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On June 16, a session of the Global Interaction Forum will be held, which will be dedicated to the International Space Station

The prospects for manned space flights and the future of the International Space Station (ISS) will be discussed at the Global Space Exploration Conference GLEX in St. Petersburg. This was reported by TASS Deputy Director of Roscosmos for International Cooperation Sergey Savelyev.

The US Navy has confirmed its plans to decommission the newest patrol boats of the Mark VI project, the oldest of which was purchased by the military six years ago, The Drive reports, citing a budget request for 2022.

Russian helicopters were spotted in Libya during a rehearsal for a military parade of the national army in the city of Benghazi. The video is published by the Telegram channel "Military Observer".

The company said that it had established communication with all 36 satellites put into orbit on the night of May 29

The British company OneWeb will be able to start providing communication services after the next launch of its satellites into low-Earth orbit.

The Afghan Ambassador to Russia, Saeed Tayeb Javad, said that Kabul is ready to buy weapons and military equipment from Moscow if the countries reach an agreement on this issue.

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov called the last meeting of Russian leader Vladimir Putin with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko rich and meaningful.

Russia remains one of the world's top arms exporters. But this does not prevent it from showing interest in Turkish weapons, in particular drones.

In the Black Sea, the joint ship-boat tactical group of the Naval Forces of Ukraine and the United Kingdom conducted a training session in the sea of the "PASSEX"type.

Roscosmos and CNSA announced the signing of a memorandum of cooperation on the creation of an international station in early March

Roscosmos and the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) have invited partners to the International Lunar Science Station (ISS) project and expect to receive a response at the Global Space Exploration Conference GLEX in St. Petersburg. This was reported by TASS Deputy General Director of the State Corporation for International Cooperation Sergey Savelyev.

Military experts note that after a long fascination with wheeled armored vehicles, there is again a significant interest in tracked IFVs in the world. Currently, several countries hold tenders for the selection of such equipment.

[b]The implementation of the Artemis and Lunar Gateway programs "will demonstrate the technical capabilities for a future human mission to Mars," according to an agreement between NASA and the Canadian Space Agency.]

The Canadian astronaut will become a member of the Artemis 2 program of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration( NASA), and Canada will also send a lunar rover to the Moon in the next five years. This was announced on Wednesday on Twitter by the Minister for Innovation, Science and Industry of the country Francois-Philippe Champagne.

On May 24, Philippine Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana announced the purchase of T-129B ATAK helicopters from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) as part of the new attack helicopter delivery program.

Abu Dhabi Shipbuilding (ADSB) announced the conclusion of a contract with the Ministry of Defense and the command of the UAE Navy worth 3.5 billion dirhams (about 952.8 million dollars) for the construction of four patrol ships of the Falaj-3 class (Falaj-3).

Indian defense exports in the 2020-2021 fiscal year have shown sufficient stability: the decline in the volume of exports of VIVT was insignificant during the most acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, as evidenced by recently updated data from the Ministry of Defense of the country.

The American company SpaceX has conducted 100 successful launches of the Falcon 9 heavy rocket in a row, according to Ars Technica. The publication notes that the last launch of the carrier took place on May 26, when the Starlink satellites were delivered to Earth orbit.

According to the MBDA group, the UK Ministry of Defense has signed a contract for the purchase of Sea Ceptor air defense systems, which will provide air defense for the new Type-31 class frigates of the country's Navy.

Upgraded small-sized automatic CP.The 3M is designed to hit targets protected by personal armor protection equipment, as well as unarmored equipment, the Rostec press service reported.

The joint communique adopted following the meeting of the Defense Ministers of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia in Siauliai (Lithuania) on May 21, 2021, among other things, contained a provision on studying the possibility of joint acquisition of multiple Launch Rocket Systems by the three countries in the period after 2025.

The Chinese side three times refused to accept a phone call from the head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, who, in violation of protocol, requested a conversation not with the Minister of Defense, but with a higher-ranking official. This was reported on May 26 by the South China Morning Post, citing military sources.

Airbus has announced the delivery of the 100th BTA A-400M Atlas aircraft to the customer. The aircraft, designated MSN111, was transferred to the Spanish Air Force Command. It was the tenth A400M delivered by Airbus to this country.