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The first upgraded Tu-160M strategic missile carrier built from scratch will be handed over to the military for testing ahead of schedule.

At the end of last week, Denis Manturov visited the Kazan Aviation Plant, where the Tu-160M will be mass-produced.

Russian and Belarusian Su-30SM crews conducted joint patrols of the state border, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on Monday, February 7.

More than 20 Russian ships, including carriers of high-precision missile weapons, made the transition from the Sea of Japan to the Sea of Okhotsk as part of the exercises, the Eastern Military District (VVO) reported on Monday.

The German Defense Ministry announced a ceremony held on February 1 at Lockheed Martin in Marietta (Georgia), dedicated to the transfer of the first BTA C-130J-30 "Super Hercules" aircraft to the country's Air Force.

On February 5, two Tu-22M3 long-range bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces performed a patrol in the airspace of the Republic of Belarus.

19FortyFive stated that Ukraine could become the site of the first real drone war

Ukraine may become the site of the first real drone war. According to Robert Farley, a columnist for the American publication 19FortyFive, this weapon will play a critical role in a possible war between Russia and Ukraine.

Speaking about the combat qualities of the Russian Su-57 fighter, comparing it in air combat with the F-22 and F-35, they often overlook the outstanding capabilities of the Russian fighter in the field of hitting targets on the ground. Meanwhile, they are impressive and significantly surpass the capabilities of analogues from China and the United States, writes Military Watch.

The Sirius attack unmanned aerial vehicle, which has been upgraded for the Russian Navy, will receive the functions of a search and rescue vehicle and a scout. Its serial deliveries will begin in 2023.

The United States approved Jordan's request for the latest version of the F-16 fighter jet. January 6, portal defensenews.com He reported that the US State Department approved the request of the Jordanian Defense Ministry for aircraft and ammunition.

Defence24 called the flight of a pair of MiG-31 aircraft over the Baltic Sea propaganda

The appearance of a pair of Russian two-seat supersonic fighter-interceptors MiG-31 in the sky over the Baltic Sea in the publication of the Polish edition of Defence24 was called propaganda.

The Taganrog City Court of the Rostov region will consider the claim of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in the amount of more than 2.7 million rubles to the accused of stealing equipment from a flying command post based on Il-86, a representative of the court told RIA Novosti.

Turkey's unmanned aerial vehicles flying over a large area have become a "headache" for Greece, said Evangelos Yorgousis, a retired Greek general.

The updated MQ-4C Triton drone is capable of completely replacing naval reconnaissance aircraft. On February 6, the press service of Northrop Grumman announced the delivery of the first production model of the MQ-4C Triton drone of the IFC-4 modification.

The press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that he was not aware of plans to create a joint command of the allied forces of Russia and Belarus

The Americans gave the Croats a pair of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. February 6, portal militarytimes.com He reported that military vehicles were delivered to Croatia last week.

A new video from the state Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) showed for the first time how the J-31 fighter launches an air—to-air missile. Earlier it became known that a deck version was created on its basis.

The Ukrainian drone, which, according to the Belarusian authorities, was spying on the territory of Belarus, took more than 200 photos in a little less than an hour of flight, said Sergey Shuka, head of the technical expertise department of the State Committee for Forensic Examinations of Belarus in the Brest region.

19FortyFive stated that the Su-27 fighter was created as a "killer" of the American F-15

The Russian Su-27 fighter was created in the 1980s as a "killer" of the American F-15 Eagle and F-14 Tomcat, writes Brent Eastwood, a columnist for the American publication 19FortyFive.

Manned aircraft acts primarily as a means of striking targets detected by Sirius, the Kronstadt company noted

The latest Russian Sirius heavy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will be able to work as part of reconnaissance and strike circuits together with manned aircraft. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the Kronstadt company.

On January 28, at the Coronel Mate base in Colmenar Viejo, a ceremony was held for the transfer of the first Chinook helicopter upgraded by Boeing to the CH-47F version to the country's Ground Forces.