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According to one of the retired officers of the Aerospace Forces, "the prospects are vague" for both people and aircraft involved in the implementation of the agreement

Most of the unique military specialists who worked on the implementation of the Open Skies Treaty (DON) can leave the ranks of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. This was told to TASS by a retired officer of the Aerospace Forces, who was a direct participant in the implementation of the agreement from the Russian side.

IL-76 aircraft of the Russian military transport aviation delivered humanitarian aid to the Afghan capital. This was announced on Saturday, December 18, by a correspondent of Izvestia.

The War Zone: tests of the new AGM-183A hypersonic missile in the USA ended in failure

New tests of the American AGM-183A hypersonic missile under the ARRW (Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon) program ended in failure. This was reported by the specialized portal The War Zone with reference to a representative of the US Air Force.

19FortyFive: India may not be afraid of the USA and buy the S-500 Prometheus system from Russia

India may not be afraid of possible sanctions from the United States and indeed become the first buyer of the Russian S-500 Prometheus air defense system, according to the American publication 19FortyFive.

19FortyFive: the S-70 Hunter drone will strengthen the Su-57 fighter

The S-70 Hunter heavy strike and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) will strengthen the Russian fifth-generation Su-57 fighter, the American publication 19FortyFive recognizes.

The United States assessed the potential capabilities of a combat tandem consisting of the Russian fifth-generation Su-57 fighter and the S-70 Hunter heavy attack drone.

According to 19FortyFive, the Su-57 and S-70 are a "formidable team." The concept of a loyal wingman means that both aircraft can exchange information necessary in combat. At the same time, the strike drone has some autonomous capabilities.

A video was posted on the YouTube channel "Alexander Rogatkin Studio" showing the destruction of a helicopter-type drone by a new Russian Orion UAV.

The effectiveness of the Open Skies Treaty (DON) without the participation of the Russian Federation and the United States will decrease by 80%, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. On Saturday, Russia officially withdrew from this agreement, suspending the fulfillment of obligations under it.

Russia has developed a new guided aviation missile X-UAV, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti.

Two Russian Tu-22M3 bombers returned to their home airfield after patrolling in the airspace of Belarus. This was announced on Saturday, December 18, by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The Americans are expanding the program of converting transport aircraft into missile carriers. December 17, portal flightglobal.com He reported that the US Air Force had worked out the defeat of a surface target by cruise missiles dropped by pallet from a C-130 aircraft.

Turkish Bayraktar attack drones ("Bayraktar") have entered service with the Border Service of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan, the press service of the Kyrgyz president reported on Saturday.

Russia may deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus, but only as a retaliatory measure, retired Colonel-General Leonid Ivashov, the former head of the main Directorate for International Military Cooperation of the Russian Defense Ministry, told Interfax on Saturday.

The Su-30SM fighters of the aviation regiment of the Western Military District at the exercises in the Kursk region have worked out training on the search and destruction of aircraft of a conditional enemy, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

Two long-range Tu-22M3 bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces performed patrols in the airspace of the Republic of Belarus. According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, during the flight, the crews worked out tasks together with aviation and air defense forces of a neighboring and friendly Russian state.

British Defense Ministry: Typhoon fighter jet shot down an air target in Syria for the first time

The British Typhoon fighter used weapons for the first time to defeat an aerial target in combat. The plane shot down a drone over Syria. This is reported by the UK Defense Journal with reference to the British Ministry of Defense.

Flight tests of a drone-radar reconnaissance of various ground targets are being conducted in Russia

Tests of a drone with an onboard radar station for reconnaissance of ground targets have started in Russia. This was reported to RIA Novosti by a source in the military-industrial complex.

The Russian Pantsir-S short-range air defense systems shot down more than 40 Turkish Bayraktar and Anka drones during the fighting in Syria and Libya, according to a report by the Rossiya-1 TV channel (VGTRK).

The Russian Defense Ministry showed how the Lancet destroyed Syrian militants in April 2020

The Rossiya-1 TV channel published video footage of an airstrike on the positions of Syrian formations, which was made in April 2020 with the help of a Lancet barrage ammunition.

Tests of the GPA with the upgraded AL-31ST engine produced by UEC-UMPO have begun

On December 15, at the Polyana compressor station in the Blagoveshchensk district of the Republic of Bashkortostan, complex operational tests of a gas pumping unit with an upgraded AL-31ST engine manufactured by PJSC UEC-UMPO (part of the Rostec United Engine Corporation) began.