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An American F-35B fighter jet accidentally shot itself with an artillery piece. A US Marine Corps F-35B short takeoff and landing fighter fired a 25 mm cannon at itself. The incident occurred in Arizona on March 12, 2021, but it became known only recently.

In total, since the first flight of the IL-76, about 1 thousand aircraft were produced in 22 modifications

New aircraft can be created in the future on the basis of the military transport IL-76, which made its first flight in 1971. This was stated by the first Deputy General Director of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), Managing Director of PJSC "IL" Sergey Yarkov.

The crews of the Ka-52, Mi-28 Night Hunter, Mi-24 reconnaissance and attack helicopters, as well as the multi-purpose Mi-8, fired at ground targets from automatic aircraft guns and launched unguided aircraft missiles. The launches took place near St. Petersburg.

Nigeria intends to revive the combat capabilities of its Air Force. Yesterday, March 24, the portal defenseworld.net He announced that the first of the three JF-17 Thunder fighters ordered had arrived in Nigeria.

Supporters of the movement "Ansar Allah" (Houthis) released a video showing the destruction of another drone belonging to Saudi Arabia in the sky over the province of Marib.

The preliminary cause of the incident with the Tu-22M3 long-range bomber at the Shaikovka airfield near Kaluga, as a result of which three servicemen were killed, was called a technical malfunction in the control system. This is reported by the Telegram channel Baza.

The Norwegians and the Americans conducted the first launch of the latest anti-ship missile JSM from the fifth-generation fighter F-35.

The pilot will be able to see the cabin space at night and in difficult weather conditions, as well as when performing complex maneuvers, the United Aircraft Corporation noted

A helmet with augmented reality elements that will help the pilots of the Russian fifth-generation Su-57 fighter in controlling the aircraft and pointing weapons at the target is being tested. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the United Aircraft Corporation (part of Rostec).

Ships from the strike and anti-submarine groups of the water area protection unit of the Troops and forces in the North-East of Russia during the planned exercises performed a series of artillery fire to suppress visible coastal targets.

The Russian advanced long-range aviation complex (PAK DA) will be able to surreptitiously overcome the borders of the air defense of NATO countries, RIA Novosti reports, citing a source in the military-industrial complex.

[b]More than 1.5 thousand paratroopers, six BMD-2K-AU and three P-7 parachute platforms took part in the exercises.]

The Russian Defense Ministry showed footage of a mass landing of airborne troops with BMD-2K-AU combat vehicles at the Budikhino landing site in the Kostroma region.

The Russian authorities will hold a trial in connection with the incident with the Tu-22M3 long-range bomber at the Shaikovka airfield near Kaluga, which killed three soldiers. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov, who oversees the military-industrial complex, RIA Novosti reports.

The US uses the Zumwalt stealth destroyer to control drones

American stealth destroyers Zumwalt found a new application-ships of this type in the upcoming naval battles will control unmanned ships and unmanned aerial vehicles. During the upcoming exercises in the Pacific, the US Navy intends to get the first idea of what such operations will look like.

The US Navy broke the depth record when lifting an aircraft from the ocean floor. On March 23, the press service of the Naval Systems Command (NAVSEA) reported that the MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, which crashed last year, was able to lift from a depth of more than 5,800 m.

The Moscow production complex "Salyut", as reported by its head Alexey Gromov, this month will hand over the first components for the assembly of the demonstrator of the PD-35 ultra-large thrust engine.

This year, several types of military aircraft will be tested in the Arctic, including Su-34 bombers, Su-35 fighters and Be-200 amphibians.]

They will be tested for their readiness to operate in the Arctic and in the area of the Northern Sea Route (NSR). This was told to Izvestia by sources in the defense ministry.

The crews of the Su-25SM attack aircraft of the joint Russian military base "Kant", stationed in Kyrgyzstan, worked out elements of complex aerobatics during an exercise in the sky over the Tien Shan, the press service of the Central Military District reported on Tuesday.

In St. Petersburg, the crews of heavy transport helicopters Mi-26 transported cargo on an external suspension. This process can be observed on the video provided by the press service of the Western Military District.

The Russian army is practicing methods of psychological warfare in modern conditions. On March 22, the TASS news agency reported that the scouts conducted a training capture of the settlement of a conditional enemy by a non-military method — using SMS mailings, drones, leaflets and negotiations.

Rostec will show a wide range of developments at the MAKS-2021 aerospace salon, including a "fundamentally new" aircraft, RIA Novosti reports, citing the press service of the state corporation.