Nature continues to share with us its "know-how" with great generosity, the stock of which is unlikely to ever run out, and does it completely free of charge. This time, engineers from Stanford "borrowed" from her, or rather from the falcon, its unique claws, with which it confidently sits on a variety of surfaces and deftly grabs prey.

Tests of a new engine of its own production have been completed in China. The turboprop power unit is designed for drones. The Chinese engine will increase the efficiency of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in high-altitude conditions, writes Global Times.

The United Arab Emirates is buying 80 Rafale fighters. On December 3, the press service of Dassault Aviation announced the signing of a "historic contract" for the latest modification of a combat aircraft.

According to Indian media, the Indian Air Force received two Mirage-2000 fighters from the French Air Force. The planes were delivered to the Gwalior Air Base.

The UAE will buy a record number of Rafale fighters from France, according to Dassault Aviation. In July, the head of Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov called this French aircraft an analogue of the promising Su-75.

As the French company Dassault Aviation reported on December 3, 2021, the United Arab Emirates signed a "historic" contract for the purchase of 80 French multifunctional fighters Dassault Rafale in the F4 modification. The contract was signed during the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to the UAE, in the presence of Macron himself and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

On December 1, the Government of Canada officially announced that, based on the results of the evaluation of the submitted proposals, two applicants will continue to participate in the tender for the supply of new fighters for the country's Air Force.

Canada is approaching the final of the "fighter" tender. On December 2, the press service of the Canadian Ministry of Defense announced that the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Block III aircraft dropped out of the tender for the purchase of new fighters.

The possibilities of using an autopilot with artificial intelligence will be studied on the basis of the Ka-226 helicopter, it follows from the materials of public procurement.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation hopes that the certification of the MS-21 aircraft will be completed by the end of this year. This was announced to TASS on December 4 by the head of the department Denis Manturov.

Turkey is preparing to supply at least 20 more Bayraktar-TB2 attack drones to Ukraine, Bloomberg reports, citing sources in Turkish government and military-industrial circles.

The incident with the US reconnaissance aircraft, due to which a civilian aircraft was forced to change course, needs to be assessed at the international level. Dmitry Belik, a member of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, told Izvestia on December 5.

The actions of the US Air Force pose a threat to civil aviation. This was announced on December 5 by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.

Rosaviatsia will send a protest through diplomatic channels in connection with the frequent cases of flights of NATO military aircraft in the area of the Russian borders and the Black Sea, which carries risks for civilian vessels. This was reported in the Federal Air Transport Agency on Saturday, December 4.

A civilian plane flying from Tel Aviv to Moscow was forced to change course over the Black Sea to avoid a dangerous approach with a foreign reconnaissance aircraft. This was announced on December 4 by a source in the air traffic control services.

Russian Su-27 and Su-30 fighters rose to escort US reconnaissance aircraft over the Black Sea, no border violations were allowed. This was announced on Friday, December 3, by the Ministry of Defense.

NATO servicemen often complain about the maneuvers of the Russian military, which they carry out in dangerous proximity to ships and aircraft of the North Atlantic Alliance.

Su-34 bombers conducted training flights from the Baltimore airfield in Voronezh for the first time after its reconstruction, the press service of the Western Military District reported.

For violating the rules of preparation for flights on the Black Sea Fleet, two military technicians will be tried before. The criminal case was sent to the Crimean Garrison Military Court for consideration on the merits.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, speaking at a conference at the Ronald Reagan Foundation in California, said that the US will continue to assist Taiwan in protecting against the use of force against it.