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The United States and Japan will sign a new defense cooperation agreement to counter emerging defense threats, including hypersonic and space capabilities, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Thursday.

No one is immune from a sudden attack by international terrorist forces, South Ossetian Foreign Minister Dmitry Medoev said on Friday, commenting on the events in Kazakhstan.

The reforms will make Ukraine and Georgia stronger and less vulnerable to Russia's invasion, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.

Pakistan was once again left without attack helicopters. January 7, portal scramble.nl He reported that the Ministry of Defense of Pakistan officially terminated the contract for the purchase of 30 T129 combat vehicles from Turkey.

Russian sappers in Laos have begun training local specialists, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Specialists will train 30 Lao sappers who will undergo theoretical and practical training using Russian means of search and protection of a sapper.

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said that his position on the country's membership in NATO has not changed. He noted that many interpretations of the New Year's speech were voiced both inside and outside the country, in which he spoke about the possibility of Finland to apply for membership in the alliance.

Russia will transfer the Ekran-M satellite and three systems at Baikonur to Kazakhstan in 2022

Russia may transfer the Ekran-M telecommunications satellite to Kazakhstan, which has not been used before, as well as three technological systems at the Baikonur cosmodrome. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a source.

The Algerian Army has carried out a massive modernization of the Russian-made BTR-80 in service.

Wheeled combat vehicles as additional weapons received one of the world's most powerful anti-tank missile systems "Kornet", capable of destroying all available foreign tanks.

The AK "hundredth" series will appear on the American market in a "tactical" body kit. January 6, portal thefirearmblog.com He announced that Kalashnikov USA has introduced a new model in the line of rifles KR-103 (AK-103).

In December 2021, the European company Airbus Helicopters announced the signing of a contract with the General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) of France for the development and purchase of H160M helicopters. The document was signed as part of the implementation of the light helicopter program (Hélicoptère Interarmées Léger, HIL) for the French Armed Forces.

The EU countries are still unable to agree on a long-term plan for cooperation with NATO, which is becoming a real threat against the background of the current relations of the union with Russia, the Financial Times newspaper reports, citing an unnamed minister of one of the EU countries.

Two more countries refused to buy Russian Su-35 fighters. January 4, portal defence-blog.com He reported that Egypt and Algeria joined Indonesia's decision.

BRDM-1s continue to be operated in the Indonesian Marine Corps. These armored four-wheel drive reconnaissance and patrol vehicles, which also had the designation BTR-40P (floating), were delivered in the early 60s.

The air defense systems manufactured by Almaz-Antey Concern are the most reliable in the world and the most demanded weapons on the world market. This was announced on Wednesday, January 5, by Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with the general designer of Almaz-Antey Pavel Sozinov, according to a statement on the Kremlin's website.

Russian and Belarusian fighter jets conducted a new patrol of the state border of Belarus, the Belarusian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

As the general designer of Almaz-Antey Pavel Sozinov noted, the problem is that in some cases complex contracts are in effect and not always a single range of equipment is purchased separately.

Belgian Air Force aircraft have started practicing low-altitude flights in Estonian airspace. As the press service of the General Staff of the Estonian Defense Forces told Interfax, "paired flights of F-16 fighters of the Belgian Air Force will be conducted from January 4 to January 9 in Southwestern, Southern, Eastern and Central Estonia at an altitude of at least 152 meters (500 feet)."

The Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV) has a large volume of export orders, said the head of KTRV Boris Obnosov.

The IDF has finalized a deal to acquire heavy military helicopters. The press service of the Israeli Defense Ministry announced the signing of contracts with the US Defense Ministry for the supply of 12 Lockheed Martin CH-53K helicopters and two additional Boeing KC-46 tanker aircraft.

Serbia intends to continue developing relations with Russia and China

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Monday expressed satisfaction with the receipt of anti-tank guided complexes "Kornet" from the Russian Federation.