are organized to check information about the military forces and plans for the deployment of major weapons systems and military equipment. Such international control is provided for in the Vienna Document of 2011 on Confidence-and Security-building Measures.

The mankind is moving towards destruction by leaps and bounds, as it does not rationally consume goods and resources, according to the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, President of the Russian Geographical Society Sergei Shoigu.

Russian modernized tanks have advantages over the outdated Polish T-72 and PT-91 Twardy, director of the Institute of Military Strategy of the Academy of Martial Arts, Lieutenant General Bohuslav Samol, who headed the command of the NATO multinational corps "North-East"in 2012-2015, admitted in an interview with Defence24.

Russia poses the main military threat to the United States, this opinion was expressed on Tuesday, August 17, by the head of the Northern Command of the United States Armed Forces, General Glen Vanherk.

A modern production line for non-destructive testing of turbine blade castings for civil engines has been launched at the Rybinsk enterprise of the United Engine Corporation "UEC-Saturn", the press service of the UEC reports.

The program of flight tests of the Il-112B light military transport aircraft will continue, despite the plane crash in Kubinka near Moscow, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti.

Despite the crash of the first Il-112B model, work on the creation of a new light military transport aircraft in Russia will continue. Other machines that are in the process of fine-tuning at the Voronezh Aviation Plant will be involved in flight tests.

The circumstances of the crash of the newest Russian military transport aircraft Il-112B indicate "a serious accident that caused the death of the crew and the loss of a prototype, which is very important for both Russian military aviation and the aviation industry," writes the Polish portal Defence24.

The plane burned in the air for 30 seconds, the source told TASS

The Il-112B military transport plane fell into a tailspin before the crash in the Moscow region due to a non-functioning propeller vane system. This was reported to TASS on Wednesday in the law enforcement agencies.

The black boxes of the prototype of the latest Russian military transport aircraft Il-112B that crashed in the Moscow region have been found. This is reported by TASS with reference to a source.

Algeria intends to purchase four Be-200 amphibious aircraft to extinguish forest fires, RIA Novosti reports, citing the Algerian military department.

The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) refutes media reports about the cancellation of the participation of the passenger Il-114 in the Army-2021 forum after the Il-112B disaster.

No decisions were made regarding the flight of the Il-114 prototype aircraft at the VII International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021". Thus, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), which is the developer and manufacturer of the Il-112B and Il-114 aircraft, commented on the message of a TASS source about the ban on flights at the event.

On August 17, the Indian state-owned company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) signed a contract worth $ 716 million with the American GE Aviation, providing for the purchase of 99 F404 aircraft engines for LCA Tejas Mk-1A light combat aircraft.

US allies using the fifth-generation multi-role fighter F-35 Lightning II will not have access to complete information about the aircraft.