State regulation and financing news

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) last week published a "joint opinion" on the "Proposal on the regulation of artificial intelligence based on the European Approach"released in April.

A new school, kindergartens, as well as a yacht club and a ski track will be built as part of the development of social infrastructure at the base of the submarine forces of the Pacific Fleet (TOPF) in Kamchatka, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters.

The General Directorate of Armaments (Direction Générale de l'Armement - DGA) of the Ministry of the Armed Forces of France announced in messages on June 24 and 25, 2021, that on June 1 it issued a contract to the French Nexter group for the repair and serial modernization of the first 50 Leclerc tanks of the French army according to the Leclerc XLR variant (out of 200 planned).

The South Korean Defense Procurement Authority (DAPA) decided to create its own air defense system, similar to the Israeli "Iron Dome". According to Yonhap, the development will begin next year and will be completed around 2035.

The Russian Armed Forces see the development of strategic nuclear forces and robotic equipment as their priority.

Financing of the supply of weapons and equipment within the framework of the State Defense Order to the army and navy is proceeding at a faster pace. This was stated by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, speaking at the board of the military department. Shoigu said that already now the rate of placement of the state defense order is higher than last year and is 95 percent.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law raising the age of purchase of hunting and firearms smoothbore long-barreled self-defense weapons from 18 to 21 years. The document also introduces additional grounds for refusing to issue licenses for the purchase of weapons.

But the British prime minister shies away from publicly acknowledging this

The route of the passage of the British destroyer Defender near the Crimea was developed and proposed by the British Defense Minister Ben Wallace, but this was opposed by the head of the British Foreign Ministry Dominic Raab, then the decision of the issue was transferred to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, The Daily Telegraph reported.

The draft agreement between Russia and Sudan on the establishment of a logistics point for the Russian Navy in the Sudan was approved by the Government of the Russian Federation.

In particular, the resolution states that it must be approved and submitted to the President of Russia for submission to the State Duma of the Russian Federation for ratification.

The main customer of the development of domestic VD was the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation

The development of water-jet propulsion systems (VD) for ship equipment, which are being created in Russia, surpass foreign analogues in a number of indicators. This was announced by the chief designer of the Sleming-2 ROC, Hadji-Murat Valeev.

Anti-Russian NATO exercises increase tensions in the Black Sea and Baltic regions

The recent NATO summit was anti-Russian, the course taken by Russia to build up its defense capability is without alternative, said the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree that puts into effect the decision of the National Security and Defense Council on indefinite sanctions against the Director General of Rostec State Corporation, Chairman of the Board of Directors of VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation Sergey Chemezov.

The United Engine Corporation announced that it can fully supply the state customer with gas turbine engines and gas turbine units in the required volumes.

The Federation Council approved a law that allows you to block websites with information about persons under state protection, and the state protection itself will be provided without additional conditions to all employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Rosgvardiya, the Ministry of Defense and the SVR.

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.

The agreement is aimed at the comprehensive development of the joint communication system, said the head of the Main Communications Department of the Russian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Vadim Shamarin

The agreement on the joint (unified) communication system of the armed forces of the CIS member states is aimed at improving the stability of the management of the troops of the parties in solving joint tasks. This was stated on Monday by the head of the Main Communications Department of the Russian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Vadim Shamarin.

Alexander Osadchuk, Deputy Head of the Department of Information Systems of the Military Department, noted that the Ministry of Defense has very serious restrictions related to information security.

The Russian Defense Ministry will speed up the renewal of the training and material base of combined arms and aviation ranges. This was announced on June 17 at the training camp of specialists for the maintenance of landfills, the head of the Department of Training and Material Base of the Main Directorate of Combat Training of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Colonel Sergei Nikitushkin.

[b]An innovative scheme for providing troops during the transition from peacetime to wartime has been developed, said Deputy Defense Minister Tatyana Shevtsova.]

The new system of financing the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in wartime will be developed for the first time during the joint Russian-Belarusian strategic exercises "West-2021", which will be held on the territory of the two countries in September. This was reported to journalists by the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Tatyana Shevtsova during a working trip to Belarus.

Enterprises of the military-industrial complex can use a tool that is gaining popularity among state - owned companies to attract financing in the market-perpetual bonds, joining borrowers such as Gazprom and Russian Railways.

The Japanese government has considered abandoning the missiles of the American company Lockheed Martin, according to the local newspaper Mainichi. The new shells require the modernization of the F-15 fighters. However, the cost of updating is not included in the budget for 2021. The Japanese are in no hurry to allocate an extra $2.2 billion for aircraft. The rise in price is caused by a shortage of necessary components, the Izvestia TV channel reports. If you can't agree on a discount, the missiles can be abandoned.