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Russian President Vladimir Putin called for the modernization of the aerospace defense system (EKO). This is reported by Interfax.

The Swedish Air Force Command has announced initial plans to adopt the Gripen E multipurpose fighter developed by Saab and named the first base for the deployment of this type of aircraft.

The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Andriy Taran announced the provision of electronic services (services) to citizens on the portal "Dia" for the performance of their military duties.

The Russian Ministry of Defense has announced a competition for the disposal of aviation ammunition. The agency plans to dispose of 187 guided missiles of the Navy. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the data of the public procurement portal.

The President traditionally gathers the leadership of the Ministry of Defense, key defense industry enterprises and their chief designers twice a year

Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a traditional series of military meetings in Sochi in early November. This was announced to TASS on Friday by the press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov.

The US aviation regulator plans to ban flights over 5G towers, The Wall Street Journal newspaper reports. The Federal Aviation Administration believes that radio signals interfere with aircraft control. However, the US Communications Commission stated that the effect of 5G radiation on aviation systems has not been proven.

Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin signed a resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers approving the rules for maintaining the Register of Intellectual Property results directly related to defense and security. The text of the resolution, which will come into force on January 1, 2022, was published on Saturday on the official portal of legal information.

On October 29, 2021, the U.S. Treasury Department and the U.S. Department of State announced the imposition of sanctions against Iran's unmanned aerial vehicle program.

The winners of the competition among potential developers of a super-powerful combat laser announced by the US Army were General Atomics (GA) and Boeing. According to the plan of the command, in the future it will be able to destroy high-speed air targets, including hypersonic missiles.

The State Commission on Radio Frequencies (GCRF) can allocate frequencies of 5850-6425 MHz for communication of unmanned aircraft with their operators. This is reported by "Prime" with a link to iz.ru .

US lawmakers from Democrats and Republicans have called on the administration of President Joe Biden to block the sale of Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets to Turkey.

The modernization of the Russian Navy (Navy) was worried in the United States. The columnist of the 19FortyFive publication Stavros Atlamazoglou noted the increased capabilities of Russian ships.

The annual US military spending on the purchasing power index is comparable to the combined defense spending of China and Russia, writes USNI News.

A new Cabinet of Ministers has been formed in Canada under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The Government consisted of 38 ministers, 19 men and 19 women, who took the oath of allegiance to the country and the head of Canada, Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain. 

The Spanish government has authorized the Ministry of Defense to conclude a contract with Navantia for the construction of a ship to support underwater rescue operations BAM-IS (Buque de Accion Maritima de Intervencion Subacuatica) for the country's Navy.

Representative of the Russian Mission to the UN Gloria Agaronova supported "a comprehensive discussion of the topic of exploration and use of space resources within the framework of the General Assembly"

Russia proceeds from the fact that the principles and norms of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty are fully applicable to the resources of the Moon and other celestial bodies.

The state corporation previously reported that in 2019-2020, in particular, the economy was affected by trouble-free launches

Roscosmos was able to save 800 million rubles of the federal budget thanks to the revision of the insurance activity processes. This was announced on Tuesday by Maxim Ovchinnikov, First Deputy Director General of Roscosmos for Economics and Finance, during the plenary session of the Marathon of Innovators.

Cutlasses will not be subject to registration with the Rosgvardiya, they will not require obtaining a permit to store and carry weapons

The State Duma on Tuesday adopted in the second reading a government bill allowing retired officers of the Russian Navy to wear cutlasses for life as part of the ceremonial uniform, without issuing a special permit for this.

The US Army intends to abandon the old methods of assessing the physical parameters of military personnel in favor of more accurate and high-tech. Four new techniques are being tested at Fort Bragg on a group of volunteers.

The ministry stressed that when approving the draft Code of Ethics for Artificial Intelligence, comments on the priority of national interests and on the implementation of the requirements of the National Security Strategy were taken into account.