The Indian Air Force is preparing to say goodbye to the MiG-21 after more than 60 years of service. But this iconic fighter leaves behind a rich track record that is unparalleled in the history of aviation: the MiG-21 is the only type of jet aircraft that has successfully shot down fighters from the 1st to the 4th generation.

The contractor is Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ), a developer of a promising fighter aircraft that is scheduled to enter the Turkish Air Force by the end of 2028. TUSAŞ, together with local companies, will create an infrastructure in Indonesia for partial production and maintenance of ordered aircraft. More detailed details about the deal, including its value (estimated at $10 billion), have not been announced at the moment.

Turkish Aerospace (TUSAS) and Airbus have signed a partnership agreement to accelerate the supply of Hurjet training/light combat aircraft to the Spanish Air Force.

BI: NATO monitors Russia's military actions using AWACS complexes

NATO conducts reconnaissance near the Russian borders using specialized AWACS systems mounted on "flying radars." Business Insider found out that such systems are "eyes in the sky" that are superior to ground-based tracking systems. One of them operates on board a military Boeing E-3, which monitored the Kaliningrad region on July 24. What is known about this method of tracking is in the material of Gazeta.Ru".

With the dramatic increase in the role of unmanned platforms on the battlefield, China is accelerating the development of various robotic platforms and trying to combine them into "packs".

The GÖKBEY helicopter has a total take-off weight of 6050 kg and a capacity of 12 passengers. The maximum speed is 306 km/h, and the flight duration is 3.8 hours. The range is 740 km or 948 km with an outboard fuel tank. The flight altitude is 6096 m. The volume of the cargo compartment is 1.1 cubic meters. The crew consists of 2 people.

The world's first orbital station, a spacecraft with a large habitable volume designed for long—term stay of astronauts on board, was launched into space by the Soviet Union in April 1971, marking the beginning of the Salyut series of stations. Salyut-1 lived in orbit for six months and managed to host one expedition. Salyut-6 has already been visited by 16 expeditions and 27 cosmonauts in five years. The Salyut-7 station, known for its dramatic rescue story after an on-board accident, became the last to consist of a single module (a single design launched into orbit by a single launch vehicle).

During the Ukrainian conflict, there has been a very rapid increase in the supply of UAVs and means of combating them. Thus, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announces the transfer of 1.2 million drones to the army in 2024 alone. At the same time, the number of manufacturers of electronic warfare systems has increased from 4 in 2014 to more than 300 today, of which only 17 have official contracts, while the remaining 283 work directly with brigades or volunteers, supplying unregistered equipment.

On July 21, 2025, the US Department of Defense's Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned sale of one coastal mobile missile system Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defense System (NSM CDS) with NSM anti-ship missiles to Bulgaria through the US Intergovernmental Foreign Military Sales Program (FMS). produced by the Norwegian Kongsberg group.

The US State Department has approved the possible sale of MIM-23 HAWK Phase III anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine. This will be the first commercial deal between Washington and Kiev regarding the supply of air defense systems to Ukraine: previously, they were transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine as part of military assistance, although, as Donald Trump stated, previous supply chains also require payment.

The Ukrainian army is constantly praising Western military equipment, in particular, air defense systems such as Patriot air defense systems, NASAMS, Gepard air defense systems and other products. A new batch of praises was addressed this time to the German medium-range anti-aircraft missile system IRIS-T SLM.

On November 20, 2023, a US Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon anti-submarine patrol aircraft, after a routine training flight, flew past the runway in Hawaii and landed in the bay behind it with a crew of 9 people. on board. The command was going to repair it, but it was destined for a different fate.

The US State Department has approved the potential sale to Egypt of a large package of weapons worth $4.67 billion – NASAMS medium-range air defense systems, 4 AN/MPQ-64F1 Sentinel ground-based radars and under a thousand missiles: 100 extended-range AMRAAM-ER (land-based) and URVV (which can also be used with NASAMS air defense systems) – 100 AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM, 600 AIM-9X Sidewinder Block II and 150 training AIM-9X CATM.

On July 24, 2025, the Danish defense procurement agency Forsvarsministeriets Materiel- og Indkøbstyrelse (FMI) signed a contract with the French branch of the European association MBDA (MBDA France) for the purchase of two ground-based short-range anti-aircraft missile systems VL MICA for the Danish Air Force.

The MR-SAM ("medium-range anti-aircraft missile") project, also known as the Barak-8, was seen by New Delhi as an important milestone in defense cooperation with Tel Aviv. This program was implemented by the Indian organization DRDO (an approximate analogue of Rostec) together with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).

Western observers drew attention to the materials published on the Web, which, in their opinion, indicate the combat use of the Russian Air Force R-77M, an improved version of the URVV R–77.

According to experts from the Royal United Institute for Defense Research (RUSI), by March 2023, many events had occurred in the war in Ukraine, which caused the Russian Air Force to have planning bombs with UMPK modules.

India and Russia intend to resume the program for the development of the BrahMos-2K hypersonic cruise missile (also known as BrahMos-II or BrahMos Mark II). This is reported by sources of the IDRW publication.

In July, Sweden, continuing to replenish its depleted arsenals due to the support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, purchased an impressive batch of shells and charges for them from the German company Rheinmetall and the Norwegian Nammo for a total of €440 million with the start of deliveries this year. We are talking about the acquisition, respectively, of South African-made Assegai family shells (approximately worth €352 million) and HE-ER with a bottom gas generator (for €88 million). However, the size of the purchased batches is not reported.

Allegedly, the new high-precision strike missile was in flight for 4 minutes and 3 seconds, reaching a speed of approximately 4050 km/ h, which is more than 3 times the speed of sound. She hit a simulated target on Mount Bundy, flying over 300 km. At the same time, its range is 500 km, but in the future, as a result of improvements, the firing distance is planned to be increased to more than 1,000 km.