Cooperation news

Russia will supply Belarus with dozens of planes, helicopters, air defense systems (air defense) and, possibly, S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs). This was stated by Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko on September 1.

The Kronstadt company has signed export contracts for the supply of attack drones to countries of the far and near abroad, deliveries will begin next year, the press service of the enterprise reported on Tuesday.

The Turkish Aviation Association and Ukrspetsexport Group of Companies signed an agreement on joint maintenance and repair of Mi-17 helicopters during the IDEF-2021 exhibition.

According to Lockheed Martin, officials from the United States and the Netherlands recently signed a contract for the supply of the PAC-3 MSE (Missile Segment Enhancement) and related auxiliary equipment to the Dutch Armed Forces.

Its activities will reduce the" entry threshold " of private players to the space activity market

The Commercial Space Center began operating on the basis of the Samara National Research University. Academician S. P. Korolev from September 1. This was reported in the press service of the university.

Foreigners were interested in the Azart communication systems produced by the Russian manufacturer, including the export version of the R-187-P1E portable radio station and the R-187BE portable radio station.

According to the press service of the NGO "Angstrom", which developed the radio stations, among those who wanted to get acquainted with the characteristics of various types of" Excitement " and the conditions for their purchase were both our CSTO allies from Armenia and Belarus, as well as representatives of the military departments of countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America: Myanmar, Sudan, Uganda, Iran, Cuba, Mali, Pakistan, Burkina Faso.

On September 1, 2021, the Airbus Group announced the conclusion of a contract for the supply of two A400M turboprop four-engine military transport aircraft to the armed forces of Kazakhstan. The first of them should be delivered in 2024.

The revenue from the export of weapons and the production of civilian products allows Rostec to cover losses from low profitability when fulfilling the state defense order, said the head of the state corporation Sergey Chemezov.

FAR EAST-The joint Russian-Mongolian military exercise "Selenga-2021" will be held from September 20 to October 5 at one of the military training grounds in Mongolia, the press service of the Eastern Military District (VVO) reported on Tuesday.

During the training, the servicemen will work out the transition to the collective rapid reaction forces, as well as the preparation and conduct of reconnaissance and search operations in isolation from the main forces.

The rocket was presented during the forum "Army-2021"

The military-industrial complex of India has adapted the latest Astra air-to-air missile to the Su-30MKI fighter. This was announced to TASS by Narendra Kumar Aria, director of the public relations department of the main Indian developer of military equipment of the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO).

Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia (part of Roscosmos) He wants to take an example from the American company SpaceX, headed by engineer and businessman Elon Musk, the general designer of the enterprise Vladimir Solovyov told RIA Novosti.

The ships of Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Kazakhstan will hold joint naval exercises in the Caspian Sea in early September, after the completion of the Sea Cup competition, the head of the Russian delegation of the Deputy Commander of the Caspian Flotilla, Rear Admiral Sergei Ekimov, told reporters on Tuesday.

The leadership of the Iraqi Defense Ministry has expressed interest in buying reconnaissance and attack UAVs, helicopters and other Turkish-made military equipment.

The tasks of engineering support in the preparation of combat operations are worked out at a joint tactical exercise by units of the armed forces of Belarus and Russia. It began on Tuesday at the 230th combined arms training ground Obuz-Lesnovsky, seventeen kilometers from Baranovichi, the military department of the Republic of Belarus informs.

Currently, the forces and means of the CIS joint air defense system include 19 aviation units

The agreement on the creation of a joint regional air defense system (air defense) of Russia and Tajikistan is undergoing the ratification procedure, similar projects are being discussed with Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Armenia. This was stated on Tuesday following a meeting of the Coordinating Committee on Air Defense Issues under the Council of Defense Ministers of the CIS countries, Deputy Chairman of the Coordinating Committee, Colonel-General Yuri Grekhov.

A group of firefighting aircraft of the VKS of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, which helped the Greeks fight catastrophic forest fires for 21 days, has completed its task and left Greece. It consisted of two Il-76 aircraft and two Mi-8 helicopters.

Delegations from 20 countries showed interest in the supply of Russian Orion-E attack drones at the Army-2021 International Military-Technical Forum, the Kronstadt company told reporters.

The Ukrainian state Enterprise "Antonov" has signed an agreement with the Chinese company Chongqing Kingsley Aeronautical Material Technology Co., LTD for the supply of titanium semi-finished products. The materials obtained can be used in the assembly of An-178 aircraft, Defense Express reports.

According to the office of the Ukrainian President, Bill Nelson has accepted an invitation to visit Ukraine

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, who is on a working visit to the United States, discussed joint projects in the field of space with the head of the American National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Bill Nelson. This was announced on Tuesday by the office of the head of the Ukrainian state.