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Adventures of the "Turk" in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has completed a full test cycle of the Turkish ARMA 8×8 armored personnel carrier. The OTOKAR company indicates that they were successful. Whether purchases will follow this is still unknown.
Active protection from Israel was installed on the K2NO Black Panther tank
The South Korean main tank K2NO Black Panther for testing in Norway received the Israeli active protection complex Trophy.
A combat vehicle in camouflage typical for the army of this Northern European country was recently photographed during transportation on a trawl. It is expected that it will be demonstrated at the 13th Seoul Aerospace and Defense Exhibition. The work of the international forum will begin on October 19.
Updated self-propelled howitzers "Acacia" entered the Belarusian army from Russia
The updated self-propelled howitzers "Acacia" were delivered to the Belarusian army from Russia, after major repairs, modern communications equipment, as well as chemical reconnaissance and night vision devices were installed on them, the press service of the defense ministry reports.
Russian military in Abkhazia practiced the fight against drones against the background of NATO exercises
The main events of the final inspection of the troops will be held in 14 subjects of the Russian Federation, as well as at the military bases of the Southern Military District in Abkhazia, Armenia and South Ossetia
The units of the Russian military base in Abkhazia have worked out the fight against the drones of a conditional enemy, the press service of the Southern Military District (SE) reported.
Special forces of the Armed Forces of Pakistan tested the latest Russian weapons
The latest small arms of the Russian army were tested by special forces soldiers of the armed forces of Pakistan during the joint Russian-Pakistani exercise "Friendship-2021" at the Molkino training ground in the Krasnodar Territory, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.
The US supplied MD-530 helicopters to the Lebanese Armed Forces
On October 6, the Lebanese Armed Forces Command announced the arrival at the Beirut Air Base of six MD-530F+ light reconnaissance and attack helicopters manufactured by MD Helicopters Inc, donated by the US government.
The head of the NATO Military Committee noted the strengthening of partnership between the alliance and Georgia
NATO and Georgia are bound by a unique partnership, which has been further strengthened over time, Admiral Robert Bauer, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, who is in Tbilisi on a visit, said on Friday after a meeting with Georgian Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze.
Taiwan plans to allocate an additional $9 billion for defense over the next 5 years
Taiwan plans to allocate an additional $9 billion as a special allowance to finance defense projects over the next five years.
The defense budget of the Netherlands in 2022 will amount to 12.4 billion. euro
The Ministry of Finance of the Netherlands has presented the country's state budget for 2022, according to which 12.4 billion rubles have been allocated for defense. euro ($14.26 billion). According to Jane's Defense Weekly, this represents a nominal increase of 6.56% and a real increase of 5.4% compared to last year's draft budget.
The Kremlin expressed interest in thawing relations with the EU
The Kremlin said it was interested in resuming close relations with the European Union. "The Russian principle of relations with Brussels is quite simple: we are interested in thawing these relations. We were not the initiator of the curtailment of the work and are interested in defrosting," said Russian Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov.
The Defense Ministry told why Russia did not invite NATO observers to the "West-2021"
According to Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin, Moscow did this out of the principle of reciprocity
Russia did not invite military attaches of NATO countries to the main draw of practical actions of the strategic Russian-Belarusian exercise "WEST-2021" at the Mulino training ground on the principle of reciprocity, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin said on Friday.
The command of the Brazilian ILC intends to purchase additional amphibious armored vehicles AAV-7A1
The command of the Brazilian ILC intends to purchase an additional three amphibious tracked armored vehicles AAV-7A1 RAM/RS developed by BAE Systems from the US Marine Corps.
The Americans sold aircraft carriers at the lowest price
The American Navy has parted with the last non-nuclear aircraft carriers. October 7, portal thedrive.com He reported that the US Navy sold the ships USS Kitty Hawk and USS John F. Kennedy.
The Pakistani special forces got acquainted with our weapons and fired from the BTR-82A
At the Russian-Pakistani dRuzhba-2021 exercise taking place in the Krasnodar Territory, the guests were given the opportunity to test the combat effectiveness of our small arms and the firepower of BTR-82A armored personnel carriers.
Turkish official: Ankara does not intend to give up because of the US position on the S-400
The American newspaper Defense News discussed with one of the high-ranking Turkish officials the specifics of relations between Moscow and Ankara.
Two threats to the Russian segment of the ISS due to sanctions have been named
Problems with the supply of components due to sanctions and the closure of industrial enterprises in Ukraine may become a threat to the Russian segment (RS) of the International Space Station (ISS), experts of the rocket and space corporation Energia believe. They presented their arguments in an article published in the scientific journal "Space Engineering and Technology".
Experts: Western sanctions have complicated the replacement of components in the Russian segment of the ISS
The rocket and space corporation Energia called one of the main problems the termination of the release of the element base, which existed during the development of the first modules of the Russian segment of the station.
The Uzbek authorities sent 1,466 migrant workers to the construction of the cosmodrome in the Russian Federation
The Agency for External Labor Migration of the country clarified that, according to the applications of Russian departments and companies, a total of 5 thousand workers are planned to be sent to the construction sites of Vostochny
Agency for External Labor Migration (AUTM) Uzbekistan, with the participation of specialized Russian companies, has already sent 1,466 Uzbek citizens to the Russian Federation, who will take part in the construction of infrastructure facilities at the Vostochny cosmodrome. This was reported to the TASS correspondent on Saturday by the press secretary of the AUTM Ortikhuzha Norov.
Turkey has requested a large batch of fighter jets from the United States
Turkey intends to replenish and upgrade its fleet of F-16 fighters. Yesterday, on October 8, the Reuters news agency reported that Turkey had asked the United States for 40 new fighter jets.
Engineering special forces showed themselves at the Russian-Pakistani exercises
The Russian-Pakistani dRuzhba-2021 exercise has ended in the south of the Russian Federation.
A joint exercise of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and military personnel of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan has ended in the Krasnodar Territory at the Molkino training ground, the press service of the Southern Military District reports. The
maneuvers took place from September 28 to October 9.