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Tu-142 aircraft flew over the Northern and Barents Seas, as well as over the North-Eastern Atlantic. As reported in the press service of the Northern Fleet, the crews of two long-range anti-submarine aircraft Tu-142 performed a scheduled flight. "After working out the flight task, the pilots landed at the Kipelovo airfield in the Vologda region," the press service noted.

British Typhoon fighter jets of the rapid reaction force on Monday urgently flew to "intercept" two Russian long-range anti-submarine patrol Tu-142 aircraft over the North Sea, the Royal Air Force said.

Two long-range anti-submarine aircraft of the Russian Navy Tu-142 on Monday flew near Alaska, said the Joint Aerospace Defense Command of North America (NORAD).

The state and prospects of the French naval forces

Although France is located on the continent, military construction in this country is much like the Anglo-Saxon, with the main focus not on the army, but on the navy. But as pioneers of aviation, the French are not indifferent to the Air Force.

A Japanese fighter jet was alerted to escort two medium-range Il-38 anti-submarine aircraft of the Russian Navy flying over the Sea of Japan near the country's maritime border, the Joint Headquarters of the Japan Self-Defense Forces said.

The Pentagon has finally decided on the strike armament of the newest Zamvolt-type destroyers. The US Navy requested a version of the upgraded ships with launchers for hypersonic missiles — the current mines did not fit in size. With the help of three improved "Zamvolts" (two are already in service, one is being tested), Washington expects to put pressure on possible opponents in the world's oceans.

A unique aircraft with a new electronic warfare system was used in a planned tactical flight exercise of the Air Force units stationed in the Trans-Baikal Territory.

The Australian Navy has selected five applicants under the SEA129 Phase 5 program for the purchase of unmanned aerial vehicles for warships.

This number will meet the needs of the Ministry of Defense in military transport aircraft of this type, said the Deputy General Director of the United Aircraft Corporation, which is part of Rostec.

The Turkish publication called sensational footage of maneuvers at the Morskoy training ground in the Crimea, which demonstrated how the Russian Orion-E attack drone hit the L-39 plane. Haber7 journalists even saw the Turkish equivalent in the ammunition carried by the UAV.

The Americans are making more and more military equipment unmanned. On March 29, Lockheed Martin on its official YouTube channel published a video of tests of the optional S-70 Black Hawk helicopter.

As reported by PJSC "United Aircraft Corporation" (PJSC "UAC"), on March 30, 2021, the program of flight tests of the first flight model of the IL-112B light military transport aircraft, built under a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense, continued. The flight was carried out at the airfield of the Voronezh Aircraft Manufacturing enterprise PJSC VASO (part of PJSC UAC of the Rostec State Corporation).

The squadron of the Kursk Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Western Military District (ZVO) carried out night launches of aviation guided weapons at the Ladoga training ground in Karelia, the press service of the ZVO reported on Monday, March 29.

Large-scale tactical exercises with military personnel of motorized rifle, tank and artillery formations of the combined arms army of the Eastern Military District (VVO) ended with large-scale combat shooting at the Sergeyevsky training ground in Primorye, the press service of the VVO reported on Monday.

The Biden administration returned to the issue of the early decommissioning of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. The ship should serve for at least another 25 years, but most likely, it will be cut into metal much earlier. However, this is not the first time that the fierce discussions around the US aircraft carrier fleet have arisen. About how to decide the fate of the "symbols of democracy" - in the material of RIA Novosti.

Ukraine used Bayraktar TB2 attack UAVs over the Black Sea to practice training tasks. This, as reported by "RIA Novosti", was reported by the agency of the Ministry of Defense of the country "Armiyainform".

One of the main topics of the upcoming visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Kiev may be the replacement of Soviet MiGs, which are in service with Ukraine, with Dassault Rafale fighters. Negotiations on the sale of military equipment may take place in the first half of this year.

For these purposes, it is planned to modify four L-39 jet combat training aircraft, for which Calspan has allocated $14.1 million, according to Defense Brief

The Office of Advanced Research Programs of the US Department of Defense (DARPA) intends to develop a combat aircraft control program in 2023, endowed with artificial intelligence (AI) and able to replace the pilot in air battles.

The Directorate-General for Armaments (DGA) of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces has signed a contract with MBDA for the supply of 367 new-generation MICA NG guided air-to-air missiles.

In the Pskov region, at the "Strugi Krasnye" training ground, a tactical exercise will be held, in which more than one and a half thousand soldiers of the Black Sea Guards Amphibious Assault Regiment of the Pskov Airborne Forces will take part. The exercises will take place from March 30 to April 1.