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Iran is developing a so-called kamikaze drone program in connection with the military escalation in the Middle East. Experts of the Project on Combating Extremism (CEP, headquarters in Washington) warn that the new tactics of the use of attack unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by the Iranians is a "key element" of Tehran's efforts to expand its influence in the region, writes the Saudi newspaper Arab News.

The basis of the helicopter fleet of the Bangladesh Air Force is made up of Russian-made machines, there are almost two dozen units in total.

The Mi-17, Mi-171 and Mi-172 are used for various tasks, including providing fire support. To do this, they hang blocks for launching unguided aircraft missiles capable of hitting targets at a distance of 4000 - 6000 meters, depending on the modification.

Russia is studying Afghanistan's request for the sale of combat helicopters, Zamir Kabulov, special representative of the President of the Russian Federation, director of the second Asia department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, told Interfax on Friday.

The combat aviation of the Angolan Air Force is traditionally equipped with aviation equipment developed in Russia. For example, MiG-21 and MiG-23 of various modifications still serve there.

Attack aircraft are represented by Su-22M4, Su-25K, Su-24MK. At the end of the 90s, 8 Su-27SK aircraft and their combat training variants were purchased. Currently, 7 winged vehicles remain in service.

In the Primorsky Territory, a joint Russian-Lao exercise "Laros-2021"is being held on the territory of the Sergeyevsky training ground of the combined Arms Army of the Eastern Military District (VVO).

The Russian command has used the latest fifth-generation Su-57 fighters to launch strikes against terrorists in Syria.

Russian attack drones will carry weapons without guidance systems. On August 12, the Izvestia newspaper reported that the Russian Defense Ministry is developing a new weapon system for attack unmanned aerial vehicles. According to Izvestia, drones will receive not only "smart", but also ordinary unguided bombs.

The crews of the Ka-27PL deck anti-submarine helicopters of the Baltic Fleet Naval Aviation aviation unit conducted exercises to search, track and destroy a simulated enemy submarine with the implementation of practical bombing, the press service of the Baltic Fleet reported on Saturday.

The Italian navy is testing its promising flagship. August 13, portal aresdifesa.it He reported that the landing ship L 9080 Trieste has entered its first sea trials.

The Pentagon has conceived the creation of variants of a more efficient and powerful F135 engine of the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter, Defense News reports.

According to the deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces for military and political work, Major General Alexander Maksimtsev, their salary is the same as the salaries of civilian pilots.

As the deputy Commander-in-Chief of the VKS, Major General Alexander Maksimtsev, noted, the tactics of conducting combat and striking are always connected with the study of real combat experience

The aerospace forces of the Russian Federation take into account the combat experience of foreign air forces in the framework of training programs for Russian flight personnel, Deputy Commander of the Aerospace Forces for military and political work, Major General Alexander Maksimtsev, told reporters on Saturday.

A video has been published with the moment of the crash of a Russian Be-200 aircraft in Turkey, which was involved in extinguishing forest fires.

According to aviation expert Roman Gusarov, the Be-200 is one of the most reliable fire fighting aircraft in the world

The Be-200 aircraft has never been involved in a disaster until now and is extremely reliable. This was announced to journalists on Saturday by aviation expert Roman Gusarov in connection with the crash of a fire plane in Turkey.

The Aerospace Forces are now deciding how to properly use female pilots who are studying at the Krasnodar Higher Military Aviation School.

The Russian Air Force does not yet have a systematic experience in the use of female crews in military aviation. This is a new direction of work, recognized the deputy commander-in-chief of the Aerospace Forces, Major General Alexander Maksimtsev.

America may refuse to supply military equipment to Poland because of the authoritarian sentiments of the republic.

This was stated by Polish General Miroslav Ruzhansky, reports the publication Wirtualna Polska, writes Rubaltic.ru. 

The head of the US Air Force program for fighters and advanced aircraft, Dale White, said that the engines of the AETP project will not suit existing American fighters. According to Air Force magazine, they are too different from those that are already used on airplanes.

The Belarusian Defense Ministry plans to receive a squadron of new Mi-35M combat helicopters for service, Major General Igor Golub, commander of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces of the Republic's Armed Forces, said.

The Russian advanced aviation complex of transport aviation (PAK TA), which should replace the An-124 Ruslan aircraft of Ukrainian production, is necessary for the transportation, in particular, of armored vehicles created on the Armata platform, self-propelled artillery guns, rocket launchers, multiple launch rocket systems, Sprut-SD anti-tank combat vehicles and MiG-31BM interceptor fighters, writes the Military-Industrial Courier.

Since the beginning of 2021, the alliance's aviation has performed more than 560 flights over the sea, Nikolai Gostev noted

This year, the NATO reconnaissance aircraft has almost tripled the intensity of flights in the airspace over the Black Sea. This was stated on Thursday in an interview with the newspaper "Military Bulletin of the South of Russia" by the commander of the 4th Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Southern Military District (SE) Nikolai Gostev.