Cooperation news

They are being upgraded to capture the target using optics

The greatest danger to the Russian front-line aviation participating in the special operation in Ukraine is now the Buk and Osa-AKM anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) modified by specialists from NATO. This was reported to TASS by a source in the law enforcement agencies.

According to the newspaper, Belgium, when agreeing on new restrictions, protects the introduction of restrictions against Russian diamonds

Some EU countries, when discussing new sanctions against the Russian Federation due to the situation around Ukraine, do not agree to restrictions in industries that benefit them. This was reported on Tuesday by The New York Times .

The "Yearbook of CAMTO-2022" (volume 1,532 pages, 710 tables and about 60 diagrams) provides a statistical analysis of the world arms trade over the past 8-year period (2014-2021) and a forecast for the next 4 years (2022-2025).

These days, Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec Group of Companies) organizes a joint exposition of Russian military products at the XXVI International Exhibition of State Security Equipment "Interpolitech-2022", and also participates in the International Exhibition of Land, Naval Weapons and State Security Equipment Defexpo India 2022.

The US Navy Aviation Systems Command has signed an additional contract with Alliant Techsystems Operations for the supply of a new batch (Lot 11) of advanced AGM-88E2 AARGM (Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile).

The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov pointed out that Kiev is optimistic about the possibility of supporting Israel in the fight against threats from Iran from the air and in cyberspace

Israel provides the Ukrainian leadership with military intelligence data and analytical information that is necessary to counter Russia's alleged use of Iranian drones. This is reported by The Wall Street Journal newspaper with reference to sources .

On Tuesday, October 18, a meeting was held on the territory of the Dimitrovgrad industrial site of the OAT Group, which is part of the KAMAZ structure, with the participation of the Governor of the Ulyanovsk Region Alexey Russian, the General Director of KAMAZ Sergey Kogogin, the President of AVTOVAZ Maxim Sokolov and the General director of the OAT Group Firdaus Kabirov.

As the head of the Defense Ministry of the Jewish state Beni Gantz noted, Israel, together with NATO countries, supports Ukraine

Israel, along with NATO countries, supports Ukraine, but still does not intend to supply Kiev with weapons. This was stated on Wednesday by the head of the Defense Ministry of the Jewish state, Beni Gantz, at a meeting with the ambassadors of the EU member states, the press service of the military department reported.

As already reported, American lawmakers intend to submit to the Senate and the House of Representatives a bill to suspend the sale of American weapons to Saudi Arabia.

Rosobronexport noted that in the future, 100% localization of the production of Russian automata should be achieved

A joint Russian-Indian plant for the production of AK-203 Kalashnikov assault rifles in the Indian city of Korve is ready to start production by the end of 2022. This was stated on Monday in the message of Rosobronexport.

The Su-25 assault aircraft of the Russian military base "Kant" have been transferred from Kyrgyzstan to Tajikistan for a joint exercise with the collective rapid deployment forces of the Central Asian region (CAR) "Rubezh-2022", the joint press center of the CSTO exercises reported on Monday.

German Defense Minister Lambrecht: Germany will be able to supply Ukraine with the remaining IRIS-T air defenses only in 2023

Germany recently delivered the first IRIS-T SLM air defense system to Ukraine. The other three, promised to Kiev, will arrive only next year. This was announced on Monday by Defense Minister Kristine Lambrecht.

The delegation of Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec Group) will take part in the International Exhibition of Land, Naval Weapons and State Security Defexpo India 2022, which will be held from October 18 to 22 in Gandhinagar (Gujarat).

According to Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Arvydas Anushauskas following the results of the US-led meeting in Brussels on October 12 in the Ramstein format, Lithuania will continue to provide military assistance to Ukraine.

Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations Peter Szijjaroto said that his country did not support this decision

The foreign ministers of the EU countries at a meeting in Luxembourg decided on Monday to start a training mission for the Ukrainian military, but Hungary does not consider it a good idea and will not participate in it. This was announced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations of Hungary Peter Siyaroto at a press conference following the meeting, which was broadcast on the Hungarian M1 TV channel.

The United States will pay the Philippines about $ 100 million for the termination of the deal for the purchase of Russian Mi-17 helicopters. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was reported by the American ambassador in Manila, Marykey Carlson.

Belarus will accept up to 170 tanks and about a hundred guns from Russia to the regional grouping

About 170 tanks, up to 200 armored combat vehicles and up to 100 guns and mortars with a caliber of more than 100 mm will arrive in Belarus within the framework of the Belarusian-Russian group of troops being deployed from the Russian Federation, said Valery Revenko, head of the Department of International Military Cooperation – Assistant to the Minister of Defense of Belarus for International Military Cooperation.

China increases arms exports to the Middle East and North Africa

China is expanding the export of weapons and military equipment to the Middle East and North Africa, taking advantage of the fact that Russia is focused on conducting a special military operation in Ukraine, and the bans of the US Congress restrict the export of American weapons to some countries in the Middle East region.

Weapons of the middle of the last century are becoming relevant again

This fall, news is increasingly coming from the zone of the special military operation (SVO) about the next strikes on equipment and facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) using kamikaze drones "Geran-2", made according to the type of Iranian "Shahid 135" and "Shahid 136".

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the circumstances under which NATO may use nuclear weapons are "extremely remote," while he stressed that the alliance will closely monitor Russia's upcoming nuclear exercises.