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The Israeli defense company SpearUAV has developed an autonomous Ninox 103 drone launched from under water to perform reconnaissance functions.

Robotics manufacturer Milrem Robotics (Estonia) has presented its new development — an autonomous robot scout THeMIS Observe based on the modular platform THeMIS UGV.

Zipline has developed an acoustic system for detecting other aircraft for drones. It uses microphones and allows you to detect other devices within a radius of two kilometers, as well as automatically adjust the flight path to avoid a collision, according to a press release from the company.

Why experts called the strengthening of the front by the Ukrainian defense units a gesture of despair

In two days, the Russian Aerospace Forces and air defense units destroyed six Ukrainian combat aircraft. On the Day of Russia, three Su-25s were shot down, which were used by the APU. A day earlier, two MiG-29s and one Su-25 were hit. Other armed formations of Ukraine have also suffered heavy losses since the beginning of the special military operation. According to experts, this is evidenced by the fact that from June 12, employees of the country's territorial defense will be involved in performing tasks in combat areas. Poorly trained theroborona formations will not be able to change the course of the special operation and will quickly burn out at the front, experts interviewed by Izvestia believe.

Lithuania is one of the most actively helping Ukraine countries. It has already reached the point that Vilnius has spent a third of its defense budget on military assistance to Kiev, and the country's Defense minister Arvydas Anushauskas announced a fundraiser for the purchase of the Bayraktar TB2 drone.

The head patrol ship of the Black Sea Fleet Vasily Bykov has already installed the Tor-M2KM air defense system module, which is undergoing practical tests

Patrol ships of Project 22160, which are in service with the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) of the Russian Federation, will be armed with the Tor-M2KM anti-aircraft missile system (SAM) by the end of the year to strengthen the ship's air defense (air defense), taking into account the experience of a special military operation.

The Center for Additive Technologies (CAT) of Rostec State Corporation together with the Moscow Aviation Institute are launching a training program for specialists in the field of 3D printing. In the first stream, up to one hundred people will master the program, who will have the opportunity to find employment at the sites of the Central Data Center in Moscow and other regions of Russia.

On the evening of June 8, an unmanned aerial vehicle crashed and exploded in Iraq. The incident occurred on the Pirmam road in Shaves, near Erbil (Iraqi Kurdistan). A new US consulate is under construction near the emergency site. As a result of the drone crash, three local residents were injured.

From June 6 to June 10, the largest air defense and missile defense exercises in the entire history of NATO are being held in Europe. Military training camps codenamed Ramstein Legacy 22 take place near the Russian borders on the territory of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.

According to Italian media, after three years of negotiations, Egypt is close to signing an agreement with Italy worth $ 3 billion, providing for the acquisition of 24 Typhoon fighters from the Eurofighter consortium.

Thanks to the supply of spare parts from the West, the AFU was able to return to service the MiG-29 fighter, which had previously been engaged in aerial acrobatics as part of the Ukrainian Falcons aerobatic team. This Air Force unit performed its last flight back in 2001 and was disbanded the following year. Nevertheless, the MiG-29, previously owned by the Falcons, received the same livery after the restoration of combat readiness.

New data indicate that the actual number of fighters of this type was previously estimated incorrectly. During the special operation in Ukraine, the Russian Air Force used a link of four Su-57 fighters, linking it into a single information network aimed at destroying the opponent's air defense facilities.

After the start of the special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, the commands of Western countries draw conclusions from the course of the military campaign and try to adapt to the new conditions of combat.

A pair of American B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons flew to the Middle East region, the Air Force of the Central Command of the US Armed Forces reported on Thursday.

The Russian military during a special operation to protect Donbass destroyed the Ukrainian drone "Fury" with the help of the anti-aircraft missile defense system "Strela-10". Footage of the liquidation of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was shown on June 9 by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

How the Su-57 fighter can get an "infinite missile arm"

During a special operation in Ukraine, the Russian military deployed a link of four fifth-generation Su-57 fighters linked into a "unified information network" in order to destroy air defense facilities. What does the use of "network" tactics mean - in the material of the "Newspaper.Ru».

The Motor Sich plant was again at the center of events

After taking control of the regional center, the process of joining the Zaporozhye region into the Russian Federation will begin. This was stated in a recent interview by Vladimir Rogov, a member of the Main Council of the Zaporozhye military-civil administration. The determining factor here will be the desire of the population living in the territory liberated during the special military operation (SVO) for the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine.

Moscow is jealous, but not much

Washington has recently been exerting the strongest pressure on Delhi, seeking to abandon any cooperation with Moscow, especially military-technical. And it seems to give certain results. For example, India refuses new purchases of Mi-17 and Ka-31 helicopters.

Where did the combat brotherhood of Soviet and British aviators disappear

In recent years, the UK has not only supported the anti-Russian course of the United States, but also sought to become the leader of the anti-Russian front. Russian-British relations have become particularly strained with the coming to power of Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Specialists of the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute named after Professor N.E. Zhukovsky (part of the Research Center "Institute named after N.E. Zhukovsky") investigated the strength characteristics of the demonstrator of the power structure of the wing (caisson) of a promising small aircraft for local air lines.