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The UK Ministry of defence on 6 January 2021 announced the signing of a contract worth 550 million pounds from the British branch of the European missile Association MBDA to complete the development and batch production of new small-sized cruise missiles SPEAR3 for weapons of the fifth generation fighter Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II UK armed forces. The number of missiles ordered was not disclosed.

Former Pentagon Chief William Perry, amid the political situation in the United States, called on President-elect Joe Biden to change the system of control over the American nuclear arsenal in order to reduce international security risks.

The Eastern Military District received a batch of Mi-8mtpr-1 helicopters, which are designed to produce radio-electronic interference, the press service of the district reported.

In the next four years, the army will receive more than 400 new and upgraded aircraft and helicopters

In 2020, several multibillion-dollar contracts for the serial production of combat aircraft and helicopters were completed. But the state's financial difficulties related to the pandemic have made adjustments to the defense department's plans and forced it to postpone some contracts.

Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev said on the Rossiya 24 TV channel that the corporation is discussing with the Russian government the possibility of building new, in addition to the already contracted, most powerful nuclear icebreakers of the 22220 project at the moment.

The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense has signed public-Private partnership (PPP) agreements with UAB Salvinta and UAB Partneryystės projektai keturi, which will build three new military camps. This is reported by the press service of the military department.

Today [January 10, 2021] the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation gave birth to this message: 09.01.2021 (06: 00)...In 2020, the VKS entered service with four regimental sets of the S-400 "Triumph" anti-aircraft missile system and 24 anti-aircraft missile gun systems ZRPK "Pantsir-S", which were delivered to the air defense units stationed in the Sverdlovsk, Samara and South Sakhalin regions. Also in 2020, the first S-350 complex was delivered to the ZRV training center in the Leningrad Region to train specialists of the anti-aircraft missile forces.

Japanese investment specialist Yusuke Otsubo said that in Russia has developed serious advantages for the work of the IT industry, and called the country "an uncharted IT kingdom". In his article for JB Press, Otsubo used data from the British Analytical Center for Economic and Business Research (CEBR).

The world press is vigorously discussing the storming of the Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump and trying to understand the significance of what happened. If in China they talk about retribution for American double standards, then in Europe they dubbed the events the darkest day in the history of the United States. Observers agree that Trump has gone too far and will lose the support of even the most loyal supporters.

At the initiative of the Bundeswehr command, the IT infrastructure of the German Armed Forces is subject to modernization. The main focus will be on the global network of the Bundeswehr (wanbw), which is planned to be updated, expanded and brought into line with new security standards.

What weapons will the United States adopt in 2021?]

In 2021, the US military budget will amount to $740.5 billion, of which $705.4 billion will be allocated directly to the Ministry of Defense. "Newspaper.Ru " analyzed what types of weapons and military equipment will be purchased by Washington in 2021 and what will be given special attention.

The Russian Defense Ministry will increase purchases of fifth-generation Su-57 fighters, the ministry said. The car is unique both in terms of technical and tactical characteristics, and in terms of price. Even the Japanese are interested in it. And American experts are not shy about compliments.

[b]All submarines were transferred to customers within the terms stipulated in the contracts, the Central Design Bureau of marine equipment "Rubin" reported.]

The Russian Navy and foreign customers received 71 diesel-electric submarines of projects 877 and 636 (code "Varshavyanka") for 40 years of production of these submarines. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the central Design Bureau of Marine Equipment "Rubin" (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation).

On December 29, 2020 in Kiev at the state enterprise "Antonov "with the participation of the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, a memorandum was signed between the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the State Enterprise" Antonov " on cooperation in the construction of aircraft for the needs of the armed forces of Ukraine. At the first stage, it is planned to supply the armed forces of Ukraine with three new AN-178-100R military transport aircraft, the corresponding contract for their supply was also signed in the presence of the President of Ukraine.

As reported by the Interfax news agency on December 29, 2020, the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Relief ordered two more Be-200ChS amphibious aircraft to extinguish fires with a total cost of 5.7 billion rubles, follows from the contract for public procurement.

In 2020, the PLA Navy added 24 surface ships of various classes. This year, the military shipbuilding of the People's Republic of China set a kind of record for the corvettes of the project 056 - 15 units transferred to the fleet.

Funds for the creation and launch of the Spectrum-UV telescope ("World Space Observatory — Ultraviolet") have been allocated, RIA Novosti reports the statement of the scientific director of the Institute for Space Research (IKI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) Lev Zeleny.

Nevsky Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Plant LLC (Shlisselburg; part of United Shipbuilding Corporation JSC) announced that it will build two research vessels of Project 17050 for the All-Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO).

A decision on the future of the International Space Station (ISS) is planned to be made in the first quarter of 2021, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said.

KORABEL web resource.RU published an interesting interview with the acting General Director of PJSC "Amur shipbuilding plant" (ASZ, part of JSC " United shipbuilding Corporation") Mikhail Borovsky.