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The American company Bell has filed a patent application for the technology of charging electric aircraft in the air. According to Flightglobal, it includes an aircraft with rechargeable batteries, a rod or cable for connecting a chargeable electric aircraft and a system for monitoring the entire process.

In accordance with the decree of the Government of the Russian Federation, the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021"will be held from August 22 to 28, 2021. However, its official opening will take place on August 23.

Pobeda Airlines has decided to abandon firm contracts for 20 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. This was announced by the general director of the carrier Andrey Kalmykov.

The Agency for the Acquisition of Defense Products of Norway (NDMA) announced the arrival of the next three F-35A "Lightning-2"fighters in the country.

In the United States, they continue to create full-scale models depicting the military equipment of potential opponents. If earlier Soviet or Russian samples, such as the T-90, were mainly presented, now imitation of products of the military-industrial complex of the People's Republic of China has become increasingly common.

The Ministry of Defense of Belarus plans to receive new Mi-35M combat helicopters for service.

This was announced by the commander of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of the Republic, Major General Igor Golub.

The concern will also present at the forum devices that provide the ability to control a helicopter using instruments

The concern" Radio-Electronic Technologists "(KRET) of the Rostec State Corporation will present for the first time at the Army-2021 forum a new navigation system for START 1a light helicopters. This was reported to journalists on Monday in the press service of KRET.

Built for the Italian Navy, the universal landing ship Trieste went to sea for the first time to pass factory sea trials. It will be transferred to the fleet in 2022.

Rostec is ready to consider the possibility of helping Turkey in the development of a fifth-generation fighter with the appropriate request from Ankara, the general director of the state corporation Sergey Chemezov said in an interview with the Anadolu news agency.

Two pilots are in a serious condition in the hospital

An Afghan Air Force plane that crashed in Uzbekistan was shot down while trying to illegally cross the border, two pilots are in a serious condition in hospital, the Ministry of Defense of Uzbekistan reported on Monday.

Skunk Works-the authors of many advanced American military developments-are switching to new technologies. August 15, portal thedrive.com He reported that the Lockheed Martin Corporation has opened a new plant for its secret division.

The Brazilian company Embraer has shown the concept of a turboprop passenger aircraft with engines in the tail section. This configuration should make it less noisy. According to Flightglobal, the Embraer turboprop aircraft can replace the aging ERJ and CRJ200.

The Brazilian company Embraer has started flight tests of the electric agricultural aircraft EMB-203 Ipanema. During the first flights, specialists checked the controllability of the aircraft, the temperature control system and operational safety.

Cyprus and Serbia have entered into negotiations on the acquisition by Belgrade of more than a dozen Russian Mi-35P transport and combat helicopters, which are in service with the Cypriot National Guard. This was reported the day before by the local newspaper Surgis mail.

The militants of the Taliban movement banned in Russia continue their active offensive on the cities. Kunduz also fell. The remnants of the government garrison retreated to the airfield. Those who did not have time to evacuate, surrendered to the militants. And they occupied the airfield, having received trophies. The Taliban had a Mi-35 helicopter in their hands.

The Command of the Colombian Air Force has accepted the last two of the three BTA C-130H Hercules aircraft purchased from the US Air Force as part of the Surplus Military Equipment (EDA) program.

On August 11, at the 174th training ground of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces of the Republic of Belarus, a demonstration of the combat capabilities of prototypes of unmanned strike aircraft complexes (UBAC) of national production was held for the senior staff of the State Secretariat of the Security Council, the Ministry of Defense and the State Military Industry.

Carrier-based fighter pilots of the Northern Fleet have started scheduled training flights at the ground test training complex (aviation) (NITKA) in the Crimea.

An F-22 fighter jet from the 199th Squadron of the US Air Force made an emergency landing at the Ionuye International Airport in Hawaii. No one was injured, a video of the operation appeared on the Network.

The newest Russian military transport aircraft will be shown to the public for the first time at the Army-2021 forum

The newest Russian military transport aircraft Il-112B has arrived in Zhukovsky and at the end of August will be demonstrated for the first time to the guests of the Army-2021 forum, which will be held in Kubinka. This was reported on Friday in the press service of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, as part of the Rostec state Corporation).