The Russian MS-21 aircraft made its first flight with domestic PD-14 engines. This is a great victory for the Russian aviation industry, which allows Russia to return to the world elite of civil aviation. And although the Russian engine is slightly inferior to the American one in terms of efficiency, it also has a number of undeniable advantages over its overseas competitor.

as reported by spotters, at the airport in zhukovsky in the fall, another il-76md-m military transport aircraft of the russian aerospace forces with the registration number rf-76545 (factory number 0033443266, built in 1983), which became the fourth il-76md that was upgraded to the level of the il-76md-m appearance of "full configuration", is undergoing flight tests. The work was carried out on the technical base of JSC "Aviation complex named after S. V. Ilyushin" in Zhukovsky.

the ms-21 medium-haul passenger aircraft will receive a fully domestic wing made of composite materials next year, first deputy chairman of the board of the military-industrial commission of the russian federation andrey yelchaninov said in an interview with interfax.

the new regional passenger aircraft il-114-300 made its first test flight on wednesday, the press service of rostec reported.

The resumption of flight tests of the Il-112B light military transport aircraft has been postponed again. It is now planned to perform a second flight almost two years after the first ascent in the air in February 2021. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a source in the aircraft industry.

The Israeli company Eviation announced the completion of the prototype of the passenger electric aircraft Alica and the beginning of preparation of the aircraft for the first flight. According to Flightglobal, the company intends to start flight tests of the aircraft in 2021. the developers plan to complete the alice certification in the second half of 2023.

The American press has become aware of some details about the work of the US military on air-based microwave weapons. Now the Pentagon is working on the possibility of placing energy weapons on fighter jets, and earlier test launches of missiles with microwave warheads from B-52 strategic bombers took place.

During the demonstration, a swarm of several remotely piloted aircraft equipped with BriteCloud active electronic trap technology developed by Italian Leonardo was used to confuse and suppress test radars that mimicked the enemy's air defense system.

The American company Astra Space launched the Rocket 3.2 rocket for the third time, but again faced failure. The rocket went into space for the first time and reached a maximum altitude of 390 kilometers, but it did not have enough speed to enter a stable orbit due to incorrect selection of the fuel mixture. During the next launch, the company will not modify the rocket itself (only the fuel composition), and will install a payload on it for the first time.

In the Rostov region, the newest three-coordinate radar station of medium and high altitudes "Nebo-UM"has entered combat duty. According to the press service of the Southern Military District, this radar will significantly increase the ability of air defense units to detect various air targets, including low-flying and having a small reflective surface objects.

Strategic missile forces annually receive about 20 launchers of the Yars and Avangard missile systems, said the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces Sergey Karakayev.

The Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile will take up combat duty of the Strategic Missile Forces in 2022, the commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, Colonel-General Sergei Karakayev, said in an interview with the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper on Wednesday, December 16.

popular mechanics evaluated the launch of four russian bulava missiles]

american media drew attention to the launch of bulava missiles from the russian submarine vladimir monomakh a few days earlier, presenting it as a"preview of the end of civilization." this launch was made from the sea of okhotsk at a landfill in the arkhangelsk region.

Next year, four new Strela vehicles will be developed for the Russian military. The corresponding contract was signed by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

according to the general director of the "military-industrial company" alexander krasovitsky, whose words are quoted by the tc "zvezda", it is planned to create multi-purpose armored and unarmored vehicles, as well as platforms for the installation of special equipment on their base.

Reliability, proven by multi-kilometer marches, mobility and impressive firepower-Russian paratroopers are preparing to adopt a self-propelled artillery gun 2S42 "Lotus". The car has already passed acceptance tests and confirmed all the declared tactical and technical characteristics. About the features of a promising self-propelled gun and other novelties developed for the Airborne Forces - in the material RIA Novosti.

[b]during the fighting in the yemeni province of al-dali, supporters of president hadi used t-34-85 tanks.]

judging by the materials that appeared on the network, this happened during an armed clash that took place in a mountainous desert area.

The rapidly growing family of electric transport modules has been supplemented by an autonomous capsule-robotaxi Zoox from Amazon Zoox. Zoox is a former American startup engaged in the development of self-driving cars, it was acquired by Amazon earlier this year.

A company that develops processors for Intel for use in the field of artificial intelligence was attacked by the pay2key encryption group, which is associated with Iran. The attackers immediately began to merge the stolen data.

As part of the business program of the Week of Metals in Moscow, the Russian Union of Suppliers of Metal Products (RSPM) held a round table of producers, suppliers and consumers of raw materials and rolled non-ferrous metals.

Suppliers of billets in the regions continue to steadily increase prices, which is facilitated by the continued rise in the cost of raw materials and the lack of supply of rolled products. In Turkey, since the beginning of December, scrap prices have increased by $40, and December scrap prices in the United States will rise by at least $50. The rapid increase in prices leads to the desire of consumers to the active purchasing at the best prices.