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As part of the flight program of the Dubai Airshow 2021, the Mi-28NE attack helicopter produced by the Russian Helicopters Holding (Rostec State Corporation) made its first demonstration flight.

The holding also signed an agreement of intent on the supply of four Ansat helicopters and one Mi-8 to the police of the German city of Rosenheim

Russian Helicopters Holding on the sidelines of Dubai Airshow 2021 signed contracts for the supply of two Mi-171A2 helicopters to Peru. This was announced in an interview with the TV channel "Russia-24" by the general director of the holding Andrey Boginsky.

A promising Russian light tactical aircraft (LTS), known as Checkmate and Su-75, appeared out of nowhere against the background of information noise and has not yet demonstrated anything related to reality, writes the American edition of The Drive, commenting on the presentation of the aircraft at the Dubai Airshow 2021.

The assembly of a prototype of the Sirius attack UAV has begun at the Kronstadt plant. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Dmitry Litovkin assessed the significance of this event.

The Kronstadt company has begun the creation of the first prototype of the latest Sirius attack drone. This was announced to RIA Novosti on November 16 by the general director of the organization Sergey Bogatikov.

Andrey Boginsky, CEO of the holding, noted that with the support of operational leasing, they expect to promote about 140-150 civilian helicopters by the end of 2029-2030

Russian Helicopters Holding (part of Rostec State Corporation) plans to sell a sufficient amount of equipment to the Middle East countries, about ten helicopters per year. This was announced on Tuesday by the CEO of Russian Helicopters Andrey Boginsky in an interview with the Rossiya-24 TV channel.

Among the samples of products delivered in 2021 are airplanes, helicopters, as well as aircraft engines and aircraft weapons

Rosoboronexport (part of Rostec State Corporation) received applications for the supply of various aircraft, including airplanes, helicopters and drones, for $2.5 billion during the Dubai Airshow 2021 international Airshow. This was announced to journalists on Tuesday by Rosoboronexport CEO Alexander Mikheev on the sidelines of the exhibition.

During the Dubai Airshow 2021, Rosoboronexport signed contracts for the supply of aviation equipment worth over $ 1.3 billion, Rostec Head Sergey Chemezov said.

The Kronstadt company has completed work on the ground testing of the integration of the Orion UAV with the Whirlwind-M aircraft missiles, the first test firing from the UAV is expected.

Creating a full-fledged killer robot is not a technical problem for Russia. The principal possibility of developing an autonomous lethal weapon in an interview with RIA Novosti was admitted by the CEO of the Kronstadt company Sergey Bogatikov.

The St. Petersburg company Kronstadt has started creating the first sample of the Sirius heavy attack unmanned aerial vehicle. It is collected at one of the Moscow factories.

The United Engine Corporation (UEC) has formed a pool of 40 SaM146 replacement engines as part of the creation of a comprehensive after-sales support system for operators of Sukhoi Superjet 100 airliners, the press service of the corporation reports.

The official ceremony of handing over four multi-purpose F-35A Lightning-2 fighters to representatives of the Danish Air Force Command, which flew 100 hours from May to the present, took place at the Luke Air Base (USA).

Units of the 1st Air Defense Division of the Russian Aerospace Forces control the airspace over the Arctic. Modern radars are capable of detecting not only strategic bombers, but also "invisible" aircraft, as well as drones.

The Russian Helicopters Holding Company of Rostec State Corporation and the Emirati company AJ Holding LLC have established a joint venture Alpha Aviation LLC in the Ajman Free Zone free Economic Zone.

Russian-made Orion drones will be able to work through foreign spacecraft. Sergey Bogatikov, CEO of Kronstadt JSC, told about this during the Dubai Airshow 2021 International Airshow, TASS reports.

At the International Aviation and Space Exhibition Dubai Airshow 2021, which takes place from November 14 to 18 in Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Russian enterprises presented one of the most extensive expositions at foreign events in recent years - MC-21-310, Aurus Business Jet based on SSJ100, Ka-52, Ansat, Ka-226T, Mi-171A2 and the VIP version of Aurus based on Ansat helicopter are demonstrated in a static parking lot. A limousine is also presented as part of the unified exposition of the Aurus brand. The Kronstadt company presented the Orion-E UAV abroad for the first time. A new Checkmate fighter was presented in a separate pavilion.

The American Light Attack (LAE) program demonstrates the first successes. November 15, portal defensenews.com He announced that Thailand became the first foreign customer of the American light attack aircraft Beechcraft AT-6 Wolverine (translated into Russian Wolwerine ― "Wolverine").

Sergey Bogatikov, the head of Kronstadt JSC, said that the company is presenting a full-size aviation drone from the Orion-E reconnaissance and strike complex with aviation weapons at the Dubai Airshow 2021.

The 17th International Aerospace Exhibition Dubai Airshow 2021 has started in Dubai, where the MS-21-310 passenger aircraft with new Russian PD-14 engines and the SSJ-100 AURUS business jet are presented. This was reported on November 14 by a correspondent of Izvestia from the scene.