The Australian Air Force Command has completed a complex of works on the modernization of the fleet of P-8A Poseidon base patrol aircraft.

Transport planes are often converted into bombers, but the Americans went further. On September 22, the YouTube channel The War Zone published a video of tests of the Rapid Dragon system, with the help of which many non-combat aircraft can become missile carriers.

A short video shows a model of an aircraft of an unknown type. Some observers believe that it is related to the NGAD program aimed at developing a sixth-generation fighter. Earlier it became known about the beginning of testing of its demonstrator.

In the Rostov region, servicemen of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division practiced the landing of a mass tactical landing by helicopter. A squadron of transport and combat Mi-8AMTSh "Terminator" and a pair of multi-purpose Mi-35M were involved in the exercises.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia confirmed the death of the entire crew of the An-26 laboratory aircraft that crashed in the Khabarovsk Territory, TASS reports on Thursday, September 23.

The Russian Defense Ministry has denied the information of the Estonian authorities about the violation of the Estonian airspace by a Russian A-50 aircraft during a flight from the Kaliningrad region.

The Soviet strategic bomber-missile carrier Tu-160 made its first flight seven years later than the American B-1 Lancer aircraft. Therefore, there is a myth about Soviet engineers copying American ideas. Combat aviation specialist Dario Leone refuted this misconception. His comment was published by The National Interest magazine.

In the Crimea, the pilots of the Northern Fleet's ship-based fighter aviation regiment on the Su-33 have begun the final stage of the flight training program at the ground-based engineering and technical aviation complex (NITKA), which simulates the flight deck of a heavy aircraft carrier.

Eyewitnesses in Russia noticed a new fighter. Presumably, the aircraft in the picture is a prototype of the modernized Su-30SM, which was built at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant (IAZ). This is reported by the bmpd blog.

At the Salyut production complex of the Rostec United Engine Corporation, Russian Aerospace Forces servicemen are being trained to restore the AI-222-25 engine for the Yak-130 combat training aircraft.

The United States Administration is open to discussing the preparation of a declaration on the end of the war on the Korean peninsula. This was stated by Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby on Wednesday, September 22.

Relations between Turkey and the United States are currently experiencing difficult times, including due to problems with Ankara's acquisition of S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems from the Russian Federation, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters.

Warsaw, which is preparing for destabilization on the eastern border for one well-known reason, announced plans to deploy up to 250 of the latest Abrams tanks there. The United States intends to start supplying combat vehicles to Poland in 2022.

The head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, on Wednesday, September 22, during a meeting in Washington, discussed with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison the implementation of agreements on the military-political partnership AUKUS, which also includes the United Kingdom. This was reported by the press service of the US military department.

Estonia's defense budget for 2022 will amount to a record 748 million euros or 2.31% of the projected gross domestic product of the republic, Defense Minister Kalle Laanet said.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba has started a dialogue with the US Congress and the US administration on the need to increase the total amount of support that the United States provides to Ukraine to $1 billion a year, the press service of the department reported on Wednesday evening.

Ukraine is having a frank and friendly conversation with NATO about the fact that its integration into the alliance cannot last indefinitely, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said.

At the same time, Maris Riekstins urged to be vigilant

Russia's various military maneuvers currently do not pose a direct threat to Latvia, but we need to remain vigilant. This position was stated on Thursday by the Ambassador of the Baltic Republic in Moscow, Maris Riekstins.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu said that the republic's position" on the complete and unconditional withdrawal of the Russian armed forces " remains unchanged.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg as part of his participation in the UN General Assembly. This is reported by TASS.