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About 500 servicemen and over 40 units of military and special equipment were involved in the exercises

Complex exercises of crews of Mi-8AMTSh-V Terminator transport and combat helicopters and units of the S-400 Triumph air defense system of the Central Military District (CVO) were held in the Novosibirsk Region. This is stated in a message distributed on Friday by the press service of the district.

Indonesia has signed a contract for the supply of 42 French Dassault Rafale fighters

The Indonesian Air Force (Air Force) will receive French Dassault Rafale fighters. The planes will be bought instead of the Russian Su-35, which in 2015 were chosen as promising fighters. The contract for the supply of French aircraft was signed on Thursday, February 10, according to the European Defense Review.

The newest A-100 Premier long-range radar surveillance and guidance aircraft will significantly expand the capabilities of the Russian Aerospace Forces. The flying radar built in Taganrog has already tested radio equipment in flight.

In total, more than 500 servicemen took part in the exercises

MiG-31BM high-altitude interceptor fighters of the Aviation Division of the Central Military District (CVO) worked out counteraction and intercepted about 30 supersonic reconnaissance aircraft of a conditional enemy during exercises that ended in the Perm Territory, Sverdlovsk and Chelyabinsk regions. This is stated in a message distributed on Friday by the press service of the district.

According to the results of 2021, the total flight time of helicopters produced by the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant of the Russian Helicopters Holding (Rostec State Corporation), which are under warranty and maintenance, amounted to 26,430 hours.

Rostec has developed a glass with double light transmittance for the A-100 "Premier" aircraft

The Russian long-range radar detection and control aircraft (AWACS) has received a unique protective glass. The special composition made it possible to almost double the light transmittance. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of Rostec.

The crews of the Su-34 aviation regiment of the Southern Military District destroyed a simulated enemy in the stratosphere

Crews of Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers conducted exercises. The planes of the regiment, which is based in the Rostov region, destroyed a conditional enemy in the stratosphere. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Southern Military District (SE).

The IX National Exhibition and Forum of Civil Aviation Infrastructure National Airport Infrastructure Show (NAIS-2022), held in Moscow on February 9 and 10, 2022, presented the first flight prototype of the LMS-901 Baikal light multipurpose aircraft developed by Baikal-Engineering LLC (a subsidiary of Ural Civil Aviation Plant JSC), which made its first flight on January 30, 2022.

On the same day, February 10, 2022, when Indonesia signed an agreement on the acquisition of 42 French multifunctional Dassault Rafale fighters, the US Department of Defense Agency for Military Cooperation (Defense Security Cooperation Agency - DSCA) sent a notification to the US Congress about a possible upcoming sale to Indonesia at the request of its government through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) 36 Boeing F-15ID multifunctional fighters.

At the exhibition and forum of civil aviation infrastructure, the National Airport Infrastructure Show (NAIS-2022) presented the appearance of various versions of the promising LMS-901 "Baikal".

Nebo-T complexes went on combat duty in the regions of the Volga region and the Urals

Calculations of the Nebo-T radar complexes have taken up combat duty. The complexes of the air Defense Division of the Central Military District (CVO) will ensure the protection of airspace over the regions of the Volga region and the Urals. "Sky-T" was checked with the help of fighters. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Central Military District.

NATO has sent US Air Force Boeing F-15 and Royal Danish Air Force F-16 aircraft to Estonia and Lithuania, respectively, to strengthen its forces of the NATO Mission to patrol the airspace of the Baltic states, Aviation News reported.

In addition, three Il-38 and one Il-38N anti-submarine aircraft were used to work out a joint search for a "foreign" submarine

TASS, February 12. Il-38 aircraft of the Naval Aviation of the Pacific Fleet (TOF) carried out the laying of minefields during the exercises. This was reported to journalists in the press service of the fleet.

US Senator James Lankford has submitted to the US Senate a draft law on the responsibility of Belarus for aggression. "Senator James Lankford (Republican representative from Oklahoma) introduced the "Law on Belarus' Responsibility for Aggression" to keep Belarus from allowing Russia to use its territory to invade Ukraine," the senator's website says.

55 years ago, on February 13, 1967, there was an air incident that could cause great damage to the Soviet Air Force. But the Soviet pilot did not lose his head and everything ended well.

In those days, the four fighters of the newest and then still secret modification of the MiG-21 PFM had to be driven from the Soviet factory to the airfield in the GDR - to replenish the allied aviation under the Warsaw Pact.

According to the interlocutor of the agency, the coordinates of the submarine were transferred to a detachment of warships led by the frigate of the Pacific Fleet "Marshal Shaposhnikov"

A nuclear submarine of the US Navy of the Virginia type was discovered in the territorial waters of the Russian Federation in the Kuril area by Il-38 anti-submarine aircraft and one of the submarines of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) during planned exercises to search for a submarine of a conditional enemy. This was reported to TASS by a source close to the naval sphere.

If necessary, the State will ensure the return of all Ukrainian citizens from abroad

Ukraine has no plans to suspend air traffic and is working to prevent risks for air carriers.

A group of US Air Force F-22 fighter jets arrived in the UAE yesterday after Yemeni rebels carried out a series of attacks in January that threatened the UAE and US military, Al-Arabiya TV channel reported.

Russia's intelligence operation demonstrated to the United States that the Russian military can easily find American submarines. Realizing this, the Americans simply fled. This was stated on Sunday, February 13, by a military expert, captain of the third rank of the reserve Dmitry Litovkin in an interview with Izvestia.

On December 12, Ukrainian insurance companies received a notification from Lloyd's reinsurance broker (Great Britain) about the temporary withdrawal from coverage of all options for covering military risks in aviation insurance, both third-party liability insurance and aircraft CASCO.