Cooperation news
The launch of the American rocket was postponed at the last second before takeoff
The American aerospace company Astra postponed its first commercial rocket launch at the last second of the countdown. This is reported by Investors Business Daily.
The crew of the TOPH corvette won the international maritime training competition "Sea Cup-2021"
According to the results of the competition, the first place with 160 points was taken by the Russian team
The crew of the corvette "Perfect" of the Pacific Fleet won the international maritime training competition "Sea Cup-2021" of the Army International Games, the press service of the Eastern Military District for the Pacific Fleet reported on Saturday.
"Excellent!": foreigners were delighted by the tank ballet at the "Army-2021"
Foreign Internet users admired the video with the "tank ballet" at the Army-2021 forum, published by RT on YouTube.
The Estonian president decided to shift the military budget to the European Union
Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid has offered the European Union to finance the creation of an air defense system in the country to protect against the "Russian threat".
Anti-aircraft missile troops of the Russian Federation arrived in Belarus to form a joint training center for the Air Force and air defense forces
Units of the anti-aircraft missile forces of the Russian Federation have arrived in Grodno to form a joint training center for the Air Force (Air Force) and air defense forces (air defense) with Belarus.
The Army-2021 Forum was attended by 1.7 million people
320 foreign military personnel took part in the forum
More than 1.7 million people attended the international forum "Army-2021", 320 representatives of foreign military departments from 117 countries took part in it. This was reported on Saturday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Shoigu said that the "Spasskaya Tower" allows you to feel the diversity of cultures of different countries
The Minister of Defense noted that the festival traditionally gathers the best military orchestras of the world
Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu sent a greeting to the participants of the International Military Music Festival "Spasskaya Tower", noting that brass music combined with original art allows you to feel the unique national flavor and realize the diversity of cultures of different countries.
The Army-2021 Forum has ended in the Moscow region
The military-technical forum "Army-2021" in the Moscow region has completed its work, it was attended by more than 1.7 million people. This was reported on Saturday, August 28, on the website of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Shoigu said that the Russian military would like to fight at the army games with the US and EU military
According to the Minister of Defense, the situation was close to this in 2014
It would be interesting for the crews of the Russian army taking part in the International Army Games to compete with the military from the United States and Europe. This was announced by the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu, on the YouTube channel "Solovyov Live".
Ukraine failed to assemble American helicopters on time
The Ukrainian concern "Ukroboronprom" was unable to arrange the assembly of American UH-1 Iroqouis helicopters by the stated deadline. Representatives of the concern promised to start assembling helicopters by the 30th anniversary of Ukraine's independence, which came on August 24, Defense Express reports.
NASA expects to continue working with Russia on the ISS until 2030
Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said earlier that the state of the ISS leaves much to be desired, so Russia can focus on creating its own orbital station
The United States expects to continue cooperation with Russia on the International Space Station at least until 2030.
Russia will supply Myanmar with two Pantsir-S1 air defense systems
Russia will supply Myanmar with two short-range air defense systems "Pantsir", Dmitry Shugaev, head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of the Russian Federation, told reporters.
The head of NASA criticized the US competition with China in space
The United States is in a state of a space race with China, while Russian-Chinese cooperation in space can be cited as an example of a more exemplary relationship. This statement was made on Wednesday, August 25, by the head of the American National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Bill Nelson.
Taiwan increases defense budget for 2022-Administration
The Taiwan administration has announced plans to increase the defense budget for 2022 from 453.4 billion to 471.7 billion Taiwanese dollars (from $16.25 billion to $16.89 billion), Western media reported on Thursday.
Russia and Turkey are conducting projects on land military equipment
The projects are being implemented, including for third countries, Rosoboronexport noted
Rosoboronexport (part of Rostec) is implementing projects with Turkish partners in the field of creating equipment for the ground forces. This was reported to TASS by the company's press service on Thursday during the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021".
The situation with the coronavirus in Venezuela complicates the construction of a plant for the production of Kalashnikov assault rifles
The situation with the pandemic in Venezuela is still not easy, so it is extremely difficult to guarantee full protection from coronavirus to specialists in the current conditions, Vladimir Lepin, CEO of the Kalashnikov concern, told Interfax.
Kalashnikov does not bear losses due to US sanctions imposed against the concern - CEO
The US sanctions imposed against Kalashnikov are aimed at giving the Americans an advantage in the small arms market, Vladimir Lepin, CEO of the concern, told Interfax.
Kalashnikov is ready to establish production of automatic rifles in the NATO AK-19 caliber abroad - CEO
The concern expects high demand from foreign customers for the new AK-19 automatic rifle
"Kalashnikov" expects high demand from foreign customers for the new AK-19 automatic rifle with a NATO cartridge (5.56x45 mm) and is ready to establish its production abroad,the general director of the concern Vladimir Lepin told Interfax.
The CSTO will hold exercises with collective rapid reaction forces in Kyrgyzstan against the background of the situation in Afghanistan-headquarters
Joint exercises with the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian Region of Collective Security of the CSTO "Rubezh-2021" will be held in Kyrgyzstan from September 7 to 9, the press service of the CSTO Joint Staff reported.
Localization of Kalashnikov assault rifles production in Saudi Arabia is a matter of the near future - CEO
Kalashnikov can launch licensed production of automatic weapons in Saudi Arabia in a few months after the signing of the contract, the general director of the concern Vladimir Lepin told Interfax.
