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"On January 24, 2022, the border service authorities, in cooperation with the Air Force and air defense units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus, recorded the fact of violation of the State Border of Belarus in the airspace from Ukraine by an unmanned aerial vehicle, which was subsequently forced to land by the air defense units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus.

Aircraft of the Aerospace Forces (VKS) of Russia and the Belarusian Air Force, during joint exercises, launched a missile attack on a conditional enemy whose forces were stationed at the Brest training ground. This was reported in the Russian military department.

Light ISV SUVs from GM Defense are ineffective in combat. They cannot be fired on the move, design features do not allow. The vehicles designed for American paratroopers and commandos turned out to be weak and vulnerable.

The Ptitselov air defense systems will begin to be delivered to airborne units in 2023

Mobile air defense systems (PVO) "Birdman" next year will begin to arrive in the units of the Airborne Troops (airborne). Russian paratroopers will receive vehicles based on the BMD-4M. This was reported in the February issue of the magazine of the Ministry of Defense of Russia "Army Collection".

At the end of February 1995, in the cemeteries of military equipment at the Chervlennaya station and in the vicinity of Grozny, where combat vehicles that had failed for various reasons were collected from all over Chechnya, one could see the damaged T-72A tanks with the remnants of white camouflage on the towers. There were quite a lot of them.

Air Force pilots in Primorye intercepted reconnaissance planes of their "enemy" on fighter jets

Russian pilots of the Eastern Military District (VVO) intercepted reconnaissance aircraft of their "enemy" during the testing of tasks in Primorye on Mig-31 interceptor fighters and Su-30SM multi-purpose fighters. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the press service of the VVO.

Pilots of the Eastern Military District (VVO) intercepted reconnaissance aircraft of the "enemy" in the course of working out tasks in Primorye on Mig-31 interceptor fighters and Su-30SM multipurpose fighters, the press service of the VVO reports.

MIC: the Russian AWACS A-100 "Premier" aircraft will be brought to mind

The Russian A-100 Premier long-range radar detection and control aircraft is qualitatively superior to its Western counterparts, but it is inferior to them quantitatively. The problems with the aircraft being created on the basis of the IL-76MD-90A are described by the Military-Industrial Courier (MIC).

The Russian Su-30SM2 fighter surpasses the models of Western combat aircraft in terms of target range and maneuverability. This was reported on January 31 by the American edition of Military Watch Magazine.

The military worked out the destruction of tanks in training in the Smolensk region, the press service of the Western Military District reported.

Crews will work out the detection and destruction of aircraft jammers and long-range radar detection aircraft

Exercises of MiG-31BM high-altitude interceptor fighters of the Aviation Division of the Central Military District (CVO) have started in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. The pilots will work out counteraction to the air reconnaissance and strike complexes of a conditional enemy, according to a statement issued on Wednesday by the press service of the district.

The US Air Force is checking its "new thing". February 1, portal defensenews.com He reported that the F-15EX Eagle II fighter had passed the first fire tests by launching an air-to-air missile.

Northrop Grumman Corporation supplied the US Navy with the first serial MQ-4C drone in the Integrated Functional Capability (IFC)-4 version. The basic version of the UAV was commissioned in 2018.

Dembinski expert: in Germany they know that the US power is waning

In Germany, they know that the power of the United States is waning, and China is the main threat to them, said Defence24 senior researcher and project manager of the Institute for Peace Research in Frankfurt Matthias Dembinsky.

The Washington-based company Radian Aerospace has announced the beginning of the development of a reusable spacecraft capable of taking off and landing like a conventional aircraft. The project budget is $27.5 million.

The office of the head of operational testing of the Pentagon concluded that the light SUVs of the US Army ISV are ineffective in combat and security cooperation and deterrence missions against almost equal threats. According to Breaking Defense, they slow down the firing of soldiers at the enemy.

The American company Northrop Grumman has signed a contract with the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Agency (DARPA) to develop a prototype virtual assistant for Black Hawk helicopter pilots. It will be integrated into their augmented reality helmets.

The old man AN-2 will not wait for a replacement soon

The domestic aviation industry has another resounding victory: the LMS-901 Baikal light multipurpose aircraft, presented with pomp at the MAKS-2021 air show, made its first flight. This was announced by the Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov. Everything seems to be fine, another budget tranche is closed – the money has been allocated, the plane has flown, everyone is happy. But there is no sense for the Russian small aircraft from the new victory.

A new version of the Russian Orion reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicle, equipped with satellite communications, will perform its first flights in February-March, the Kronstadt drone developer company told RIA Novosti.

A new version of the Russian reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicle Orion will make its first flight in the first quarter of this year. The drone is equipped with satellite communication.