The Russian light tactical aircraft (LTS) of the fifth generation Checkmate is positioned as a competitor to the F-35 Lightning II. Columnist Brent Eastwood spoke about the advantage of the American aircraft over the LTS, known as the Su-75 and Checkmate, in the material 19FortyFive.

Strategic bombers of NATO countries fly at a distance of 20 kilometers from the borders of the Russian Federation, this goes beyond the red line, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

Foreign customers are interested in Russian Orion-E drones. A source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti about the applications received for the supply of drones with guided missiles.

According to the agency interlocutor, up to 10 MiG-29K/KUB 100 OKIAP aircraft were used during training at the NITKA complex

The hundredth separate naval fighter aviation regiment (OKIAP) of the naval aviation of the Northern Fleet (SF) has completed training on an aircraft carrier analogue - the ground test training complex (aviation) NITKA in Saki and on Thursday began flying to a permanent-based airfield. This was reported to TASS by a source.

The success in foreign markets of the promising Russian light tactical aircraft (LTS), known as Checkmate and Su-75, depends on its use by the armed forces of Russia itself. The criterion for the success of the new fighter was designated by the American magazine The National Interest.

On the second day of the Dubai Airshow 2021, the UAE Ministry of Defense announced the conclusion of 5 contracts worth 11.284 billion dirhams ($3.1 billion) with national and foreign companies.

Mock-ups of the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system and the T-72 tank have been spotted on a highway in the US state of Alabama. It is assumed that they will be used to designate the equipment of a likely enemy during the exercises of the US Air Force.

The British Express portal published an article comparing the military might of Moscow and London. It is noteworthy that the forces of the kingdom were called the "British army" in the title of the material, while the Russian military was united under the surname Putin.

The UK will sell warships and missiles to Ukraine after the kingdom's Defense Minister Ben Wallace signs a new agreement with Kiev amid rising tensions with Russia. On Wednesday, November 17, The Telegraph newspaper reports.

Political scientist, Director General of the Institute of Regional Problems Dmitry Zhuravlev called the permission to use weapons to Ukrainian border guards a provocation and an actual call for such actions.

The United States continues to monitor the actions of the Russian military near the borders with Ukraine, but cannot fully unravel Moscow's plans and considers it necessary for it to be more transparent, Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday.

The United States is not aware of the goals of the Russian authorities in connection with the movements attributed to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the border with Ukraine. This was announced on Wednesday, November 17, at a briefing by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.

In the event of an attack by Ukraine on Crimea or other territories of Russia, the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation will completely neutralize all warships and coastal military infrastructure of the enemy in the period from 50 minutes to 10 hours. This was stated by a high-ranking source, a retired captain of the first rank.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia does not need conflicts on the western borders of the country, called on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to seek serious and long-term guarantees of security in this area.

The Azerbaijani military carried out a new shelling of Azerbaijani positions on the state border. This was announced on Thursday, November 18, by the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan.

The Azerbaijani military opened indiscriminate fire in the area of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border in the Tavush region, the fire was suppressed by retaliatory actions. On Thursday, November 18, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia reports.

As an example of the positive impact of the work of journalists on the activities of the Armed Forces, the Minister of Defense noted the process of returning refugees to Syria

Journalists, covering the activities of the Russian Armed Forces, including abroad, make a positive contribution to the fulfillment of important tasks to restore peace and tranquility. This was stated at the awarding ceremony of the winners of the VII Media-As-2021 competition by the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

As the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Dmitry Bulgakov noted, the dynamics and the general vector of development of relations in the military sphere remain between the CIS partners

The tasks of combating international terrorist organizations force us to search and find new forms of interaction between the military departments of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries, said Deputy Defense Minister Dmitry Bulgakov.

Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev said that the decision on the summit between Russia and the United States will not be delayed, the topics will also be agreed.

In Syria, the use of American-made BGM-71 TOW anti-tank guided complexes continues. These weapons are used not only against tanks, armored personnel carriers or infantry fighting vehicles, but also against construction equipment involved in the construction of fortifications.