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Two test launches of the newest liquid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) "Sarmat" are planned to be carried out by the end of 2021, the first of them in November. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

In Kamchatka, swimmers from the detachment of anti-sabotage forces conducted a survey of the bases of ships of the Pacific Fleet. Diving descents took place in the waters of the Avacha Bay, the head of the information support department of the VVO press service for the Pacific Fleet, Captain 3rd rank Ilya Kolesnikov, told RG.

The flagship of the Pacific Fleet, the Guards missile cruiser vAryag and the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Tributs, carried out 10 missile launches in the Sea of Japan, the information support department of the press service of the Eastern Military District of the Pacific Fleet reported.

The fire was directed at target missiles launched from small missile and small anti-submarine ships

The vAryag missile cruiser and the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Tributs fired anti-aircraft missiles in the waters of the Sea of Japan. This was reported in the information support department of the VVO press service for the Pacific Fleet.

According to the company's CEO Sergey Bogatikov, the entire line of drones will be produced

The plant for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which Kronstadt JSC will open in Dubna at the end of 2021, will be able to produce dozens of drones per year. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the company's CEO Sergey Bogatikov.

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has announced the keel laying ceremony of the Sejong Dewong (KDX-3) second-series URO-class destroyer designed for the Republic of Korea Navy, which took place on October 5 in Ulsan.

Roselectronics Holding of Rostec State Corporation installed and put into operation radar equipment ahead of schedule during the modernization of the airfield base of the Belbek civil airport under construction in Sevastopol.

Six Syrian soldiers were wounded as a result of a strike by six Israeli F-16 fighter jets on the T-4 airfield in the province of Homs (Syria). This was reported by the Russian military.

The formations and military units of missile troops and artillery receive modern MLRS of medium caliber "Tornado-G", modernized self-propelled howitzers "MSTA-S", self-propelled ATGM "Chrysanthemum-S".

The missile cruiser "Moscow", the frigate "Admiral Grigorovich", the patrol ship "Ladny" and the minesweeper "Kovrovets" conducted exercises in the Black Sea, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) reported on Monday.

HHI Corporation held an official ceremony of laying the lead destroyer of the KDX-III project of the second series. There will be three such ships in total.

In Algeria, the T-90SA will receive the TacNet tactical link control system from the German Rheinmetall concern. Blogger KAD-GHANI told about this on his Twitter page.

Currently, the army of this state has the second fleet of combat vehicles of this model after India, numbering, according to various reference publications, more than six hundred units.

In Israel, they began to simulate life on Mars: researchers deployed a base in the Ramon crater in the Negev Desert. The experiment was organized by the Austrian Space Forum together with the Israeli Space Agency. 200 scientific studies will be conducted in 20 days, the Izvestia TV channel reports.

The Sri Lankan government has proposed a defense budget of $373 billion. Rupees ($1.86 billion) for 2022 ff., which is 14% more than in 2021 ff. As reported by Janes Defense Weekly, the appropriations bill for 2022 ff. was submitted to Parliament on October 7.

In Ukraine, the artillery part of the 2S9 "NONA-S" self-propelled gun began to be installed on the BMP-2 chassis, reports mil.in.ua.

The work was carried out at the Shepetovsky repair plant. The upgraded machine received the designation 2C17-2.

The flight crew of the Eastern Military District (VVO) on the basis of a mixed aviation compound in the Khabarovsk Territory has begun practicing refueling in the air. This is reported by the press service of the district.

In addition to the strategic nuclear submarine USS Tennessee, the US Navy currently has the submarine USS Alaska, which is also equipped with one or two ballistic missiles with new low-power nuclear warheads W76-2, follows from the data of the Federation of American Scientists.

The South Korean main tank K2NO Black Panther for testing in Norway received the Israeli active protection complex Trophy.

A combat vehicle in camouflage typical for the army of this Northern European country was recently photographed during transportation on a trawl. It is expected that it will be demonstrated at the 13th Seoul Aerospace and Defense Exhibition. The work of the international forum will begin on October 19.

On the instructions of the President of Russia, the budget of the state corporation Roscosmos for the next three years will be reduced by 16% or 150 billion rubles, which, in particular, is due to its failure to fulfill 30 of the 83 programs scheduled for 2020.

In addition to the strategic nuclear submarine USS Tennessee, the US Navy currently has the submarine USS Alaska, which is also equipped with one or two ballistic missiles with new low-power nuclear warheads W76-2.