Cooperation news

Paris recalled the ambassadors from the United States and Australia for consultations on the termination of the submarine contract with the Naval Group by Canberra.

On September 16, Babcock announced the first export contract for the construction of the Arrowhead 140 – AH140 frigates, having concluded a license agreement with the Indonesian state-owned company PT PAL Indonesia (Persero).

Philippine Defense Minister Delfin Lorenzana said on September 16 that the Philippines is unlikely to purchase Lockheed Martin F-16V fighters as part of the multi-purpose Combat Aircraft Delivery Program (MFR) due to budget constraints.

An unusual modification of a Russian tank was noticed on the video of the Russian Ministry of Defense. Among the equipment of the Guards Kantemirov division, which was loaded on the echelon in Belarus, there was a T-80UM2 tank. A special feature of the modification was the active protection complex (KAZ) "Drozd-2", reports Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

The Ukrainian-American military exercises Rapid Trident-2021 started on Monday in the Lviv region, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reports.

A small number of Type 62 light tanks remain in service with the People's Liberation Army of China. They are involved in secondary areas, are listed in training units and, as a rule, play the role of "enemy"armored vehicles during exercises.

India is extending the service life of its Mirage-2000 fighters in every possible way. September 19, portal firstpost.com He reported that the Indian Air Force is buying decommissioned aircraft from France in order to use them for spare parts.

The United States has agreed to expand its military presence in Australia, the country will be provided with assistance in obtaining nuclear submarines from the American side. This was announced on Thursday, September 16, by the head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin.

The US plan to help Australia obtain nuclear submarines will allow the Australian Navy to significantly increase its capabilities, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said on Thursday.

The cause of the fire in the engine of the Il-112B that collapsed in Kubinka is still not known

Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov considers it necessary to modify the engine of the Il-112B and Il-114 aircraft, and not replace it with an imported one.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will propose to his British counterpart Boris Johnson to conclude an agreement with the European Union in the field of defense and security, The Times reports, citing informed sources.

The US State Department has approved the provision of services to Saudi Arabia for the maintenance of military equipment in the amount of $ 500 million, RIA Novosti reports, citing the US Department of Defense.

The United States, Great Britain and Australia united to protect their interests, and France was indirectly affected. On September 16, the BBC news agency reported that the three states had concluded a historic security pact.

The rockets were sent as part of the international Soyuz project at the Guiana Space Center, which is operated by the European launch services provider Arianespace

Two Soyuz-ST launch vehicles have been sent to St. Petersburg for transportation to the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana. This is stated in the message of the Rocket and Space Center (RCC) "Progress" on Friday.

The first of seven Turkish KC-135R Stratotanker refueling aircraft recently returned to Turkey after the modernization of the crew cabin carried out by Field Aerospace in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma).

There are questions about the contract concluded between the Australian government and the French company Naval Group, which provides for the construction of 12 non-nuclear submarines, says the American edition of The Drive.

The countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) have agreed to develop cooperation in the field of defense, according to a joint declaration adopted at a meeting of the Council of Heads of member States of the organization.

During the closing ceremony of the exercises, the participants of the exercises of the military contingents of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia who showed the best results during the maneuvers were awarded

The military authorities of Russia and Belarus have shown full compatibility of the controls and a high level of interaction at the joint strategic exercises "West-2021". This was reported on Friday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation with reference to the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Sergei Istrakov.

Russia and Italy are preparing a meeting of the foreign and defense ministers of the two countries in the "two plus two" format, the Russian Foreign Ministry reports. According to the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry, on Friday, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko held talks in Moscow with the director of the Department for Political Affairs and Security of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy Pasquale

At the solemn closing of the joint strategic exercise "West-2021" at the Obuz-Lesnovsky training ground in Belarus, T-80UK commander tanks lit up. These machines, known as Object 630A, were produced in limited quantities in Omsk.