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Within the framework of the Army-2021 forum, Dmitry Pantus, Chairman of the State Military Industry Committee of the Republic of Belarus, met with Sergey Bogatikov, General Director of Kronshtadt JSC.

The Kalashnikov Group of Companies presented at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021" the latest S-8L corrected aviation missile with a semi-active homing head. Specialists are completing an initiative research work on its creation.

A unit of British special forces in Afghanistan faced an unforeseen situation — they were surrounded by the Taliban. The Daily Mail tells how the brave British soldiers were rescued, and the readers of the publication actively express their opinion about this operation.

At the Army-2021 forum, Russia showed the Product-305 missile, which should be armed with new attack helicopters. It has a round-the-clock thermal imaging homing head.

The United Aircraft Corporation has received a request from Algeria for the supply of four Be-200 amphibious aircraft, the head of the UAC, Yuri Slyusar, told Interfax.

JSC " UEC-Klimov "for the first time presented at the International Military-Technical Forum" Army-2021 " a model of a hybrid power plant (GSU) for marine applications, the press service of the United Engine Corporation, which includes the enterprise, reports.

The Quimbaya X-003 UAV, designed and manufactured by the Colombian CIAC (Corporacion de la Industria Aeronautica de Colombia), has successfully passed the final stage of flight tests and is now ready for sale to customers both in Colombia and abroad.

According to the source, the signing of contracts is scheduled for August 24

On August 24, the Russian Defense Ministry will sign several dozen contracts for the development and production of the latest models of weapons and military equipment, including missiles of the Kinzhal hypersonic aviation complex and the latest Pacer unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), at the Army-2021 International Military-Technical Forum.

MiG-29 fighters have been flying since the 1980s, and now more and more advanced modifications are being produced. They still perform combat missions and are actively exported to many countries of the world, without causing complaints. About this " Tape.<url> " was told by Konstantin Sivkov, Doctor of Military Sciences.

The station was built as part of the import substitution strategy to perform a full cycle of repair of aircraft engines of this type. The economic effect of the new facility is more than 8 million rubles from each repaired engine.

On August 18, the Office of Advanced Research Projects of the US Department of Defense (DARPA) published a request to search for technologies for the development of a new unit that will focus on the creation of seaplanes and ekranoplanes. This is reported by the Defense Blog portal.

The holding company "Roselectronics" of the Rostec State Corporation will present more than 100 developments in the field of military equipment and civilian products at the MVTF "Army-2021".

The Kronstadt company has completed the development of documentation for the new Sirius reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the company's CEO Sergey Bogatikov said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

It is planned to create a carrier aircraft for a swarm of strike and reconnaissance UAVs of the Molniya unmanned system on the basis of the Il-76 heavy military transport aircraft.

Russia may have a flying aircraft carrier, the basis of which will be a heavy military transport aircraft Il-76. He will use the Molniya UAV, which is capable of solving, among other things, shock tasks.

The Kronstadt company has started the preliminary design of the heavy strike unmanned aerial vehicle "Thunder". Currently, it is being worked out.

The holding company "Russian Helicopters" of the Rostec State Corporation will present a wide range of military helicopter equipment within the framework of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021".

A station has been opened in Russia for testing Ukrainian D-36 aircraft engines developed by the Zaporozhye Machine-Building Design Bureau Progress named after Academician A. G. Ivchenko. The station, created as part of import substitution, will allow performing a full cycle of repair of engines of this type. This is stated on the official website of the Rostec state Corporation.

Russian Orion combat drones will be equipped with electronic warfare systems. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert, director of the Museum of Air Defense Forces Yuri Knutov told what advantages the UAV will have.

The Orion attack drone will receive an electronic warfare system (EW), which will provide protection against missiles, and will be able to suppress the enemy's electronic systems. The UAV developer chooses the optimal EW system concept. This was announced by the general director of the company "Kronstadt" Sergey Bogatikov in an interview with RIA Novosti.