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Vladimir Putin instructed to sign an agreement with Tajikistan on the creation of a unified regional air defense system
Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed to sign an agreement with Tajikistan on the creation of a unified regional air defense system.
Erdogan criticized Biden for supplying weapons to Israel
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has criticized his American counterpart Joe Biden for selling $735 million worth of precision weapons to Israel. He said this on May 17 during a press conference in Ankara, broadcast on the politician's Twitter.
US will ensure Israel's military superiority-Pentagon
The United States believes that in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Israel has the right to self-defense, will ensure its military superiority.
A detachment of ships of the Pacific Fleet completed a visit to Singapore
A detachment of ships of the Pacific Fleet completed a visit to Singapore, where it arrived on May 11, the press service of the Pacific Fleet reports.
Canada intends to purchase Aegis ship-based weapons control systems in the United States – DSCA
The US State Department has approved a potential supply to Canada under the Foreign Military Sales program of the Aegis multifunctional Weapon Control System (Aegis) and related equipment.
Major NATO exercise begins in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The military leadership of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and representatives of the US Embassy on Friday will solemnly welcome the participants of the stage of the largest NATO exercise Defender Europe 21, the Ministry of Defense of the country said.
The Philippine Navy prefers to receive from the United States patrol ships of the "Cyclone" class instead of the proposed " Hamilton"
The Philippine Navy prefers to purchase the recently decommissioned US Coast Guard Cyclone-class coastal patrol ships instead of the additional Hamilton-class boats.
Russia has delivered a batch of underwater pistols and submachine guns abroad
The weapons are intended for special purpose units
Rosoboronexport of the Rostec State Corporation has completed the delivery of 4.5 mm special underwater pistols SPP-1M and special underwater submachine guns APS caliber 5.66 mm to a foreign partner. This was reported on Friday to journalists in the press service of Rostec.
Chinese J-10 lost Russian engines
The fourth-generation J-10C multirole fighters, equipped with local WS-10B Taihang engines instead of the Russian AL-31F series, began to enter service with the People's Liberation Army Air Force, the Defense News publication reports, commenting on the pictures of the aircraft with the new power unit that appeared on the network.
Google to help deploy Elon Musk's satellite Internet
Google has agreed with SpaceX to use the Starlink satellite Internet. This is reported by The Verge. Elon Musk's company will provide access to satellite Internet for corporate customers of the Google Cloud service.
Poland and Germany have united the QRA airspace
German fighters will be able to "invade" the territory of Poland in case of danger, and vice versa. May 14, portal janes.com reported that Germany and Poland have agreed to allow combat aircraft to cross their national borders in the event of a Quick Reaction Alert (QRA).
Pacific Fleet Tanker to restock in Vietnam
The large sea tanker of the Pacific Fleet (TOF) "Boris Butoma" has entered the port of Cam Ranh (Vietnam), the navy said on Saturday.
Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems handed over the second Saar-6-class corvette to the Israeli Navy"
On May 4, Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems announced the official handover ceremony of the second (of the four ordered) URO corvette of the Saar-6 class, the Oz, to the Israeli Navy command.
Chinese "Dragons" will fly on domestic engines
Chinese jet engines have reached the level when they began to be installed on single-engine fighters. May 11 portal defensenews.com He reported that the first production Chengdu J-10 fighters with locally produced engines entered service with the PLA Air Force.
Philippines Ground Forces to buy 90 GAZ "Sadko NEXT" vehicles"
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines has published a" Notice of Order "(NOA – Notice of Award) for the supply of 90 light trucks GAZ" Sadko NEXT " produced by the Gorky Automobile Plant (GAZ Group, Nizhny Novgorod).
Russia will deliver space tourists from Japan to the ISS
Japanese billionaire entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano will travel to the International Space Station (ISS) on the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft in December 2021. This was announced on Thursday, May 13, by the company Space Adventures.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine received Oncilla armored vehicles
As reported by the Ukrainian media, on May 12, 2021, on the territory of the enterprise of the Ukrainian LLC "Scientific and Production Company" VK Sistema " in Vasylkiv (Kiev region) the transfer of a batch of nine Oncilla 4X4 L2014-UD wheeled armored vehicles assembled by the NPK to the armed forces of Ukraine took place "VK Sistema " from machine kits made by the Polish company Mista Sp. zoo.
American "wheeled tanks" M1128 based on Stryker will be removed from service
The M1128 combat vehicles in service with the US ground forces, created on the platform of the Stryker armored personnel carriers, are going to be completely written off by the end of next year.
Judging by the reports that appeared on the Network, despite many years of operation in specialized brigades, they did not manage to solve a number of design problems, for example, with an automated gun loading system. It not only has a relatively small ammunition supply (only 18 shells), but also constantly fails.
Russia insists on the procedure for using the Northern Sea Route under special conditions
The commander of the Northern Fleet, Admiral Alexander Moiseev, noted that the Northern Sea Route almost everywhere runs either in Russian territorial waters or in the economic zone of the country
Russia insists on using the Northern Sea Route to its advantage, as it runs through Russian territory. This was announced by the commander of the Northern Fleet, Admiral Alexander Moiseev, at a briefing for Russian and foreign journalists on the nuclear missile cruiser "Peter the Great".
The commander of the Northern Fleet pointed to the role of Norway as a US foothold in the Arctic
The United States sees Norway as a major foothold in the Arctic. This was announced on Thursday, May 13, by the commander of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Federation, Admiral Alexander Moiseev.