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Ukraine repaired almost all MiG-29 fighters

Ukraine has repaired almost all of its MiG-29 fighters. Dmitry Matrunchik, Director of the Lviv State Aviation Repair Plant (LGARZ), revealed the condition of the aircraft that Kiev inherited from the USSR in an interview with Armiyainform. Defense Express writes about this.

Izvestia: Ukraine can buy Rafale fighters from France

Ukraine can buy for its Air Force (Air Force) France has Rafale fighters, writes military observer of Izvestia Anton Lavrov, commenting on the entry of the French frigate Auvergne into the Black Sea.

World Air Forces 2022: Russia ranks second in the world in the number of combat aircraft

Russia ranks second in the world after the United States in the number of military aircraft and helicopters. The place of Russian military aviation in the world is revealed in the directory World Air Forces 2022, published by the magazine FlightGlobal, reports TASS.

The first demonstration of the updated version of the heavy attack drone S-70 "Hunter" with a flat jet nozzle took place yesterday in Novosibirsk. The foreign media did not ignore this event.

According to Greek media, the first batch of Rafale multipurpose fighters from the French company Dassault Aviation will be delivered to Greece in January 2022.

The United Arab Emirates is negotiating more favorable prices for new American weapons. December 14, portal military.com He reported that the UAE announced the freezing of negotiations on a deal worth $ 23 billion. In the US, this is considered a typical ploy on the eve of negotiations.

Supporters of the Yemeni Shiite movement Ansar Allah (Houthis) used a "flying tank" - a Mi-24 combat helicopter in the battles against the formations of pro-Saudi President Hadi for the first time during the civil war.

Last week, video footage appeared on the Network, taken in the mountainous Jabal al-Balak al-Sharqi area in the south of Marib province. A rotorcraft flying at low altitude brought down unguided aircraft missiles on the enemy.

The American company Kratos has shown a conceptual image of an unmanned sensor station (Off Board Sensing Station, OBSS), which it uses together with the US Air Force research Laboratory, Breaking Defense reports. This is an inconspicuous drone with a swept wing and a V-shaped tail.

In Russia, work is underway on a platform designed to base deck drones. It will be able to accommodate aircraft and helicopter types of vehicles.

Deliveries of the latest Ka-52M combat helicopters to the troops will go in parallel with the tests, which are scheduled to be completed in 2022, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti.

The universal landing ships "Ivan Rogov" and "Mitrofan Moskalenko" will operate helicopter-type attack and reconnaissance drones

The universal landing helicopter carriers (UDC) of the project 23900 "Ivan Rogov" and "Mitrofan Moskalenko", which are being built at the Kerch shipyard "Gulf", will be adapted for basing attack and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This was reported to TASS by a source in the shipbuilding industry.

Preparations for the tests and the first flight have begun

The roll-out of the first flight sample of the newest Russian strike drone (UAV) S-70 "Hunter" took place at the Novosibirsk Aviation Plant (NAZ) named after V. P. Chkalov. Preparations are underway for testing and the first flight of the drone, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko told reporters.

The US Department of Defense has decided not to punish American servicemen for the deaths of 10 civilians, including seven children, due to an air strike on Kabul. The department called the incident a tragic mistake. This was reported by The New York Times on Monday, December 13.

The production of the newest Russian attack drone S-70 "Hunter" requires a full cycle of development and testing of all components, it is impossible to assemble it from parts available on the market, like many foreign drones, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko told reporters on Tuesday.

According to the CEO of Rostec, this decision will significantly increase the capabilities of the device

A new ground control point is being created for the S-70 Hunter drone. This was announced by the General Director of Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov.

Serial deliveries are planned to begin in 2024

A serial contract for the supply of the latest Russian attack drone (UAV) S-70 "Hunter" will be concluded within six months. This was announced on Tuesday by Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko on the air of the Rossiya-24 TV channel.

The United Aircraft Corporation of the Rostec State Corporation for the first time showed the S-70 Hunter drone equipped with a flat jet nozzle. The aviation complex has reduced radar visibility and will receive a new ground control center.

Russian aircraft manufacturers have shown for the first time a new version of the Hunter unmanned vehicle. Unlike the first option, it has a flat nozzle designed to reduce the visibility of the UAV.

The Romanian Ministry of Defense has sent a request to the country's parliament for the allocation of funds in the amount of 454 million euros for the purchase of 32 F-16 fighters from the Norwegian Air Force.

As already reported, last weekend Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic visited a number of military facilities in the country, where he met with the command of the Armed Forces and the management of enterprises of the Serbian defense industry.