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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.

Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev held bilateral talks on security issues in Dushanbe with colleagues from India, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, the press secretary of the Russian Security Council staff Yevgeny Anoshin said.

Moscow and Caracas continue negotiations on the supply of new weapons, and Russia is ready to continue to help the Latin American republic in strengthening its defense capability. This was announced on Tuesday, June 22, by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

On June 17, 2021, the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China (Taiwan) announced that it had signed agreements with the US government for the purchase of Lockheed Martin M142 HIMARS missile systems (worth 9.62 billion Taiwan dollars, or 346.3 million US dollars) and Boeing Harpoon Coastal Defense Systems (HCDS) mobile coastal anti-ship missile systems (worth 39 billion Taiwan dollars, or 1.406 billion US dollars).

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday, June 22, held a working meeting with the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces, Min Aung Hlaing, who is also the chairman of the State Administrative Council of the country.

The Deputy Head of the Russian Military Department discussed with the Minister of Defense of the CAR promising areas of cooperation

The Russian Defense Ministry considers the Central African Republic as a promising partner and is strengthening cooperation with the military department of the Central African Republic, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin said.

Minister of National Defense Soe Uk promised to work closely with the private sector to modernize the space industry

The Republic of Korea will strengthen its defense capabilities in the space sector and create a system to combat threats in space. This was stated on Monday by the Minister of National Defense So Uk, according to the KBS TV channel.

Ukraine will buy two Sandown-class minesweepers from the UK. This, as reported by "RIA Novosti", was reported by the Odessa edition "Duma" with reference to its sources.

According to the Ministry of Defense of India, the company Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) on June 18 held a ceremony of laying the keel of the second project 11356 frigate under construction in this country, intended for the Indian Navy.