Erdogan announced Turkey's plans to buy more S-400 systems from Russia
Ankara intends to buy another batch of S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems from Russia, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in an interview with CBS.
Russia upgrades missile attack warning system
Russia is preparing to modernize the Missile Attack Warning System (SPRN). Three radar stations of the 77YA6 Voronezh series, which are part of the SPRN, are planned to be upgraded by 2028. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the interstate joint-stock company (IAC) "Vimpel".
China has launched a remote sensing satellite of the Jilin-1 series into orbit
As the Central Television of China reports, the device has been successfully launched into a given orbit
China on Monday launched the remote sensing satellite of the Jilin-1 HR-02D series. This was reported by the Central Television of China.
Blue Origin has named two of the four tourists who will fly into space in October
During the next launch of the New Shepard spacecraft, Chris Boshuizen, Glen Devries and two other unknown space tourists will be on board. According to some reports, among them is the actor William Shatner, known for the TV series Star Trek.
Blue Origin announced on October 12 the second suborbital flight with space tourists on the New Shepard rocket
The American private aerospace company Blue Origin announced a new manned suborbital flight of four tourists on a New Shepard rocket, it is planned for October 12, according to the company's website on Monday.
Proton-M launch vehicle delivered to Baikonur
Two Express communication satellites, Express-AMU3 and Express - AMU7, are planned to be sent into orbit on Proton-M
The train that transported the Proton-M carrier rocket arrived at the Tyuratam station (a station near the Baikonur cosmodrome). This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Monday.
Roscosmos has published the composition of the future Russian orbital station
Roscosmos first published the composition of the future Russian orbital station on the public procurement website on Thursday, September 23. According to the document, the state corporation has allocated funding for the development of requirements for it and its seven modules in the amount of 1.735 billion rubles.
The Chinese have built a prototype of an armed reconnaissance drone
The Chinese Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) has built a prototype of the CH-6 armed reconnaissance drone. According to Janes, the aircraft will be shown at the Zhuhai Air Show. The CH-6 is a medium-altitude vehicle capable of flying long distances at subsonic speeds.
Secret rocket plane will be shown at an exhibition in China
A large number of different premieres are expected at the international aviation and space salon Airshow China 2021, which will open tomorrow. For example, experts and forum visitors will be able to study in more detail the design of an unmanned rocket plane, known as the WZ8.
According to military expert Yuri Lyamin, this high-speed vehicle was first shown on October 1, 2019 during a military parade in Beijing dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. There was practically no information about it, it was only known that the H-6N aircraft was used as a launch platform.
Embraer has completed the assembly of the first tanker transport KC-390 "Millennium" for the Portuguese Air Force
The assembly of the first multi-purpose tanker KC-390 "Millennium", ordered by the Portuguese Air Force, has been completed at the Embraer production facility in Gavian Peixot (Sao Paulo, Brazil).
Chinese fighter jets disperse around the world
Iraq may arm itself with Chinese-Pakistani-made fighter jets. September 26, portal nation.com.pk He said that Iraq and Pakistan have agreed on the purchase of 12 aircraft, and a contract is scheduled to be signed in October this year.
Russian Mi-8 worked out missile launches at exercises in Kyrgyzstan
About 50 flight and engineering personnel and two Mi-8MTV5 helicopters were involved in the exercises
Crews of modernized Mi-8 helicopters of a separate helicopter squadron of the Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Central Military District (CVO), stationed in Kazakhstan, launched unguided missiles at tactical flight exercises that ended on Monday at the Edelweiss aviation range in the Tien Shan Mountains in the Issyk-Kul region (Kyrgyzstan). This is stated in the press service of the district.
The US explained the destruction of Ukrainian aircraft
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine received most of the fleet of Soviet Tu-160 strategic bombers. More than half of the vehicles of the Ukrainian Air Force (VVS) were disposed of in the late 1990s. The United States explained the reasons for the destruction of the Ukrainian Tu-160: it prevented the transfer of technology of Soviet bombers to China, The Military Watch magazine writes.
American officer Eastwood explained why Russian Su-35 fighters are extremely dangerous
Retired US Army officer Brent Eastwood explained why Russian Su-35 fighters are dangerous in combat. His article was published by the portal 19Fortyfive.
MW: The new missile has expanded the capabilities of the MiG-31 in close air combat
Military Watch evaluated the new combat capabilities of the MiG-31.
The publication Military Watch asked the question, why did the Russian military start installing new short-range R-74M missiles on MiG-31BM/BSM interceptors?
An armed conflict between Belgrade and Pristina is very likely, says the former head of the Department of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
The aggravation of the situation around Kosovo may escalate into an armed conflict between Belgrade and Pristina, according to the former head of the main department of international military cooperation of the Russian Defense Ministry, retired Colonel-General Leonid Ivashov.
NATO steps up patrols in Kosovo amid escalating tensions there
The command of the NATO-led international peacekeeping mission in Kosovo (KFOR) has increased the number of patrols and the duration of their operation against the background of escalating tensions with Serbia, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing Serbian media.
Serbia has transferred T-72MS "White Eagle" tanks to the border with Kosovo
The Serbian army has deployed its best T-72MS "White Eagle" main battle tanks on the administrative border with Kosovo. Over the weekend, videos appeared on the Network showing the transfer of these combat vehicles on heavy-duty trawls.
Turkish Bayraktar TB2 attack drones were shown for the first time at a military parade in Turkmenistan
A military parade in honor of the 30th anniversary of the country's independence was held in Turkmenistan on Monday, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports,
The EU and Moldova are aimed at strengthening cooperation in the field of security, defense-Borrel
The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrel, after meeting with Moldovan Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilitsa and Foreign Minister Nicolai Popescu in Brussels on Monday, said that they had agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation.