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The F-35 engines began to degrade rapidly around the world. Currently, the engines of 46 fighters (15 percent) of the fifth generation F-35 Lightning II of the US Armed Forces were not working, The Drive notes.

The new Il-76MD military transport aircraft has been delivered to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, according to an infographic published in the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.

On July 16, the Russian command had to lift the duty fighters into the sky twice. Their crews tracked the actions of foreign aircraft first over the Bering Sea, and then over the Pacific Ocean near the coast of Kamchatka.

To create an engine, a state decision and funding are required, said Mikhail Remizov, Deputy General Director of the United Engine Corporation for Strategy

The United Engine Corporation (part of Rostec) is initiating research work on a sixth-generation engine for combat aviation.

The crews of high-altitude supersonic fighter-interceptors MiG-31BM of the Central Military District (CVO) during a comprehensive training on combat readiness forced a conditional enemy to land the Su-24 in the Perm Region, the press service of the CVO reported on Friday.

Rostec State Corporation has published a photo of the aircraft on Facebook, which will be the main premiere of the MAKS-2021 aerospace Salon. In the footage, the aircraft is covered with a black cover, and the caption reads "Wanna see me naked?" (literally, "Do you want to see me naked?" - approx. The tapes.ru)

The crew of the Ka-27PS search and rescue helicopter of the naval aviation and air defense of the Black Sea Fleet was also involved, which accompanied the submarine during the passage of minefields, said Alexey Rulev, head of the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet.

The deputy General Director of the UEC, Mikhail Remizov, said that in the unmanned sphere, it is necessary to strive to maximize the use of existing engines and their adaptations

Modern and promising Russian aircraft engines, which are already used, for example, on Yak-130 or Il-112B aircraft, have a good potential for use on military drones.

The Almaz-Antey Aerospace Defense Concern will show for the first time at the MAKS-2021 Aerospace Salon an upgraded Wolf-18 drone designed to intercept and destroy mini-drones, the company's press service reported on Friday.

The Taliban claim the destruction of a helicopter of government forces at the Kunduz airport

The United States has provided Afghanistan with seven new combat helicopters with the ability to accurately target and intercept day and night, the press service of the 209 Shokhin Corps of the Afghan National Army (ANA) reported on Friday.

An event dedicated to the delivery of the "jubilee" 200th VTA C-295 aircraft to the customer was held at the Airbus Defense and Space (DS) company in San Pablo (Seville).

The ZALA Aero company (part of Kalashnikov )will present the ZALA 421-16E5G unmanned aerial system at the MAKS-2021 International Aerospace Salon, the press service of the concern reported.

India is ready to sign another major defense deal with the United States, providing for the purchase of General Electric F404 turbofan engines in the amount of $ 700 million.

The Ukrainian Navy received the first Bayraktar TB2 unmanned strike system from Turkey. On July 15, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported this.

The Turkish Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicle crashed in northern Iraq. A video shot in a mountainous area appeared on the Network, where you can see the badly damaged wreckage of the drone, including elements of the body made of composite materials, parts of internal electronic equipment, as well as the engine.

A helicopter of the American armed forces UH-60 Black Hawk urgently landed last Thursday in the center of the capital of Romania.

The rotorcraft belongs to the 3rd Battalion of the 1st Aviation Regiment of the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade. She took part in the rehearsal of the air parade dedicated to the Aviation Day celebrated in this country on July 20.

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered American airlines to check about 2.5 thousand Boeing 737 aircraft for faulty differential pressure switches in the cabin. This was reported on Friday by the ABC TV company with reference to the order.

MAKS-2021 will be held from July 20 to 25 at the airfield of the M. M. Gromov Flight Research Institute in Zhukovsky near Moscow

The organizers of MAKS-2021 in Zhukovsky near Moscow have not yet canceled the requirement of a PCR test or a QR code after vaccination from COVID-19 to attend the air show. This was reported to TASS on Saturday in the event directorate.

A warship with the outlines of the British destroyer Defender is shown as the first "target" of the new Russian fighter. The presentation of a promising aircraft with a single engine will take place at the MAKS-2021 international Air Show.

The US military is afraid of the development of hypersonic weapons technologies in Russia and China and insists on increasing funding for the development of a new class of weapons. This is reported by the National Interest.

According to the publication, the US Deputy Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, Michael Griffin, speaking with a report to Congress, spoke about the potential risk in "harsh terms".