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The Republic of Korea Air Force has completed the acceptance and deployment of all 40 fifth-generation F-35A Lightning-2 fighters purchased in the United States. According to the Yonhap news agency, the last four planes arrived on January 25 at the Cheongju Air Base, 140 km south of Seoul.

A video has emerged of the last seconds of the flight of a US Navy F-35 fighter jet that fell into the South China Sea after hitting the deck of the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson. Recall that seven people were injured in the accident.

The aviation of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia has been replenished with modern multifunctional helicopters, which are designed to perform amphibious, fire, transport and sanitary tasks.

The first flight of the Helios-RLD radar patrol UAV, produced at the facilities of Kronstadt JSC in Dubna, is scheduled for 2024.

The Russian Armed Forces will begin mass-producing Sirius attack drones in 2023. The first flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle is expected in May this year.

Egypt intends to upgrade its fleet of military transport aircraft and strengthen control of its airspace. January 27, portal defensenews.com He reported that the United States approved the request of the Egyptian Defense Ministry for 12 aircraft and radar.

CEO of Kronstadt Bogatikov: the Sirius attack UAV will make its first flight in May

In the spring, a new Sirius attack drone will make its first flight in Russia. The Kronstadt Company is preparing flight samples of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). This was reported to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu by the General director of Kronstadt, Sergei Bogatikov, RIA Novosti reports.

The Su-35 was called the most combat-ready fighter of Russia, which can hit targets at distances twice as large as the aircraft of the North Atlantic Alliance. Attention to the characteristics of domestic fighters turned out to be riveted after the Russian Aerospace Forces transferred the Su-35S to Belarusian airfields.

The first high-quality video of the combat duty of PLA Navy fighters on the artificial Yunshu Reef (Fiery Cross) in the disputed Spratly archipelago of the South China Sea has appeared on the Web. The J-11 and Su-30MK fighters are on duty there in pairs on a rotational basis.

The first three planes out of 12 previously ordered arrived in the country

The first batch of the previously ordered 12 combat training aircraft (UBS) Yak-130 arrived in Vietnam. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

Space Micro will develop a terminal for transmitting data from the F-35 to the satellite

Air Force (Air Force) The United States has entrusted Space Micro with the development of a terminal that allows data to be transmitted from a maneuvering fighter like the F-35 Lightning II to a geostationary satellite at a speed of about 10 gigabits per second, writes the American edition of The Drive.

Defense News: China can access data from F-35 fighter jet via UAE

The use of telecommunications equipment of the 5G standard of the Chinese company Huawei in the event of the UAE acquiring fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighters will provide Beijing with an opportunity to get a lot of information about how the US aircraft works, Emily Harding, a researcher at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, told Defense News.

The MiG-31 interceptor fighter rolled out of the runway in the Novgorod region, no one was injured, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

An unknown aircraft made a dangerous maneuver near the borders of Russia

The plane, which could not be identified, made a "dangerous maneuver" near the Russian border. This is reported by Avia.pro .

Military Watch: Su-35S aircraft are among the most combat-ready Russian fighters

The Su-35S planes transferred to Belarus are named the most combat-ready fighters of Russia in the publication of the American edition of Military Watch.

In preparation for the inspection of the reaction forces of the Union State, the commander of the troops of the Eastern Military District of the Russian Federation, Alexander Chaiko, visited the 38th Separate Guards Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Belarus. This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of Belarus on Saturday.

Military Watch: China decided to buy Su-27 instead of MiG-29 from the USSR after drinking alcohol

The American edition of Military Watch cited one of the versions explaining China's purchase of Su-27 fighters from the USSR in the 1980s instead of the MiG-29.

19FortyFive: the Russian Su-57 can be called a fifth-generation fighter with a stretch

The Russian Su-57 can be called a fifth-generation fighter with a stretch, since it lags behind the F-22 Raptor, F-35 Lightning II and J-20 combat stealth aircraft, 19FortyFive believes.

The Baltic Fleet Aviation regiment in the Kaliningrad region received four newest Su-30SM2 fighters. The link became part of the mixed naval aviation regiment of the Western Military District, the Izvestia TV channel reports. Tests were conducted on the spot, several complex aerobatic figures were worked out. On the ground, the pilots were greeted with bread and salt. For luck, the fighters poured champagne.

CNN: US Secretary of Defense Austin wants to accelerate the development of hypersonic weapons

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin plans to hold a meeting with the heads of major American defense companies, at which he wants to agree on accelerating the development of hypersonic weapons, CNN reports.