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Defense Minister Shoigu: exercises on the border of Afghanistan revealed weaknesses
Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan during the exercises checked the readiness of troops and weapons for use on the border with Afghanistan, this allowed us to identify weaknesses, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at the forum "Territory of Meanings".
Boeing has begun flight tests of the first P-8A Poseidon BPA aircraft for the Norwegian Air Force
The Defense Procurement Agency of the Norwegian Ministry of Defense (DMA) on its Facebook page published a message about the start of flight tests of the first of five P-8A Poseidon BPA aircraft ordered for the Norwegian Air Force.
The exercise of the military of Russia and Laos has started in Primorye
About 500 military personnel and about 100 units of military equipment are involved in the Russian-Lao exercise "Laros-2021", which started on Wednesday in the Primorsky Territory at the Sergeyevsky training ground.
The Ministry of Defense of Ghana intends to purchase L-39NG aircraft
The Ministry of Defense of Ghana intends to purchase six L-39NG jets from the Czech company Aero Vodochody under a contract that will be accompanied by a loan agreement.
A rocket from SpaceX was again chosen to launch a mission to the Moon
Intuitive Machines has chosen the Falcon 9 launch vehicle to launch its third mission to the moon — IM-3. Before that, the carriers created by Elon Musk's company were chosen for the IM-1 and IM-2 missions.
Russia will continue to help Armenia modernize and reform the army-Shoigu
Russia is ready to continue helping Armenia to modernize and reform its Armed Forces, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
NHK (Japan): Russia skillfully balances in the military field between China and India
The state television and radio corporation NHK, which is close to the Japanese government, notes how skilfully Russia maintains a balance in relations with the largest regional powers – China and India. Even Russia conducts joint military exercises with them almost at the same time.
The Ministry of Defense of Belarus announced the start of air defense exercises, the second stage of which will be held in Russia
During the exercises, the military will focus on improving the coherence of the control bodies and military units of the anti-aircraft missile forces
The Armed Forces of Belarus have launched operational and tactical air defense exercises with live firing, the second stage of which will be held jointly with the Russian military at a training ground in the Russian Federation. This was announced on Wednesday by the Belarusian Ministry of Defense in its Telegram channel.
NASA expects information about the causes of the incident with the "Science" within two to three weeks
The department stressed that they are in constant contact with their Russian colleagues
The final information on the incident with the emergency activation of the engines of the Russian Nauka module after docking with the International Space Station (ISS) will be available in two to three weeks.
Russian flamethrowers destroyed "militants" who took refuge in caves during exercises in Tajikistan
The firing was carried out from flamethrowers with various types of ammunition, both single shots and volleys of flamethrower compartments
Russian servicemen of radiation, chemical and biological protection destroyed conditional militants with Bumblebee rocket-propelled infantry flamethrowers during a joint exercise of representatives of the Russian Federation, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan at the Kharb-Maydon training ground in Tajikistan.
Minsk is interested in receiving S-400 air defense systems from Russia
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that Minsk is interested in receiving S-400 air defense systems from Russia and is confident that the republic will receive them.
The Turkish company Katmerciler has signed a contract for the supply of BBM "Khizir" to the Armed Forces of Kenya
The Turkish company Katmerciler has signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense of Kenya for the supply of tactical armored vehicles "Hizir" (Hizir) with a 4x4 wheel formula.
The Keldysh Center expressed its readiness to help solve the problems of Starliner
The center noted that they are well aware of the level of development of the American engine industry
The M. V. Keldysh Research Center (part of Roscosmos) is ready to assist Boeing in solving the problems of the Starliner spacecraft. This was announced on Tuesday by the general director of the enterprise, Vladimir Koshlakov, TASS.
An exhibition dedicated to the activities of the Russian Defense Ministry in the Arctic will be shown at the Army-2021 forum
The exhibition dedicated to the military activities of the Russian Federation in the Arctic will be presented for the first time at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021", which will be held in Kubinka in August, Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu said.
Indonesia plans to continue arms purchases at the expense of foreign loans
The Ministry of Finance of Indonesia has given permission to the command of the country's Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defense to receive external loans in the amount of up to $ 5.8 billion in 2021.
"Black Widow" competes with "Lynx"
The German and Korean IFVs came together in a fight within the framework of the Project Land 400 Phase 3 program. The Australian Ministry of Defense showed fire tests of Redback and Lynx combat vehicles.
The newest Belarusian armored personnel carrier Volat V2 will be shown at the Army-2021 forum
The development of the Minsk Wheeled Tractor Plant - Volat V2 - was first demonstrated at the end of June at the 10th International Exhibition of Weapons and Military Equipment MILEX-2021 held in Minsk.
China and Russia are learning to fight together
Joint military exercises with Russia are being held in China. On August 9, the Xinhua news Agency reported that the West exercise began at the PLA training base in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Interaction-2021".
Egypt and Taiwan are negotiating with the United States on the purchase of E-2D Advanced Hawkeye AWACS aircraft
Egypt is negotiating with the United States on the acquisition of E-2D Advanced Hawkeye long-range radar detection and control (AWACS) aircraft of Northrop Grumman Corporation.
How the Chinese Type 59 tank turned into the Al-Zubair 2
The Sudanese ground forces are armed with Soviet, American and Chinese-made tanks, most of which are considered obsolete. In the first decade of the XXI century, attempts were made to start producing their own samples.