An inventor from Moscow, Alexander Kuznetsov, created a project of weapons based on new physical principles. The development was called-a universal, inertia-free, automatic rifle complex of continuous destruction-the "SCAT"machine gun.

Russia is developing a new generation of ammunition designed for the RPG-7 grenade launcher. They are created by the NPO "Basalt", which is part of the concern "Techmash"of the State Corporation Rostec.

According to RIA Novosti with reference to the head of the design bureau "Basalt" Nikolai Sereda, the first such ammunition is expected in 2-3 years.

Teledyne FLIR will develop personal chemical detectors for the US military. According to Teledyne FLIR, the device will detect chemical warfare agents, toxic industrial chemicals, flammable gases and low or high oxygen levels, which may indicate an explosive environment.

Military innovation Technopolis "Era "within the framework of the" Russian High-Tech Week-2021", which takes place in Moscow from June 15 to 18, presented more than 20 promising developments.

IRZ has opened another testing ground for innovative communication equipment. The oDAS RADIUS system is installed in the Karakulinsky district of Udmurtia.

The cost of ship production increased by 25% against the background of rising metal prices, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said during a working trip to the Primorsky Territory, where he visited ship and aircraft factories.

Diesel submarines of two projects - 636.3 "Varshavyanka" and 677 "Lada" for the first time will take part in the naval salon, which will be held on June 23-27 in St. Petersburg, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

On June 11, the ECA Group announced the implementation of the first stage of the modernization program for three Alkmaar-class minesweepers of the Latvian Navy.

The Mariotti Shipyard will build a new multi-purpose submarine rescue diving vessel for the Italian Navy. According to Naval News, its construction will begin by the end of 2022. It is planned to transfer the ship to the fleet in 2025.

BAE Systems has received a $ 90.2 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the maintenance and modernization of the San Diego-class amphibious assault dock ship.

The US Department of Defense is considering deploying a permanent naval task force in the Pacific to counter China. This was announced on Tuesday, June 15, according to the newspaper Politico, citing sources in the Pentagon.

Vadim Kulit, deputy Head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Warring Parties in Syria, said that they intend to accuse the Syrian government forces of using toxic substances against the civilian population.

The majority of Russian citizens (86%) expressed confidence in the ability of the Russian army to ensure the security of the country. This is evidenced by the data obtained during the survey of the All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion (VTsIOM), provided on Tuesday, June 15.

FAR EAST - The international Russian-Lao exercise "Laros-2021" will take place at one of the training grounds in the Primorsky Territory - the military personnel of the combined arms army of the Eastern Military District (VVO) will take part in it.

In order to ensure advanced training of specialists, modern models of weapons and military equipment are delivered to the universities of the Land Forces as a matter of priority.

Kiev expects to receive an action plan for NATO membership in 2022, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said. He said that Kiev has carried out enough reforms to get an action plan for NATO membership, the main obstacle to getting it is " unwillingness to send such a signal to the Russian Federation."

Relations between Russia and China are developing, threatening to turn into a semblance of an alliance, and Washington is concerned about such a development, Politico reported on Monday, citing an unnamed senior White House official.

Two Russian Tu-160 strategic missile carriers conducted a patrol over the Baltic Sea. This was reported on Tuesday, June 15, by the Russian Defense Ministry.

Italian, Danish and Swedish fighter jets took to the air due to the eight-hour flight of two Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers over the Baltic Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Intensive flights of the Russian Aerospace Forces and naval aviation near Alaska are ruining American combat aviation. To counter it, it is necessary to constantly maintain F-22 Raptor fighters in combat readiness and send them into the sky for a long time, which costs the US Air Force very expensive, the US military complained.