Argentina may return to the club of countries that have fighter aircraft in service. September 17, portal dailypakistan.com.pk He reported that the Ministry of Defense of Argentina has included the purchase of fighter jets in the spending plan for 2022.

The United States could start selling the world's first fifth-generation F-22 Raptor fighter to allies like Japan, Israel and Australia, provided that the production of this aircraft is completed for itself, The Drive reports, citing declassified documents.

The authorities of France and Switzerland have denied media reports that Paris refused to meet the presidents of these two countries, Emmanuel Macron and Guy Parmelin, against the background of the fact that the Swiss side this year preferred to buy fighter jets from the United States, and not in France.

The crews of Ka-52 Alligators of the Air Force and Air Defense Association of the Southern Military District (SE) performed their first flight in the mountains of South Ossetia as part of a helicopter flight.

According to the Deputy Prime Minister, the Il-96-300 aircraft are being assembled at the Voronezh Aircraft Factory

Plans to create an upgraded version of the Il-96 with two engines instead of four remain, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov told reporters on the sidelines of the Tyumen Oil and Gas Forum.

The Russian military received a Be-200 multi-purpose amphibious aircraft as part of a state defense order, according to data from the Russian Defense Ministry published in the departmental newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda on Friday.

The cause of the fire in the engine of the Il-112B that collapsed in Kubinka is still not known

Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov considers it necessary to modify the engine of the Il-112B and Il-114 aircraft, and not replace it with an imported one.

Serial deliveries of the Il-112B military transport aircraft will shift due to the disaster that occurred in August, the exact date is still unknown, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov told reporters.

The intersectoral engineering Center "Composites of Russia" of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University has created a technology for manufacturing volume-reinforced preforms of gas turbine engine elements using directional fiber laying. The development can be applied in the construction of products of the rocket and space, aviation, marine and transport industries. This was reported to Izvestia on Friday, September 17, in the MIC "Composites of Russia".

The test flights of four modernized Su-25 attack aircraft belonging to the country's Defense Forces have been completed in Georgia, they were previously equipped with a modern radio-electronic navigation system, the press service of the Government of Georgia reports.

This year, 7 young pilots and one instructor of the 279 KIAP [279th separate naval Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Northern Fleet Aviation] are being trained at the airfield in Novofedorovka [Saki in the Crimea]! I can't remember such a thing. Usually 2-3, and then 7 at once!

Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov pointed out that foreign customers are always interested in whether the native armed forces take the equipment that they offer for export

The Ministry of Defense may consider the purchase of Checkmate single-engine fighters as part of the future state armament program. This was announced to journalists by Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov on the sidelines of the Tyumen Oil and Gas Forum.

Beijing for the second time in a month held naval and air exercises in the territory to the southwest of Taiwan, Bloomberg reports, citing the Command of the eastern Theater of the People's Liberation Army of China.

Although Germany has not officially imposed an arms embargo on Turkey, there is an "informal" ban, Turkish Defense Minister Hulsi Akar said in an interview with Sedat Ergin, a columnist for the pro-government newspaper Hürriyet.

The US State Department has approved the provision of services to Saudi Arabia for the maintenance of military equipment in the amount of $ 500 million, RIA Novosti reports, citing the US Department of Defense.

The United States, Great Britain and Australia united to protect their interests, and France was indirectly affected. On September 16, the BBC news agency reported that the three states had concluded a historic security pact.

The United States has agreed to expand its military presence in Australia, the country will be provided with assistance in obtaining nuclear submarines from the American side. This was announced on Thursday, September 16, by the head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will propose to his British counterpart Boris Johnson to conclude an agreement with the European Union in the field of defense and security, The Times reports, citing informed sources.

German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer intends to propose a plan for creating a rapid reaction force for Europe by the end of October. She said this in an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper on September 17.

Expenditures on the security and defense sector in the state budget of Ukraine for 2022 are provided at the level of 5.95% of GDP. This was stated by Prime Minister Denis Shmygal at a government meeting on September 15, according to Ukrinform.