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Two Russian Tu-160s are practicing bombing at a training ground in Belarus as part of the exercises, a message on the telegram channel of the Belarusian Ministry of Defense said on Thursday.

Belarus and Russia are ready to ensure the military security of the Union State in any conditions. This was stated in the Belarusian Ministry of Defense.

Also, for the first time in the Middle East, the company will demonstrate a full-size mock-up of the flagship Orion-E long-duration unmanned aerial vehicle

The Kronstadt Company will show a drone swarm control system using artificial intelligence and augmented reality technologies at the Dubai Airshow 2021 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This was reported on Thursday in the press service of the company.

As early as next year, the United States may have a reusable hypersonic drone. Yesterday, November 10, Hermeus company held an official presentation of a promising drone called Quarterhorse.

The Russian Defense Ministry announced an increase in the military activity of the United States and its NATO allies in the Black Sea. "The Russian Defense Ministry records an increase in the military activity of the United States and its NATO allies in the Black Sea region," the ministry said in a statement.

A Russian Su-30 fighter jet took off to escort a British reconnaissance aircraft in the Black Sea area. This was reported on Thursday, November 11, in the Russian Defense Ministry.

Conducting exercises near the borders of the Russian Federation in the south is an aggressive action by the United States. This was announced on Thursday, November 11, by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

According to the Philippine news agency PNA, on November 8, the last batch of multi-purpose S-70i "Black Hawk" helicopters intended for the country's Air Force was delivered to the Philippines.

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on Wednesday, November 10, was 40 kilometers from the Russian border. This is stated in the presentation of the Russian Defense Ministry, which drew the attention of journalist Alexander Kotz in his Telegram channel.

Russian long-range missile bombers performed tasks in the airspace of Belarus that do not require nuclear weapons. This is reported by the Telegram channel "Before anyone else. Well, almost" with reference to a source in the Ministry of Defense of Russia.

Flights of Russian strategic aviation over Belarus are not directed against other countries, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

It became known that two Russian supersonic strategic missile carriers Tu-160 have worked out a number of combat training tasks in the airspace of Belarus.

Our pilots also simulated bombing at the Ruzhanovsky training ground. They did not use aviation weapons of destruction there. The Belarusian Defense Ministry first informed about this in its telegram channel. And then confirmed in the military department of the Russian Federation.

Chinese unmanned aerial vehicle WZ-7, also known as Xianglong ("Soaring Dragon"), was first demonstrated at the International Aviation and Space Salon Airshow China 2021 in Zhuhai. A characteristic feature of this UAV is the closed contour of the wing.

Photos were posted online showing Russian Su-75 Checkmate and Su-57 aircraft in the export version together for the first time. Earlier, the Aerospace Forces received the first serial fighter of the fifth generation.

The MS-21 airliner with a Russian PD-14 engine and the Aurus business jet flew to Dubai to participate in the air show, the press service of the United Aircraft Corporation reported.

The US Army has begun flight tests of the armament complex of a promising high-speed reconnaissance helicopter - the XM915 20-millimeter air cannon and a prototype MEL launcher for multipurpose ammunition and missiles. According to FlightGlobal, they are being tested on a modified UH-60 Black Hawk multipurpose helicopter.

The average flight time of the pilot was almost 100 hours

Naval aviation pilots spent more time in the sky in 2021 compared to 2020 due to attempts to violate the borders of the Russian Federation. This was stated by the commander of the Pacific Fleet, Admiral Sergei Avakyants, in an interview with the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.

The promising "airborne combat vehicle" will carry a multifunctional combat buggy, representatives of the Ryazan Airborne School and the Military Institute of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation reported in the magazine "Arsenal of the Fatherland".

Russia's first rescue drone Seadrone ME has been tested in the Kara Sea in Arctic conditions, TASS reports with reference to the developer company "Shooting from the air".

Lockheed Martin Corp. (Fort Worth, Texas) signed a framework contract with the US Air Force worth $ 10.863 billion for the support and modernization of the fleet of F-22 Raptor fighters.