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Philippine Defense Minister Delphine Lorenzana said that an initial payment will be made in the near future under the program for the purchase of Russian Mi-171 helicopters for the country's Air Force.

According to the command of the Hungarian Armed Forces, on December 3, the last (out of 20 ordered in 2018) light multipurpose helicopter H-145M landed at the 86th helicopter base "Szolnok".

Defense News: Mojave drone can take off from unprepared sites

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has unveiled a new drone in the United States. Mojave can take off and land on unprepared platforms, as well as carry weapons. This is reported by Defense News.

Russian fighter jets escorted five US and French military aircraft over the Black Sea, the National Defense Control Center of Russia reported.

According to RIA Novosti, three Su-27 fighters from the air defense duty of the Southern Military District forces were lifted into the air.

A Russian Su-30 fighter jet escorted a US Poseidon P-8A reconnaissance aircraft in the sky over the Black Sea. This was reported on December 10 at the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation.

The BrahMos supersonic cruise missile has successfully passed tests from the Su-30MKI aircraft. It was launched from the joint test site in Chandipur off the coast of the Indian state of Odisha. Now the rocket will go into mass production.

The Egyptian Armed Forces demonstrated the ASN-209 UAV adopted during the EDEX-2021 exhibition held in Cairo. Egypt began production of this multipurpose UAV under a Chinese license in June 2012.

India will begin mass production of the BrahMos rocket for the air carrier

Tests of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Su-30MKI aircraft have been completed in India. Successful tests make it possible to start mass production of a version of the ammunition for air carriers. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of India.

Expert on the Chinese claim for "Motor Sich" in The Hague: officials are to blame, not investors.

There can be only one explanation for such a strange inaction - corruption of the highest level with very high stakes, the expert believes.

On December 9, 2021, the American company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI, a subsidiary of General Atomics Corporation) introduced a new long-duration reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicle Mojave, which is a further development of the well-known vehicles of this company MQ-9 Reaper and MQ-1C Gray Eagle-ER.

The Kazan Helicopter Plant of the Russian Helicopters Holding has received Rosaviation approval to equip the Ansat helicopter with an external suspension.

The American company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has introduced the Mojave drone for a shortened takeoff and landing. According to FlightGlobal, it will be able to take to the air and land on the ground, sand or deck of an aircraft carrier.

Two Polish Air Force F-16 fighters escorted a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea, the NATO Joint Air Force Command said on Wednesday.

The Government of the Russian Federation in 2021 will allocate an additional 44.6 billion rubles for the development and production of the PD-35 aircraft engine. This was announced on Thursday, December 9, by the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin during a meeting on the implementation of projects in the field of aviation engine building.

According to Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov, it is also possible that a run with new NK-32 engines will be performed

Tests and the first flight of the upgraded Tu-160M strategic missile carrier assembled from scratch are planned for early next year, and a run with new NK-32 engines may also be carried out. This was announced on Thursday by Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov at the UEC - Perm Motors enterprise.

India has completed testing of air-launched BrahMos missiles. On December 8, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of India reported that the last stage of testing opened the way for the serial production of ammunition in the country.

On Thursday, at a meeting with military attaches of foreign states, the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Valery Gerasimov, told how the country's aerospace defense is being improved.

In order to increase its capabilities and detect enemy missile attacks in a timely manner, another satellite of the Unified Space System was put into orbit.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations in 2022-2023 will receive four Mi-8AMTSh-VA attack helicopters for service in the Arctic, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti.

Experts have already determined the appearance of an unmanned aerial vehicle of the Hunter type. It is currently being tested.

The Government of the Philippines has allocated a total of 62 billion filip. pesos ($1.233 billion at the current exchange rate) for the purchase of 32 additional Polish-made S-70i Black Hawk helicopters for the country's Air Force and six maritime patrol ships (OPV) for the Navy.