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Rosoboronexport will present the latest Russian weapons at the IDEX 2021 exhibition in Abu Dhabi
Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec Group) will show the main novelties of the Russian defense industry and the most popular Russian weapons in the world at the International Defense Exhibition IDEX 2021, which will be held in Abu Dhabi (UAE) from February 21 to 25.
Exports from Russia according to closed items of customs statistics in 2020 decreased by 16%
As reported by the RBC news agency in the article "The pandemic has reduced secret exports from Russia. Against the background of a decline in supplies to foreign customers, Algeria became the largest recipient of weapons, " exports from Russia according to closed items of customs statistics, which include weapons and military equipment, fell by 16% in 2020, to $ 11.5 billion. This happened against the backdrop of a pandemic that delayed deliveries to a number of foreign customers.
Serbia to increase funding for armed forces
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic visited the Vrh Koplja 2021 exercise on February 7, after which he said that the Serbian authorities intend to allocate additional funds for the development of the country's Armed Forces.
The Emirates signed an agreement with Ukroboronprom for $ 1 billion
As part of the official visit of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to the United Arab Emirates, agreements on expanding military-technical cooperation were signed.
Putin: The West has changed its attitude towards new Russian weapons
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about the changing mood in foreign countries on the issue of new types of weapons in Russia.
Rostec to launch mass production of civil tropospheric communication stations
The holding company "Roselektronika" of the State Corporation Rostec with the support of the Industrial Development Fund (FRF, under the management of VEB.Russia) will launch in 2022 the serial production of digital noise-protected stations of tropospheric communication for civil purposes "Groza".
The British Parliament called for the exclusion of the Russian Federation and China from all supplies in the field of defense
The Russian Federation and China should not participate in any supply chains for the British defense sector or invest in it, The Independent reported on Sunday, citing the defense committee of the House of Commons of the British Parliament.
Railway troops will work out the issues of preparation for the construction of the second branch of the BAM - The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
The railway troops will have to work out the issues of preparation for the construction of the second branch of the Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM), said the head of the Main Department of Railway Troops of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Oleg Kosenkov.
The US Secretary of State and the South Korean Foreign Minister agreed on close cooperation to achieve the complete denuclearization of the DPRK
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and South Korean Foreign Minister Jong Yong agreed to strengthen the alliance of the two countries and discussed the problem of the DPRK during a telephone conversation.
Putin will not speak at the Munich Conference
Russian President Vladimir Putin does not plan to speak at the Munich Conference.
This was reported to RIA Novosti by the press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov. "No," he said, answering the relevant question.
20 thousand soldiers: the US will increase the contingent in Poland
US and Polish Defense Ministers discuss defense against "aggression from the East"
The United States confirmed its intention to increase the military contingent in Poland to protect against a "potential aggressor from the East", the head of the Polish Defense Ministry said after a telephone conversation with the head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin. According to him, in Poland, if necessary, about 20 thousand American soldiers will be deployed.
The NATO strategist examined the future bridgehead of the bloc in Estonia
General Andre Lanata, head of the NATO Transformation Command, visited Estonia. He got acquainted with the situation in the region and the activities of the alliance troops in the country, writes err.ee.
The Pentagon is creating a working group to develop methods of countering China-Biden
A working group is being formed in the structure of the Pentagon, which will develop a US strategy to counter the challenges from China, US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday.
Attack from the Idlib zone: the Hmeimim air base was shelled
Russian air defense forces repelled a missile attack on an air base in Syria
The Russian Khmeimim air base in Syria has been shelled by long-range multiple rocket launchers. The shelling was conducted from the north - from the territory of the Idlib de-escalation zone, which is controlled by illegal armed groups. However, the militants failed to cause damage to the Russian military - air defense systems repelled the attack.
"Saber rattling": Embassy of the Russian Federation responded to the teachings of the USA in the Black sea
Russian Embassy evaluates US-Turkish military exercises in the Black Sea
The Russian Embassy in Washington, in response to the US and Turkish exercises in the Black Sea, called on the US military "not to rattle weapons" and not to interfere in the peace and security of the Black Sea. NATO previously explained its maneuvers by strengthening the Russian fleet.
The creation of the latest weapons cost Russia 10-20 billion rubles a year
[b]Former Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov also noted that with the current budget of the armed forces, these were "almost imperceptible expenses".]
About 10-20 billion rubles a year were spent over 10 years on the development of modern Russian weapons-the Avangard hypersonic complex, the Peresvet laser complex and the Poseidon underwater vehicles. This was announced on Thursday by the special representative of the President of the Russian Federation for environmental protection, former Defense Minister (2001-2007) Sergey Ivanov.
The State Duma warned Kiev about the consequences of the idea of NATO flights over the Crimea
The proposal to NATO to carry out flights near the Russian Crimea is a blatant provocation, the alliance and everyone else should remember how the provocation of the Ukrainian military in the Black Sea near the peninsula ended a few years ago, Sergei Zheleznyak, a member of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, told RIA Novosti.
The NIIET microcontroller received the status of products manufactured in Russia
The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation has assigned the K1921VK01T microcontroller, developed in JSC NIIET, the status of products manufactured in the Russian Federation. The company received the relevant conclusion in January 2021.
"By leaps and bounds to launch". Scientist on Russia's great success on Mars
If there is life lurking somewhere on the Red Planet, it is only under the surface at a depth of more than one and a half meters, says Oleg Korablev, scientific director of the Russian part of the project, head of the Department of Physics of Planets and small bodies of the Solar System of the ICI RAS.
Scientists of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations will create a "field camp" for the Arctic
Scientists of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia will create for the first time a mobile complex for work in the zone of radiation pollution, as well as a special "field camp" for conducting search operations at low Arctic temperatures. All this is in the plans of the research activities of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the next couple of years.