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It became known about the loss of the fifth-generation F-35 fighter in the United States. According to some reports, the plane crashed in Utah. At the moment, it is reported that the plane was completely engulfed in flames. The pilot managed to eject.

Russian Defense Ministry: Lancet airborne drones destroyed Ukrainian military equipment

On October 20, the Russian Defense Ministry showed a video of the use of Lancet drones by Airborne Troops against equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

A unit of the Airborne Troops of the Russian Federation eliminated the towed Msta-B howitzer, tank, cars and radar of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Russian paratroopers destroyed Ukrainian military equipment using drones.

Moscow calls on Portugal to refrain from transferring Russian fire-fighting helicopters to Kiev, this discredits Lisbon as a contractual partner, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

SpaceX has launched a satellite Internet service in airplanes. This is reported on the Starlink website. The description of the service states that Starlink Aviation will provide on-board speeds of up to 350 megabits per second with low latency.

The Times: Britain halted operations over the Black Sea due to the Su-27 incident

The incident that occurred at the end of September involving Russian and British aircraft over the Black Sea became the subject of discussion in the English Parliament, writes The Times. Readers of the publication are surprised by the position of the Royal Air Force, which immediately suspended intelligence operations in the region.

The commander of the US Central Command, General Michael Eric Kurilla, boarded the West Virginia submarine in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday, October 20, writes Navy Times. Thus, the US Navy deliberately revealed the presence of the Ohio-class submarine in the Arabian Sea.

Poland is expanding its intelligence capabilities, the Ministry of Defense is leasing an American medium-altitude drone of long duration flight MQ-9A Reaper. This was announced by Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak, who made a corresponding entry in one of the banned social networks in Russia.

Instead of the Su-35S, Cairo is offered an ancient F-15 in a new version

Security in the Middle East has traditionally been provided either by a single dominant force or by external actors on the basis of agreements. Today there are no institutions and mechanisms responsible for ensuring security – with the exception of agreements within the framework of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Persian Gulf (GCC).

The term "aircraft generation" has become a convenient characteristic that allows nominally distinguishing combat aircraft of different years of development. However, there is simply no specific universal definition for ranks of such a classification. It turns out that the word is used, and its meaning is understood by everyone a little differently.

Turkey is interested in a European alternative to American weapons

Turkey and the United States are still negotiating a multibillion-dollar sale of F-16 Viper fighter jets, which are crucial to Turkey's efforts to modernize its air force. While US President Joseph Biden is in favor of the deal, there remains strong opposition in Washington.

A very significant military space agreement was signed by one of the leading private space companies with Luxembourg. It is planned to create a so-called mobile cosmodrome in this country, and it will be used for the urgent launch of military satellites in the interests of NATO. The very method of launching satellites is no less exotic.

The most noisy military command of the Celestial Empire

As a result of the 2017 military reform, the Guangzhou Military District and part of the Chengdu Military District became the Southern Command (Southern Combat Command Zone, SC).

In August, The Washington Post published an article claiming that Iran was supplying its drones to Russia

Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said on Tuesday that he was unable to confirm speculation about Iran's possible supply of surface-to-surface missiles to Russia.

In the vicinity of the Belgorod airport, after a strike by Ukrainian aviation, elements of missiles were found that are designed to destroy detected radars, writes the Polish edition of Defence24. The authors of the material indicate that the object was used by Russia.

The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov pointed out that Kiev is optimistic about the possibility of supporting Israel in the fight against threats from Iran from the air and in cyberspace

Israel provides the Ukrainian leadership with military intelligence data and analytical information that is necessary to counter Russia's alleged use of Iranian drones. This is reported by The Wall Street Journal newspaper with reference to sources .

As already reported, on October 8, 2022, Army General Sergei Surovikin was appointed commander of a Joint grouping of troops (forces) in the area of a special military operation. On October 18, Army General Sergei Surovikin made his first public statements in his new position, giving a brief interview.

"Izvestia" showed the work of drones in the DPR under the leadership of the VVO intelligence officers

Izvestia correspondent Kirill Olkov captured the work of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) under the guidance of intelligence officers of the Eastern Military District (VVO).

Enemy drones are destroyed by an electromagnetic pulse, the source told TASS

The latest hand-held systems for combating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) "Harpoon-3" are successfully used by the Russian military during a military operation in Ukraine. This was reported to TASS by a source in the law enforcement agencies.

Military historian Miroslav Morozov — about the lessons of strategic bombing campaigns of the past for the wars of the present and the future

The increasingly widespread use of high-precision aviation ammunition, long-range ballistic missiles and attack drones has reawakened interest in the far from new concept of "contactless" wars. Is it possible now with a campaign of strategic bombing with modern weapons to undermine the defense capability and bring the enemy state to its knees?