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The United States approved Jordan's request for the latest version of the F-16 fighter jet. January 6, portal defensenews.com He reported that the US State Department approved the request of the Jordanian Defense Ministry for aircraft and ammunition.

Defence24 called the flight of a pair of MiG-31 aircraft over the Baltic Sea propaganda

The appearance of a pair of Russian two-seat supersonic fighter-interceptors MiG-31 in the sky over the Baltic Sea in the publication of the Polish edition of Defence24 was called propaganda.

The Taganrog City Court of the Rostov region will consider the claim of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in the amount of more than 2.7 million rubles to the accused of stealing equipment from a flying command post based on Il-86, a representative of the court told RIA Novosti.

Turkey's unmanned aerial vehicles flying over a large area have become a "headache" for Greece, said Evangelos Yorgousis, a retired Greek general.

The updated MQ-4C Triton drone is capable of completely replacing naval reconnaissance aircraft. On February 6, the press service of Northrop Grumman announced the delivery of the first production model of the MQ-4C Triton drone of the IFC-4 modification.

The press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that he was not aware of plans to create a joint command of the allied forces of Russia and Belarus

The Americans gave the Croats a pair of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. February 6, portal militarytimes.com He reported that military vehicles were delivered to Croatia last week.

A new video from the state Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) showed for the first time how the J-31 fighter launches an air—to-air missile. Earlier it became known that a deck version was created on its basis.

The Ukrainian drone, which, according to the Belarusian authorities, was spying on the territory of Belarus, took more than 200 photos in a little less than an hour of flight, said Sergey Shuka, head of the technical expertise department of the State Committee for Forensic Examinations of Belarus in the Brest region.

19FortyFive stated that the Su-27 fighter was created as a "killer" of the American F-15

The Russian Su-27 fighter was created in the 1980s as a "killer" of the American F-15 Eagle and F-14 Tomcat, writes Brent Eastwood, a columnist for the American publication 19FortyFive.

Manned aircraft acts primarily as a means of striking targets detected by Sirius, the Kronstadt company noted

The latest Russian Sirius heavy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will be able to work as part of reconnaissance and strike circuits together with manned aircraft. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the Kronstadt company.

On January 28, at the Coronel Mate base in Colmenar Viejo, a ceremony was held for the transfer of the first Chinook helicopter upgraded by Boeing to the CH-47F version to the country's Ground Forces.

The drone that violated the border of Belarus is a prototype of the Ukrainian Spectator UAV, RIA Novosti reports, citing a military-diplomatic source.

A mysterious aircraft was spotted on the territory of the "Zone-51". This is an American military base located in the state of Nevada. It tests the latest aircraft and weapons systems.

According to the regional authorities, airships will help make the Arctic territories more accessible and facilitate the process of providing these areas with food

The authorities of Yakutia are considering launching an airship for the accessibility of remote Arctic territories. This was announced on Friday by the chairman of the Government of the republic Andrey Tarasenko on the air of the Yakutia-24 TV channel.

Details of the launch of a Ukrainian drone on the territory of Belarus have become known.

As previously reported in the Ministry of Defense, the border service agencies in cooperation with the units of the Air Force and air Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus recorded the fact of violation of the Belarusian state border in the airspace from Ukraine by an unmanned aerial vehicle.

The US will allow F-35A fighters to fly in thunderstorms due to the updated fuel system

American F-35A Lightning II fighters will be able to fly in thunderstorms. The updated fuel system will protect the aircraft from ignition when struck by lightning. This will allow flights to resume in adverse weather conditions, The Drive reports.

Denis Manturov, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, arrived in Kazan on a working trip. At the Borisoglebskoye airfield, he was met by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov.

Helicopters and armored vehicles were involved

Motorized rifle units of the 201st Russian military base, with the support of helicopters and artillery, destroyed conditional terrorists at an exercise in the mountains of Tajikistan, the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Friday.

At the Brest training ground, the Russian and Belarusian military practiced the interaction of assault aircraft, helicopters and artillery. A "fire bag" was arranged for militant groups.