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Rostec presented the concept of an unmanned version of the Checkmate aircraft. Earlier it became known that aircraft manufacturers have started the production of several experimental machines of this type.

The Israeli defense company uVision showed the T-90 destroyer. In promotional materials revealing the features of the HERO barrage ammunition, the Russian tank was depicted as a target for a drone. This is reported by the Defense Blog.

Complexes with unmanned aerial vehicles are maximally unified among themselves, the company noted

The aviation means of destruction (ASP) that are in service and are being tested completely solve the strike tasks of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of Kronstadt JSC. This was announced to TASS by the company's CEO Sergey Bogatikov at the Dubai Airshow 2021 International Airshow.

The variants of both civil and military applications of the automated workplace of the UAV operator are considered

Factory tests of the first Russian swarm control system of aircraft drones will begin in 2022. This was announced to TASS by Sergey Bogatikov, CEO of Kronstadt JSC, on the sidelines of the Dubai Airshow International Airshow.

The cost of the Russian business jet Aurus Business Jet varies from $39 million to $50 million, depending on the configuration, said Sergey Chemezov at the Dubai Airshow International Airshow.

On the first day of the opening of the Dubai Airshow 2021, the MC-21-310, equipped with new Russian PD-14 engines, took part in the flight program.

The Russian Defense Ministry will receive four new fifth-generation Su-57 fighters by the end of the year. A batch of these combat aircraft will be transferred to the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation in December from the aviation plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to sources in the military-industrial complex.

On the first day of the Dubai Airshow 2021, the UAE Ministry of Defense signed contracts with suppliers of defense products totaling 5.23 billion dirhams ($1.41 billion at the current exchange rate).

Russia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are not conducting contract negotiations on the purchase of Su-35 fighters, the head of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev, told Interfax.

The Larva-MD hypersonic missile, which is planned to equip fifth-generation Su-57 aircraft, will play a big role in increasing the combat power of the Russian Aerospace Forces, according to Wang Yongqing, chief designer of the Shenyang Institute of Aviation Industry. His article on the advanced armament of the fighter was published by The Paper, the translation of the material leads InoSMI.

The legendary AN-2 biplanes are still serving in the Air Force of the People's Army of Vietnam. According to some reports, less than a dozen such aircraft are currently in operation, used to perform transport tasks.

At the same time, the head of Rostec, Sergey Chemezov, noted that there is already a foreign customer interested in buying a fighter

Representatives of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are interested in the new Russian single-engine fighter Checkmate and intend to study it in more detail. This was announced to journalists by the head of Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov during the Dubai Airshow 2021 international Airshow.

During the Dubai Airshow 2021, the Command of the UAE Air Force and Air Defense Forces signed a contract with Airbus Defense and Space for the supply of two additional multi-purpose tanker transports A-330 MRTT (Multirole Tanker Transport).

Rebels from the Tigray People's Liberation Front were able to destroy the Mi-35 fire support helicopter of the Ethiopian Air Force last week.

Video footage from the combat area appeared on social networks. They depict two rotorcraft flying at low altitude over hilly terrain. Perhaps they were engaged in patrolling.

As it turned out, the Russian Checkmate fighter was originally developed for the United Arab Emirates. This follows from the information released by the head of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Yuri Slyusar during the presentation of the aircraft at the Dubai Airshow-2021.

A new video demonstrates flight tests of one of the main Chinese aviation innovations — a fifth-generation two-seat fighter built on the basis of Chengdu J-20.

The head of Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov called the advantage of the Russian light tactical aircraft (LTS) Checkmate over the American F-35 Lightning II fighter. During the Dubai Airshow 2021, he noted the cost and combat load of the aircraft. This is reported by RIA Novosti.

The Americans rescued hundreds of Afghan Air Force pilots. November 14, portal abcnews.go.com He reported that the servicemen who fled to Tajikistan were taken to the United Arab Emirates.

The Ukrainian authorities have appealed to the American administration with a request to provide anti-ship missiles "Harpoon" to Kiev. This was reported on November 15 by the newspaper ZN.UA .

The perfume notes combine the scents of glass, genuine leather, metals, juniper, patchouli and oak moss

The TASS correspondent tasted the perfume "The Checkmate", released specifically for Dubai Airshow 2021, named after the newest Russian single-engine fighter, presented abroad for the first time at the exhibition.