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Russia can ensure the security of the republics of Donbass, including the airspace, without introducing its forces into their territory, said Eduard Basurin, a representative of the People's Militia of the DPR.

The international exhibition and conference of unmanned systems UMEX- 2022 is taking place in the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Russia is represented by Rosoboronexport.

"We successfully export intelligence and reconnaissance and strike unmanned systems "Orlan-10E" and "Orion-e", BLAH kamikaze "KUB-e" and prepare for withdrawal to the external market a wide range of devices: ultralight, heavy percussion, drones, helicopters and multi-rotor", - said General Director of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev.

Naval exercises were conducted under the leadership of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy

The calculations of the air defense (air defense) frigate "Admiral Essen" of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) worked out the search and destruction of air targets during the exercises, the Black Sea Fleet said on Tuesday.

On February 15, AeroVironment confirmed the conclusion of a contract with the US Department of Defense for the supply of small-sized Puma-3AE UAVs to an unnamed union state under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program.

Thailand will arm itself with light fire support helicopters. On February 21, the press service of the US Department of Defense announced a contract with Boeing for the production of AH-6i Little Bird helicopters for Thailand.

EDGE Company presented the installation for launching 21 kamikaze drones at the UMEX exhibition

At the Unmanned Systems Exhibition & Conference 2022 (UMEX) in Abu Dhabi, an unmanned systems swarm launch system was shown. The modular installation can carry 21 Halcon Hunter 2-S drones. The kamikaze drones presented are capable of making decisions about an attack on their own, The Drive reports.

Iran lost a fighter jet and two pilots. On February 21, the Reuters news agency reported that an F-5F fighter of the Iranian Air Force crashed in the city of Tabriz.

The United Engine Corporation (UEC) has manufactured three assemblies for the PD-8 advanced engine demonstrator. It is being developed for an import-substituted medium-haul passenger aircraft SSJ-NEW. According to Rostec, testing of the demonstrator with nodes will begin in March.

Detachments of warships of the Pacific, Northern and Black Sea fleets of Russia, together with anti-submarine aircraft of the Il-38 naval aviation, conducted an exercise in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. This was announced on February 20 by the Ministry of Defense.

The delegation of Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec Group) is taking part in the Fifth International Exhibition and Conference of Unmanned Systems UMEX 2022, which will be held from February 21 to 23 in Abu Dhabi (UAE).

Military personnel of the engineering unit of the Central Military District destroyed the fortified areas of the "enemy" during an exercise in Bashkortostan.

The crew of the state-owned Berkut airline from Kazakhstan underwent annual retraining under additional professional training programs for the Mi-171A2 helicopter on the basis of the U-UAZ aviation training center of the Russian Helicopters holding.

A military plane crashed in the Iranian city of Tabriz in the province of East Azerbaijan.

The head of the Crisis Management Department of the province of East Azerbaijan, Muhammad Bagher Honarbar, said that the plane crashed into a car and the wall of the school building, where there were no students at that time.

Su-30SM fighters were lifted into the air to intercept a simulated enemy reconnaissance aircraft during exercises in the north-west of the Russian Federation, the press service of the Western Military District (ZVO) reported.

During the 1979 war, the armies of Vietnam and China practically did not use combat aircraft. Why did this happen? The fact is that the Vietnamese air Force was relatively small and its strike component was involved in operations against the commandos in Cambodia. The opponents did not dare to use conventional MiG-21 interceptor fighters against tanks and infantry advancing in the mountains.

Russian specialists have started the final stage of firing tests of the new self-propelled missile system "Kornet-D1" on the chassis of the BMD-4M combat vehicle. It is designed for Airborne troops.

Fly Drone, a portfolio company of the RT-Business Development holding of Rostec State Corporation, which is a resident of the Skolkovo Innovation Fund, presented Uber for unmanned aerial vehicles at the UMEX 2022 exhibition. The platform allows you to quickly find a performer for any task that requires the use of a UAV. The exhibition takes place on February 21-23 in Abu Dhabi.

Novikombank, the main bank of Rostec State Corporation, is a financial partner of the program for the creation of a new generation passenger aircraft MS-21. The organization lends a number of enterprises of the State Corporation - participants in cooperation on the implementation of the project.

The US Navy has announced the initial operational readiness of the CMV-22B transport tiltrotor. This means that the device was recognized as fully suitable for combat missions. CMV-22B has already completed its first mission, and it was successful.

The US Navy has published photos of a large underwater robot Snakehead, which was launched in February. According to The Drive, the military previously said that Snakehead would be the largest uninhabited vehicle to launch from submarines. First, he will do intelligence and data collection.