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The "Sea Week of Russia - 2021" and the naval salon are opening in Sevastopol
The key topics of the forum "Sea Week of Russia" will be shipbuilding, shipbuilding and ship repair, state contracts and state defense orders, geopolitics of the Azov-Black Sea and Mediterranean regions
"Sea Week of Russia - 2021" and the Sevastopol Naval Salon (SVMS) open on Wednesday in Sevastopol.
The active phase of the SELENGA tactical international exercises has ended in Mongolia
The Eastern Military District noted that the units of Russia and Mongolia completed the tasks in a single plan of tactical actions, reaching a high level of interaction
The active phase of the Russian-Mongolian tactical exercises "Selenga" has ended at the Dotym Am training ground (Mongolia). This was reported to TASS on Wednesday in the press service of the Eastern Military District (VVO).
The Ministry of Defense of Slovakia has sent requests for the supply of wheeled and tracked BBMs for the Armed Forces of the country
The Ministry of Defense of Slovakia announced the continuation of the procedure for the purchase of new tracked and wheeled armored vehicles for the Armed Forces of the country.
The first graduation of servicemen from an African country took place at the International Mine Action Center of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
At the International Mine Action Center (IPC) For the first time, servicemen from Burkina Faso have completed training in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
For the first time, the Russian military used a booby-trapped "smart house" at the dRuzhba-2021 exercises
Russian servicemen at the joint exercises "dRuzhba-2021" showed their colleagues from Pakistan a "smart house", the Southern Military District reported.
Boeing will provide 10-year maintenance of the C-17A "Globemaster-3" fleet
Boeing will continue to ensure the combat readiness of the BTA C-17A "Globemaster-3" aircraft for ten years within the framework of the contract signed on September 27 with the US Department of Defense with a total value of up to $ 23.8 billion (including options and incentives).
Shoigu: ZAPAD exercises have shown the ability of troops to ensure the security of the region
The joint strategic exercises of Russia and Belarus "WEST-2021" have shown the ability of joint groups to effectively ensure regional security. This was stated by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, summing up the results of the exercises.
The use of shock robots was practiced at the ZAPAD-2021 exercises
The main task of the joint exercises of Russia and Belarus "WEST-2021" was the development of new forms and methods of warfare, and some samples of weapons, including attack robots, were used for the first time. This was announced by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu summing up the results of the exercises.
A contract has been signed for the supply of the German optics company sHvabe Holding
The Krasnogorsk Zverev Plant (KMZ) has signed a contract with the German company ARRI Rental, specializing in the rental of photo and video equipment for film production, the press service of the sHvabe holding, which includes the enterprise, reports.
Unimog cars with "zushki" are seen at a landfill in Mongolia
The joint exercises "Selenga-2021" have ended in Mongolia. According to the Press Service of the Eastern Military District, the active phase with the participation of air defense units and the Mongolian army was held at the Doityn Am high-altitude training ground.
China has found another buyer for its tracked armored personnel carriers
The Nigerian army continues to receive weapons from China. At the end of August, a small convoy of vehicles carrying military equipment was spotted on one of the highways.
Since the combat vehicles were covered with a tarpaulin, it was not possible to determine their exact type. However, it has been suggested that these are Chinese Type 89 tracked armored personnel carriers. Currently, this information seems to be confirmed.
The US Army has launched the production of an upgraded Chinook helicopter
The American company Boeing has signed a contract with the US Army for the production of the first upgraded heavy transport helicopters CH-47F Chinook Block II. It should start delivering them in 2023.
NASA is discussing with Roscosmos the possibility of a Russian cosmonaut flying on Crew Dragon
NASA is preparing an agreement with Roscosmos on cross-flights, a Russian cosmonaut can fly on an American ship in the fall of 2022, said Joel Montalbano, head of NASA's ISS program.
Blinken and Lavrov discussed the importance of cooperation on pressing issues of US-Russian relations - State Department
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed the importance of further coordination of the parties on issues related to relations between Washington and Moscow during a telephone conversation on Wednesday, the US State Department reported.
Russian and Mongolian military exercises inflicted a massive blow on the "enemy"
Artillery units of Russia and Mongolia at the joint exercises "Selenga-2021" for the first time used a reconnaissance and firing contour when applying a massive fire strike on the "enemy", the press service of the Air Defense Ministry reports.
US Secretary of Defense and NATO Secretary General spoke in favor of strengthening the North Atlantic Alliance - Pentagon
The United States and its NATO allies have a lot of work to do in adapting the alliance to the changing strategic situation in the world and revising the strategic concept of the bloc, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said.
The last batch of A-29 "Super Tucano" arrived in Nigeria
The last batch of six A-29 Super Tucano light combat aircraft arrived at the Nigerian Air Force base in Kano on September 29, having flown from the United States.
The Georgian Coast Guard conducted joint exercises with NATO ships in the Black Sea
The boats of the Coast Guard Department of the Border Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia conducted joint exercises in the Black Sea with the ships of the second permanent Anti-mine group of NATO (SNMCMG2) located in Georgian territorial waters, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia reported on Tuesday.
Pilatus has completed the assembly of the first PC-24 aircraft for the Qatar Air Force
As the resource reported Flightglobal.com, the assembly of the first PC-24 light jet aircraft designed for the Qatar Air Force has been completed at the Pilatus Aircraft Ltd company in Stans (Switzerland).
The Pentagon was thrown for $ 50 million
A defense contractor has been charged with paying cash bribes and defrauding the Navy of at least $50 million in the course of fulfilling obligations to service American ships in foreign ports.