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Deliveries of THAAD complexes to Saudi Arabia should begin in 2023
According to information published by Defense News, Lockheed Martin plans to deliver the first THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) missile defense system to the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces in 2023.
The Defense Ministers of the Russian Federation and Vietnam signed an agreement on military-technical cooperation
As Sergei Shoigu noted, Russia and Vietnam "have accumulated a unique experience of working together, which is based on long-term friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation"
Russian Defense Minister Army General Sergei Shoigu and his Vietnamese counterpart Army General Fan Van Zang signed an intergovernmental agreement on military-technical cooperation (MTC) between the two countries on Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters.
Ukraine is testing patrol boats
The Ukrainian fleet is mastering American "new things". November 30, portal dumskaya.net He reported that the boats "Sumy" P192 and "Fastov" P193 went to sea for the first time after arriving in Odessa on November 23.
The Zhuzhong rover has established a connection with the Mars Express probe
The European Space Agency reported that the tests confirmed the possibility of Mars Express in the mode of "blind collection" of radio waves
TASS, December 1. Chinese and European scientists have successfully conducted trial communication sessions between the Zhuzhong rover and the Mars Express probe, confirming the possibility of using the European mission to maintain contact with the Chinese rover. This was announced on Wednesday by the press service of the European Space Agency (ESA).
President of Belarus Lukashenko asked for S-400 or S-500 to protect against a missile attack
Belarus needs Russian S-400 or S-500 anti-aircraft missile systems for effective protection against a missile attack, President of the Republic Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
IDC analysts predict that the global quantum computing market will reach $8.6 billion in 2027
Specialists of the analytical company IDC have published their first forecast related to the global quantum computing market. According to this forecast, customer spending on quantum computing will grow from $412 million in 2020 to $8.6 billion in 2027. This means that the average annual growth rate in the period from 2021 to 2027 will be 50.9%. The forecast includes quantum computing as a service and related services.
The CSTO Permanent Council discussed military activity in the area of responsibility of the organization
The statement on military activity in the territories adjacent to the CSTO area of responsibility and its impact on Eurasian security were discussed on Tuesday at a meeting of the permanent Council of the organization.
In the USA, the Ukrainian T-84 tank was shown in sight
The visibility of the Ukrainian T-84 tank in the thermal imaging sight was checked during tests in the United States. Images of the car were published by a Twitter user. This is reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
South Korea handed over another corvette to Peru
On November 26, 2021, the South Korean Jinhae-gu Naval Base (Changwon) hosted the ceremony of handing over to the Peruvian Navy the PCC 767 Suncheon corvette of the Pohang type withdrawn from the South Korean Navy. The ship received the new Peruvian name SS 28 Guise, becoming the fifth ship in the Peruvian Navy with the name in honor of the first commander of the Peruvian Navy (1821), Rear Admiral Martin Jorge Guise. It is reported that the ship left for Peru on the same day on November 26 with a Peruvian crew and, after visiting a number of Pacific ports, should arrive in Callao on January 4, 2022.
NASA hopes for the imminent signing of an agreement with Roscosmos on "cross" space flights
An agreement between the US Space Agency and the state corporation Roscosmos on "cross-over" flights may be signed in the near future, Deputy program manager of the International Space Station (ISS) NASA Dana Weigl said on Monday.
NASA said that they have not yet discussed with Roscosmos the possibility of docking the Crew Dragon spacecraft with the Berth module
The possibility of docking the American Crew Dragon spacecraft with the Russian Berth module has not yet been discussed with Roscosmos, the docking interfaces are currently incompatible, said Dan Weigl, deputy head of the ISS program at NASA.
The US Navy destroyer "Early Burke" went to sea after a visit to the Bulgarian port of Varna
The American missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke, having completed her stay in the Bulgarian port of Varna, went to sea "to continue operations in the Black Sea," the US 6th Operational Fleet said on Monday.
MI6 needs the help of technology firms to counter Russia and China in the field of artificial intelligence - Media
The British foreign intelligence service MI6 will need the help of the technology sector to counter threats emanating from China and Russia, which seek to gain an advantage by mastering artificial intelligence, The Guardian reports, citing a speech that the head of the agency Richard Moore will deliver at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation congratulated the Mongolian military on the Independence Day of Mongolia
Valery Gerasimov also noted that the meeting of the heads of the General Staffs of the two countries takes place in the year of the centenary of the formation of the Mongolian armed forces and the centenary of the establishment of Russian-Mongolian diplomatic relations
Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia - First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov congratulated the Mongolian servicemen on the Independence Day of Mongolia.
The Ukrainian missile was tested on an American armored personnel carrier
The Kiev State Design Bureau (GKKB) "Luch" has tested a new guided missile. The Ukrainian ammunition was tested on the platform of an American-made M113 armored personnel carrier (APC). This is reported by the Defense Blog.
UVZ presents T-90MS and BMPT at the exhibition in Egypt
The International Exhibition Egypt Defense Expo 2021 has started its work in Cairo, the capital of Egypt. At this largest weapons forum on the African continent, Uralvagonzavod (part of the UVZ Concern is part of the Rostec State Corporation) will introduce specialists and guests to its modern developments - the T-90MS main battle tank and the BMPT combat support vehicle. This is reported by the press service of the enterprise.
Tests in the USA: what the T-84 tank looks like in a thermal imaging sight
In October of this year, it became known that a sample of the Ukrainian main battle tank BM "Oplot" was delivered to the United States under a contract signed back in 2012. The machine, manufactured at the Kharkov plant of transport engineering named after the Soviet People's Commissar Malyshev, was purchased for careful study.
The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Army General Valery Gerasimov and the Minister of Defense of Mongolia discussed the issues of military-technical cooperation
The Minister of Defense of Mongolia Gursediin Saikhanbayar and the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Army General Valery Gerasimov, discussed issues of military-technical cooperation between the two countries at a meeting in Ulaanbaatar.
Taiwan Air Force received the first TCB T-5
On November 29, the Taiwan Air Force Command at Taitung Air Base accepted the first new T-5 "Brave Eagle" advanced flight training vehicle (Brave Eagle /Yung Yin).
Russia will transfer aviation equipment to Mongolia and help modernize the airfield infrastructure
Russia will supply aircraft to the Armed Forces of Mongolia, as well as help in the modernization of the airfield infrastructure, said the chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Army General Valery Gerasimov during a meeting with the President of Mongolia Ukhnagiyn Khurelsuh.