Cooperation news
As in 1966, France is again thinking of withdrawing from NATO
The call of a number of French politicians for the country's withdrawal from NATO is not an empty phrase.
He is gaining more and more supporters who disagree with the actions of the United States and want independence from them. This is reported by the French newspaper Le Figaro.
More than 2.7 thousand CSTO military personnel will take part in large-scale CSTO exercises in Tajikistan
The basis of the Russian contingent will be the units of the 201st military base
More than 2.7 thousand servicemen of the Central Military District (CVO) and more than 500 pieces of equipment will be involved in October in three joint exercises of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), which will be held in Tajikistan. This was announced to journalists on Tuesday by the commander of the Central Military District, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin.
Russian and Mongolian pilots conducted joint flights on Mi-8 helicopters for the first time
Military personnel of Russia and Mongolia for the first time at the international exercises "Selenga-2021" conduct joint flights on Mi-8 helicopters, the press service of the Eastern Military District reports.
The launch of the third corvette for the Qatar Navy took place at the Fincantieri shipyard in Mugiano
Fincantieri Company announced the technical launching ceremony of the third Al-Zubarah class corvette, Al Khor, held on September 30 at the company in Mugiano (La Spezia).
The President of Ukraine signed the law on reforming the defense industry, providing for the liquidation of the Ukroboronprom Group of Companies
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed the law "On the specifics of reforming enterprises of the military-industrial complex of the state form of ownership".
SAFE Boats will build Mark VI boats for the Ukrainian Navy
The US Navy Shipbuilding and Armament Command has signed an additional contract with SAFE Boats International for the development of a working project, construction, equipment, commissioning and training of crews of six Mark VI (MK VI) class patrol boats for the Ukrainian Navy.
Estonia's defense spending in 2022 will amount to 748 million euros
The defense expenditures approved by the government in the Estonian state budget for 2022 will increase to 748 million euros (an increase of 103 million euros), which is 2.31% of the projected GDP.
The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense has signed a contract for the purchase of an additional batch of G-36 assault rifles
On September 30, the Agency for the Acquisition of Defense Products under the Ministry of Defense of Lithuania signed a new contract with the German company Heckler und Koch GmbH for the purchase of additional G-36 assault rifles.
Chinese 155 mm PLZ-52 will compete with the best Western self-propelled guns
Along with various types of wheeled self-propelled artillery installations, tracked self-propelled guns continue to be offered for export in China. So, at the recently ended international aviation and space salon Airshow China 2021 in Zhuhai, a 155-mm PLZ-52 was demonstrated.
RSC Energia said that the cost of the ISS is estimated at $150 billion
Only 10% of this amount of real money was spent, the corporation noted
The cost of the International Space Station (ISS), according to independent estimates, currently amounts to about $ 150 billion. This was stated on Monday by Vladimir Solovyov, General Designer of the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) ENERGIA, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, at the conference "Scientific Space of the XXI Century: Challenges, Solutions, Breakthroughs" at the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Cavusoglu responded to criticism about rapprochement with Moscow: why should we choose — NATO or Russia (Hürriyet, Turkey)
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu explained in detail his country's position on relations with Russia. The words of the head of the Foreign Ministry sounded quite categorical. In his opinion, the unilateral policy ended with Trump, and will not return again. But this is not the only stone in the garden of the USA.
Roscosmos has not received a response from Musk to an invitation to attend the launch from Baikonur
The launch of the sOyuz MS-19 spacecraft is scheduled for October 5
Roscosmos has not received an official response to the invitation to attend the launch of the sOyuz-2.1a launch vehicle with the sOyuz MS-19 manned spacecraft, which is scheduled for October 5, from entrepreneurs Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson. This was reported to TASS in the state corporation.
Azerbaijan's T-90S are superior to all Iranian tanks, but they are few
The Iranian army has transferred a brigade of the 16th Armored Division armed with "Chieftain" tanks to the border with Azerbaijan. These combat vehicles purchased in the UK before the Islamic Revolution, of course, cannot be considered modern, although some of them underwent modernization, including the installation of 840-horsepower B-84 engines from T-72S, improved sights, including night sights.
Japan postponed the launch of the Epsilon rocket with the Vietnamese NanoDragon satellite
The reasons for this decision are not reported
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) postponed the launch of the Epsilon-5 launch vehicle with nine satellites, including the Vietnamese NanoDragon spacecraft, scheduled for Friday. This is stated in the JAXA message.
Indian Su-30s will conduct training battles with Japanese fighters
Japanese fighters will get experience of collision with Su-30
The Indian Air Force is sending its Su-30MKI fighters to Japan for joint exercises with the Japanese Air Self-Defense Forces. This is reported by The Drive with reference to the Japanese newspaper Sankei Shimbun.
India will deploy four Heron Mk UAVs.2 in Ladakh on the border with China
According to Israeli and Indian media, amid growing tensions between India and China due to the aggravation of the situation in Ladakh, the Indian Defense Ministry decided to purchase four Heron Mk.2 UAVs from IAI and place them in the area for reconnaissance.
The Italian Armed Forces intend to arm the UAV "Riper"
Italy has announced its intention to arm the rEaper UAVs available in the country's Air Force (six years after receiving permission to do so from the US administration).
Su-30 and F-35 will fight in battle
Indian Su-30MKI fighters of Russian design will fight in a training battle with Japanese combat aircraft, The Drive reports.
Russia has sent four combat helicopters to Mali: two Mi-171Sh and Mi-17V5
Russia has sent four combat helicopters to Mali under the contract: two Mi-171SH and two M-17V5, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti on Friday, commenting on the official statement of the Defense Ministry of this African country on the supply of Russian helicopters.
Despite American pressure, India is ready to purchase the S-400 air defense system
The Joe Biden administration is in an extremely difficult position due to the fact that the Indian government, led by Narendra Modi, is determined to purchase weapons from Russia.