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According to the source, the signing of contracts is scheduled for August 24

On August 24, the Russian Defense Ministry will sign several dozen contracts for the development and production of the latest models of weapons and military equipment, including missiles of the Kinzhal hypersonic aviation complex and the latest Pacer unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), at the Army-2021 International Military-Technical Forum.

MiG-29 fighters have been flying since the 1980s, and now more and more advanced modifications are being produced. They still perform combat missions and are actively exported to many countries of the world, without causing complaints. About this " Tape.<url> " was told by Konstantin Sivkov, Doctor of Military Sciences.

The station was built as part of the import substitution strategy to perform a full cycle of repair of aircraft engines of this type. The economic effect of the new facility is more than 8 million rubles from each repaired engine.

On August 18, the Office of Advanced Research Projects of the US Department of Defense (DARPA) published a request to search for technologies for the development of a new unit that will focus on the creation of seaplanes and ekranoplanes. This is reported by the Defense Blog portal.

The holding company "Roselectronics" of the Rostec State Corporation will present more than 100 developments in the field of military equipment and civilian products at the MVTF "Army-2021".

The Kronstadt company has completed the development of documentation for the new Sirius reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the company's CEO Sergey Bogatikov said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

It is planned to create a carrier aircraft for a swarm of strike and reconnaissance UAVs of the Molniya unmanned system on the basis of the Il-76 heavy military transport aircraft.

Russia may have a flying aircraft carrier, the basis of which will be a heavy military transport aircraft Il-76. He will use the Molniya UAV, which is capable of solving, among other things, shock tasks.

The Kronstadt company has started the preliminary design of the heavy strike unmanned aerial vehicle "Thunder". Currently, it is being worked out.

The holding company "Russian Helicopters" of the Rostec State Corporation will present a wide range of military helicopter equipment within the framework of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021".

A station has been opened in Russia for testing Ukrainian D-36 aircraft engines developed by the Zaporozhye Machine-Building Design Bureau Progress named after Academician A. G. Ivchenko. The station, created as part of import substitution, will allow performing a full cycle of repair of engines of this type. This is stated on the official website of the Rostec state Corporation.

Russian Orion combat drones will be equipped with electronic warfare systems. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert, director of the Museum of Air Defense Forces Yuri Knutov told what advantages the UAV will have.

The Orion attack drone will receive an electronic warfare system (EW), which will provide protection against missiles, and will be able to suppress the enemy's electronic systems. The UAV developer chooses the optimal EW system concept. This was announced by the general director of the company "Kronstadt" Sergey Bogatikov in an interview with RIA Novosti.

At the Aviadarts competition of the International Army Games "ArMI-2021", Russia will perform for the first time on improved Su-34 HVO front-line bombers, Colonel-General Yuri Grekhov told reporters at a briefing at the Deputy head of the Aerospace Forces (VKS) of the Russian Federation.

After determining the causes of the Il-112B crash, it is possible to make technical changes to the aircraft, Vladimir Artyakov, First Deputy General Director of Rostec, said on Friday.

Within the framework of the Navy cluster, the forum will show the latest technical developments for the Navy

The Russian Navy will present a new combat module and a promising unmanned aerial vehicle at the Army-2021 international military-technical forum, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, Commander-in-chief of the Navy, told reporters.

The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has suspended test flights of a prototype Il-114 passenger aircraft after the crash of the Il-112B. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the corporation.

Turkey and Ukraine have signed a framework agreement on the establishment of a base on the territory of Turkey, where Russian Mi-17s will be repaired. THK Teknik A. Ş. together with Ukrspetsexport Group of Companies will repair helicopters of both Turkish operators and vehicles of third countries, Defense Express reports.

The promising carrier-based unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) MQ-25 Stingray, developed by Boeing for the US Navy, for the first time refueled the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye long-range radar detection and control aircraft (AWACS) in the air. The corresponding video was published on Twitter.

British fighter jets and soldiers of the Royal Armed Forces have arrived in Ukraine to participate in the parade on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the country's independence, the press service of the British Embassy in Ukraine reported on Saturday.