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For the first time, the Checkmate light tactical aircraft was presented at the MAKS-2021 Air Show

Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum attended the presentation of the Russian fighter Checkmate at the Dubai Airshow 2021. This was reported on Monday in the press service of the Rostec state Corporation.

We are talking about drones purchased by foreign customers, said the company's CEO Sergey Bogatikov

Orion unmanned aerial vehicles purchased by foreign customers will be able to operate using satellite communications using foreign spacecraft. This was announced to TASS by Sergey Bogatikov, CEO of Kronstadt JSC, at the Dubai Airshow 2021 International Airshow, which opened in the United Arab Emirates on November 14.

The first tests of the Termit unmanned attack helicopter and launches of corrected aircraft missiles with a range of six kilometers have been conducted in Russia, Sergei Bogatikov, CEO of Kronstadt, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The system is designed for autonomous determination of the spatial position and altitude-speed parameters of the aircraft, the press service of the Concern Radioelectronic Technologies said.

For the first time in Russia, missiles were launched from the Termit unmanned attack helicopter. Their range is six kilometers, and the flight is adjusted. This was told by Sergey Bogatikov, CEO of the Kronstadt developer company, RIA Novosti reports.

The Russian unmanned reconnaissance and attack helicopter Termit launched guided missiles in flight. The target range was six kilometers.

The feature of the Su-75 Checkmate light tactical aircraft (LTS) was named in Russia. Director of the Museum of the Air Defense Forces, military expert Yuri Knutov spoke about the versatility of the aircraft on Sputnik radio.

At the Dubai Air Show, Russia presented both civil and military aircraft: from the SSJ-100 AURUS business jet to the fifth-generation Checkmate fighter. This was reported on Tuesday, November 16, by a correspondent of Izvestia from the scene.

The Thai Air Force Command has signed a contract with the American company Textron Aviation Defense for the supply of eight AT-6E "Volverin" light combat aircraft.

Presented by Kronstadt at Dubai Airshow 2021, a new automated operator's workplace for controlling a group of drones can be installed on an airplane or ship

The control system for a group of aviation drones, presented at the Dubai Airshow 2021 by Kronstadt, can be installed on an airplane or ship to create a unified information field in the interests of interspecific formations of the Russian Armed Forces. This was announced to TASS on Tuesday on the sidelines of the aviation exhibition by a representative of the developer company.

As part of the flight program of the Dubai Airshow 2021, the Mi-28NE attack helicopter produced by the Russian Helicopters Holding (Rostec State Corporation) made its first demonstration flight.

The holding also signed an agreement of intent on the supply of four Ansat helicopters and one Mi-8 to the police of the German city of Rosenheim

Russian Helicopters Holding on the sidelines of Dubai Airshow 2021 signed contracts for the supply of two Mi-171A2 helicopters to Peru. This was announced in an interview with the TV channel "Russia-24" by the general director of the holding Andrey Boginsky.

A promising Russian light tactical aircraft (LTS), known as Checkmate and Su-75, appeared out of nowhere against the background of information noise and has not yet demonstrated anything related to reality, writes the American edition of The Drive, commenting on the presentation of the aircraft at the Dubai Airshow 2021.

The assembly of a prototype of the Sirius attack UAV has begun at the Kronstadt plant. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Dmitry Litovkin assessed the significance of this event.

The Kronstadt company has begun the creation of the first prototype of the latest Sirius attack drone. This was announced to RIA Novosti on November 16 by the general director of the organization Sergey Bogatikov.

Andrey Boginsky, CEO of the holding, noted that with the support of operational leasing, they expect to promote about 140-150 civilian helicopters by the end of 2029-2030

Russian Helicopters Holding (part of Rostec State Corporation) plans to sell a sufficient amount of equipment to the Middle East countries, about ten helicopters per year. This was announced on Tuesday by the CEO of Russian Helicopters Andrey Boginsky in an interview with the Rossiya-24 TV channel.

Among the samples of products delivered in 2021 are airplanes, helicopters, as well as aircraft engines and aircraft weapons

Rosoboronexport (part of Rostec State Corporation) received applications for the supply of various aircraft, including airplanes, helicopters and drones, for $2.5 billion during the Dubai Airshow 2021 international Airshow. This was announced to journalists on Tuesday by Rosoboronexport CEO Alexander Mikheev on the sidelines of the exhibition.

During the Dubai Airshow 2021, Rosoboronexport signed contracts for the supply of aviation equipment worth over $ 1.3 billion, Rostec Head Sergey Chemezov said.

The Kronstadt company has completed work on the ground testing of the integration of the Orion UAV with the Whirlwind-M aircraft missiles, the first test firing from the UAV is expected.

Creating a full-fledged killer robot is not a technical problem for Russia. The principal possibility of developing an autonomous lethal weapon in an interview with RIA Novosti was admitted by the CEO of the Kronstadt company Sergey Bogatikov.