The United States is developing interceptors of hypersonic missiles
Americans want to learn how to intercept enemy hypersonic missiles. November 21, portal defensenews.com He reported that the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has signed contracts with Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon Missiles and Defense for the development of hypersonic weapons interceptors.
Poland chose the British air defense system
Poland has decided on a short-range air defense system. On November 21, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Great Britain announced the signing of an agreement on cooperation in the development of the Polish NAREW program.
Exercises with S-400 and Pantsir complexes to destroy cruise missiles were held in Crimea
Combat crews of anti-aircraft complexes conducted exercises in the Crimea to destroy cruise missiles of a simulated enemy, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet reports.
Exercises to repel an "enemy" air raid with S-400V4 air defense system missiles were held in the Kuril Islands
The training on the detection, classification and destruction of air targets took place with calculations of S-300V4 anti-aircraft missile systems deployed on the Kuril Islands, the Eastern Military District (VVO) reported on Monday.
The S-550 mobile missile defense system will be able to shoot down American X-37 orbital UAVs
The S-550 mobile missile defense system being developed in Russia will be able to shoot down American X-37 orbital UAVs capable of carrying nuclear charges, RIA Novosti reports, citing sources in the defense industry.
Yomiuri: Japan may launch satellites to track hypersonic warheads
Spacecraft will also be used to monitor possible natural disasters, the newspaper notes
The Japanese government plans to launch three small satellites in the middle of this decade that will be able to track the enemy's hypersonic gliding warheads. This was reported by the Yomiuri newspaper on Monday, citing sources.
The European Union has taken care of its own manned cosmonautics
The ESA member countries have signed a manifesto calling for the development of the European manned program and the acceleration of sending a probe to the Saturn system.
Russia handed over to Lebanon the pictures taken on the day of the explosion in the port of Beirut
The Russian Federation has handed over to Lebanon satellite images taken on the day of the explosion in the port of Beirut. This was stated on November 22 by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a press conference with his Lebanese counterpart Abdullah Bu Habib.
55 planes and drones conducted reconnaissance near the borders of Russia in a week
Fighters were raised twice from the air defense forces on duty to prevent violations of the air state border
In a week, Russian radar stations detected more than 55 aircraft of foreign countries that conducted aerial reconnaissance along the borders of the Russian Federation. Such data of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation is cited on Monday by the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.
Boeing has handed over to NDMA the first P-8A Poseidon BPA aircraft for the Norwegian Air Force
According to Boeing, the Defense Procurement Agency of the Norwegian Defense Ministry NDMA (Norwegian Defense Materiel Agency) on November 18 received the first (out of five ordered for the Norwegian Air Force) aircraft BPA P-8A "Poseidon".
Niger became the first foreign customer of the Turkish TCB Hurkus
Niger became the first foreign customer of the Hurkus training aircraft manufactured by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI).
India has ordered HAMMER aerial bomb guidance kits, which will be integrated on the LCA "Tejas" Mk.1A
India has signed a contract with the French company Safran for the supply of HAMMER (Highly Agile Modular Munition Extended Range) aerial bomb guidance kits for integration with an upgraded version of the LCA "Tejas" Mk.1A light combat aircraft.
The British put up a barrier against Russian submariners in the F-35 drop zone
The recent disaster in the Mediterranean of the 5th generation F-35 fighter jet, which took off from the British aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth, caused serious concern in London.
The crews of the Mi-8 helicopters of the Central Military District conducted night exercises in the mountains of Tuva for the first time
About 100 servicemen were involved in the exercises
Crews of Mi-8AMTSh transport and combat helicopters-In the Central Military District, about 10 combat training tasks were completed at the first night flight tactical exercises at the mountain range in Tuva. This is stated in a message distributed on Monday by the press service of the district.
Armenia, Kazakhstan, UAE show interest in Ka-52M and Mi-28NE helicopters
Rosoboronexport is actively working to promote, Russian Helicopters is satisfied with the result that it has, said Andrey Boginsky, General Director of the Russian Helicopters holding of Rostec State Corporation.
The heavy-duty Mi-26T2B helicopter will go into serial production
In Rostov-on-Don, serial production of a new version of the world's most lifting helicopter, the Mi-26T2B, will begin. Permits for the start of conveyor production will be issued by the end of 2021.
In Russia, they described the appearance of the attack helicopter of the future
According to Andrey Boginsky, CEO of the Russian Helicopters holding, the promising attack helicopter will be optionally manned.
The US used a Soviet aircraft to transport helicopters
The Soviet-designed AN-124-100 Ruslan aircraft was used to transport helicopters to the United States. Maximus Air Cargo aircraft transported Mi-17 helicopters of the former Afghan Air Force to the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona. This is reported by The Drive.
There are less than 50 flights left before receiving the first certificate of the MS-21 aircraft
According to the First Deputy General Director of PJSC Irkut Corporation, the certificate is planned to be received by the end of the year
The certification program of the MS-21 aircraft with a composite wing made of domestic components is at the completion stage. This was announced to journalists on Monday by Anatoly Gaidansky, First Deputy General Director of PJSC Irkut Corporation.
Promising Russian attack helicopter will be able to operate without a pilot
Promising Russian attack helicopters will become optionally manned, that is, they will be able to be controlled by a pilot or operate without a pilot. The machines will also be connected to a common information field for interaction between various aircraft and ground control points.