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The signing of an agreement on military cooperation between Russia and Saudi Arabia, which took place in August during the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021", indicates the readiness of Riyadh to diversify its relations in the defense sphere and go beyond the long-standing focus on Washington, the American edition of Breaking Defense writes.

After successful tests of the laser maneuverable short-range air defense system (Directed Energy-Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense Systems, DE M-SHORAD), the US Army plans to receive the first platoon of tactical lasers in the next fiscal year 2022.

The Tor anti-aircraft missile system will be able to effectively resist the attacking swarm of unmanned aerial vehicles. The concept of a mass raid of cheap kamikaze drones on air defense facilities is being developed by the foreign military.

Chinese aviation continues to "probe" the Taiwanese air defense. On September 5, the Ministry of Defense of Taiwan reported a massive violation of the Taiwanese air borders by Chinese Air Force aircraft. Chinese aviation flights were recorded in the control zone of Taiwan's air defense systems located on the Pratas Islands

There are no obstacles to the supply of S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to Belarus, Dmitry Shugaev, head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC), noted on September 3.

The Syrian air defense forces destroyed 21 missiles out of 24 missiles fired last night by Israeli fighter jets at targets in Syria, said Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit, deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the warring parties in Syria.

Russia continues to implement the contract signed 5 years ago with Myanmar for the supply of Yak-130 aircraft, as well as weapons and ammunition for them, Dmitry Shugaev, head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of the Russian Federation, told Interfax.

Russia is ready to conclude a deal with India on the licensed production of Igla-S MANPADS, the contract has been practically agreed, Dmitry Shugaev, head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of the Russian Federation, told Interfax.

The Saudi news agency SPA, citing the country's Defense Ministry, reported that last Saturday, the Saudi air defense forces prevented a missile attack from Yemen on three settlements of the kingdom.

The exercises of the air defense forces of the CIS countries "Combat Commonwealth-2021" will be transferred to the territory of Tajikistan and Kazakhstan from September 3, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

The United States urges its allies to avoid major deals with Russia in the defense sphere, a State Department representative told RIA Novosti, commenting on the signing of an agreement on military cooperation between Russia and Saudi Arabia.

The Deputy Chairman of the Coordinating Committee on Air Defense Issues under the Council of Defense Ministers of the CIS countries, Colonel-General Yuri Grekhov, noted that the goals were quite complex

The S-400, S-300 and Pantsir-S missile systems destroyed more than 20 targets simulating low-altitude drones and ballistic missiles during the exercises of the air defense forces of the CIS countries "Combat Commonwealth-2021" at the Ashuluk training ground in the Astrakhan region.

Work is underway to radically improve both the combat and operational characteristics of the product, said Fanil Ziyatdinov, General Director of the Kupol plant

Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant "Kupol "(as part of the Almaz-Antey Aerospace Defense Concern) is working to modernize and improve all the main characteristics of the Tor anti-aircraft missile system (SAM). This was reported to TASS by the general director of the enterprise Fanil Ziyatdinov.

Ukrainian scientists have developed a radiometric remote sensing system for all-weather detection of drones. The development of the staff of the National Aerospace University named after Zhukovsky "Kharkiv Aviation Institute" was presented at the Sikorsky Challenge-2021 festival of innovative projects, Defense Express reports.

On August 31, the 53rd meeting of the Coordinating Committee on Air Defense under the Council of Defense Ministers of the CIS member states was held in Astrakhan under the leadership of the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces, Colonel General Yuri Grekhov.

Russia will supply Belarus with dozens of planes, helicopters, air defense systems (air defense) and, possibly, S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs). This was stated by Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko on September 1.

According to Lockheed Martin, officials from the United States and the Netherlands recently signed a contract for the supply of the PAC-3 MSE (Missile Segment Enhancement) and related auxiliary equipment to the Dutch Armed Forces.

No country today has weapons capable of countering the Russian airline complex with a hypersonic Kinzhal missile. This was announced on Wednesday by the head of the Rostec state Corporation Sergey Chemezov.

"We produce these missiles. First of all, they are highly accurate, they hit the target at a long distance. Plus, they have a very high speed, it is actually impossible to intercept such a missile. So far, there is no such counteraction to our missiles today, "Chemezov said during the" New Knowledge " marathon.

The Pacific Fleet corvettes "Loud" and "Perfect" successfully carried out anti-aircraft missile firing in the Sea of Japan, hitting cruise missiles of a conditional enemy, the press service of the Pacific Fleet reported on Tuesday.

The American army left huge trophies at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. We are talking about dozens of units of armored vehicles, various aircraft and anti-aircraft systems.