The Caspian flotilla will receive its own aircraft for the first time in the post-Soviet period. By the end of next year, it will be replenished with Mi-8 and Ka-27 helicopters. This is part of a large-scale effort to strengthen the Russian Navy in the Caspian sea and create a new main base. With such military equipment, the Association will be able to have a strategic impact on the entire region, experts say.

Us senators and congressmen approved the draft defense budget. In 2021, Washington intends to spend a record $ 740 billion on military needs. The plans include the modernization of the armed forces, the development of new technologies, as well as the further expansion of the us geopolitical influence — sanctions against opponents and assistance to allies. Although Donald trump has threatened to veto the draft, the budget is sure to be approved. About how the Pentagon will dispose of this money — in the material RIA Novosti.

Russia has sent 300 military trainers to the Central African Republic at the request of the country's leadership to help counter a surge in rebel violence ahead of General elections, the Russian foreign Ministry said.

the US proposes to develop a strategy to reduce Russian influence in Syria]

The Congress proposes to form a strategy for Syria, which, in particular, will involve the withdrawal of Russian troops from the Arab Republic. According to the author of the idea, this is necessary to protect civilians from aerial bombardment, although Moscow has claimed from the very beginning of the military campaign in the SAR that it is targeting terrorists.

Taipei creates a submarine fleet to prevent a possible Chinese operation

Taiwan is starting to build a fleet of modern submarines, hoping to further strengthen its national defense capabilities. According to analysts, this could complicate any potential plans by China to invade the island or establish a naval blockade.

In China, sea trials of the second UDC Type 075 have started. Not so long ago, the celestial Empire began testing the lead ship of this project.

The floating workshop PM-82 of the Baltic fleet completed the transition from the Baltic to the Mediterranean sea and moored in the port of Tartus (Syrian Arab Republic).

The self-propelled Arctic platform "North pole" of project 00903, launched in December by the Admiralty shipyard in St. Petersburg, has an "egg-shaped" shape and does not look beautiful, according to The Drive.

CEO of the Corporation Alexey Rakhmanov stressed that Russia now has all the competencies for this

The United shipbuilding Corporation (USC) expects to build a promising aircraft carrier for the Russian Navy on the Sevmash. This was stated on Tuesday by the General Director of USC Alexey Rakhmanov in an interview with the TV channel "Russia-24".

Next year, the Northern fleet, which is now the operational and strategic command, will meet in a new status. Since January 1, it is actually equated to a military district. This is directly stated in the Decree of the President of Russia N 803: "Consider the Northern fleet as an interspecific strategic territorial Association of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, performing the tasks of the military district."

European countries-Britain, Germany, France-have the last opportunity to save the Joint comprehensive plan of action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program, Iranian foreign Minister Javad Zarif said on Monday.

The R & d center for electronic computing technology (nitsevt) of the holding company "Roselektronika" will double the production of electronic modules, including for data storage systems "Dome".

Special intelligence units began to receive new tactical parachute systems "Steyer". They are designed specifically for scouts and allow you to land from a height of 10 kilometers.

At the training ground in the Amur region, scouts of the combined arms army of the Eastern military district conducted the first shooting using the latest AK-12 submachine gun in the winter conditions of the Far East. The weapon was tested at a temperature of-25-30 deg. C.

The domestic shooting industry makes up for lost time

Technologists and design engineers of the Central research Institute of precision engineering (TSNIITOCHMASH, part of rostec) have long used the remarkable qualities of polymers in their developments. High strength, low specific gravity, durability, high corrosion resistance, heat resistance, cheapness of these materials-this is what allows you to improve the design of weapons and military equipment.

"Lotus" will demonstrate work in motion, afloat and when landing, the combat vehicle will also produce 300 shots

The air-mounted self-propelled artillery gun "Lotus" developed by the Central research Institute of precision engineering (TSNIITOCHMASH, part of rostec) has entered the preliminary testing stage. This was reported on Tuesday in the press service of Rostec.

The Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation has published new data on the flight speed of the hypersonic unit of the Avangard missile system. According to the military, it accelerates to Mach 28 (the speed of sound is approximately equal to 7.5 kilometers per second).

After the Globus III radar system was deployed in Norway near the Russian borders, the command of the Northern fleet was forced to take retaliatory measures - a battery of the coastal anti-ship complex "Bal"was transferred to the Sredny Peninsula.

the Nebo-UM radar is capable of detecting hypersonic aircraft manufactured using Stealth technology

on December 14, 2020, a new Nebo-UM radar station took over combat duty in the Rostov region.

The Chinese medium-class rocket "Changzheng-8" ("Great campaign-8", CZ-8) on Tuesday launched into orbit with a secret satellite XJY-7, as well as a group of space micro-devices, a live broadcast was conducted on the Chinese website DouYu.