On February 15, AeroVironment confirmed the conclusion of a contract with the US Department of Defense for the supply of small-sized Puma-3AE UAVs to an unnamed union state under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program.

Iran lost a fighter jet and two pilots. On February 21, the Reuters news agency reported that an F-5F fighter of the Iranian Air Force crashed in the city of Tabriz.

The United Engine Corporation (UEC) has manufactured three assemblies for the PD-8 advanced engine demonstrator. It is being developed for an import-substituted medium-haul passenger aircraft SSJ-NEW. According to Rostec, testing of the demonstrator with nodes will begin in March.

In Russia, work on the creation of a light military transport aircraft IL-112B has been suspended until the investigation of the crash with the first prototype of the aircraft is completed, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti.

A deeply modernized barrage munition, or, as it is also called, a kamikaze drone, the Lancet, was used in Syria against terrorists.

The use of barrage ammunition is still a new phenomenon for our army. The Lancet strike drone was first shown in 2019 at the Army forum and was almost immediately taken for a "run-in" by our special forces in Syria.

The international exhibition and conference of unmanned systems UMEX- 2022 is taking place in the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Russia is represented by Rosoboronexport.

"We successfully export intelligence and reconnaissance and strike unmanned systems "Orlan-10E" and "Orion-e", BLAH kamikaze "KUB-e" and prepare for withdrawal to the external market a wide range of devices: ultralight, heavy percussion, drones, helicopters and multi-rotor", - said General Director of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev.

Su-30SM ZVO fighters intercepted a simulated enemy reconnaissance aircraft during exercises

The Russian Su-30SM was lifted into the air to intercept a simulated enemy reconnaissance aircraft. As part of the exercise, the crews of the aviation regiment of the Western Military District (ZVO) performed actions to forcibly land the aircraft. This was reported in the press service of the ZVO.

The State Duma considered in the first reading a bill concerning the assignment of military ranks to flight personnel. We are talking about the correction of Article 47 of the Federal Law "On Military Duty and Military Service". The head of the Duma Defense Committee, Andrey Kartapolov, spoke about the essence of these changes.

The US Permanent Representative to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said that neither the US nor its allies intend to provide Ukraine with nuclear weapons.

Johnson will hold a meeting of the government's emergency committee on the situation around on Tuesday morning - the Prime Minister's office

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, promised to consider the possibility of increasing military assistance to Ukraine, the Prime minister's office said.

A large-scale offensive of the armed forces of Ukraine on Donbass after Russia's recognition of the independence of the DPR and LPR is unlikely. This opinion was expressed by military expert Alexey Leonkov in an interview with the correspondent of "RG".

Russian troops can be sent to the territory of the LPR and the DPR legally, according to the provisions of international law. This was stated by military expert Viktor Baranets in an interview with Izvestia on Tuesday, February 22.

The Federation Council has agreed to the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation outside the territory of the Russian Federation in connection with the situation around Donbass.

The Federation Council received an appeal from President Vladimir Putin on the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation outside its territory. This was announced by the Chairman of the SF Valentina Matvienko at the plenary session on February 22.

Russia can ensure the security of the republics of Donbass, including the airspace, without introducing its forces into their territory, said Eduard Basurin, a representative of the People's Militia of the DPR.

It is useless to speak with the aggressor only in the language of diplomacy, he must be called to account from a position of strength

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev believes that Russia, after recognizing the DPR and the LPR, is ready for new sanctions, threats and political pressure.

The Ukrainian authorities must immediately cease hostilities in the Donbas, otherwise Kiev will bear all responsibility for the possible continuation of the bloodshed, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

Russia will not allow people to die and suffer for the sake of the ambitions of the West. This opinion was expressed by the chairman of the Presidium of the All-Russian organization "Officers of Russia", Hero of Russia, Major General Sergei Lipovoy in an interview with a correspondent of Rossiyskaya Gazeta. This is how he commented on the recognition of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics by the Russian Federation.

The issue of the borders of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics is a matter of the future, it will be resolved, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday.

According to Nikolay Pankov, the situation in Donbass is very complicated and tends to worsen

The number of innocent victims due to the conflict in Donbass is growing. This was announced on Tuesday by the State Secretary, Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Nikolay Pankov at a meeting of the Federation Council.