Cooperation news

The issue of the possibility of deploying Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems in Belarus will be decided from the point of view of expediency within the framework of ensuring the security of the two countries. This was announced on September 13 at a briefing by the press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov.

Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant "Kupol", which produces the world-famous short-range anti-aircraft missile systems of the Tor-M2 family, is conducting a number of projects to create complex cooling systems, including for nuclear power plants, as part of diversification, said Alexander Vedrov, Deputy General Director of the Almaz-Antey Concern for production and technological policy.

The topic of military-technical cooperation is constantly present in the course of Russian-Belarusian contacts at the highest level, the Kremlin representative noted

Russia and Belarus will continue to develop military-technical cooperation (MTC) and the practice of conducting joint military exercises, Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, told reporters on Monday.

NASA management expects to extend the operation of the International Space Station (ISS) for at least 10 years. This was stated on September 13 during the international Gagarin Conference by the head of the NASA manned flight program, Kathy Luders.

The early market for hydrogen in transport is limited by the appearance of infrastructure and will last for another 5-7 years, Mikhail Nenyukov, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board and Chief Operating Officer of RUSNANO Group, said during the panel session "Digital and Green Transport: development trends and agglomeration aspect" at the 16th International Commercial Vehicle Exhibition COMTRANS 2021.

On August 22-28, the seventh International Military-Technical Forum "ARMY-2021" and the Army International Games – 2021 were held in the military-patriotic park "Patriot".

Iran may join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the beginning of the procedure for including the country in the organization will be announced at the upcoming SCO summit, the Kommersant newspaper reports.

In the current century, it is planned to deploy 13 permanent air bases in Europe with 450 fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighters, follows from the presentation of the American corporation Lockheed Martin, presented at the 27th international exhibition MSPO 2021. The corresponding slide was posted on Twitter by the user @Maciej_Szopa.

At the Baranovichi airfield in the Brest region of Belarus, as part of the creation of a training and combat center for joint training of the Russian Aerospace Forces and the Belarusian Air Force and air defense forces, the crews of Russian Su-30SM fighters took up joint combat duty to protect the air borders of the Union State. This was announced on Friday, September 10, according to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

During the operational-tactical exercise of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus with live firing, held at the Ashuluk training ground in the Astrakhan region, another successful test of three radars developed by one of the enterprises of the Belarusian defense industry was conducted.

Russia and the United States are moving away from a close partnership on the International Space Station (ISS), Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin admitted in an interview with RIA Novosti.

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that Kiev has not received a direct position from Washington on the country's accession to NATO, but Ukraine can rely on the United States.

As several anonymous sources told Defense News, the command of the Indonesian Air Force without publicity signed a contract with Lockheed Martin Corporation for the purchase of BTA C-130J "Super Hercules" aircraft.

The strategic command and staff military exercises of a defensive nature "United Efforts-2021" will be held from September 22 to 30 at all the main military training grounds of Ukraine, as well as in the waters of the Black and Azov Seas, the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armed forces Valery Zaluzhny said.

NATO is closely monitoring the strategic Russian-Belarusian exercises "West-2021" and calls on Moscow and Minsk to act transparently and predictably.

This is stated in a statement by the official representative of the alliance, Oana Lungescu, for the German media group Funke.

According to the Taiwan News resource, the United States will supply Taiwan with the first 155-mm tracked self-propelled howitzers M-109A6 "Paladin" in 2023.

India is updating its fleet of military transport aircraft. September 9, portal defenseworld.net He reported that the Security Committee of the Cabinet of Ministers of India approved the purchase of 56 C-295MW aircraft.

US Defense Ministers Lloyd Austin and Philippine Dolphin Lorenzana during a meeting in Washington confirmed the strength of the alliance of the two countries and their commitment to creating an even stronger foundation for future cooperation, the Pentagon said.

During the meeting held by the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine-Minister for Strategic Industries Oleg Urusky with the participation of the head of the State Space Agency of Ukraine (SCAU) Vladimir Taftay, held at the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau (KB), it was confirmed that work on the Sich — 2-30 Earth remote sensing satellite is proceeding in accordance with the previously approved schedule, Defense Express reports.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has handed over a batch of combat reconnaissance vehicles (BRDM) to the armed forces of Tajikistan, the Russian military department reported on Saturday.