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The fifth joint exercises of the paratroopers of Russia and Egypt ended near Cairo
The closing ceremony was attended by the commanders of the Airborne Forces, Colonel-General Andrei Serdyukov and the paratroopers of the Egyptian Armed Forces, Divisional General Atif Ibrahim Mady
The fifth joint tactical exercises of the paratroopers of Russia and Egypt "Defenders of Friendship - 2021", which took place on October 17 with the participation of military transport aircraft of the two countries, ended near Cairo.
The US described the war between Russia and NATO
The war between Russia and NATO countries can become a real horror, writes the American publication 19FortyFive. The publication notes that over the past few years, the Russian army has gone through a path of modernization, while the United States has been focused on solving problems in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. The publication suggests that the most likely place of conflict between Russia and NATO will be the Black Sea region or the Baltic States.
The US Secretary of State called on countries to support the urgent humanitarian needs of Afghanistan
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced the allocation of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and called on the international community to also support the urgent humanitarian needs of the country.
The scouts of the Amur Association of the Air Defense Forces cleared the object from conditional terrorists during the exercises
Scouts of the Amur Combined Arms Association of the Eastern Military District (VVO), stationed on the territory of the Amur Region, the Jewish Autonomy and the Khabarovsk Territory, in Tiger and Typhoon-K cars, cleared an important object from conditional terrorists, the press service of the district reports.
The United States announced that China is ahead of Russia in the field of hypersonic weapons
Deputy Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (KNSH) The US Armed Forces (AF) General John Hyten said that China is ahead of Russia in the development of hypersonic weapons. This is reported by TASS.
China can surpass the Russian Federation and the United States in military power, the American military commander believes
The pace of China's development of its own weapons is impressive, Beijing can outpace the United States and Russia, said John Hyten, deputy chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States Armed Forces, speaking at a meeting with a Washington Group of military observers.
Representatives of foreign military departments were informed about the results of ArMI-2021 and plans for ArMI-2022
A conference was held at the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, at which representatives of the host countries brought the results of the ArMI-2021 competitions on national territories to the military attaches of foreign states.
India tested a ballistic missile
The Indian Armed Forces launched the Agni-V intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at night. During the tests, the rocket covered a distance of more than 5,000 kilometers. This is reported by Army Recognition.
The Pentagon called on US allies to lift restrictions on the supply of weapons to Ukraine
US allies should lift restrictions on the supply of defense systems to Ukraine. This opinion was expressed by Laura Cooper, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia.
"Stealth" will not save: The all-round radar was upgraded in Russia
The upgraded three-coordinate radar stations "Casta-2E2" (39N6) involved in the exercises in the Leningrad region timely detected the approach of a squadron of drones. The transmitted coordinates allowed the Tor-M anti-aircraft missile systems to successfully repel a massive aerial drone attack.
In case of fear, the "cornhusker" will pass for a fighter
The German newspaper Bild published an article about the "alarming" training of Russian pilots on the suspension of training bombs on military transport aircraft Il-76.
The political scientist appreciated the Pentagon's statement about China's military power
In the future, China will inevitably become the main rival of the United States in all components, possibly lagging behind in nuclear weapons. Vasily Kashin, Deputy Director of the HSE Center for Integrated European and International Studies, told Izvestia about this on Friday, October 29.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced the possibility of obtaining a British missile
A new Brimstone Sea Spear missile, developed by the British company MBDA UK, may be delivered to Ukraine. This was announced on October 29 by the Ministry of Defense of the country.
The prospects of international efforts to restore the JCPOA were discussed in Moscow by high-ranking diplomats of the Russian Federation and Iran
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov discussed with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kyani the prospects for international efforts to restore the JCPOA, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported.
Correspondent (Ukraine): The Ukrainian Armed Forces have risen in the world ranking of armies
Ukraine took the 25th place in the ranking of the strongest armies in the world, improving the previous indicator. At the same time, Kiev claims that they have the "strongest" troops in Europe. However, according to the compilers of the list, the APU is still far from the Russian army.
Ukraine called the condition for the use of missiles against Russia
Kiev will decide on a missile strike on the territory of the Russian Federation only if Russia starts a full-scale conflict against Ukraine. Such a statement was made on October 29 by the freelance adviser to the head of the office of the Ukrainian president, the press secretary of the Kiev delegation in the Trilateral Contact Group on Donbass, Alexey Arestovich.
In Russia, they told about the method of detecting the F-35
The Kasta-2E2 radar station can detect drones and fifth-generation F-35 aircraft. Methods of repelling attacks of inconspicuous targets are reported in the material of the magazine "Army Standard".
Biden and Macron saw the deterioration of the security situation in Europe, are ready to work together to solve the problem
Following the talks in Rome, US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron declared their readiness to work together to solve security problems in Europe, the two leaders said in a joint statement issued by the White House following the meeting.
US Intelligence believes coronavirus was not developed as a biological weapon - Report
The US declares the need for assistance from China
The US intelligence community has come to the conclusion that the COVID-19 coronavirus was not developed as a biological weapon, according to a report published on Friday.
In Poland, Russia's submarines were evaluated
The submarine forces remain the most important component of the Russian Navy, having an extremely high combat potential, mainly due to the presence of nuclear submarines equipped, in particular, with ballistic missiles, assessed the state of the Russian fleet in the Polish edition of Defence24.