Cooperation news

The US State Department has approved the sale of Javelin anti-tank missiles to Georgia. According to TASS, with reference to the Office of the US Department of Defense for Defense Cooperation and Security, the transaction amount will be $ 30 million.

The Russian rocket industry is amazing, said the founder of SpaceX

The founder of SpaceX, Elon Musk, said that he highly appreciates the Russian rocket industry and is studying many designs of rocket engines invented in Russia to create his own power plants.

On August 2, the Egyptian Defense Ministry announced the arrival at the naval base in Alexandria of the fourth and last of the four Type-209/1400mod class NPLs built in Germany.

Ukraine intends to withdraw from the agreement of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on joint activities in the exploration and use of outer space. This is on Wednesday, August 4, follows from the draft decree of the President of the country Vladimir Zelensky.

With the arrival of Vladimir Lepin as general director of the Kalashnikov Concern, the export potential of the enterprise will be fully realized, Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of Russia, told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with the head of Rosatom, Alexey Likhachev, on Wednesday. The President was told that the state corporation's foreign orders continue to grow, despite the pandemic. In addition, this year the company expects to increase revenue for new products by 18%.

The opening ceremony of the international exercise "Indra-2021" was held at the Prudoboy training ground in the Volgograd region, the head of the press service of the Southern Military District Vadim Astafyev told reporters.

The commander of the Second Fleet of the US Navy, Vice Admiral Andrew Lewis, told RIA Novosti that he assesses cooperation with the Russian military as "adequate" and considers its development possible.

Five days of the air show replace months of normal negotiations

Last week, one of the largest aviation salons in the world, MAKS – 2021, took place in Zhukovsky, near Moscow, where JSC "Arzamas Instrument-Making Plant named after P. I. Plandin"presented its stand.

On July 30, 2021, the German Federal Defense Procurement Agency Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) issued contracts to the Swedish group Saab AB for a total of 4.6 billion Swedish kronor (about 450 million euros) for the supply of new electronic weapons for the modernization of four frigates of Project 123 (F123, Brandenburg type) of the German Navy. Deliveries and work, including subsequent technical support, will be carried out from 2021 to 2030.

On August 2, the South Korean company Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) announced the signing of a contract with the command of the Thai Air Force for the supply of two T-50TH Golden Eagle training aircraft.

The German Federal Armament, Information Technology and Maintenance Agency (BAAINBw) has signed a contract with Saab for the supply and integration of new radars and fire control equipment on Brandenburg-class frigates.

According to preliminary data, about 1.5 thousand enterprises will take part in the event

To date, representatives of military departments from 81 countries have expressed a desire to attend the International military-technical forum, which will be held at the end of August in the Moscow region. This was announced on Tuesday by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at a conference call.

On August 2, Schiebel announced the completion of the demonstration of the S-100 Kamkopter helicopter type UAV to the command of the Greek Naval Forces.

Commenting on the Russian-Chinese military exercises, the author emphasizes that the maneuvers are being conducted against the background of the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, which the United States plunged into chaos, leaving to the mercy of fate. In the current situation, Beijing and Moscow need to strengthen unity in the fight against the three forces that threaten the countries of Central Asia — terrorism, extremism and separatism.

The Intellectual Property Rights Court upheld the judicial acts of two lower instances, which recovered about 42 million rubles from the Ukrainian company "Motor Sich "for the illegal use of a series of trademarks"Mi" /Mi.

In preparation for the joint Russian-Chinese exercises "Sibu/Interaction-2021", servicemen of the Eastern Military District of the Russian Federation are trained in the operation of armored vehicles of the People's Liberation Army of China.

The head of NASA, Bill Nelson, during the conference on the operation of the International Space Station (ISS), said that the addition of the Russian module "Science" to the ISS will contribute to the development of cooperation between the Russian Federation and the United States.

Joint combat training events are regularly held between the armed forces of the two countries

The joint activities of the defense departments of Russia and China are characterized by high dynamics of development and expansion of areas of interaction. This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Alexander Fomin during a video conference dedicated to the 94th anniversary of the formation of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA).

South Korea and the United States have not yet decided when and how to hold annual summer military exercises, Yonhap reports, citing the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Korea.