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The Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of Rostec) will deliver 190 military and civilian vehicles to both Russian and foreign customers in 2021, which is 20 more helicopters than last year.

Lightning seriously damaged two American F-35B Lightning II fighters.

The incident occurred on July 13, but official information about it appeared recently on the website of the US Marine Corps.

An Israeli AH-64 Apache combat helicopter made an emergency landing in the West Bank of the Jordan River.

According to a number of sources, during the flight, all control systems of the Israeli combat vehicle suddenly failed.

In the district of La Jolla (Arequipa Department, Peru), next to the air base of the Peruvian Air Force, the official opening of the Cemae La Joya helicopter repair service center took place.

Russia has developed a new radar system-a simulator of false targets, which is intended for use as beacons in air navigation and hidden identification of "friend-foe". The model was first presented at the MAKS-2021 air show.

Russia cannot ignore the supply of Turkish Bayraktar attack UAVs to Ukraine, since even a few dozen of such machines pose a direct threat to the residents of Donbass, many of whom are citizens of the Russian Federation.

According to an informed TASS source in the military-industrial complex, a two-seat version of the Su-57 will be used to control the Hunter UAV. A similar concept is now being implemented in the West.

The Turkish company Baykar Makina, specializing in the production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) Bayraktar, became interested in Ukrainian-made engines. This was stated by the general director of the company Halyuk Bayraktar, writes "Страна.иа".

Kiev expects to receive the first ADA-class corvette, which is being built in Turkey for the Ukrainian navy, in 2023. This was announced on Tuesday, July 27, according to the message of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

The US army tested a Coyote drone against a swarm of ten drones. Coyote neutralized the swarm with "non-kinetic means". According to The Drive, this is usually the name of signal suppression systems or microwave emitters.

The Southern Marine Scientific and Technical Laboratory of Guangdong Province has started the construction of an autonomous research vessel. It should be a floating base that coordinates drones in the air, on the water and under water. According to the Central Television of China, the ship is planned to be put into operation next year.

Flight tests of a hybrid power plant with a superconducting electric motor have begun. It was installed on a flying laboratory based on the Yak-40. According to N + 1 Central Institute of Aviation Engine Engineering named after Baranov, the first flight of an experimental aircraft with a hybrid installation took place on June 17. In July, he took to the air again at the MAKS-2021 air show.

The Russian Aircraft Corporation (RSK) MiG has begun developing a carrier-based fighter of the 5th generation, which will be made using stealth technology, and plans to create a prototype of the aircraft in the next few years, a source in the defense industry complex told RIA Novosti.

Israeli Air Force fighter jets attacked a military base that housed a number of buildings used by Hamas members, the Israel Defense Forces said.

Russian radar stations (radars) over the past week escorted 47 foreign vehicles near the borders of the country, follows from the data of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, published on Monday, July 26, on the website of the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda".

The US Department of Defense showed the aerial refueling of the Boeing E-4B airliner, known as the "Doomsday"aircraft. The corresponding post was published by Pentagon press Secretary John Kirby on Twitter.

Baykar Defense has published the concept of the MIUS jet drone, designed to equip the first Turkish aircraft carrier Anadolu.

More than a hundred Russian military helicopters will be delivered to customers at home and abroad this year, said the head of the Russian Helicopters holding company, Andrey Boginsky.

The Turkish company Baykar Makina on July 20 on its Twitter page for the first time demonstrated a render image of the conceptual design of the MIUS (UCAV) combat unmanned aerial vehicle.

The creation of a military control aircraft in the event of a nuclear war began in Voronezh on the basis of a wide-body Il-96-400M, in total, the troops will receive two such air command posts, RIA Novosti reports, citing a source in the defense industry.