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On Thursday, January 20, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced that the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Nikolai Evmenov signed the Convention on the International Organization for Maritime Navigation Equipment on behalf of the Russian Federation. The ceremony was held at the residence and in the presence of the French Ambassador to our country Pierre Levy.

According to preliminary estimates by J'son & Partners Consulting, the volume of the Russian Internet of Things market in 2021 reached 93.5 billion rubles. Compared to 2020, the number of connected devices increased by 16%, to 29.6 million units. Russia accounts for only 1.2-1.5% of the installed global base of IoT devices. 

A detachment of ships of the Pacific Fleet went on a long voyage from Vladivostok a few days before the onset of 2022

Warships of Russia, Iran and China will take part in joint naval exercises. This was reported on Tuesday in the press service of the Eastern Military District (VVO) for the Pacific Fleet.

Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Olga Stefanishina stated the importance of further dialogue between Ukraine and NATO during a meeting with the appointed head of the representative office Karen McTeer, the press service of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister reported.

Canada has heard Ukraine's request for the supply of military equipment and will make a decision on time, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said.

In early February, the Ukrainian Air Force will receive from the United States the first three Mi-17V-5 helicopters, previously owned by the Afghan Air Force. It is reported that these rotorcraft are currently on board a civilian cargo ship traveling from the Mexican port of Veracruz to the Ukrainian Odessa.

The US command does not intend to send additional forces to Ukraine, where at the moment the functions of instructors are performed by employees of the Florida National Guard, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said on Tuesday.

He called the ships that Russia sent to Iran "serious"

The naval exercises that Russia, Iran and China are planning to hold may be a response to the complex geopolitical situation in the world, retired Admiral Viktor Kravchenko, former chief of the General Staff of the Russian Navy, told Interfax on Tuesday.

A senior representative of the US State Department told reporters that the US considers the relocation of Russian military to Belarus as a possible preparation for the invasion of Ukraine.

Issues of development of Tajik-Turkish cooperation in the field of defense were discussed in Ankara at a meeting of the Ambassador of Tajikistan to Turkey Ashrafjon Gulov with the Minister of National Defense of the host country Hulusi Akram, the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan reported on Wednesday.

Two divisions of the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft complexes of the Russian Aerospace Forces will be transferred to Belarus as part of the verification of the reaction forces of the Union State. Also, 12 Su-35 fighters and a division of the Pantsir anti-aircraft missile and cannon complexes will go to the neighbors, RIA Novosti writes with reference to the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Alexander Fomin.

Philippine Secretary of National Defense Delphine Lorenzana announced on January 16 that the government intends to purchase 32 additional S-70i Black Hawk helicopters.

The engines of the TV3-117 and VK-2500 family developed and manufactured by JSC UEC-Klimov have confirmed their compliance with the aviation regulations of Indonesia, the press service of the United Engine Corporation (UEC), which includes the company, reports.

The first BTA C-130J Hercules aircraft of the Australian Air Force, upgraded to the Block 8.1 standard, landed at Richmond Air Base.

Bangladesh will significantly increase the bombing accuracy of its Chengdu F-7BG fighters. January 18, portal savunmasanayist.com He reported that Roketsan supplied Bangladesh with TEBER Guidance Kit kits for converting MK-81/MK-82 bombs into high-precision projectiles.

Roscosmos and the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus will discuss the flight into space of a Belarusian cosmonaut

Representatives of the state corporation "Roscosmos" and the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of Belarus plan to hold a meeting in late January - early February in Moscow. The parties will discuss the implementation of the project on the flight of a citizen of Belarus into space. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the chairman of the Presidium of the NAS Vladimir Gusakov.

The Russian-made Arena active protection complexes could be installed on German Leopard 1 main battle tanks. Judging by the materials that appeared on the Web, such plans were hatched in the mid-90s.

The tension around Ukraine is caused by the supply of weapons to this country, as well as military maneuvers and flights of NATO aircraft, said the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.

Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein, during the presentation of the main directions of the "Action Plan for 2022" (PT22), announced the planned receipt of some types of military equipment in the coming weeks.

Defence24: Polish factory PZL Mielec will build 32 Black Hawk helicopters for the Philippines

The Polish plant PZL Mielec (a division of Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation) has received a contract for the production of 32 Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk multipurpose helicopters. The company will supply the Philippines with American-designed machines under a contract worth $ 630 million. This is reported by Defence24 with reference to the Minister of Defense of the Philippines Delphine Lorenzana.