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Russian ships on exercises in the Mediterranean Sea conducted an air defense training
The crews of five ships of the Russian Navy, including the missile cruiser "Moscow", the frigates "Admiral Essen" and "Admiral Makarov", repelled the attack of a conditional enemy and conducted training of air defense forces at exercises in the Mediterranean Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters.
The most likely customers of the three new C-295 aircraft in the Asia-Pacific region are Vietnam and the Philippines
As reported by TSAMTO, commenting on the conclusion of the contract for the supply of the third BTA C-295 aircraft from Thailand, representatives of Airbus Defense and Space reported that it follows the recently signed agreement for the supply of three aircraft of this type to an unnamed customer in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Japanese have developed a multi-purpose helicopter
The Agency for Procurement, Technology and Logistics of the Japanese Ministry of Defense has completed the development of a multi-purpose UH-2 helicopter to replace the outdated UH-1J. According to Janes, now it will be transferred to the Japanese Ground Defense Forces for operation.
Blinken spoke about the US strikes on weapons depots in Syria and Iraq
On June 27, the United States attacked the armories of paramilitary groups in Syria and Iraq. This was stated by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, speaking on Monday, June 28, at a press conference in Rome, where he arrived on a visit.
The Americans provided the ARES aircraft with a device similar to the R2-D2 droid
The notorious American ARES aircraft received a "dome" similar to the famous droid from "Star Wars". Probably, we are talking about a satellite communication system.
Russia and India continue negotiations on a contract for Ka-31 - FSVTS helicopters
Russia and India continue to discuss the supply of six Ka-31 radar patrol helicopters, the press secretary of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) of the Russian Federation, Valeria Reshetnikova, told Interfax.
Military Watch assessed the chances of the Defender destroyer in a duel with the Su-24M
Military Watch conducted a hypothetical battle between the destroyer Defender and the Su-24M bomber.
Military Watch magazine evaluated the armament of the British Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender and the Su-24M bomber. Recall that after the ship violated the maritime border of the Russian Federation at Cape Fiolent, the plane dropped four OFAB-250 bombs on the ship's course.
The Thai Navy received the S-100 Kamkopter UAV"
The command of the Thai Navy has received two unmanned aerial vehicles of the S-100 "Kamkopter" helicopter type manufactured by the Austrian company Schiebel.
Former diplomat Murray equated the incident with the destroyer to the landing of a regiment of paratroopers in the Crimea
The purpose of the British destroyer Defender was to demonstrate a hostile attitude and provoke Russia, writes former diplomat and analyst Craig Murray.
Source: Russian strike UAV "Altius" used weapons for the first time
According to the data provided, Russia for the first time tested the Altius unmanned aerial vehicle with a bombing strike. The tests were conducted at one of the military training grounds.
The Russian Defense Ministry called the destroyer Defender a "fat target" for the Russian navy
The Russian Defense Ministry did not ignore the statement of the Pentagon press secretary (US military department) John Kirby. An American official on the eve called the warning shooting opened on June 23 by a Russian patrol ship and a bomber on the British Navy destroyer Defender that invaded our territorial waters "an example of disinformation."
The Russian Defense Ministry calls on Washington and London to be guided by reason in their actions in the Black Sea, not to test fate
The Russian military is calling on the United States and the United Kingdom not to take risky actions when sending ships to the Black Sea, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said.
Live firing of the Baltic Fleet helicopter pilots was shown on video
The crews of attack and military transport helicopters Mi-24 and Mi-8 of the Baltic Fleet destroyed the objects of the imaginary enemy-aircraft at the airfield, a command post and a column of armored vehicles.
Two air regiments of the Central Military District will be re-equipped with Su-34M and MiG-31BM by the end of 2021
As the head of the Russian Defense Ministry, Sergei Shoigu, noted, these measures "will significantly increase the district's ability to fire at the enemy"
The combat capabilities of the Central Military District (CVO) for the destruction of cruise missiles and the fire defeat of the enemy will be increased by re-equipping two aviation regiments with Su-34M and MiG-31BM aircraft, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
The Pentagon will upgrade the Apache: we need a superweapon. Isn't it a little late?
I'm looking for new weapons systems. For ex-super-athletes. So that they can fly past the air defense systems of Russia and China. The customer is the Pentagon. The agency decided to equip its AH-64 Apache with combat-ready systems. Better late than never?
MiG-31K aircraft with hypersonic missiles participate in Russian maneuvers in the Mediterranean Sea - materials of the exercises
Russian MiG-31K fighters, relocated to Syria for exercises, performed flights over the Mediterranean Sea with hypersonic missiles of the Kinzhal complex.
An incident with a Ukrainian plane occurred at a British air base
The Ukrainian transport plane An-225 "Mriya" during landing at the British Brize-Norton air base in the Cotswolds demolished the fence set up along the perimeter of the runway with air currents. The incident was reported on Friday, June 25, by the publication GloucestershireLive.
Large-scale exercises of the Russian Navy and VKS are held in the Mediterranean Sea
A joint exercise of the forces of the Navy (Navy) and the aviation of the Aerospace Forces (VKS) of Russia is taking place in the Mediterranean Sea.
Russian "Caliber" predicted a loss
In terms of the depth of impact on the enemy, an aircraft carrier with long-range radar detection and control aircraft and carrier-based fighters will lose to surface ships equipped with Kalibr-NK missiles, Konstantin Sivkov, Deputy President of the Russian Academy of Missile and Artillery Sciences (RARAN) for information policy, Doctor of Military Sciences, predicts in the Military-Industrial Courier.
The US allowed the Philippines to buy F-16 fighter jets
The Philippine Air Force can again arm itself with modern fighters. June 25, portal flightglobal.com he reported that the US government has approved the possible sale of F-16 fighter jets to the Philippines.