Czech Republic receives first Airbus C295MW aircraft
According to the Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic, on the night of May 19, 2021, the first of the two Airbus C295MW military transport aircraft ordered for the Czech Air Force (tail number "0481", serial number 172) arrived at the Prague-Kbely airfield. The aircraft, built at the Airbus Defense and Space facility in Seville, Spain, was the first to be built on board the new C295MW modification, equipped with winglets at the wing tips.
The Nigerian Air Force received three JF-17 Thunder fighters
On May 20, 2021, at Makurdi Air Base in Nigeria, an official ceremony was held for the entry into the Nigerian Air Force of three Chinese-Pakistani JF-17 Thunder Block II fighters assembled by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (RAS). The ceremony marking the 57th anniversary of the Nigerian Air Force was attended by Nigerian President Mohammadu Buhari.
The Government of Colombia has suspended the procedure for acquiring new fighter jets
In a statement to national media, recently appointed Colombian Finance Minister Jose Manuel Restrepo said that the country's government will definitely not allocate funds for the purchase of new fighter jets.
Croatia chose French Rafale fighters
As the Croatian newspaper Jutarnji list reported on May 20, 2021, citing "well-informed sources", the Croatian government, on the recommendation of a meeting of the Croatian Defense Council held on the same day, decided to purchase 12 French Dassault Rafale fighters from the French Air Force, modified to the F3R standard, and to enter into pre-contract negotiations with the French side on this issue.
New Rafale to yourself, old one to your friends
France has begun flight tests of the latest modification of the Rafale fighter. On May 22, the press service of the French Defense Ministry reported that the first stage of flight tests of the F4 modification aircraft was held at the Istres air base in the south of the country.
Russia plans to supply foreign customers with various helicopters worth more than $ 1 billion in 2021.
Russia plans to supply foreign customers with various helicopters worth more than $ 1 billion in 2021. This was reported to the agency "RIA Novosti" by the director of the FSMTC Dmitry Shugaev at the HeliRussia-2021 exhibition.
Russian Helicopters and KrasAvia signed an agreement of intent for the supply of 10 Mi-8 and Ka-62 helicopters
Within the framework of the international helicopter industry exhibition HeliRussia 2021, Russian Helicopters Holding (part of Rostec State Corporation) and KrasAvia Airlines signed an agreement of intent for the supply of 10 Mi-8AMT, Mi-8MTV-1 and Ka-62 helicopters.
SmartHELI unmanned aerial systems at HeliRussia 2021
At the next international helicopter industry exhibition HeliRussia 2021, which takes place from May 20 to 22, 2021 in Moscow, among other things, joint projects of the companies "Aviation Auxiliary Systems" ("ABC") and "Aeromax" on the development of unmanned aerial systems under the SmartHELI brand are presented.
Incident with the Su-30SM fighter aircraft of the Russian Navy in the Crimea
As reported by the Telegram channel "Kontora Writes", on May 21, 2021 at 18: 49 at the Saki military airfield, in preparation for the exercise No. 20 and 21 "Restoring flight skills in the SMU", the ejection system worked on the Su-30SM aircraft (tail number "37 blue") from the 43rd separate Marine Assault Aviation Regiment of the Black Sea Fleet Marine Aviation when the crew took seats in the cockpit and strapped on.
Emergency operation of the ejection system occurred in the Crimea at the Su-30SM aircraft, the pilots are alive-SE
The emergency operation of the ejection system occurred on a military aircraft in the Crimea, the pilots are alive, the press service of the Southern Military District reported.
The complex for training carrier-based aircraft in the Crimea will be repaired for 500 million rubles
The Ministry of Defense and one of the enterprises of the United Shipbuilding Corporation signed a contract for the repair and modernization of the ground test training complex
A contract was signed for the repair and modernization of the ground test training complex (aviation) NITKA in the Crimea - a complete ground-based analogue of the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov. This was reported to TASS by two sources in the military-industrial complex.
Manila and Beijing hold talks on the situation in the South China Sea-Philippines Foreign Ministry
The authorities of the Philippines and China openly discussed the situation in the South China Sea and the differences between the parties in this area, the Channel News Agency reported on Saturday, citing a statement from the Philippine Foreign Ministry.
Japanese ground forces during the exercise worked out a scenario with the protection of remote islands
Japan's Ground Self-Defense Forces on Saturday conducted maneuvers in Shizuoka Prefecture (Honshu Island) with the participation of about 3.1 thousand troops, the Kyodo news agency reports.
The head of the Pentagon spoke about the threats of terrorism and cyber weapons in the United States
The head of the US Department of Defense, Lloyd Austin, during a speech to cadets of the US Military Academy West Point in New York on Saturday, May 22, said that the country faces threats of terrorism, cyber weapons and the coronavirus pandemic.
A broken record in English
The main threat to the UK is Russia, British Defense Minister Ben Wallace said in an interview with The Telegraph.
The United States, Great Britain, France and Norway have shown an "offensive" against Russia
There are "truly impressive photos" that show the recent joint exercises Ragnar Viking of the Royal Navy (Navy) of the United Kingdom, the Navy (Navy) and the Marine Corps (Marine Corps) of the United States, as well as the French Navy and the Royal Norwegian Navy, writes The Drive.
Gebrev told about the old weapons stored in a warehouse in the Czech Republic
The weapons belonging to the company EMKO, stored in warehouses in the Czech village of Vrbetice, where the 2014 explosions occurred, were old ammunition from the Warsaw Pact era and were not intended for sale. This was stated in an interview with the magazine Der Spiegel on Saturday, May 22, the head of the company, the Bulgarian arms dealer Emiliyan Gebrev.
"Both on land and on water" - Zelensky announced a large military parade for the Independence Day of Ukraine
"August 24 is the Independence Day of Ukraine. There will be a parade for the 30th anniversary of our independence. The parade will be military. It will be big both on land and on water - it will be on the Dnieper, and in Odessa, and in Kiev on the Maidan, " said Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.
Poland proposed to the European Council to impose sanctions against Belarus
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Sunday, May 23, appealed to the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, with a request to consider the introduction of sanctions against the Belarusian authorities over the incident with the Ryanair plane.
Peskov on the impact of new US sanctions on Moscow's agreement to hold the summit: we need to understand - colleagues say one thing, do another
The Kremlin said that it would like to understand the actions of the United States, which announced new sanctions against the Nord Stream-2 against the background of statements about the intention to hold a meeting of the presidents of the two countries.