The American company Stratolaunch has defended the Talon-A hypersonic glider project and completed the initial assembly of its prototype glider. Next year, she plans to test it with a hypersonic flight.

According to Israeli and Indian media, amid growing tensions between India and China due to the aggravation of the situation in Ladakh, the Indian Defense Ministry decided to purchase four Heron Mk.2 UAVs from IAI and place them in the area for reconnaissance.

Italy has announced its intention to arm the rEaper UAVs available in the country's Air Force (six years after receiving permission to do so from the US administration).

The Celestial Empire showed the appearance of a sixth-generation fighter. The aircraft is somewhat different from the concepts demonstrated earlier. At the same time, the novelty echoes Western developments, if we talk about the concept.

The Chinese showed what the H-20 bomber would look like. As experts expected, the plane turned out to be similar to the American B-2. The start date of its operation was previously called the middle of the decade.

South Korea is preparing to take to the sky the first prototype of its own fighter. But while this has not happened, the Administration of Defense Procurement Programs (DAPA, Defense Acquisition Program Administration) has released a "cartoon" about a promising aircraft.

The Defense Development Agency of the Ministry of National Defense of South Korea has published a video on YouTube with the "taking off" multifunctional fighter KF-21 Boramae (translated from Korean — "Hawk") generation 4++, formerly known as KF-X.

The Chinese Air Force (Air Force) again carried out a mass flight to the waters of Taiwan, breaking its own record for the number of aircraft involved, Reuters writes on October 3.

The United States will begin deploying a squadron of 27 fifth-generation F-35A fighters at Lakenheath Air Base in England next winter, the US Air Force said.

Russia has sent four combat helicopters to Mali under the contract: two Mi-171SH and two M-17V5, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti on Friday, commenting on the official statement of the Defense Ministry of this African country on the supply of Russian helicopters.

The upgraded Mi-28NM attack helicopter made its first flight on October 12, 2016

A batch of the latest Mi-28NM "Night Hunter" attack helicopters has been delivered to the troops as part of the state defense order. This is stated in an infographic published on Friday in the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.

In Ulyanovsk, they want to establish the production of seaplanes. Executive Director for manned programs of the state Corporation "Roscosmos" Sergey Krikalev discussed the development of small aircraft with the acting governor of the region Alexey Russian.

According to Sergey Bibikov, the chief designer of the Sukhoi UAV, the fundamental difference between the information control system and similar ones for manned aircraft is that it is much more intellectualized.

What does the control panel of the heavy attack drone S-70 "Hunter" look like, what does its pilot see and what happens when communication fails. Part of the secrets of the drone was shown by the Zvezda TV channel.

The main character of the new issue of "Military Acceptance" was the first prototype of the S-70. It is very different from the device that will go into the series.

Russian radar stations (radars) over the past week have identified 58 aircraft near the borders of the country, follows from the data of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, published on Friday, October 1, on the website of the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda".

The pilots of the Northern Fleet's ship-based fighter aviation regiment on the Su-33 have completed a flight training program in Crimea at the ground-based engineering and technical aviation complex (NITKA), simulating the flight deck of a heavy aircraft carrier.

Japanese fighters will get experience of collision with Su-30

The Indian Air Force is sending its Su-30MKI fighters to Japan for joint exercises with the Japanese Air Self-Defense Forces. This is reported by The Drive with reference to the Japanese newspaper Sankei Shimbun.

Indian Su-30MKI fighters of Russian design will fight in a training battle with Japanese combat aircraft, The Drive reports.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has promised to respond harshly to any threats to the country. "The government and the military will react harshly to any actions that threaten the lives and safety of people," Moon Jae-in said in his speech dedicated to the day of the Armed Forces of South Korea, which is celebrated on October 1.

China is pursuing a policy that harms peace in the region, Taiwan's Prime Minister Su Zhenchang told reporters on Saturday.