Four Sukhoi Su-25 (NATO reporting name: Frogfoot) fighters will take part in the CSTO Interaction 2021 exercises with Tajikistan, close to the Afghan border. "Four Su-25 attack aircraft flew from a permanent airfield (Russian Kant airbase in Kyrgyzstan) and landed at the Gissar airfield near Dushanbe
Rheinmetall Canada and Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) have partnered with Navistar Defence Canada in pursuit of Canadas Logistics Vehicle Modernization (LVM) project. Canada plans to acquire new fleets of light and heavy logistics vehicles, trailers, vehicle modules, and armour protection kits under the LVM project
The Russian military base in Tajikistan will receive 30 modern tanks by the end of 2021 against the background of the Taliban coming to power in Afghanistan. They are reported to be T72B3M tanks, the latest modernized version of the legendary T72 and will replace older generation combat vehicles at the base, the press service of the Central Military District said, according to Interfax
Bundeswehr has awarded Rheinmetall a contract to modernize Fuchs/Fox armoured NBC reconnaissance vehicles. A total of five A6A1 versions of the vehicle will be upgraded to the new highly protected A8A7 configuration
The UK Ministry of Defence said it is investing £400 million to equip Chinook helicopters with defensive systems, and to upgrade the C-17 Globemaster fleet. UKs C-17 fleet – which recently played a key role in the UKs evacuation from Afghanistan – will receive a £324 million investment
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is reportedly aiding the Taliban in their quest to capture Panjshir province of Afghanistan by providing them with Chinese-made armed CH-4 drones. CH-4 drones look almost identical to General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper, and the only distinct visual difference between two UAVs is that the ventral fin below the V-tail on MQ-9 is absent on CH-4
The defense minister of France, Germany and Spain signed an implementation agreement of the NGWS / FCAS (Next Generation Weapon System within a Future Combat Air System) program, regulating the latter's activities over the period 2021 and 2027. The signing of this agreement confirms the commitment of Germany, Spain and France to the development of a new generation combat aviation capable of facing future threats and challenges along with maintaining a dynamic European defense industrial and technological base
The U.S
The U.S
Russia is planning to create a joint air defense system with Kyrgyzstan, four months after it struck a similar deal with Tajikistan. “Currently, a draft agreement on creating a Russia-Kyrgyzstan integrated regional air defense system "is undergoing the procedure of inter-state approval," Deputy Chairman of the Air Defense Coordination Committee under the CIS Defense Ministers Council Colonel-General Yuri Grekhov said on Tuesday