Cooperation news

According to Jane's Defense Weekly, the Indian Air Force's modernization program of 51 Mirage-2000N multirole fighters to the Mirage-2000-5 standard is almost three years behind the originally agreed schedule.

Rosoboronexport will present weapons and equipment for law enforcement agencies at the Interpoltech-2021 exhibition, and will hold talks with foreign delegations, the company said on Tuesday.

The Defense Minister noted that Russia and Iran are actively countering international terrorism on the territory of Syria

Russia is ready to support the dynamic and multifaceted nature of military cooperation with Iran. This was stated by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday in Moscow during a meeting with the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Iran Mohammad Hossein Bagheri.

By suspending the work of the permanent mission of the Russian Federation to NATO, Moscow de jure formalized the actual state of relations with the Alliance, the decision was necessary and inevitable, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

Moscow believes that NATO should take the first step to normalize relations with Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. "Yes, we proceed from this because we have never started the deterioration of our relations with either NATO or the EU," he told reporters on Tuesday.

The Ukrainian main battle tank BM "Oplot", which the Pentagon ordered in 2018, went to the United States. The car was prepared for shipment at the Malyshev Plant. This is reported by Defense Express.

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is conducting maneuvers in Tajikistan on October 18-23, taking into account possible negative scenarios for the development of the situation in Afghanistan, said Anatoly Sidorov, chief of the CSTO joint staff.

The joint exercises of the Russian Navy and the Naval Forces of the People's Republic of China "Maritime Cooperation-2021" have ended in the Sea of Japan, the press service of the Pacific Fleet reports.

Washington is ready to help Georgia strengthen its defense capability, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said. "The United States is committed to helping Georgia strengthen its defense capabilities and advance its Euro-Atlantic integration," Austin tweeted.

The Corporation hopes for an order from the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

The Checkmate light single-engine fighter of the fifth generation is planned to be demonstrated to potential customers at exhibitions abroad, said the head of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Yuri Slyusar.

Turkey may purchase Russian Su-35 and Su-57 fighters if the US freezes the sale of F-16s after the F-35. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by the head of the Department of Defense Industry of Turkey Ismail Demir.

According to the Philippine news agency PNA, on October 13, the acceptance ceremony of the next batch of multi-purpose S-70i Black Hawk helicopters took place at the Clark Air Force Base in Pampanga.

Turkey can buy Russian Su-35 and Su-57 fighters instead of American F-16s. This was stated by the head of the Turkish Defense Industry Department Ismail Demir. His statement is reported by RIA Novosti.

The CSTO forces have started three special exercises in Tajikistan, the joint press center of maneuvers reported.

Reuters reported, citing four informed sources, that Turkey is expanding the export of armed UAVs after their successful use in international conflicts, having concluded new agreements with Morocco and Ethiopia.

The South Korean company Hyundai Rotem with the main battle tank K2 "Black Panther" will take part in the tender of the Norwegian Ministry of Defense, which provides for the replacement of the existing fleet of the Leopard-2A4NO MBT.

On October 14, the Chief of Staff (Commander) of the Pakistan Army, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, visited the Air Defense Center in Karachi, where he attended the ceremony of adopting the Chinese-made HQ-9/P SAM.

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed the law on ratification of the agreement on the joint (unified) communication system of the armed forces of the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the press service of the head of state reported.

The US Secretary of Defense will visit these countries before traveling to Brussels for a meeting of NATO defense ministers. The Pentagon considers the trip a clear signal to Moscow, the author points out that the United States and its allies firmly support the sovereignty of Ukraine and Georgia in the face of "Russian provocations." But the real provocation is this trip itself.

Russian-Iranian cooperation continues to develop consistently. Despite the difficult situation due to the coronavirus pandemic, contacts remain quite intense, Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov said on Monday, October 18, at talks in Moscow with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Hossein Bagheri.