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Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili said at a plenary session of the parliament that Georgia will increase defense spending next year by $12.9 million.

Ukraine has initiated a process of negotiations with partners in the Black Sea region to increase the number of exercises, President Vladimir Zelensky said after talks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

The system is being created in order to increase the effectiveness of solving air defense tasks in the region

The State Duma on Thursday ratified an agreement between Russia and Tajikistan on the creation of a joint air defense system.

In addition, according to Sergey Krikalev, Executive Director of Roscosmos for manned Space Programs, the Russian Federation has too strict rules for choosing a performer and there are laws that define competitive procedures.

Japan will spend a record $262.8 billion on defense in five years. Compared to the previous planning period, Tokyo will increase spending on the army by 10%. Additional funding will be used for the purchase of weapons, the Izvestia TV channel reports.

In Ukraine, a local businessman Nazar Dibrov organized an "exhibition" of inflatable tanks, which were made by order of the Ministry of Defense of the country.

The search and identification of the nature of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) has been officially declared one of the important tasks of the Pentagon.

The US Congress has established a special service in the system of the Ministry of Defense — the Department for Tracking Anomalies and Finding out their Nature (ASRO, Anomaly Surveillance and Resolution Office). 

Australia's creation of its own nuclear submarine fleet will take two decades

The creation of its own nuclear submarine fleet will cost Australia $ 122 billion, writes TASS, citing an analysis by the Australian Institute for Strategic Policy.

In the near future, Roscosmos is waiting for a government decision on the issue of extending the work of the ISS, the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin told Interfax.

The Danish Navy plans to purchase a new type of patrol ships that meet prospective requirements, which will also replace existing refueling vessels.

In the summer of 2020, the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, was interrogated as a witness in the case against his adviser Ivan Safronov, who is accused of treason. The information was confirmed on December 15 by lawyer Ivan Pavlov (recognized as a foreign agent in the Russian Federation).

Shilka anti-aircraft self-propelled guns, having turned into ZSU-23-4MP Biała, will continue to serve in the ground forces of the Polish armed forces.

It is reported that the machines under a new contract for 10430 million zlotys will be repaired and serviced until the end of November 2024. These measures will make it possible to maintain the existing equipment in a combat-ready condition.

The Central Research Institute of Precision Engineering (Tsniitochmash) has prematurely fulfilled a contract for the supply of ammunition to protect against high-precision weapons in the interests of the Russian Defense Ministry, the state corporation Rostec reported.

A law has come into force in Ukraine designed to improve the procedure for the use of military equipment and weapons by the personnel of the State border service. This was reported on December 15 by the press service of the border agency.

Rosatom State Corporation wants to acquire a controlling stake in the domestic developer of processors "Elbrus" JSC MCST. The decision will be made this year.

$300 billion is provided for strengthening the defense of Ukraine. The defense budget of 2022 increased by 5% compared to the previous year

The US Senate, following the House of Representatives, voted to adopt the draft US defense budget for 2022 in the amount of $778 billion, Bloomberg reported.

Izvestia: in January 2022, the Central Bank will begin testing a prototype of the digital ruble

In January 2022, the Central Bank of Russia will begin testing a prototype of the digital ruble, which will become the third equal payment method along with cash and non-cash. This is reported by Izvestia.

The Pentagon has published a contract for $ 93 million for the production of Abrams tanks

The US military wanted more M1A2 Abrams tanks. The Pentagon has published a contract for the development, design and production of Abrams tanks. This is reported by the Defense Blog.

India may become the first foreign buyer of the new S-500 air defense system, but deliveries will begin only after meeting the needs of the Russian army, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said.

In the next 18 months, the authorities will have to make a choice in favor of British or American technologies

The creation of its own nuclear submarine fleet, for the construction of which Canberra broke the largest defense contract in its history with Paris, could cost Australia 171 billion Australian dollars ($122.2 billion) and will require at least 20 years. Such data was published on Tuesday by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI).