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Experts will begin construction of the first hotel in space in 2025. This is stated in the publication of the Daily Mail on March 1. It is specified that the hotel will be designed for 400 people.

Romania received the American M142 HIMARS complexes. March 2, portal defence-blog.com He reported that the first batch of rocket launchers had already arrived in the country and was being sent to the 81st Tactical Operational Missile Battalion stationed in Fokshany.

The URO (151) frigate "Antonio Luna" of the Jose Rizal class, built by the South Korean company Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), arrived in Manila.

On February 27, 2021, at the shipyard of the Italian shipbuilding company Cantiere Navale Vittoria SpA in Adria near Venice, the patrol ship P 71, which is being built for the armed forces of Malta, was launched. The launch ceremony was attended by the Commander of the Armed Forces of Malta, Brigadier Geoffrey Kermey.

On February 26, the Italian company Fincantieri announced the signing of a contract with the European Organization for Cooperation in the Field of Weapons OCCAR for the construction of two new-generation submarines for the Italian Navy.

As part of NAVDEX-2021, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on February 22, a ceremony was held for the adoption of the support ship (L72) Al Saadiyat (Al Saadiyat) by the UAE Navy.

On February 23, the European MBDA Group announced the signing of a contract with the Egyptian Navy command for the supply of VL MICA NG (new generation) anti-aircraft missile systems to equip the Egyptian Navy corvettes.

Military-technical cooperation between Russia and Kyrgyzstan is aimed at strengthening the common defense potential of the CSTO, including air defense, the press secretary of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of the Russian Federation, Valeria Reshetnikova, told RIA Novosti.

Italy is renewing its submarine fleet. February 26, portal defensenews.com Fincantieri has announced the signing of a contract for the construction of the first pair of U212 NFS submarines.

[b]NATO military exercise Poseidon 21 launched in the Black Sea]

NATO allies-Romania, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Spain, the United States and Turkey-are conducting the Poseidon-21 exercise in the Black Sea, which involves more than 700 military personnel, 13 warships, 9 Rafale and Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft. The maneuvers take place within the framework of the NATO CJET concept, created to ensure the continued presence of allied troops in the Black Sea region.

Following Armenia and Algeria, other countries are also showing interest in the Russian complex

The Russian Defense Ministry responded to the statement of Armenian Prime Minister Nikola Pashinyan that the Iskander missile systems demonstrated low performance in the battles in Nagorno-Karabakh.

The launch vehicle PSLV-C51 on Sunday successfully put into orbit the Brazilian satellite of optical observation of the Earth's surface Amazonia-1, as well as 18 other spacecraft, said the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).

Frigate "Admiral Grigorovich" the black sea fleet (BSF) for the first time in Russia's recent history came to Port Sudan, said in Department of information support of the black sea fleet.

The United States is heavily dependent on other countries for high-tech products, and President Biden is looking to reduce this dependence. Referring to the LA Times, the source said that the president ordered a review of the supply chains of semiconductor products, "high-capacity" batteries and rare earth cells to ensure reliable access to them.

As reported by the web resource "Chinese Cars" , Chinese Haval H9 SUVs appeared in the Russian Army. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation actively replenishes the fleets of its structures with these machines.

On February 23, 2021, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced the conclusion of an intergovernmental agreement with the German Ministry of Defense on February 22 regarding the supply of the Trophy active defense complex ("Meil Ruach") manufactured by the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to equip the German army's Leopard 2 tanks.

[b]At the

international arms exhibition IDEX-2021 in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), Rosoboronexport (part of the state corporation Rostec) presented the" Spectrum-7E "-the first virtual training system for integrated training of troops, the correspondent of TASS reports.

Turkey is in talks to buy the second batch of S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile systems. The issue of technological cooperation is also being considered.

Saudi Arabia is discussing with Russia the supply of S-400 "Triumph" air defense systems and Su-35 fighters.

The head of the Rostec corporation, Sergey Chemezov, said in an interview with RT that Moscow and Riyadh are negotiating the supply of S-400 systems and Su-35 fighters. He clarified that the contract has not yet been signed.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Tuesday in a telephone conversation with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said that Washington is concerned about the possibility of Cairo acquiring Russian Su-35 fighter jets.