Cooperation news

The US State Department has approved the provision of services to Saudi Arabia for the maintenance of military equipment in the amount of $ 500 million, RIA Novosti reports, citing the US Department of Defense.

The United States, Great Britain and Australia united to protect their interests, and France was indirectly affected. On September 16, the BBC news agency reported that the three states had concluded a historic security pact.

The rockets were sent as part of the international Soyuz project at the Guiana Space Center, which is operated by the European launch services provider Arianespace

Two Soyuz-ST launch vehicles have been sent to St. Petersburg for transportation to the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana. This is stated in the message of the Rocket and Space Center (RCC) "Progress" on Friday.

The first of seven Turkish KC-135R Stratotanker refueling aircraft recently returned to Turkey after the modernization of the crew cabin carried out by Field Aerospace in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma).

There are questions about the contract concluded between the Australian government and the French company Naval Group, which provides for the construction of 12 non-nuclear submarines, says the American edition of The Drive.

The countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) have agreed to develop cooperation in the field of defense, according to a joint declaration adopted at a meeting of the Council of Heads of member States of the organization.

During the closing ceremony of the exercises, the participants of the exercises of the military contingents of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia who showed the best results during the maneuvers were awarded

The military authorities of Russia and Belarus have shown full compatibility of the controls and a high level of interaction at the joint strategic exercises "West-2021". This was reported on Friday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation with reference to the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Sergei Istrakov.

Russia and Italy are preparing a meeting of the foreign and defense ministers of the two countries in the "two plus two" format, the Russian Foreign Ministry reports. According to the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry, on Friday, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko held talks in Moscow with the director of the Department for Political Affairs and Security of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy Pasquale

At the solemn closing of the joint strategic exercise "West-2021" at the Obuz-Lesnovsky training ground in Belarus, T-80UK commander tanks lit up. These machines, known as Object 630A, were produced in limited quantities in Omsk.

Ukraine intends to deliver its national flag to the moon in 2022, Ukroboronprom reported on Friday, September 17.

The United States could start selling the world's first fifth-generation F-22 Raptor fighter to allies like Japan, Israel and Australia, provided that the production of this aircraft is completed for itself, The Drive reports, citing declassified documents.

German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer intends to propose a plan for creating a rapid reaction force for Europe by the end of October. She said this in an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper on September 17.

The US State Department expressed regret over the recall of the French ambassador from Washington

France has recalled its ambassadors from the United States and Australia. The reason was the creation of the AUKUS union (Great Britain-USA-Australia), from which Paris lost the contract with Canberra for the supply of 12 submarines.

Argentina may return to the club of countries that have fighter aircraft in service. September 17, portal dailypakistan.com.pk He reported that the Ministry of Defense of Argentina has included the purchase of fighter jets in the spending plan for 2022.

Nuclear submarines for the Royal Australian Navy (Navy) can be built by reducing the order for Virginia-type submarines of the US Navy, Brian Clark, a researcher at the Hudson Institute, told Breaking Defense.

Australia made a diplomatic mistake by concluding a deal with the United States and the United Kingdom within the framework of the AUKUS alliance to the detriment of the contract for the construction of submarines with France, said the French ambassador to Canberra, Jean-Pierre Tebo, before leaving for Paris for consultations.

Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton said that even before the agreement on the construction of nuclear submarines in Australia in cooperation with the United States and Great Britain, Canberra told Paris about its concerns about the deal on French submarines.

Although Germany has not officially imposed an arms embargo on Turkey, there is an "informal" ban, Turkish Defense Minister Hulsi Akar said in an interview with Sedat Ergin, a columnist for the pro-government newspaper Hürriyet.

The Russian-Belarusian strategic exercises "West-2021", which caused concern among a number of European countries, did not involve a specific enemy, the leadership of the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday denied French accusations that Canberra misled Paris before announcing the cancellation of a joint contract for the construction of nuclear submarines, Western media reported on Sunday.