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On December 30, the Israeli Defense Ministry signed a letter with an offer to purchase 12 CH-53K King Stallion heavy transport helicopters for the country's Air Force.

Ilya Samarin, General Director of the Baltic Shipbuilding Plant, said that the sixth building of Project 11356 is currently mothballed and is located in the water area of the enterprise

The final decision on the fate of the sixth frigate of Project 11356 built by the Baltic Shipbuilding Plant "Yantar" (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) has not yet been made. This was stated to TASS by the general director of the PSZ Ilya Samarin.

A new arms race is brewing in North Africa: Morocco and Algeria almost simultaneously expressed their intention to purchase fifth-generation fighters.

In 1991, the German company Jung Jungenthal produced a prototype of the upgraded T-55 medium tank. According to this option, it was supposed to improve combat vehicles of this type, which are in service with the Egyptian ground forces.

The Ministry of Budget and Management of the Philippines has issued a special order on the allocation of funds (SARO) for the purchase of 32 additional Polish-made S-70i Black Hawk multipurpose helicopters for the country's Air Force as part of the second stage of the Philippine Armed Forces Modernization Program.

An unusual road user - a BLT-72 tank bridge-laying machine on the T-72M1 Ajeya chassis - was filmed in India. A heavy engineering vehicle drove along one of the streets of the city of Avadi, where the production of such equipment is carried out. Judging by the fact that its passage did not cause much excitement, the locals have long been accustomed to this.

According to the International Federation of Robotics IFR, the cumulative average annual growth rate of the industrial robot market in the period 2015-2020 in Russia was 22%. TASS writes about this.

The United States and Japan will sign a new defense cooperation agreement to counter emerging defense threats, including hypersonic and space capabilities, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Thursday.

No one is immune from a sudden attack by international terrorist forces, South Ossetian Foreign Minister Dmitry Medoev said on Friday, commenting on the events in Kazakhstan.

The reforms will make Ukraine and Georgia stronger and less vulnerable to Russia's invasion, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.

Pakistan was once again left without attack helicopters. January 7, portal scramble.nl He reported that the Ministry of Defense of Pakistan officially terminated the contract for the purchase of 30 T129 combat vehicles from Turkey.

Russian sappers in Laos have begun training local specialists, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Specialists will train 30 Lao sappers who will undergo theoretical and practical training using Russian means of search and protection of a sapper.

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said that his position on the country's membership in NATO has not changed. He noted that many interpretations of the New Year's speech were voiced both inside and outside the country, in which he spoke about the possibility of Finland to apply for membership in the alliance.

Russia will transfer the Ekran-M satellite and three systems at Baikonur to Kazakhstan in 2022

Russia may transfer the Ekran-M telecommunications satellite to Kazakhstan, which has not been used before, as well as three technological systems at the Baikonur cosmodrome. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a source.

The Algerian Army has carried out a massive modernization of the Russian-made BTR-80 in service.

Wheeled combat vehicles as additional weapons received one of the world's most powerful anti-tank missile systems "Kornet", capable of destroying all available foreign tanks.

The AK "hundredth" series will appear on the American market in a "tactical" body kit. January 6, portal thefirearmblog.com He announced that Kalashnikov USA has introduced a new model in the line of rifles KR-103 (AK-103).

In December 2021, the European company Airbus Helicopters announced the signing of a contract with the General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) of France for the development and purchase of H160M helicopters. The document was signed as part of the implementation of the light helicopter program (Hélicoptère Interarmées Léger, HIL) for the French Armed Forces.

The EU countries are still unable to agree on a long-term plan for cooperation with NATO, which is becoming a real threat against the background of the current relations of the union with Russia, the Financial Times newspaper reports, citing an unnamed minister of one of the EU countries.

Two more countries refused to buy Russian Su-35 fighters. January 4, portal defence-blog.com He reported that Egypt and Algeria joined Indonesia's decision.

BRDM-1s continue to be operated in the Indonesian Marine Corps. These armored four-wheel drive reconnaissance and patrol vehicles, which also had the designation BTR-40P (floating), were delivered in the early 60s.