Cooperation news
Azerbaijani and Turkish militaries to hold regular exercises in Nakhichevan
The armed forces of Azerbaijan and Turkey will hold joint military exercises "Unbreakable Brotherhood" in Nakhichevan on October 5-8, Turkish media reported with reference to the representative of the Turkish Ministry of National Defense for Press Relations Pynar Karu.
Roscosmos may sign a memorandum of understanding on cooperation with Pakistan
Work is underway with foreign partners on this issue, the state corporation's report notes
ROSCOSMOS State Corporation is coordinating a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field of peaceful space with Pakistan. This is stated in the Roscosmos annual report for 2020.
Roscosmos has prepared a draft agreement on sending a Saudi cosmonaut to the ISS
In addition, Roscosmos is considering the possibility of cooperation with Saudi Arabia in terms of conducting space research and experiments on board the ISS
A draft agreement has been prepared on the start of work on the preparation of an astronaut from Saudi Arabia for a flight to the International Space Station. This is stated in the annual report for 2020 of the state corporation "Roscosmos".
Roscosmos lost up to 25 billion rubles in revenue from foreign contracts due to the pandemic
The state Corporation lost 1 billion rubles of net profit
Roscosmos lost about 25 billion rubles of revenue and 1 billion rubles of net profit on foreign contracts due to the pandemic, according to the report of the state corporation for 2020.
Russia and India will place stations of navigation systems on a mutual basis
Russia and India will host stations of ground navigation systems on a mutual basis. This was announced on Thursday, September 30, according to the ROSCOSMOS report.
Ryabkov: American colleagues are wishful thinking about the use of Russian bases in Central Asia
Russia's position on the unacceptability of the possible US use of Russian military bases in Central Asia has not changed, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Thursday.
Roscosmos did not fulfill part of the state programs in 2020 due to the pandemic and sanctions
Some of the launches under the GLONASS subprogram were not carried out due to the lack of operational necessity "due to the reliability of the devices that continue to function beyond the established period of active existence," the state corporation noted.
At the exercises of the special forces of Russia and Pakistan, the latest robots were used for mine clearance
Military engineers of the Southern Military District also conducted classes on the electrical method of exploding structures
The military of the Russian Federation and Pakistan, during the joint exercise "Friendship-2021" at the Krasnodar Territory training ground, used the latest robotic complex "URAN-6" to mine objects. This was reported in the press service of the Southern Military District (SE).
T-72BA tanks transferred to Kazakhstan
Modernization of T-72B tanks to the level of T-72BA was carried out at the Uralvagonzavod enterprise in 1998-2005. Among other things, the updated tanks received a new caterpillar with a parallel rubber-metal hinge (RMSh) from the T-90 tank, which is seriously different from the previous one.
The acquisition of the S-400 air defense system from Russia was a forced measure - Erodogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the acquisition of S-400 air defense systems from Russia was due to the refusal of the United States to supply it with Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs).
The United States is negotiating with countries bordering Afghanistan on the use of their military facilities, including Russian bases - Mass media
The United States is negotiating with countries bordering Afghanistan on the use of their military facilities, including Russian military bases, for counterterrorism operations, Politico reports, citing U.S. senators.
US and Chinese military representatives openly discussed a number of issues of mutual interest - Pentagon
US Assistant Secretary of Defense for China Affairs Michael Chase and Deputy Head of the Office for International Military Cooperation of the Central Military Council of the People's Republic of China Huang Xueping held another round of talks on defense policy in a videoconference format on September 28-29, the Pentagon said.
Czech Republic acquired Israeli SPYDER anti-aircraft missile systems
On September 27, 2021, Czech Defense Minister Lubomir Metnar officially announced the conclusion of an agreement with the Government of Israel on the acquisition of four batteries of SPYDER SR short- and medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems manufactured by the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems for the Czech armed forces.
At the dRuzhba-2021 exercise, special forces from Pakistan studied the use of the URAN-6 mine clearance RTC
For the first time, the newest robotic complex "URAN-6" was used at the dRuzhba exercise, which overcame mine-explosive barriers and cleared various objects.
MiG Corporation prematurely completed the contract for the supply of components for MiG-29 fighters of the Bulgarian Air Force
RSC MiG (part of PJSC UAC of Rostec State Corporation) has prematurely completed the execution of contracts for the supply of components necessary to maintain the serviceability of the fleet of MiG-29 aircraft of the Bulgarian Air Force.
A Turkish company will build a Bayraktar UAV maintenance center near Kiev
In the presence of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a memorandum of cooperation was signed in Kiev on September 29 between the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the Turkish company Bayraktar Savunma.
Putin and Erdogan discussed the prospects of the military-technical cooperation, including the S-400
Russian and Turkish Presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the continuation of cooperation between the two countries in the field of military-technical cooperation, including the possibility of expanding cooperation on the S-400 and other areas, the press secretary of the head of the Russian state Dmitry Peskov said.
Production of the bUshmaster BBM for the New Zealand Armed Forces has begun
The Ministry of Defense of New Zealand announced the start of production of armored vehicles "Bushmaster" for the Armed Forces of the country at the company Thales Australia in Bendigo (pcs.Victoria, Australia).
sHvabe to send optical sights to Italy
The Novosibirsk Instrument-Making Plant (refinery) of the sHvabe holding has supplied optical sights of various modifications to the Krasnoyarsk Territory, as well as to the Altai Republic, and products for Italian partners are being prepared for shipment.
Belarus received the first batch of Russian BTR-82A
The Belarusian army on Thursday received the first batch of Russian-made BTR-82A.
According to the military news agency "vAyar", the equipment arrived at the Ozerishche railway station, where it was unloaded.
