The MAKS-2021 International Aviation and Space Salon will open in Zhukovsky, near Moscow, on Tuesday, July 20. During the Presidential screening, on the first day, viewers will be able to see the flights of Ka-226 and Mi-171 helicopters, Su-57 and MiG-35 fighters and an experienced passenger aircraft MS-21-310. This was told to Izvestia by a source close to the organizers of the event.

MAKS-2021 will be held from July 20 to 25 at the airfield of the M. M. Gromov Flight Research Institute in Zhukovsky near Moscow

The organizers of MAKS-2021 in Zhukovsky near Moscow have not yet canceled the requirement of a PCR test or a QR code after vaccination from COVID-19 to attend the air show. This was reported to TASS on Saturday in the event directorate.

To create an engine, a state decision and funding are required, said Mikhail Remizov, Deputy General Director of the United Engine Corporation for Strategy

The United Engine Corporation (part of Rostec) is initiating research work on a sixth-generation engine for combat aviation.

As reported by JSC "United Engine Corporation" (UEC, as part of the Rostec State Corporation), the St. Petersburg JSC "UEC-Klimov", which is part of it, received a technical task for the creation of the TV7-117ST-02 engine for a turboprop regional aircraft (TVRS-44). which is being developed by the Ural Civil Aviation Plant (JSC "UZGA"). At the moment, pre-contract work is underway. It is planned to start mass production of new power plants in 2025.

The crews of high-altitude supersonic fighter-interceptors MiG-31BM of the Central Military District (CVO) during a comprehensive training on combat readiness forced a conditional enemy to land the Su-24 in the Perm Region, the press service of the CVO reported on Friday.

The deputy General Director of the UEC, Mikhail Remizov, said that in the unmanned sphere, it is necessary to strive to maximize the use of existing engines and their adaptations

Modern and promising Russian aircraft engines, which are already used, for example, on Yak-130 or Il-112B aircraft, have a good potential for use on military drones.

The ZALA Aero company (part of Kalashnikov )will present the ZALA 421-16E5G unmanned aerial system at the MAKS-2021 International Aerospace Salon, the press service of the concern reported.

The Almaz-Antey Aerospace Defense Concern will show for the first time at the MAKS-2021 Aerospace Salon an upgraded Wolf-18 drone designed to intercept and destroy mini-drones, the company's press service reported on Friday.

The Ukrainian Navy received the first Bayraktar TB2 unmanned strike system from Turkey. On July 15, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported this.

The new Il-76MD military transport aircraft has been delivered to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, according to an infographic published in the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.

The F-35 engines began to degrade rapidly around the world. Currently, the engines of 46 fighters (15 percent) of the fifth generation F-35 Lightning II of the US Armed Forces were not working, The Drive notes.

India is ready to sign another major defense deal with the United States, providing for the purchase of General Electric F404 turbofan engines in the amount of $ 700 million.

An event dedicated to the delivery of the "jubilee" 200th VTA C-295 aircraft to the customer was held at the Airbus Defense and Space (DS) company in San Pablo (Seville).

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered American airlines to check about 2.5 thousand Boeing 737 aircraft for faulty differential pressure switches in the cabin. This was reported on Friday by the ABC TV company with reference to the order.

The Turkish Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicle crashed in northern Iraq. A video shot in a mountainous area appeared on the Network, where you can see the badly damaged wreckage of the drone, including elements of the body made of composite materials, parts of internal electronic equipment, as well as the engine.

Today, the world's leading armies rely mainly on complex combat robots equipped with modern strike systems – which, however, does not prevent American Marines from experimenting with tiny controlled drones capable of delivering and dropping small explosive devices on the heads of the enemy.

A helicopter of the American armed forces UH-60 Black Hawk urgently landed last Thursday in the center of the capital of Romania.

The rotorcraft belongs to the 3rd Battalion of the 1st Aviation Regiment of the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade. She took part in the rehearsal of the air parade dedicated to the Aviation Day celebrated in this country on July 20.

The Taliban claim the destruction of a helicopter of government forces at the Kunduz airport

The United States has provided Afghanistan with seven new combat helicopters with the ability to accurately target and intercept day and night, the press service of the 209 Shokhin Corps of the Afghan National Army (ANA) reported on Friday.

The United States has provided three Black Hawk helicopters to the Afghan army, said General Ajmal Omar Shinwari, a spokesman for the Afghan Defense and Security Forces.

On July 16, the Russian command had to lift the duty fighters into the sky twice. Their crews tracked the actions of foreign aircraft first over the Bering Sea, and then over the Pacific Ocean near the coast of Kamchatka.