During the 1979 war, the armies of Vietnam and China practically did not use combat aircraft. Why did this happen? The fact is that the Vietnamese air Force was relatively small and its strike component was involved in operations against the commandos in Cambodia. The opponents did not dare to use conventional MiG-21 interceptor fighters against tanks and infantry advancing in the mountains.

Russian specialists have started the final stage of firing tests of the new self-propelled missile system "Kornet-D1" on the chassis of the BMD-4M combat vehicle. It is designed for Airborne troops.

China is developing a transport system similar to SpaceX's Starship

In China, they are working on a returnable two-stage launch system, which is similar to the reusable Starship transport system. The twin of Elon Musk's development will be able to carry up to 20 tons of payload, Space News reports.

Astronauts Raja Chari and Kayla Barron captured the ship using the Canadarm2 manipulator arm

The American Cygnus cargo ship docked on Monday to the International Space Station (ISS). The broadcast is carried out on the website of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Beijing adheres to international law in the process of space exploration, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China has denied information about the possible fall of a fragment of the Chang'e-5T1 experimental automatic apparatus to the moon. This is stated in a message published on Monday on the website of the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the excursion facility was closed for almost two years

The first tourists in 2022 visited the Vostochny cosmodrome, which is located in the Amur region. Due to the pandemic, the facility for excursions has been closed for almost two years, according to the website of the Center for the Operation of Ground-based Space Infrastructure (CENKI) on Monday.

The US Navy has announced the initial operational readiness of the CMV-22B transport tiltrotor. This means that the device was recognized as fully suitable for combat missions. CMV-22B has already completed its first mission, and it was successful.

A military plane crashed in the Iranian city of Tabriz in the province of East Azerbaijan.

The head of the Crisis Management Department of the province of East Azerbaijan, Muhammad Bagher Honarbar, said that the plane crashed into a car and the wall of the school building, where there were no students at that time.

Novikombank, the main bank of Rostec State Corporation, is a financial partner of the program for the creation of a new generation passenger aircraft MS-21. The organization lends a number of enterprises of the State Corporation - participants in cooperation on the implementation of the project.

Fly Drone, a portfolio company of the RT-Business Development holding of Rostec State Corporation, which is a resident of the Skolkovo Innovation Fund, presented Uber for unmanned aerial vehicles at the UMEX 2022 exhibition. The platform allows you to quickly find a performer for any task that requires the use of a UAV. The exhibition takes place on February 21-23 in Abu Dhabi.

The delegation of Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec Group) is taking part in the Fifth International Exhibition and Conference of Unmanned Systems UMEX 2022, which will be held from February 21 to 23 in Abu Dhabi (UAE).

Su-30SM fighters were lifted into the air to intercept a simulated enemy reconnaissance aircraft during exercises in the north-west of the Russian Federation, the press service of the Western Military District (ZVO) reported.

The Ministry of Unification of the two Koreas called on the DPRK to return to dialogue, Yonhap reports. "We once again call on North Korea to choose the path of dialogue and cooperation for the sake of peace and stability on the Korean peninsula," said the official representative of the Ministry of Unification Affairs Lee Jong-joo.

The statement of the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky about the possibility and desire of Kiev to regain the status of a nuclear country is extremely dangerous. This was announced on Monday at an extraordinary meeting of the Russian Security Council by Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu.

Russian military and border guards stopped the violation of the state border of the Russian Federation by a sabotage and reconnaissance group from the territory of Ukraine. This was announced on Monday, February 21, by the press service of the Southern Military District.

The Ministry of Defense of Russia has distributed video footage taken immediately after the clash of our servicemen and border guards with saboteurs who tried to enter the territory of our country on two infantry fighting vehicles. The incident was reported today by the press service of the Southern Military District (SE) and the Center for Public Relations of the FSB of Russia.

French President Emmanuel Macron proposed to Russian President Vladimir Putin and American leader Joe Biden to hold a summit on security issues in Europe, both sides agreed, the Elysee Palace reports.

The Times praised the combat capability of the Russian army.

The British edition of The Times analyzed the current state of the Russian army. The translation of the article is published on the InoSMI portal.

Serbian film director Emir Kusturica accepted the offer of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to become the chief director of the Central Academic Theater of the Russian Army, the press secretary of the head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Rossiyana Markovskaya told reporters.

Calculations of ACS "Acacia" and MLRS "Grad" destroyed a conditional enemy during exercises in the Urals

The gunners of the Central Military District (CVO) destroyed the targets of a conditional enemy during exercises in the Chelyabinsk region. The military used 2S3 "Acacia" howitzers and BM-21 "Grad" multiple rocket launchers (MLRS). This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the district.