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Two Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers conducted a multi-hour patrol over the northern seas, at some stages they were accompanied by British fighters, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

Indonesia has officially returned to the South Korean multi-purpose fighter program. Yesterday, November 12, the portal janes.com He reported that the Indonesian Defense Ministry confirmed its commitment to finance 20% of the development costs of the KF-21/IF-X.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that it continues to monitor US military activity in the Black Sea region. "The active actions of the US Navy ship grouping and NATO aviation reconnaissance flights have shifted and are being conducted in the northwestern part of the Black Sea," the Russian military department said in a statement on Saturday.

Rostec has created a perfume dedicated to the Russian fifth-generation fighter Su-75 (Checkmate), the corresponding video is published on the official YouTube channel of the state corporation.

The Russian Aerospace Forces detected and escorted four flights of NATO reconnaissance aircraft in the airspace over the Black Sea region. This was announced on November 13 by the Russian Defense Ministry.

Baykar Group has agreed with the Ukrainian state enterprise "Ivchenko-Progress" on the purchase of dual-circuit turbojet engines AI-322F and AI-25TLT. They will be used on the promising MIUS unmanned fighter (Muharip Insansız Uçak Sistemi).

The promising Russian light tactical aircraft (LTS), known as Checkmate and Su-75, does not pose a threat to the American F-35 Lightning II aircraft, as well as American and European fourth-generation fighters, Teal Group aviation analyst Richard Abulafia told Breaking Defense.

NATO aircraft conducted four reconnaissance flights over the Black Sea.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the Aerospace Forces and the Black Sea Fleet found and escorted 4 NATO reconnaissance aircraft in the airspace over the Black Sea region. In particular, the strategic reconnaissance aircraft U-2S of the US Air Force conducted reconnaissance from the airspace of Ukraine and the northwestern part of the Black Sea.

Tests of the new weapons began in the United States. The 20 mm Gatling gun is designed for a helicopter that is being developed as part of the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) project. This is reported by Flight Global.

The United States has acknowledged that as a result of the bombing in 2019 of the vicinity of the Syrian city of Baguz, at least 80 people were killed, most of them women and children, but they justify the actions of their military, the New York Times reported.

The Russian Federation is discussing with Turkey the supply of Russian military products and the joint development of weapons, Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of Russia, told Interfax.

Moscow is negotiating with Ankara to help create a fifth-generation Turkish fighter, Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of Russia, told RIA Novosti at the Dubai Airshow.

After launch, the drone can barrage in the air, detecting a target, and then attack it from the upper hemisphere, having the ability to dive at the target along a vertical trajectory

Rosoboronexport (part of Rostec State Corporation) begins promoting the latest Russian attack drone KUB-UAV to the world arms market. This was announced to TASS by Alexander Mikheev, Director General of Rosoboronexport

According to the CEO of the company Sergey Bogatikov, over the past years there has been an increased interest in the complex

Kronstadt JSC notes the increased interest in the Orion-E unmanned complex from foreign customers, with a number of them negotiations are in an active phase. This was announced to TASS by the company's CEO Sergey Bogatikov at the Dubai Airshow 2021 International Airshow.

Deliveries of the new fifth-generation light fighter Checkmate will be discussed with the countries of the Middle East at the air show in the UAE, said the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov.

Russia this year signed new contracts for the supply of weapons and military equipment abroad worth over $ 10 billion, said Alexander Mikheev, head of Rosoboronexport.

Moscow and Minsk signed contracts in 2021 for the supply of fighter jets, helicopters, air defense equipment and other weapons to Belarus, Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of Russia, told RIA Novosti at the Dubai Airshow.

The head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade said that the Russian Federation will also show the Vityaz air defense model and the Orion unmanned aerial vehicle at the Dubai Airshow 2021

Russia is counting on the Middle East market, presenting its new Checkmate single-engine fighter for the first time abroad at the Dubai Air Show, and will discuss a possible partnership with the countries of the region, Denis Manturov, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, told reporters.

The export version of the Su-57 differs from the fighters of the "4++" generation in versatility, super maneuverability and other characteristics

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation) offers consultations with potential customers of the modification of the fifth-generation Su-57E fighter. This was announced to TASS by the company's CEO Alexander Mikheev during the Dubai Airshow 2021 International Airshow.

As reported by the organizing committee of the air show, two other fundamental innovations in the field of aviation were the prototype Bellwether air taxi and the Manta ANN2 light aircraft

The newest Russian light tactical aircraft Checkmate has become one of the three fundamental innovations in the field of aviation technology presented at the Dubai Airshow 2021 International Salon. This was reported to TASS in the organizing committee of the salon.