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ZALA: The "Product-52/51" attack drone simulator can simulate any combat missions

The simulator of Russian barrage ammunition "Product-52" and "Product-51" (formerly "Lancet") allows you to simulate combat missions of any level of complexity, ZALA, a drone developer, told RIA Novosti.

At the landing complex of the Space Center named after On November 12, NASA's John F. Kennedy (Florida) successfully landed an experimental orbital reusable UAV X-37B (OTV-6).

NYT: The West uses Ukraine as a training ground for testing the latest weapons

The West uses Ukraine as a training ground for testing the latest weapons, writes NYT. As the author of the article notes, the results of these tests will determine the nature of warfare for many generations to come.

Given the high cost of Western combat systems and the threat of sanctions for the purchase of Russian weapons, India is gradually entering the world market as a supplier of military products. Currently, the Asia-Pacific region is the highest priority for it, since most of the states located here have strained relations with China, and therefore do not want to cooperate with the PRC in the military-technical sphere.

Sohu: the Su-57 fighter embodies the power of the Russian air defense

Whoever has gained air supremacy will win any war. Russia has the most advanced fighter in the world — the Su-57, writes the user Sohu. Thanks to its impressive characteristics and low visibility, it will restrain the onslaught of the West, the author of the article believes.

Pilots of multi-purpose Su-35S fighters of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) during combat sorties destroyed Su-25 and MiG-29 aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) during a special operation to protect Donbass (SVO). This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry.

The magazine of the Russian Defense Ministry "Military Thought" reports that the Pentagon is developing fundamentally new weapons that will allow attacking strategic enemy targets with impunity. They will bet on non-nuclear forces. About the conclusions of analysts — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Turkish authorities have blamed Kurdish organizations for yesterday's explosion in Istanbul

According to the publication "Wirtschaftswohe", the German military industry may be dealt a serious blow due to the initiation by the Bundeswehr of the procedure for the early purchase of weapons from the United States.

MWM: Russian MiG-31 interceptors demonstrated their strengths in the battles in Ukraine

The MiG-31BM/BSM interceptors took part in air combat operations in Ukraine for the first time. These aircraft have no competitors with comparable capabilities, writes MWM. They are still a mystery to the West.

An exhibition of aerospace products Airshow China 2022 was held in China, where a number of new products were presented. Much attention of local observers was attracted by the Eagle Pupil night vision system, which began to be equipped with combat helicopters of the PRC.

The Chinese "mother of all bombs" may resemble the American high-explosive aviation munition GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB). This is told by the publication The Drive, which drew attention to the picture posted on Twitter.

Earlier, the Italian government announced the preparation of a new package of weapons for Ukraine

Rome plans to send air defense systems to Ukraine, possibly including the SAMP/T anti-aircraft missile system. At the same time, Italy reported some problems related to the training of Ukrainian calculations and the subsequent maintenance of this system, and the head of the Italian Defense Ministry, Crozetto, announced the suspension of arms supplies to Kiev from December 31.

The Kremlin and the White House went to disarmament for a long time, and then abandoned it

The Treaty between the USSR and the United States on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range and Shorter-range Missiles (INF) officially terminated on August 2, 2019. The parties that concluded it in December 1987, apparently, reacted to this event without much regret. And there were plenty of reasons for this.

People's Daily: American obsession with nuclear weapons will ruin Europe

The US Department of Defense will accelerate the deployment of B61-12 atomic bombs in Europe as part of a plan to modernize nuclear weapons, the People's Daily reports. But Washington's true goal is to strengthen control over The EU and suppress its independence, the author of the article believes.

As the Vedomosti newspaper reported in the material of Inna Sidorkova, "The head of the Federal Air Transport Agency announced the suspension of work on the certification of the Ka-62. The new Russian helicopter is almost 60% imported," work on certification of the new Ka-62 medium multipurpose helicopter has been suspended. This was stated by the head of the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviation) Alexander Neradko at the 13th Helicopter Forum in Moscow.

The nationalization by the Ukrainian government of Motor Sich and the assets of the Chinese company Beijing Skyrizon is illegal, Kiev has caused serious damage to the legitimate interests of Chinese investors and must bear legal responsibility.

PJSC NPO Almaz (part of the Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region) will hold a round table on the development of unmanned aviation in Russia on November 16 as part of the Transport of Russia 2022 exhibition.

The China Air Show aviation exhibition opened in Zhuhai City in Guangdong Province (China) on November 8. It presents the products of Chinese aircraft manufacturers – both civil and military purposes. The event will last six days.

The Turkish defense company Aselsan presented a radar with an active phased array antenna (AFAR), developed in-house within the framework of the OZGUR project. It is planned to equip F-16 fighters of the Turkish Air Force and Akinci attack drones with this onboard radar.

The US military has tested a new system of covert application of massive missile strikes near the coast of Russia

In early November of this year, over the Norwegian Sea, US special operations forces defiantly tested the latest American Rapid Dragon missile system ("Fast Dragon").