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Food and Commodities Crisis is Going to Sharpen

According to the Global Crisis Response Group more and more people are now forecast to be pushed into food insecurity and extreme poverty by the end of 2022. There is an estimate that 345 million people will be acutely food insecure or at a high risk of food insecurity in 82 countries in 2022. Meanwhile,…
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Motovilikha and Splav Modernise MLRS production

The military department of the Motovilikhinsky Plants of JSC Special Design Bureaue, and Splav Scientific Production Association named after A.N. Ganichev, which are part of the management circuit of the Technodinamika holding of Rostec State Corporation, are modernizing the production of the Grad MLRS. Along with that, they are actively implementing a project for the…
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Modern Weapons to Reach 72% in Russian Army in 2022

Moscow hosted another Acceptance Day chaired by the General of the Army Sergei Shoigu at the National Centre for State Defence Control, it was dedicated to summing up the implementation of the state defenсe order in the third quarter in terms of arms supplies, military hardware, and the construction of military infrastructure facilities. In 2021,…
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UK MoD Appoints top Defence Official to Head Troubled Ajax Programme

A letter released by the United Kingdom’s Infrastructure and Projects Authority has named 30-year Ministry of Defence (MoD) veteran David Marsh to be personally responsible for the Armoured Cavalry Programme, otherwise known as Ajax.   Effective from the 1st of October, Marsh was appointed the Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) of the Armoured Cavalry Programme, now…
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ADAS 2022​ A Gateway to the Philippine Modernisation Programme

ADAS 2022 is the only tri-service Defense and Security Exhibition that comprehensively addresses the diverse requirements of the Department of National Defense (DND), the National Security Council (NSC), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Philippine National Police (PNP), as well as its many homeland security and crisis and disaster response agencies.   The highly…
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Hensoldt and Saab to Modernise German Frigates

The German government has signed a contract with Hensoldt Sensors to replace the Sachsen-class’ (F124) radar. Last month, a contract was signed with Saab to modernise the radar and fire control systems of its predecessor class, the Brandenburg (F123).   On the 23rd of August, the German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and…
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ROE Presents Modern Russian Defence Products at DEFEA 2021

Rosoboronexport JSC (ROE) is organizing a single Russian exhibit at DEFEA 2021, International Defence Exhibition in Athens, Greece. The exhibition is held from 13 to 15 July, 2021 for the first time in 12 years at Metropolitan Expo, located on the territory of Athens International Airport Elefterios Venizelos.  "Rosoboronexport notes with great satisfaction the systematic and…
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Uraltransmash Delivers a batch of Msta-S Self-Propelled Guns to MoD

Within the framework of the State Defense Order for 2019-2021, the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation has received a batch of self-propelled howitzers 2C19M2 "Msta-S" produced by the Uraltransmash plant of the Uralvagonzavod Concern. The vehicles were sent on car trawls to the military unit of the Ministry of Defence, Rostec reported. Before…
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ROSATOM Develops Fuel Modification with Lower Uranium Enrichment for Finland

TVEL Fuel Company of ROSATOM has completed the development of the new modification of VVER-440 fuel for Loviisa NPP in Finland. The new modification of VVER-440 fuel bundle with higher uranium load would enhance the efficiency of fuel usage and power plant’s operation in general, said TVEL's press service. In particular, increasing the mass of…
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Vostochny Cosmodrome: 5 Years Since the First Launch

On April 28, 2016 at 05:01 Moscow time, the first launch was carried out from the new Russian Vostochny cosmodrome. The Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle took off successfully, the Volga launching unit delivered the Lomonosov, Aist-2D and SamSat-218 spacecraft to the calculated orbits. This launch showed the readiness of the Russian cosmodrome for regular operation.  …
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