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British F-35 fighter sank due to a raincoat

The accident of the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter, which drowned in the Mediterranean Sea in November while trying to take off from the British aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth, was caused by a polyethylene raincoat falling into the air intake of the aircraft. The reason for the incident is called "Rossiyskaya Gazeta".

The Russian Helicopters Holding Company of Rostec State Corporation will train pilots to operate the Mi-38 helicopter on a special simulator capable of simulating any weather conditions, vibration and sounds of a running machine.

Buying military equipment is half the battle, you still need to be able to service it. December 8, portal scramble.nl He reported that the entire South African fleet of Saab JAS39 Gripen fighter jets was grounded due to delays in contracts for their maintenance.

On Thursday, at a meeting with military attaches of foreign states, the chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, commented on Western accusations that Moscow is allegedly concentrating forces on the border with Ukraine to prepare an invasion of a neighboring state.

Russia does not plan to invade the territory of Ukraine, but any provocations by Kiev on the forceful settlement of the situation in the Donbass will be stopped, said the chief of the General Staff of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov.

The Government of the Philippines has allocated a total of 62 billion filip. pesos ($1.233 billion at the current exchange rate) for the purchase of 32 additional Polish-made S-70i Black Hawk helicopters for the country's Air Force and six maritime patrol ships (OPV) for the Navy.

Experts have already determined the appearance of an unmanned aerial vehicle of the Hunter type. It is currently being tested.

The Government of the Russian Federation in 2021 will allocate an additional 44.6 billion rubles for the development and production of the PD-35 aircraft engine. This was announced on Thursday, December 9, by the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin during a meeting on the implementation of projects in the field of aviation engine building.

According to Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov, it is also possible that a run with new NK-32 engines will be performed

Tests and the first flight of the upgraded Tu-160M strategic missile carrier assembled from scratch are planned for early next year, and a run with new NK-32 engines may also be carried out. This was announced on Thursday by Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov at the UEC - Perm Motors enterprise.

India has completed testing of air-launched BrahMos missiles. On December 8, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of India reported that the last stage of testing opened the way for the serial production of ammunition in the country.

On Thursday, at a meeting with military attaches of foreign states, the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Valery Gerasimov, told how the country's aerospace defense is being improved.

In order to increase its capabilities and detect enemy missile attacks in a timely manner, another satellite of the Unified Space System was put into orbit.

The American company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has introduced the Mojave drone for a shortened takeoff and landing. According to FlightGlobal, it will be able to take to the air and land on the ground, sand or deck of an aircraft carrier.

During the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to the UAE, in addition to the contract for the sale of Rafale F4 fighters to the Air Force of this country, an agreement was signed for the supply of H-225M "Caracal" multipurpose helicopters manufactured by Airbus Helicopters.

The United Kingdom, the United States and Italy have raised from the bottom of the Mediterranean the sunken fifth-generation fighter F-35 Lightning II, which got there in November after the crash of the British aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth, reports The Drive.

China wants to revise the world order and change the situation that has developed since the Second World War. For this purpose, the country is expanding its military capabilities. This was announced on November 8 by the head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milli.

Azerbaijan is likely to become the second foreign customer of the Hurkus training aircraft / light attack aircraft manufactured by Turkish Aerospace Industries.

The Iranian military-industrial complex is one of the most closed in the world. At the same time, a number of events have occurred in recent months that significantly complicate its development and the expansion of the capabilities of the Iranian army.

An Mi-17V5 helicopter belonging to the country's air force crashed in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. There were fourteen people on board, including the Chief of the Defense Staff of the armed forces, General Bipin Rawat and his relatives.

On Wednesday, Russian Su-27 fighters flew over the Black Sea at a minimum distance to French Rafale and Mirage fighters trying to approach the border of the Russian Federation, according to data distributed by the Russian Defense Ministry.

The Indian Ministry of Defense announced that the next successful launch of the supersonic Brahmos air-launched missile from the Su-30MKI fighter opened the way to its mass production. India is developing this munition together with Russia.