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Egypt intends to purchase SPS-48 LBR – DSCA radar in the USA
The US State Department has approved the potential supply of SPS-48 LBR radar stations for air defense forces and related equipment to Egypt as part of the "Foreign Military Sales" program.
Egypt buys American transporters and radars
Egypt intends to upgrade its fleet of military transport aircraft and strengthen control of its airspace. January 27, portal defensenews.com He reported that the United States approved the request of the Egyptian Defense Ministry for 12 aircraft and radar.
A couple of hundred American saboteurs are sunbathing in Varna
At the moment, there are 206 American rangers in Bulgaria (in Russian -saboteurs).
Bulgarian Defense Minister Stefan Yanev told the deputies of the People's Assembly of such a number of US military personnel on the territory of his country.
The head of NASA hopes that political problems will not affect cooperation with the Russian Federation in space
NASA previously noted that they expect to continue cooperation on the ISS at least until 2030
Bill Nelson, head of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), hopes that political differences between Washington and Moscow will not prevent cooperation with the Russian Federation on the International Space Station (ISS). This was reported on Friday by CNN.
Croatia to buy Bradley
Croatia will buy 89 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles from the United States. On January 27, the press service of the American Embassy in Croatia reported that the Croatian government approved the final plan for the purchase of American armored vehicles in the amount of $196 million.
NATO Combat Group exercises to begin in Estonia
Joint exercises of the NATO combat group stationed in the country with Estonian servicemen on conducting combat operations in winter conditions will begin in Estonia.
Vietnam received the first batch of Russian Yak-130 fighters
The first three planes out of 12 previously ordered arrived in the country
The first batch of the previously ordered 12 combat training aircraft (UBS) Yak-130 arrived in Vietnam. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.
The commander of the troops of the Eastern Military District of Russia visited the 38th airborne assault Brigade of the Belarusian army
In preparation for the inspection of the reaction forces of the Union State, the commander of the troops of the Eastern Military District of the Russian Federation, Alexander Chaiko, visited the 38th Separate Guards Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Belarus. This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of Belarus on Saturday.
In the USA, China's purchase of the Su-27 from the USSR instead of the MiG-29 was explained by drinking alcohol
Military Watch: China decided to buy Su-27 instead of MiG-29 from the USSR after drinking alcohol
The American edition of Military Watch cited one of the versions explaining China's purchase of Su-27 fighters from the USSR in the 1980s instead of the MiG-29.
The Foreign Ministers of France and Germany will visit Ukraine on February 7-8
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian announced a visit to Kiev with his German counterpart Annalena Berbock on February 7-8 and confirmed his intention to seek de-escalation around Ukraine within the Normandy format.
The Kremlin did not put forward any conditions when sending CSTO peacekeepers to Kazakhstan - Tokayev
There were no preconditions for sending the CSTO peacekeeping contingent to Kazakhstan during the January riots, the country's president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said.
US and British transport planes made at least 15 flights to Ukraine in January to deliver weapons
Heavy transport aircraft of the United States and Britain, since the second half of January, have made at least 15 flights to Ukraine for the supply of weapons and military equipment, it follows from the monitoring of Western aviation resources.
The first joint Russian-Abkhaz anti-terrorist exercises have ended in Sukhum
The Vice-President of Abkhazia Badra Gunba was present at the final stage of the exercises
The first joint Russian-Abkhaz anti-terrorist exercises ended on Sunday in Sukhum, the leadership of the State Security Service (SSS) of Abkhazia rated them "good", a TASS correspondent reports from the exercises.
Amur Shipbuilding Plant prepares metal for SSK Zvezda
The hull-processing production of the Amur Shipbuilding Plant (ASZ, part of the USC) will process more than 8 thousand tons of sheet metal for the SSC Zvezda under the agreement between the Magnitogorsk Metallurgical Combine (MMK) and the enterprise.
Rogozin said that there are no problems with American visas for astronauts
Nikolai Chub and Anna Kikina previously received American visas
Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin said that he did not have time to "buy ink" to write a letter about the non-issuance of an American visa to Russian cosmonaut Nikolai Chub, there is no more problem.
Germany is discussing the possibility of Estonia transferring German howitzers to Ukraine - German Ambassador in Tallinn
Germany's decision on the possibility of transferring German-made 122-mm howitzers to Ukraine will be prepared and transferred to Estonia in the near future, German Ambassador to Tallinn Christiana Hochmann said.
The head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Reznikov: Kiev received from the United States more than 80 tons of weapons
The second batch of American weapons with a total weight of more than 80 tons has been delivered to Ukraine. This was announced on Sunday by Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov. The first batch of American weapons was accepted in Kiev on January 22.
Roscosmos said that a document is needed to regulate the extraction of space resources
The international community will have to take this issue very carefully in the near future, the state corporation noted
The international community should develop a legally binding document that will regulate the development of space resources for commercial purposes. This was stated to TASS in the press service of Roscosmos on the eve of the 55th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty on the Principles of the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies.
The Prime Minister of Norway does not consider the issue of NATO expansion relevant
The issue of NATO expansion is currently not relevant, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gar Stere believes. "I don't see NATO expansion on the agenda today," Stere said in an interview with the Associated Press.
USA and Poland are committed to building up Ukraine's defense potential - Pentagon
U.S. and Polish Defense Ministers Lloyd Austin and Mariusz Blaszczak discussed the situation on the Russian-Ukrainian border during a telephone conversation, the Pentagon said.