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Arab Tawazun to order 200 Russian light helicopters and Chemezov drones
The UAE Defense and Security Development Fund Tawazun plans to order 200 light helicopters and drones of its development after joining the capital of the Russian design bureau BP-Technologies, the head of Rostec, Sergey Chemezov, told reporters.
Instructors of the British Navy will train Ukrainian sailors on the ships of the British Navy
The command of the Ukrainian Navy discussed with representatives of the headquarters of Operation ORBITAL (Great Britain) the provision of training assistance and the main areas of cooperation.
AK-19 and Kord in Abu Dhabi: Rosoboronexport will talk about new Russian small arms at IDEX 2021
As part of the International Defense Exhibition IDEX 2021 in Abu Dhabi, on February 23, Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation) will hold a public presentation of "New Russian-made Small Arms" at its stand in Hall 12.
Pakistan has signed contracts for the purchase of Russian weapons
As reported by the RIA Novosti news agency, Russia and Pakistan signed contracts for the supply of anti-tank systems, air defense systems and small arms to the Pakistani side, said the chief of the General Staff of the Pakistani Army, General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
Finland to acquire long-range guided missiles ER GMLRS
On February 17, 2021, the US Department of Defense's Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale to Finland through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of long - range guided missiles ER GMLRS (Extended Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System) with a firing range of up to 150 km manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corporation for use from launchers of US MLRS multiple launch rocket systems.
Russian and Armenian scientists to equip drones with improved " smart vision»
They have developed a universal software package that will analyze the images obtained during the observations. According to the idea, the system should work independently, without the help of humans, ground-based computer systems, neural networks and data.
Beijing is ready to deliver a "metal" blow to the US defense industry
China may strike a blow to the US defense industry by restricting the export of metals, which play an important role in the production of fighter jets. This is reported by the Financial Times, citing sources involved in the consultations of the government and industry representatives.
The Ministry of Defense of Japan has published an annual request for the purchase of VIVT in the framework of the defense budget for 2021-2022.
The Ministry of Defense of Japan has published an annual request within the framework of the defense budget for 2021-2022 (April 2021 – March 2022) for the purchase of weapons and military equipment.
MAPS will replace the Trophy?
The Americans can abandon the Israeli active protection systems for armored vehicles. On February 17, the press service of Lockheed Martin announced the signing of a contract with the US Army for the supply of a pilot batch of MAPS systems.
A contract has been signed for the first launch of a" simple and cheap " American launch vehicle
The American company ABL Space Systems has signed a contract for the first launch of the RS1 launch vehicle. It may be held in the spring of this year.
Kalashnikov will present the MP-155 Ultima smart rifle abroad for the first time
The weapons will be shown at the international arms exhibition IDEX 2021, which will be held in the UAE from 21 to 25 February
The Kalashnikov Group of Companies (part of the Rostec State Corporation) will present the MP-155 Ultima smart rifle at the IDEX 2021 International Arms Exhibition, which will be held in the UAE from February 21 to 25. This was reported on Wednesday in the press service of the group of companies.
Rosoboronexport will present the latest Russian weapons at the IDEX 2021 exhibition in Abu Dhabi
Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec Group) will show the main novelties of the Russian defense industry and the most popular Russian weapons in the world at the International Defense Exhibition IDEX 2021, which will be held in Abu Dhabi (UAE) from February 21 to 25.
Exports from Russia according to closed items of customs statistics in 2020 decreased by 16%
As reported by the RBC news agency in the article "The pandemic has reduced secret exports from Russia. Against the background of a decline in supplies to foreign customers, Algeria became the largest recipient of weapons, " exports from Russia according to closed items of customs statistics, which include weapons and military equipment, fell by 16% in 2020, to $ 11.5 billion. This happened against the backdrop of a pandemic that delayed deliveries to a number of foreign customers.
Uralvagonzavod will present the UBIM engineering machine abroad for the first time
The machine "is designed for engineering support of combat operations of troops in the conditions of the enemy's fire impact and the use of weapons of mass destruction"
The Uralvagonzavod Concern (part of the Rostec State Corporation) will present the latest UBIM universal engineering vehicle at the IDEX 2021 International Arms Exhibition. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the UVZ.
The second URO-class frigate "Jose Rizal" arrived in the Philippines"
The URO (151) frigate "Antonio Luna" of the Jose Rizal class, built by the South Korean company Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), arrived in the Philippines.
The Bulgarian Air Force received all 8 upgraded Su-25 attack aircraft in Belarus
The Bulgarian Air Force received all 8 Su-25 attack aircraft that underwent major repairs at the 558th Aviation Repair Plant (Baranovichi, Republic of Belarus).
Russian Navy ships went to the Arabian Sea for the "Aman-2021" exercise"
According to the Ministry of Defense, the participants of the exercises will work out joint counteraction to piracy, inspection operations and perform firing from various complexes of ship artillery weapons.
Serbia to increase funding for armed forces
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic visited the Vrh Koplja 2021 exercise on February 7, after which he said that the Serbian authorities intend to allocate additional funds for the development of the country's Armed Forces.
Russia has officially announced its intention to build a lunar station together with China
There was an order of the Russian government, in which Roscosmos was instructed to sign a memorandum with the People's Republic of China on the creation of a lunar station. Earlier it became known that Russia was excluded from the expert group discussing the creation of the Gateway station.
The Emirates signed an agreement with Ukroboronprom for $ 1 billion
As part of the official visit of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to the United Arab Emirates, agreements on expanding military-technical cooperation were signed.