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The Boeing Corporation presented the appearance of the LRAAM air — to-air missile. It has a two-stage design and can hit air targets at a very long range.

The maneuvers take place against the background of the Rapid Trident exercises in Ukraine with the participation of NATO forces

Russian ships on exercises in the Black Sea destroyed a submarine of a conditional enemy, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) reported on Tuesday.

The American Air Force seriously intends to conquer the water element. Yesterday, September 20, the portal militarytimes.com He reported that the US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) announced the appearance of an amphibious version of the MC-130J Hercules military transport aircraft by the end of next year.

The crews of the ships of the Northern Fleet conducted exercises to protect the Northern Sea Route in the Laptev Sea, the Zvezda TV channel reports. The maneuvers involved a large anti-submarine ship "Severomorsk", a large landing ship "George the Victorious", as well as a Ka-27 helicopter.

Very soon, the US Army will receive five new B-21 Raider strategic bombers built by Northrop Grumman Corporation. This was stated by the Secretary of the American Air Force Frank Kendall, speaking at the conference of the Air Force Association on September 21.

The Colombian Ground Forces are starting the combat use of five UH-1H multi-purpose helicopters, which were previously operated as part of the Pakistan Air Force Air Corps.

During the exercise" West-2021", the Russian army worked out the possibility of a nuclear strike on NATO troops in Poland, writes Defense Blog, citing an unnamed source.

Fighters from Italy, Denmark, Finland, Sweden and other foreign planes took to the air because of the flight of two Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers over the Baltic Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

Analysts called the shortcomings of the Chinese fifth-generation aircraft with Russian engines, which reduce the efficiency of the J-20. The maneuverability of the aircraft may not be enough to compete with the F-22 and F-35. This is reported by the South China Morning Post.

About 400 units of military and special equipment were also involved

More than 800 servicemen and about 400 units of military and special equipment were involved in the tactical exercise of the parachute battalion and support units of the Ivanovo Guards Airborne Unit, the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reports.

At the same time, bilateral battalion and regimental tactical exercises were launched at four training grounds of the Southern Military District, which will last until September 26, the press service of the Southern Military District informs.

The armed forces of Russia and Kazakhstan have completed the formation of an air group to participate in the joint anti-terrorist exercise of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states "Peace Mission-2021" at the Donguz training ground in the Orenburg Region, the press service of the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Monday.

Foreign sources actively share their impressions about the past large-scale maneuvers "West-2021". Among the numerous samples of Russian military equipment, foreign observers, first of all, distinguish new products. So, in their opinion, the light wheeled 4x4 all-terrain vehicle "Sarmat-2" used by the units of the Russian Airborne Forces deserves attention.

The crews of the operational and tactical aviation of the Aerospace Forces (VKS) have worked out refueling flights in the Lipetsk region.

Large-scale exercises involving warships, submarines, and naval aviation of the Black Sea Fleet started on Monday on the Black Sea. This was announced today by the head of the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet Alexey Rulev.

The exercises of the Russian Navy, which involve about 20 warships and submarines, began in the Black Sea, said the head of the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, Captain of the second rank Alexey Rulev.

Philippine Defense Minister Delfin Lorenzana said on September 16 that the Philippines is unlikely to purchase Lockheed Martin F-16V fighters as part of the multi-purpose Combat Aircraft Delivery Program (MFR) due to budget constraints.

India is extending the service life of its Mirage-2000 fighters in every possible way. September 19, portal firstpost.com He reported that the Indian Air Force is buying decommissioned aircraft from France in order to use them for spare parts.

The British Ministry of Defense has signed three contracts for the development of laser and radio frequency weapons demonstrators. One of the promising installations will be tested on board the Type 23 frigate, and the other will be installed on the Wolfhound armored vehicle.

The Italian concern Leonardo and the British company 2Excel will convert the Boeing 757-200 airliner into a flying laboratory to test technologies for the sixth-generation Tempest fighter. According to Flightglobal, the modification will take from a year to three.