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In the coming days, the Russian Defense Ministry will place new orders from industrial enterprises for the production of modern combat systems and various military equipment for the Armed Forces of almost all types and types of troops. This will be documented at the international military-technical forum "Army-2021".

A modern production line for non-destructive testing of turbine blade castings for civil engines has been launched at the Rybinsk enterprise of the United Engine Corporation "UEC-Saturn", the press service of the UEC reports.

The black boxes of the prototype of the latest Russian military transport aircraft Il-112B that crashed in the Moscow region have been found. This is reported by TASS with reference to a source.

A MiG-29 fighter jet crashed in the Astrakhan region during a training flight. This is reported by the press service of the Southern Military District, RIA Novosti reports.

Rosoboronexport will organize a single Russian exhibition at the International Defense Industry Exhibition IDEF 2021, which will be held in Istanbul from August 17 to 20, the company said earlier.

The use of long-range Tu-22M3 bombers as a "long arm" will be Russia's response to the possible aggression of the Taliban against the CSTO countries, former Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Army General Yuri Baluyevsky, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The construction of the fifth-generation Checkmate light fighter demonstrator cost about $30 million, a source in the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) told Interfax.

The chief designer of the Il-76 and Il-78 aircraft, Andrey Yurasov, has died at the age of 59. This was announced on Tuesday, August 17, according to the Telegram channel "Il-novosti".

Military Watch Magazine spoke about the advantages of the Soviet S-200 system.

Military Wait magazine published an article "Why NATO hated the S-200 - the longest-range air defense system of the Cold War".

On August 17, 2021, the first and so far only flight prototype of the Il-112B military transport aircraft (serial number 01-01, tail number "01 yellow", registration number RF-41400) crashed in the Moscow region near the Kubinka airfield. The crew of three people, led by the commander of the Hero of Russia, test pilot Nikolai Kuimov, was killed. The cause of the disaster, apparently, was a fire in the right engine of the TV7-117ST.

One of the most important promising areas of activity of the production unitary enterprise "Plant of Precision Electromechanics" (Republic of Belarus) is the creation of aviation weapons for UAVs.

PJSC "Sukhoi Aviation Holding Company "(part of PJSC" UAC " of Rostec State Corporation) has changed its legal status from a public joint-stock company to a joint-stock company.

The Integrated Operational Data Network (ODIN) has advantages over the Autonomous Logistics Information System (ALIS), Breaking Defense reports, referring to the Pentagon.

The prototype of the latest Russian military transport aircraft Il-112B, which crashed in Kubinka near Moscow, has already had engine problems several times before. This was reported on Tuesday, August 17, by the Telegram channel WarGonzo, citing a source in the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC).

Secret helicopters of the Special Operations Command of the US Armed Forces, known as MH-60X, were spotted in Kabul. Photos of combat vehicles are published by the Telegram channel "Special Purpose Channel".

Last Monday, there were reports about the flight of 22 military aircraft and 24 helicopters of the National Air Corps of Afghanistan to Uzbekistan. There were more than five hundred military personnel on these aircraft. Currently, all this equipment is concentrated at the Termez border airfield.

Two Russian Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers performed a planned flight over the neutral waters of the Sea of Japan. The Russian Defense Ministry reported that the duration of their raid was about nine hours. On the route, long-range aircraft were accompanied by Su-35S fighters of the Air Force and Air Defense Association of the Eastern Military District.

The American company Bell has filed a patent application for the technology of charging electric aircraft in the air. According to Flightglobal, it includes an aircraft with rechargeable batteries, a rod or cable for connecting a chargeable electric aircraft and a system for monitoring the entire process.

In accordance with the decree of the Government of the Russian Federation, the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021"will be held from August 22 to 28, 2021. However, its official opening will take place on August 23.

Pobeda Airlines has decided to abandon firm contracts for 20 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. This was announced by the general director of the carrier Andrey Kalmykov.