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Morocco and Algeria are among the third world countries and occupy leading positions in the field of arms imports. The first acquires it from the United States, and the second — from Russia. Not so long ago, the Moroccan army took part in NATO naval exercises in the Black Sea together with Ukraine, Georgia and a number of other countries. According to the publication, Russia has found a way to respond to the US provocation.

The US Missile Defense Agency launched two cubesats into low-Earth orbit to test the communication architecture of a group of promising HBTSS hypersonic missile detection satellites on them. According to the US Department of Defense, the demonstration will last 90 days, but the mission can be extended up to a year.

The US Army has begun the final assembly of the first four upgraded M109A7 self-propelled howitzers with increased range. According to Janes, the military plans to use at least one of them during the Convergence project exercises in November.

The UK will work with representatives of the Taliban movement (a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation) if they enter the government of Afghanistan, British Defense Minister Ben Wallace said in an interview with The Telegraph newspaper.

During the six months of 2021, the troops of the Southern Military District (SE) received more than 500 units. combat, automotive and special equipment, as well as various types of weapons.

While the United States is being accused of fleeing Afghanistan, the columnist of an opposition Turkish newspaper does not believe that Washington's mission has failed, because somehow it does not seem like the Americans. He puts forward a version to a friend that, in his opinion, fits more accurately into the idea of a superpower. But what role is assigned to Turkey? Very unenviable, the journalist believes.

The kidnappings by foreign spies of the discoveries of brilliant British universities and individual researchers pose no less a threat to the UK than terrorism.

The countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization condemn the ongoing violence in Afghanistan and are ready to assist the country in combating security challenges in the region, according to a joint statement by the foreign ministers of the SCO member states adopted following the meeting in the format of the SCO-Afghanistan Contact Group.

Former US President George W. Bush criticized the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, calling the White House's decision a mistake. On Wednesday, July 14, he told the German TV and radio company DW.

A comprehensive training on the combat readiness of troops has started in the Central Military District( CVO), more than 10 thousand servicemen are involved in it, the press service of the CVO reports on Wednesday.

The new national security strategy aims to preserve Russia's leadership in the development of new types of weapons, and the total share of modern weapons in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation should remain below 70%, said Mikhail Popov, Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.

Overcoming Russian protective zones in the Black Sea and Baltic regions was practiced at the recent NATO exercises Defender Europe-2021, Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Mikhail Popov said in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

Published on Monday by the decree of the government Research Institute "Voskhod" from the reserve fund allocated 216,445,9 thousand rubles of subsidies for the transfer of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University "for the use of domestic and (or) freely distributed software".

The first Turkish short-range anti-aircraft missile systems Hisar A+ entered the army in full configuration. According to Defense News, now the Roketsan company is preparing to start mass production of Hisar O+medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems. The military should receive them in 2024.

Rostec intends to develop the first Russian processor of a new generation on the open RISC-V architecture for computers and servers.

It is almost 71%, the Russian Defense Minister noted

The Russian armed forces have the highest percentage of modern weapons and military equipment among the armies of the world-almost 71%, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

Radical groups in Syria have become more active in the territory controlled by the US-led coalition. This was announced on Monday, July 12, by the deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the warring parties (CPVS) in the SAR, Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit.

The final stage of the international competition for field training among special purpose groups from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan "Green Path"is taking place at the Molkino training ground in the Krasnodar Territory. This was announced on Tuesday, July 13, according to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Japan is concerned that its neighboring states are increasing weapons and activating the activities of their armed forces, according to the White Paper published by the Japanese Defense Ministry, an annual report on the country's security and the situation in the world as a whole.

The final planning conference on the preparation of the first joint Russian-Algerian tactical exercise was held in Vladikavkaz.