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The newspaper "Kommersant" under the headline "The tension has long grown so that you no longer notice additional shades": Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov on the export of weapons " published an interview with the Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov.

As reported by the RIA Novosti news agency, Russia and Pakistan signed contracts for the supply of anti-tank systems, air defense systems and small arms to the Pakistani side, said the chief of the General Staff of the Pakistani Army, General Qamar Javed Bajwa.

Rosfinmonitoring revealed damage in the field of state defense orders for 9 billion rubles, 120 criminal cases were initiated, said the head of the department, Yuri Chikhanchin.

China may strike a blow to the US defense industry by restricting the export of metals, which play an important role in the production of fighter jets. This is reported by the Financial Times, citing sources involved in the consultations of the government and industry representatives.

The Ministry of Defense of Japan has published an annual request within the framework of the defense budget for 2021-2022 (April 2021 – March 2022) for the purchase of weapons and military equipment.

Deployment of strategic bombers of the Air Force (Air Force) The United States in Norway is a response to Russia's strengthening in the Arctic, Hans Christensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project of the Federation of American Scientists, said in an interview with Nettavisen. The translation of the publication of the Norwegian edition leads "InoSMI".

Russia will take all necessary measures to protect its interests in case of development and adoption of NATO's new strategy, the Alliance demonize Russia, uses the mythical Russian threat to rally their ranks, said RIA Novosti Deputy foreign Minister Alexander Grushko.

The Slovenian company Pipistrel has completed research work on the project of the Miniliner hydrogen passenger aircraft, which is planned to be used on short-haul routes. According to the company, the work was carried out on the project UNIFIER19, which also involved the Polytechnic University of Milan and the Delft Technical University.

The author recommends that President Biden provide military support to Georgia in its confrontation with Russia. The long-time unofficial ruler of Georgia, billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, no longer arouses suspicion in the author, although it was previously fashionable to recall that Ivanishvili made his capital in Russia.

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.

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.

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.

As part of the official visit of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to the United Arab Emirates, agreements on expanding military-technical cooperation were signed.

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about the changing mood in foreign countries on the issue of new types of weapons in Russia.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.