The Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket, painted to resemble Khokhloma, put the Progress MS-18 cargo ship into near-Earth orbit. The broadcast is conducted on the website of the state corporation "Roscosmos".

Dmitry Baranov, General Director of the Progress Rocket and Space Center (RCC), said that in the manufacture of Soyuz-5 launch vehicles, specialists will use a new durable and lightweight alloy.

According to the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, the launch table for the Angara rocket on Vostochny has been successfully assembled. The first launch of this type of carrier from the cosmodrome was scheduled for 2023.

American B-1B Lancer bombers, with which the United States promises to sink the Black Sea Fleet, are outdated even by their own standards, military expert Alexei Leonkov believes. In conversation with the "Tape.He recalled that Russian air defense systems had already successfully repelled their attacks in 2018.

The ships of the Baltic and Black Sea fleets of Russia are reliably protected from enemy missile attacks by air defense systems, Admiral Vladimir Komoyedov, commander of the Black Sea Fleet (in 1998-2002), told RIA Novosti.

The United States announced the possibility of destroying Russia's Baltic Fleet and turning the Black Sea Fleet into a "shooting gallery". This is stated in an article by journalist David Axe, published on the Forbes website.

Last Tuesday, a prototype of the MC-145B aircraft was shown for the first time at Warsaw Babice Airport. According to the Lotnictwo resource, the aircraft is designed for the American Special Operations Command.

Boeing has sent to Qatar the first batch of F-15QA (Qatar Advanced) fighters ordered for the country's Air Force.

US lawmakers from Democrats and Republicans have called on the administration of President Joe Biden to block the sale of Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets to Turkey.

A multibillion-dollar sum previously transferred by Ankara, intended to pay for the contract for the purchase of American F-35 stealth fighters, was blocked due to the acquisition of the S-400 Triumph air defense system from Russia.

The United States and Turkey held consultations on the F-35 program, from which Turkey was excluded for the purchase of Russian S-400 air defense systems, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the US Defense Ministry.

The terms also depend on the operational plans of the Peruvian side and their ability to fulfill their obligations under the project, said General Director of Rosoboronexport Alexander Mikheev

Rosoboronexport (part of state Corporation rostec) is ready to complete the creation of the Center for maintenance and repair of helicopters Mi-171SH in Peru next year.

Servicemen of the helicopter regiment of the ZVO destroyed the targets of the "enemy" with rocket fire. Training flights took place at the training ground in the Leningrad region. You can watch the shooting on video.

The aircraft engine of the Russian airliner MS-21 was tested by volcanic ash. The United Engine Corporation (UEC, part of Rostec State Corporation) has tested the PD-14 engine. This is reported on the Rostec website.

Multi-purpose Russian Su-35S fighters have appeared for the first time at a Russian military base in the Syrian city of Al-Qamishli. This is reported by the Telegram channel "Military Observer".

The destruction of the missile by the Iranian MiG-29 was shown on video.

A video was posted online where an Iranian MiG-29 is practicing the destruction of a missile launched by an F-5 Tiger II aircraft.

Rosoboronexport CEO Alexander Mikheev noted that Moscow is also ready to modernize a number of combat aircraft of the Peruvian Air Force

Russia is ready to supply combat aircraft to Peru if there is a corresponding request. This was announced in an interview with TASS on the eve of the international arms exhibition SITDEF 2021 by the Director General of Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation) Alexander Mikheev.

Many foreign Air forces (Air Force) have shown interest in the promising Russian light tactical aircraft (LTS), known as Checkmate and Su-75, Alexander Mikheev, CEO of Rosoboronexport, told TASS.

According to Alexander Mikheev, CEO of Rosoboronexport, at the same time, it is premature to talk about any orders yet

Potential foreign customers are showing increased interest in the latest Russian single-engine fighter of the fifth generation Checkmate. This was announced in an interview with TASS on the eve of the international arms exhibition SITDEF 2021 by the Director General of Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation) Alexander Mikheev.

Taiwan's chief of staff Tsai Ing-wen says that the threat from China is growing every day, and hopes for US support in the event of an attack by Beijing.