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Naval aviation and air defense forces of the Black Sea Fleet repelled attacks by unmanned aerial vehicles during exercises in the Crimea. This was reported in the press service of the Black Sea Fleet.

On January 6, 2001, two Ka-50 helicopters, better known as the Black Shark, took off from the Severny airfield in Grozny for the first combat mission.

The story of the commissioning of this rotorcraft has been greatly delayed. After all, its prototype began flying back in 1982. But the changes that began in the USSR, and then the collapse of the country, postponed bringing the helicopter to a reliable working model. The first serial samples were received by the Air Force after the Ka-50 was put into service, which happened only in August 1995.

Boeing Corporation showed a hypersonic aircraft model based on the Valkyrie concept demonstrated in 2018. It is assumed that it can be used to solve military or civilian tasks.

The Strategic Missile Forces (Strategic Missile Forces) plan to further equip the regiments with unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane and copter type, the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on Thursday.

American engineering company Deere & The company, commonly known as John Deere, presented an unmanned tractor of its own design at CES 2022. The drone is built on the basis of John Deere 8R and the company plans to start selling the serial version in 2022. This is reported by Electrek.

Currently, technical specialists of the Ministry of Defense and representatives of industrial enterprises are discussing the requirements for the helicopter

Representatives of industrial enterprises and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation are finishing discussing the requirements for a promising combat helicopter and it is planned that in the next year and a half they will determine its appearance. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

In December 2021, the European company Airbus Helicopters announced the signing of a contract with the General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) of France for the development and purchase of H160M helicopters. The document was signed as part of the implementation of the light helicopter program (Hélicoptère Interarmées Léger, HIL) for the French Armed Forces.

In 2023, the Russian army may receive a Su-30SM2 fighter with updated engines and weapons.

Two more countries refused to buy Russian Su-35 fighters. January 4, portal defence-blog.com He reported that Egypt and Algeria joined Indonesia's decision.

Rostec State Corporation plans to launch production of 76 MS-21 civil aircraft by 2027, Rostec Corporation CEO Sergey Chemezov said during a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

Russian and Belarusian fighter jets conducted a new patrol of the state border of Belarus, the Belarusian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

In the modern armed forces, gender differences are finally erased. January 4, portal military.com He reported that the American aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln went on combat deployment under the control of a female commander.

Almaz-Antey has completed the main part of the reorganization of the air traffic control system and has re-equipped most of the airports with new equipment, Pavel Sozinov, general designer of the concern, said.

Three-day exercises of the local military have begun in Taiwan, within the framework of which combat aircraft will practice the skills of intercepting Chinese Air Force aircraft, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on Wednesday.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation recalled that in 2021, long-range aviation units were replenished with four upgraded Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers

Two upgraded Tu-160M strategic missile carriers, which will be delivered to long-range aviation in 2022, will be equipped with new electronic warfare (EW) systems and new weapons. This was reported to journalists on Tuesday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Saudi Arabia's air defense system intercepted and destroyed five unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) launched in the direction of the kingdom, the Arab coalition against the Houthis said in a statement on Tuesday.

The South Korean pilot had to perform almost a feat in an attempt to save the newest American fighter-the "invisible" F-35A, which did not have all the landing gear at once. The car had to be put on the fuselage. The Air Force of the Republic of Korea suspended flights of all available F-35s until the reasons that provoked the emergency situation are clarified.

A video of the simultaneous launch of eight missiles at the training of Russian fighters appeared on the Network. Guinness representatives were not invited to shoot this record, but it seems to me that the event would go down in the book as the most massive launch of air-to-air guided missiles, wrote the Fighter Bomber who published the video.

Belgian Air Force aircraft have started practicing low-altitude flights in Estonian airspace. As the press service of the General Staff of the Estonian Defense Forces told Interfax, "paired flights of F-16 fighters of the Belgian Air Force will be conducted from January 4 to January 9 in Southwestern, Southern, Eastern and Central Estonia at an altitude of at least 152 meters (500 feet)."

The Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV) plans to launch the production of civilian drones that will be used as taxis or for cargo transportation, the company's CEO Boris Obnosov said.