Cooperation news

Russia and Pakistan are building up the potential of military-technical cooperation, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin said.

The visit of the delegation of the Republic of Maldives to the IX Moscow Conference on International Security is regarded as an intention to develop a political dialogue. This was announced on Wednesday by the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Alexander Fomin. The Russian military commander held a meeting with his Maldivian counterpart Hassan Zamil, Deputy Minister of Defense of the Maldives, within the framework of the forum.

The intensification of contacts with the Ministry of Defense of Qatar is of particular importance, and meetings at the level of defense ministers contribute to strengthening friendly ties, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu believes.

Russia attaches great importance to strengthening ties with Cyprus, sees this country as a historical ally and partner, said Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin.

Soldiers of the elite Preobrazhensky regiment have been sent to Venezuela for a parade dedicated to the Independence Day of this country, the Western Military District said on Wednesday.

The Russian Defense Ministry considers the arrival in Moscow of a military delegation from Saudi Arabia as a confirmation of the country's course to develop cooperation with Russia, said the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday, June 23, held a working meeting with the head of the military department of the Republic of Sudan, Yasin Ibrahim.

The 10th International Naval Salon will open in St. Petersburg on Thursday, but it actually started working the day before. The Expoforum exhibition complex has an exhibition of the latest achievements of the military industry, and in the Gulf of Finland there are samples of ships and ships that Russia is ready to offer to foreign partners within the framework of military - technical cooperation.

The Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Alexander Fomin and the Minister of National Defense of Mauritania Hanan ould Seidi expressed their readiness to begin the earliest practical implementation of the agreement

Deputy Defense Minister of the Russian Federation Colonel-General Alexander Fomin and Minister of National Defense of Mauritania Hanan Ould Seydi signed an agreement on military cooperation between the two countries. This was reported to journalists on Wednesday in the Russian Defense Ministry.

The Navy ships taking part in the X International Naval Salon (MVMS-2021) moored at the berths of the Passenger Port of St. Petersburg, the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reports.

Ukraine and the United Kingdom have agreed on the joint construction of warships and bases for the Ukrainian Naval Forces, the press service of the Defense Ministry of Ukraine reported.

The Eastern Military District (VVO) and the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) have started negotiations on holding joint exercises "West/Interaction-2021" on the territory of the People's Republic of China, the press service of the VVO reports.

Sevmash specialists have completed the modernization of Indian shipyards for the repair and maintenance of the aircraft carrier Vikramaditya, according to the company's annual report for 2020.

The Thai Defense Ministry has placed an order for the delivery of an additional BTA C-295W aircraft from Airbus Defense and Space for the country's Army Command.

The largest contractor of the Pentagon, the American military-industrial corporation Lockheed Martin, offered Ukraine to buy from it the fourth-generation F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters, according to Defense Blog.

Anonymous representatives of the Japanese government on June 19 told national media that Japan is considering abandoning previously announced plans to purchase American long-range anti-ship missiles to equip the F-15 fighter jets of the Air Self-Defense Force.

Austal Limited (Austal) on 18 June announced the delivery of its Austal Australia division to the Australian Ministry of Defence of a Guardian-class patrol boat intended for the Republic of Kiribati.

The United States has begun deploying weapons at a missile defense base being created in northern Poland in Redzikovo, the Missile Defense Agency said.

Elon Musk's company plans to deploy a total of 12 thousand satellites with a total cost of about $10 billion, according to Reuters]

Elon Musk's company SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies) plans to provide wireless Internet around the world by September using the Starlink satellite system. This was reported on Tuesday by Reuters with reference to the president of the American aerospace corporation Gwynne Shotwell.

During a recent meeting between the presidents of Turkey and the United States, it was agreed that the Turkish military will remain in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of NATO troops to ensure the security of the Kabul International Airport. On the sidelines of the Diplomatic Forum in Antalya, the Afghan Foreign Minister made the following statement in this regard.