The construction of the first "Doomsday aircraft" of a new type has begun in Voronezh. The car is created on the basis of the Il-96-400M. In the foreseeable future, such aircraft will replace the Il-80 air command posts.

The Turkish company Baykar Makina, specializing in the production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) Bayraktar, became interested in Ukrainian-made engines. This was stated by the general director of the company Halyuk Bayraktar, writes "Страна.иа".

Russia cannot ignore the supply of Turkish Bayraktar attack UAVs to Ukraine, since even a few dozen of such machines pose a direct threat to the residents of Donbass, many of whom are citizens of the Russian Federation.

According to an informed TASS source in the military-industrial complex, a two-seat version of the Su-57 will be used to control the Hunter UAV. A similar concept is now being implemented in the West.

According to the chief designer of PJSC "Il" Sergey Ganin, the IL-112B became the first Russian military transport aircraft of this class, equipped with a tail ramp

Tests of the latest Russian military transport aircraft Il-112B are on schedule. This was announced to TASS by the chief designer of PJSC Il (part of the United Aircraft Corporation of the Rostec State Corporation) Sergey Ganin.

Russia has developed a new radar system-a simulator of false targets, which is intended for use as beacons in air navigation and hidden identification of "friend-foe". The model was first presented at the MAKS-2021 air show.

Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak announced Warsaw's plans to deploy American tanks on the borders of Russia and Belarus and did not even hide why they are needed there.

The Lithuanian army is ready to set up checkpoints with armored vehicles at the camps of illegal migrants who arrived in the republic from the territory of Belarus. This was announced on Tuesday, July 27, by the head of the country's Defense Ministry Arvydas Anushauskas.

The negotiations between Ankara and Kiev on the supply of weapons to Ukraine should not affect Turkey's relations with Russia. This was stated on July 27 by professor of the Turkish University of Maltepe Hassan Unal.

On Tuesday, July 27, Russia submitted to the UN a draft convention on countering the use of information and communication technologies for criminal purposes.

More than 8 thousand servicemen are taking part in special exercises of the engineering troops, which are held in preparation for the joint strategic exercise "West-2021", the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on Tuesday.

Servicemen of the Russian peacekeeping unit of the Central Military District in preparation for joint exercises with colleagues from Uzbekistan, which are to be held in August at the Termez training ground, overcame water obstacles on an armored personnel carrier BTR-82A.

More than 12 thousand units of weapons and equipment will be presented at its sites

The international military-technical forum "Army-2021" will be held at 26 sites in 15 subjects of the Southern Federal District and the North Caucasus Federal District, the press service of the Southern Military District (SE) reported. The forum will also be held at Russian military bases in Abkhazia, Armenia and South Ossetia.

NPO Molniya has been a member of Kalashnikov since September 2018

The Kalashnikov Group of Companies has transferred the Molniya Research and Production Association (NPO), which developed the Buran spacecraft, to the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV). This was reported to journalists on Tuesday in the press service of Kalashnikov.

American soldiers can leave Iraq before the end of the year. July 25, portal militarytimes.com He reported that the Prime Minister of Iraq, Mustafa al-Kadimi, said that his country no longer needs American troops.

The US will provide assistance to the Afghan army, including supporting its actions on the ground with airstrikes, said the commander of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), General Kenneth Mackenzie.

Israeli Air Force fighter jets attacked a military base that housed a number of buildings used by Hamas members, the Israel Defense Forces said.

The head of the interdepartmental coordination headquarters of the Russian Federation for the return of refugees to Syria, Mikhail Mizintsev, reported on the development of an operation to remove civilians from the Rukban refugee camp.

Russian Ambassador to Damascus Alexander Yefimov called on foreign states and humanitarian organizations to support Syria's efforts to restore peaceful life.

General Dynamics-National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD-NASSCO) announced the christening ceremony of the head tanker of the next generation of the John Lewis class (T-AO-205), which is also known under the designation T-AO(X), held on July 17 at its San Diego facility.