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Iran has a very large number of UAVs for various purposes. The same Mohajer-6 are produced mainly for the ground forces and the IRGC Navy and the Army, while, for example, the Aerospace Forces prefer to produce attack UAVs developed for them like the Shahed-129, Shahed-191, etc.

The United States is categorically against Iran transferring drones to Russia for use in Ukraine. According to the official representative of the US State Department, Ned Price, the threat of the introduction of new sanctions is hanging over Tehran.

The Army of Drones project, launched by the leadership of Ukraine, continues to raise funds for the purchase of unmanned aerial vehicles. Through one of the platforms, it was possible to collect more than 510 million hryvnias. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, Minister of Digital Transformation Mikhail Fedorov.

Putin flies to Iran to strengthen new anti-Western alliance

Being isolated due to the conflict in Ukraine, the Russian leader is looking for friends, the authors of The Times believe. They claim that in Russia his visit to Iran is presented as the creation of a new anti-Western coalition. But it is known that the Turkish leader will also be at the meeting. But Ankara is a member of NATO.

The Russian Defense Ministry said that two Tu-160 strategic missile carriers performed a planned flight over the neutral waters of the Barents Sea.

The prototype of the promising multifunctional fighter KF-21 Boramae generation 4++ performed its first flight, Bloomberg reports, referring to the defense Development Agency of the Ministry of National Defense of South Korea.

William Burns and Sergey Naryshkin, heads of the CIA and the SVR, visited the Armenian capital three days apart. The authorities of the republic claim that this is only a coincidence. With Burns, they discussed the "peace process" with neighboring Turkey, and Naryshkin was invited to "share his experience" – to help with the creation of his own foreign intelligence. However, was it really just a coincidence?

On July 14, 2022, the Ministry of National Defense of Canada announced the conclusion of a contract for the purchase of two Airbus A330-200 passenger aircraft built in 2015 from the international leasing company International AirFinance Corporation for their subsequent conversion into Airbus A330 MRTT tanker aircraft for the Canadian Air Force. The contract value is 102 million US dollars without VAT.

These American multiple rocket launchers have repeatedly fired at the DPR and LPR

In Ukraine, Russian forces destroyed the American HIMARS multiple launch rocket launcher for the first time, the Russian Defense Ministry said on July 17. The military department also reported heavy losses of the 115th mechanized brigade of the VFU, operating in the key Seversky direction now.

According to Japanese media reports, a promising F-3 fighter for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Japan Air Self–Defense Force, JASDF, hereinafter referred to as VSYA ) will be developed jointly with the UK.

The American press continues to exaggerate the topic of allegedly preparing supplies of Iranian reconnaissance and strike drones to Russia for their use in the course of hostilities in Ukraine. This time, The New York Times is publishing a similar publication.

Ex-President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that 350 drones were sent from Tallinn for the Ukrainian military, the first part of a batch of Autel drones, RIA Novosti reports.

The House of Representatives of the US Congress approved an amendment exempting India from sanctions for the acquisition of Russian C-400 air defense systems, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Turkish edition Haber7.

Specialists of TsAGI named after Professor N.E.Zhukovsky (part of the Research Center "Institute named after N.E.Zhukovsky") continue to develop new technical solutions aimed at improving the efficiency of existing and new rotary-wing aircraft, including the tiltrotor scheme.

The United States puts an end to the issue of imposing possible sanctions against India for the purchase of Russian S-400 anti-aircraft systems. According to the Turkish press, the US Congress adopted an amendment exempting New Delhi from sanctions.

The structures of the Rostec State Corporation – Rosoboronexport and Russian Helicopters – have signed an agreement ensuring the production and delivery of a batch of upgraded Mi-171E helicopters to a foreign customer.

MiG-29 turned 40: how the super-maneuverable Russian fighter developed

The MiG-29 is the oldest outside the United States of those that are still in production and serving in the Air Forces of two dozen countries, writes MWM. The fighter's maneuverability was unsurpassed, the aircraft could hit targets at extreme angles.

VK-2500PS-03 engines developed and manufactured by JSC "UEC-Klimov" (part of the United Engine Corporation Rostec) for the new offshore helicopter Mi-171A3 will allow the machine to operate in any climatic zones. The engine of this type automatically adapts to any changes in the environment with the help of an automatic regulation and control system.

Air Force General Popov told why training AFU pilots to fly on the F-16 does not make sense

The US Congress is ready to allocate $ 100 million to retrain Ukrainian military pilots. The subsequent delivery of F-16 and F-15 combat aircraft to Kiev is also being considered. "Newspaper.Ru" together with military experts, I figured out how realistic and effective this training is.

Events in Ukraine threaten to disrupt the mass production of Turkish unmanned vehicles

The large investments made by Turkey in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) programs threaten not to pay off if ways to replace critically important foreign components are not found in the near future, as well as ways to disavow the low effectiveness of the use of Turkish drones against Russian troops and Donbass militias.