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France recalled the ambassadors from the United States and Australia for consultations due to the creation of the AUKUS alliance
Paris recalled the ambassadors from the United States and Australia for consultations on the termination of the submarine contract with the Naval Group by Canberra.
The Black Sea Fleet has begun large-scale exercises at sea
Large-scale exercises involving warships, submarines, and naval aviation of the Black Sea Fleet started on Monday on the Black Sea. This was announced today by the head of the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet Alexey Rulev.
About 20 ships and submarines went to the exercises of the Russian Navy in the Black Sea
The exercises of the Russian Navy, which involve about 20 warships and submarines, began in the Black Sea, said the head of the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, Captain of the second rank Alexey Rulev.
The vessel of the Northern Fleet clarified the borders of Russia in the Arctic
The hydrographic vessel of the Northern Fleet "Horizon" has clarified the coordinates of Russia in the area of Franz Josef Land, the press service of the fleet reported on Monday.
Turkey will increase defense spending in 2022-2024.
The Presidential Committee on Strategy and Budget of Turkey has published a draft of the country's "Medium-term Economic Development Program" (MTEP) covering the period 2022-2024.
Rapid Trident-2021 joint military exercises with the United States have started in Ukraine
The Ukrainian-American military exercises Rapid Trident-2021 started on Monday in the Lviv region, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reports.
Russia has begun maneuvers of ground units and the Black Sea Fleet against the background of the Rapid Trident exercises taking place in Ukraine
The Russian military has launched major exercises in the south against the background of maneuvers launched in Ukraine with the participation of NATO contingents. About 10 thousand Russian servicemen are involved in the exercises, which began at training grounds in the Rostov region, Chechnya, Crimea and South Ossetia, the Southern Military District (SE) said on Monday.
The US has disclosed the terms of sale of the F-22 to Japan and Israel
The United States could start selling the world's first fifth-generation F-22 Raptor fighter to allies like Japan, Israel and Australia, provided that the production of this aircraft is completed for itself, The Drive reports, citing declassified documents.
Germany will propose a plan to create a rapid reaction force in Europe
German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer intends to propose a plan for creating a rapid reaction force for Europe by the end of October. She said this in an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper on September 17.
Norway has made demands on Russia because of the Zapad-2021 exercises
Norwegian Defense Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen called on Russia to conduct military exercises "West-2021" more openly and predictably. This was reported by the Norwegian publication NRK.
Submarine crisis: France recalled ambassadors from the US and Australia
The US State Department expressed regret over the recall of the French ambassador from Washington
France has recalled its ambassadors from the United States and Australia. The reason was the creation of the AUKUS union (Great Britain-USA-Australia), from which Paris lost the contract with Canberra for the supply of 12 submarines.
China holds military exercises near Taiwan
Beijing for the second time in a month held naval and air exercises in the territory to the southwest of Taiwan, Bloomberg reports, citing the Command of the eastern Theater of the People's Liberation Army of China.
In the US, they told about Biden's plans for nuclear submarines for Australia
Nuclear submarines for the Royal Australian Navy (Navy) can be built by reducing the order for Virginia-type submarines of the US Navy, Brian Clark, a researcher at the Hudson Institute, told Breaking Defense.
The United States announced the reduction of the gap with Russia in the field of hypersonic weapons
US military expert Chris Osborne said that the US is closing the gap with Russia in the field of hypersonic weapons. On Saturday, September 18, the observer reported this in his article for the National Interest magazine.
S-500 makes Western weapons "useless"
State tests of the new S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile system have been completed, and Russian troops have begun receiving the first samples of this weapon, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said.
The US has tested two Trident II intercontinental ballistic missiles
The United States has successfully tested two Trident II intercontinental ballistic missiles (without a warhead). This is stated in the US Navy's Twitter account. The video of the launches is published by the Telegram channel "Military Observer".
Kazakhstan's troops have been deployed to the west and south of the country as part of a combat readiness check
As part of a sudden combat readiness check conducted since the beginning of September 2021, troops were transferred to the western and southern regions of Kazakhstan, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the republic reported.
Germany does not want to sell weapons to Turkey
Although Germany has not officially imposed an arms embargo on Turkey, there is an "informal" ban, Turkish Defense Minister Hulsi Akar said in an interview with Sedat Ergin, a columnist for the pro-government newspaper Hürriyet.
The Russian Defense Ministry said that there was no specific enemy at the Zapad-2021 exercises
The Russian-Belarusian strategic exercises "West-2021", which caused concern among a number of European countries, did not involve a specific enemy, the leadership of the Russian Defense Ministry said.
Iran will continue operations against hostile forces in Iraqi Kurdistan - the chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces
Iran will not tolerate the activity of its opponents, supported by the United States and Israel, in Iraqi Kurdistan and will continue to take measures against these forces, Chief of Staff of the Iranian armed Forces Mohammad Hossein Bagheri said on Sunday.
