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Now more than 4,000 military personnel from 14 countries* are taking part in the Sabre Junction 23 exercises in Germany. The topic of the exercise: "Conducting a stabilization operation in the area of responsibility."

When are they planning to complete the certification of the new L-410 and will it be popular with airlines

The Cabinet of Ministers adjusted the aviation development program until 2030, postponing the delivery of Czech L-410 aircraft to the Russian Federation until 2027 (previously, both 2022 and 2023 appeared in the documents).

After the recent attack on military facilities in Kiev, Ukrainian special services collected the wreckage of Russian drones "Geran-2". One of the large fragments, if it really belongs to the Geranium, attracted the special attention of the enemy. We are talking about an antenna-type device (in the published photo it is presented as a "Comet" - "Comet-M") working with a GLONASS signal.

At the end of August, the British aircraft carrier Prince of Wales left for the United States for exercises and the integration of American UAVs into the air group. And another aircraft carrier, the Queen Elizabeth, went on exercises on September 8, the various stages of which will last until the end of December, if, of course, the equipment can withstand.

Kamikaze drones are being tested, which can become competitors to the already proven Lancets. The testing process will help to refine and improve them taking into account the real combat situation.

In the near future, the Danish authorities will transfer another package of military assistance to Ukraine. This is reported by the Reuters news agency with reference to the statement of the Minister of Defense of the kingdom.

It will last about six to nine months, said David Alvin, who was nominated for the post of Chief of Staff of the US Air Force

Training of Ukrainian military pilots to pilot F-16 fighter-bombers will take about six to nine months in the United States. This was announced by General David Alvin, nominated by American President Joe Biden for the post of Chief of Staff of the US Air Force.

Footage of tests of the Chinese kamikaze drone Sunflower-200 (Sunflower), which is a complete copy of the Iranian drone Shahed-136, appeared on the Network. The videos are distributed by Russian resources.

Ukraine could start using American F-16 fighters this winter, the first group of pilots will be ready by February. Such an optimistic forecast was made in Kiev, writes The Wall Street Journal.

Ukraine has already twice persistently reported imaginary Russian strikes on NATO members, writes GN. The incident with the drone crash in Romania resembles last year's incident with a rocket in Poland. Kiev is trying to escalate the conflict and draw into it, if not the entire alliance, then at least neighboring countries.

New aircraft engines for American B-52J Stratofortress strategic bombers are entering the final stage of initial testing. This is reported by the press service of Rolls-Royce.

Rosatom, in cooperation with Aeroflot, will prepare, among other things, the most in-demand consumables that are currently unavailable to Russian airlines due to sanctions. This was stated by the head of the state corporation Alexey Likhachev in an interview with Izvestia on September 11, commenting on the signing of a memorandum between the two companies within the framework of the Eastern Economic Forum (WEF).

Daily Mail: Russian Aerospace Forces will sweep away British aviation in case of war

The Russian Aerospace Forces will sweep away British aviation in the event of war, writes the Daily Mail. The fact is that the Royal Air Force fleet is extremely small, and the technological perfection of the aircraft does not compensate for their number. Moreover, it is planned to reduce it even more in the future.

Uralvagonzavod will restart production of T-80 tanks

Uralvagonzavod Concern will resume the creation of T-80 tanks, which first entered service with the Soviet Army back in 1976. The upgraded versions of the machine performed well during the military operation in Ukraine, so it was decided to mass-produce, the concern said. There were about three thousand "eighties" in the warehouses of the Ministry of Defense in front of the SVO. For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".

The exercises planned for 2024 by NATO member countries Steadfast Defender ("Steadfast Defender"), judging by the declared number of air tasks, involve the development of an operation to suppress and overcome the Russian echeloned air defense (air defense). Military expert Alexey Leonkov told RIA Novosti about this.

Canadian Army: always in the shadows and on the pick-up

Geographically, Canada is almost a mirror image of Russia, located on the other side of the North Pole from it. The same huge territory, while also almost completely empty and frozen. The population also mostly lives along the southern border of the country.

Washington is not ready, Beijing is not in a hurry, Moscow is looking closely

At the recent XI Moscow Security Conference in Moscow, the military attache of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea read out the address of the Minister of Defense of that country, Kang Sun Nam. In this statement, the following words were heard: "Now the question is not whether there will be a nuclear war on the Korean peninsula, but who, when and how will start a nuclear war." And the leader of the DPRK, Kim Jong-un, had recently called for increasing the production of ammunition "exponentially."

Rotorcraft are needed to control shipping

A special military operation (SVO) for the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine has been going on for more than a year and a half, including on the water expanses. Having announced the termination of the grain deal from July 18, Moscow undertook to establish strict control over shipping in the northwestern part of the Black Sea from midnight on July 20.

Russia has started to implement on Ukraine has new ways of using military equipment and has generally adjusted tactics, according to a WeChat user. She has made progress, he notes. The country's army has increased the effectiveness of its weapons, destroyed the first Challenger 2 and prepared to exhaust the enemy as much as possible.

The annual International Defense Industry Exhibition MSPO, considered the largest and most representative in Eastern Europe, is being held in the Polish city of Kielce from September 5 to 9. At it, the Polish Armed Forces, whose leadership has repeatedly stated its intention to create the largest modern army on the continent, tried to present the best samples of weapons and military equipment, both foreign and domestic production.