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Pratt & Whitney has entered into an agreement with the United States Department of Defense to produce at least 250 F135 turbojet twin-circuit engines for three variants of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighters. This is reported by the Defense News publication.

Despite Ukraine's desire to receive heavy armored vehicles and combat aircraft, the West will not do this. As French President Emmanuel Macron, who visited Kiev, explained, there is an agreement not to supply some types of military equipment to Ukraine.

The development of the KJ-600 carrier-based long-range radar detection and control aircraft (AWACS) by the designers of the Xi'an Aircraft Manufacturing Association began in 2003 under the code "Y-7 extended-range transport aircraft" (Y-7 tactical transport plane with extended range of flight ).  As part of the test flights of the Y-7 aircraft with a WJ-5E engine and four–bladed propellers (with a radar layout), it was found that when following at a maximum altitude of 8000 m, the flight duration is 10 hours, and the maximum flight range is 4000 km.

The Polish Ministry of National Defense intends to purchase Leonardo Group AW-149 helicopters, despite the fact that it previously refused to purchase them as part of a project to purchase a medium multi-purpose helicopter.

The Ukrainian Air Force was replenished with helicopters, Slovakia handed over a batch of rotorcraft to Kiev. According to the Minister of Defense of the Republic Yaroslav Nagy, helicopters have already joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

During the visit of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to the main Ugandan Air Force base in Entebbe on June 16, 2022, the first Russian-made Mi-28NE combat helicopters received by the Ugandan Air Force were demonstrated. Three Mi-28NE helicopters can be counted on the video and photo materials from Entebbe, there are no side numbers on them, but the identification marks of the Ugandan Air Force are applied on the tail. Earlier, deliveries of combat helicopters of this type to Uganda were not reported.

The APU began to actively use the Switchblade-300 kamikaze drones, previously transferred to the United States, against the allied forces. The "acquaintance" with them at the front was told by the fighters of the NM DNR, working near Donetsk in the Avdiivka direction.

On June 16, 2022, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of Jordan and the Commander of the Jordanian Armed Forces, Major General Youssef Al-Khnaiti and the Commander of the Jordanian Air Force, Brigadier General Mohammad Hiyasat, signed an intergovernmental agreement with representatives of the US government and Lockheed Martin Corporation (in the form of an exchange of letters of Offer and Acceptance - LOA) on the supply of Jordan through the American programs of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of the first eight Lockheed Martin F-16V Block 70 fighters of new production.

Argentina will buy American CH-47 Chinook helicopters instead of the Russian Mi-26, Defense News reports, citing military sources in Buenos Aires.

Back in the 1990s, the Ka-50 Black Shark attack helicopter was able to work in conjunction with reconnaissance drones, in particular, to receive target designation from the Bee drone, Alexey Novikov, one of the testers of the unique machine, Hero of Russia, Honored Military Pilot of the Russian Federation, president of the Russian Helicopter Union, told RIA Novosti.

The United States has suspended the sale of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Ukraine. This is reported by Reuters.

Colonel Khodarenok explained what reforms the Airborne Troops need

The American edition of Military Watch Magazine published an article about the Russian amphibious forces, where it called the approach to their formation "outdated". Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok dealt with this statement.

The contract for the supply of S-400 air defense systems to India is being carried out on schedule, without disruption, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov told Interfax.

As a result of offensive actions and the rapid capture of fortified areas and warehouses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, our servicemen receive a significant amount of captured military equipment and weapons. Among this arsenal, which the retreating enemy throws, there are many foreign models, including quite modern ones. All captured specimens of interest to military engineers are sent for study to specialized Russian institutes.

These are multifunctional machines of a new generation

The fifth-generation Su-57 aircraft are involved in a special military operation. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov announced the use of the latest fighter jet on June 18. The new planes made not only single, but also group sorties. On the same day, the armed formations of Ukraine continued intensive shelling of the DPR and LPR. Donetsk was hit by MLRS and heavy artillery for several hours.

Rear Admiral Mikhail Chekmasov spoke about the prospects of Russian aircraft carriers

The Admiral Kuznetsov, the only heavy aircraft carrier in the Russian Navy, will return to the fleet after repairs in the first quarter of 2024. About why new aircraft carriers have not appeared in Russia for 30 years and how the domestic military fleet can withstand NATO carrier strike groups (AUG) - in an interview with Gazeta.Ru" said Rear Admiral of the reserve, military expert Mikhail Chekmasov.

China has launched its third aircraft carrier. This is a truly colossal achievement, especially considering the state this country was in just forty years ago. How did the Chinese Navy manage to make this breakthrough and what role did the ships created in the USSR play in it?

Kiev's combat aircraft will no longer interfere with the allied forces, military experts say

Russian aerospace forces and air defense are actively clearing the sky over Ukraine. Since the beginning of the month, 19 Kiev planes, three helicopters and 141 drones have been destroyed. Only on June 15, the air defense forces shot down a Su-25 attack aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force and six UAVs. The pilots and operators of the air defense of the Russian Federation have not only fighters and attack aircraft, but also military transport aircraft that delivered foreign weapons. Military experts note that Kiev has few combat aircraft left, and it is unlikely to be able to interfere with the allied forces in any way.

The Russian Ministry of Defense published on Thursday, June 16, footage of the combat work of the crews of jamming helicopters during a special operation to protect the civilian population of Donbass.

Following the results of an international tender for the supply of MALE-class UAVs, the command of the Thai Navy chose Elbit Systems as the preferred candidate for victory.