The international exhibition and conference of unmanned systems UMEX- 2022 is taking place in the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Russia is represented by Rosoboronexport.

"We successfully export intelligence and reconnaissance and strike unmanned systems "Orlan-10E" and "Orion-e", BLAH kamikaze "KUB-e" and prepare for withdrawal to the external market a wide range of devices: ultralight, heavy percussion, drones, helicopters and multi-rotor", - said General Director of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev.

A deeply modernized barrage munition, or, as it is also called, a kamikaze drone, the Lancet, was used in Syria against terrorists.

The use of barrage ammunition is still a new phenomenon for our army. The Lancet strike drone was first shown in 2019 at the Army forum and was almost immediately taken for a "run-in" by our special forces in Syria.

In Russia, work on the creation of a light military transport aircraft IL-112B has been suspended until the investigation of the crash with the first prototype of the aircraft is completed, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti.

The United Engine Corporation (UEC) has manufactured three assemblies for the PD-8 advanced engine demonstrator. It is being developed for an import-substituted medium-haul passenger aircraft SSJ-NEW. According to Rostec, testing of the demonstrator with nodes will begin in March.

Iran lost a fighter jet and two pilots. On February 21, the Reuters news agency reported that an F-5F fighter of the Iranian Air Force crashed in the city of Tabriz.

On February 15, AeroVironment confirmed the conclusion of a contract with the US Department of Defense for the supply of small-sized Puma-3AE UAVs to an unnamed union state under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program.

EDGE Company presented the installation for launching 21 kamikaze drones at the UMEX exhibition

At the Unmanned Systems Exhibition & Conference 2022 (UMEX) in Abu Dhabi, an unmanned systems swarm launch system was shown. The modular installation can carry 21 Halcon Hunter 2-S drones. The kamikaze drones presented are capable of making decisions about an attack on their own, The Drive reports.

Thailand will arm itself with light fire support helicopters. On February 21, the press service of the US Department of Defense announced a contract with Boeing for the production of AH-6i Little Bird helicopters for Thailand.

The house was put into operation and operational management of FSAU "Roszhilkompleks" of the Ministry of Defense of Russia

Servicemen from the Plesetsk cosmodrome and their families received new apartments, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters.

The backup crew passed the exam in the simulator of the Soyuz MS spacecraft, and the main one coped with emergency situations on the simulator of the Russian segment of the ISS

The main and backup crews of the Soyuz MS-21 manned spacecraft, which is scheduled to launch on March 18, on Tuesday began passing final examination training before flying to Baikonur, follows from the Instagram of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (CPC).

On March 14, the State Commission will decide on the readiness to export the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle with the Soyuz MS-21 manned spacecraft to the Baikonur launch complex

The State Commission approved the launch date of the new expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) on March 18. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Tuesday.

Astronomers have proposed chlorofluorocarbons as a sign of an alien civilization

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is capable of detecting signs of activity of alien civilizations on exoplanets by atmospheric pollution. This is reported in the preprint of the article published in the arXiv repository. Briefly about the study tells the publication Universe Today.

Academician Zeleny called the Spektr-UV space telescope a "new Hubble"

The Spektr-UV space telescope will allow observation in the ultraviolet part of the spectrum, which is inaccessible to observations from Earth. This will allow the Russian telescope to take the place of the American Hubble. This was announced by the Deputy chairman of the RAS Council for Space, Academician Lev Zeleny, RIA Novosti reports.

According to the official statement of the Chinese side, the upper stage of the Changzheng-3C rocket will not collide with the natural satellite of our planet. Thus, the alleged event becomes even more mysterious.

The American Cygnus ship docked to the ISS using the Canadarm2 manipulator arm

The American Cygnus cargo ship docked to the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday, February 21. The ship was docked using a manipulator arm. This is reported by TASS with reference to the broadcast of the docking on the website of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Northrop Grumman-owned SpaceLogistics has agreed to launch the first Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) spacecraft in 2024. He will receive a robotic arm to install the Mission Extension Pod propulsion modules on satellites that have used up their fuel reserves.

In total, about 4 thousand servicemen will take part in the event, over 600 units of military and special equipment will be involved

The exercises of the air defense forces of the Eastern Military District (VVO) will be held at the Telemba training ground in Buryatia. This was reported to journalists on Tuesday in the press service of the VVO.

It significantly increases the accuracy of the RPC

Rostec State Corporation has equipped a number of weapons samples, including the upgraded Pantsir-SM anti-aircraft missile and cannon complex (ZRPC), with the latest algorithm that significantly improves navigation accuracy. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the High-Precision Complexes holding (part of Rostec).

The teaching officers of the International Mine Action Center of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (MPC of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation) have completed the training of Lao servicemen.

Andrey Terlikov has been the head of UKBTM since 2011

Andrey Terlikov, General Director, Chief Designer of JSC Ural Design Bureau of Transport Engineering, will celebrate his 60th anniversary on February 22. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the concern.