Cooperation news
Domestic attack drones will be exported only after they are adopted in the Russian Federation - the head of Rosoboronexport"
Rosoboronexport (part of Rostec) will promote Russian military drones for export only after they are adopted by the Russian army, the head of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev, said.
Czech Republic tests new IFVs to replace Soviet ones
The Czech Republic continues to part with the Soviet past. Yesterday, May 19, the press service of the Czech Defense Ministry announced the "equator" of tests of three models of BMP, claiming to replace the Soviet BMP-2, which were produced under license in Czechoslovakia as BVP-2.
The launch of the Soyuz-2.1 b rocket with OneWeb satellites from Vostochny is scheduled for May 27
The number of the company's satellites in near-Earth space will reach 218, the Arianespace corporation reported.]
The launch of the Soyuz-2.1 b carrier rocket with 36 British OneWeb communications satellites from the Vostochny cosmodrome is scheduled for May 27. This was reported on Thursday in the press service of the French corporation Arianespace.
The Pentagon will allocate $240 million for the construction of military facilities in 20 countries
The United States Army Corps of Engineers plans to explore potential contractors for a project to build military facilities in 20 countries in the Middle East and Central Asia. The corresponding initiative is estimated at $240 million, as reported on Wednesday, May 19.
The United States has issued a permit for the sale of Turkish T129 ATTACK helicopters to the Philippines
The US State Department has issued the necessary documents and licenses to allow the supply of six TAI-produced T129 ATTACK attack helicopters equipped with American LHTEC T800-4A turboshaft engines to the Philippines.
First batch of JLTV BBM delivered to Slovenia
The Slovenian Ministry of Defense announced the delivery to the port of Koper of a batch of new JLTV light armored vehicles purchased in the United States with a 4x4 wheel formula (national designation LKOV – Laki Kolesni Oklepni Vozil).
The Ministry of Defense of Latvia has signed a contract for the purchase of additional self-propelled howitzers M-109A5OE
According to the Latvian media, the Latvian Defense Ministry has signed a contract for the supply of 18 additional 155-mm self-propelled howitzers M-109A5OE from the Austrian Armed Forces. The purchase price exceeds 2 million euros.
Russia will launch the upgraded Ka-52 helicopter on the international market - Rosoboronexport"
Rosoboronexport will promote an upgraded version of the Ka-52 helicopter to the international market, said the head of the company, Alexander Mikheev.
New Russian amphibious armored car "Strela" will be shown for the first time in Africa
The international exhibition Shield Africa 2021 will be held in Ivory Coast from 8 to 10 June
The Strela floating armored vehicle developed by the Russian Military-Industrial Company (MIC) will be presented for the first time at the international arms exhibition Shield Africa 2021, which will open in Abidjan (Ivory Coast) on June 8. This was reported to TASS on Wednesday in the press service of the military-industrial complex.
FCAS: France, Spain and Germany are building a 6th-generation fighter
It took four years for the FCAS partner countries to agree on the construction of the first prototype. Yesterday, May 18, portal defensenews.com he reported that France, Spain and Germany have agreed on the transition of the development of a new generation fighter to levels 1B and 2.
Foreign journalists were shown a Russian military base in the Arctic
"Arctic shamrock" - the second unique residential complex of a closed cycle, built in the interests of the Northern Fleet in the high-latitude areas of the Arctic
Thirty journalists from the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, China, the United States, France and Japan were able to see for the first time the base "Arctic Shamrock" and a demonstration training of calculations of coastal missile systems "Bastion" on Franz Josef Land, reports TASS correspondent.
Italy builds two small submarines for Qatar
As the well-known observer of underwater vehicles and special means H. I. Sutton reports on his resource "Covert Shores", more information is gradually emerging about small submarines being built in Italy for the Qatari navy. It is known that the contract worth 190 million euros provides for the supply of two small submarines to Qatar and the corresponding training of personnel.
Manturov spoke about the high demand for the Mi-28NM helicopter abroad
Foreign customers are showing high interest in the export version of the new Russian Mi-28NM attack helicopter, said Denis Manturov, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.
Gathering of military topographers from six CIS countries for the first time takes place in Yekaterinburg-Central Military District
The training and methodological gathering within the framework of the meeting of the coordinating council of specialists of the military topographic service of the armed forces of the member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) started in Yekaterinburg, the press service of the Central Military District reports on Tuesday.
Raytheon and Kongsberg tested the AMRAAM-ER rocket
Raytheon Missiles and Defense (a division of Raytheon Technologies) has announced the successful launch of the first AMRAAM-ER surface-to-air warhead equipped with an equipped warhead, together with Norway's Kongsberg.
Leonardo Group offers Polish Air Force light combat aircraft M-346FA
The Leonardo Group offers the M-346FA light combat aircraft as a potential replacement for the aging fleet of Su-22 attack aircraft in service with the Polish Air Force.
The armed forces of Egypt received the radar " Ground Master-400"
According to information published on the Twitter page of Egyptian military columnist Mahmoud Gamal, the Egyptian Armed Forces recently received four Ground Master-400 (GM-400) radars manufactured by ThalesRaytheonSystems.
Japan aims for space carriers
Anywhere in the world in less than two hours? In Japan, this is considered quite real in twenty years. On May 17, the Mainichi News Agency reported that the Japanese government and private companies are preparing to develop intercontinental passenger spacecraft.
US military expert: Ukraine's entry into NATO will undermine the alliance's strength
Ukraine's accession to NATO will become an unnecessary burden and reduce the security of existing members of the North Atlantic Alliance. The priorities of the United States should be to avoid an unnecessary war with an enemy with nuclear weapons, and to ensure the prosperity of the Americans.
The ships of the Baltic Fleet will visit Sudan, where it is planned to create a base of the Russian Navy
Ships of the Russian Baltic Fleet will make seven long-distance voyages this year, including to Sudan, where, as reported, a base of the Russian Navy will be established.