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Russian Su-30SM fighters are monitoring the movements of the American destroyer USS Ross, which appeared near the Crimea, REN TV reports.

Currently, the United States cannot produce fifth-generation F-22 Raptor fighters, since the corresponding production facilities and supply chains are involved for F-35 Lightning II aircraft, explained Alex Hollings, a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, in the Sandboxx blog.

In the Black Sea, the Russian military conducted an exercise with anti-submarine helicopters

The Russian diesel submarine Kolpino, capable of using Kalibr cruise missiles, went on exercises in the Black Sea against the background of the Sea Breeze maneuvers, in which the United States, other NATO members and their partners participate.

Two hypersonic missiles from the arsenal of the Russian Su-57 fighter are capable of leaving the entire fleet of American fifth-generation F-35 aircraft on the ground. The first is the aviation version of the X-47M2 "Dagger", which can disable aircraft carriers and concrete runways that the F-35 needs.

The Russian MiG-31K fighters transferred to Syria were involved in the combat operation. It became known that a hypersonic missile "Dagger" was struck at a target on the territory of the Arab republic.

The Turkish competitor of the Apache will receive a Ukrainian power plant. On June 29, the press service of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) announced the signing of a contract with the Zaporozhye plant "Motor Sich".

The corporation clarified that we are talking about JSC Aviastar-SP, PJSC VASO, JSC EMZ named after V. M. Myasishchev

The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of the Rostec state Corporation) has joined several large enterprises that create transport aircraft to PJSC Il. This was reported on Wednesday in the press service of the UAC.

The Armed Forces of Albania intend to purchase unmanned aerial vehicles manufactured by the Turkish company Baykar Defense in the amount of 8.2 million euros.

He stated that "we are not going to and will not take retaliatory steps that harm us ourselves"

Russia will not suspend the supply of Russian rocket engines, as well as titanium to the United States, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

The Jamaican Armed Forces have received six Bell-505 "Jet Ranger X" helicopters manufactured by Bell Textron Inc., purchased as part of the helicopter fleet modernization plan.

The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has started flight tests of an armed version of the C295 transport vehicle. According to Aviacionline, the aircraft carries eight laser-guided missiles and two aerial bombs.

Putin assessed the risks of the beginning of the Third World War against the background of the incident with Defender

Putin does not think that the incident with the destroyer could lead to a Third World War. According to him, those who made the provocation "know that they will not emerge victorious from this war." The head of Russia is sure that the entry of a British warship into the Black Sea was organized not only by the British, but also by the Americans. In addition, it was of a political nature: the West once again showed its attitude to the decision of the Crimeans to transfer the region under the jurisdiction of Russia back in 2014.

In the Kaliningrad Region, the Borisoglebsk-1 electronic warfare system was successfully used against drones.

The fifth-generation fighter of the shortened take-off and vertical landing F-35B Lightning II, which flew next to Russian ships in the Mediterranean Sea, in particular, the Admiral Makarov patrol frigate of project 11356R, is not armed with anti-ship missiles, says the American magazine Forbes.

The Swiss Federal Council has decided to purchase fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters from the United States, Defense News reports.

Virgin Orbit launched the LauncherOne rocket. Seven spacecraft were put into orbit for different operators.

The American fifth-generation fighter F-35 Lightning II, due to its low visibility, has an advantage over the fourth-generation F-15EX Eagle II aircraft, which is considered an analog of the Russian Su-57. A comparison of fighters is given by the American magazine The National Interest.

About 20 aircraft and helicopters, several divisions of the S-400 and Pantsir-S air defense systems conducted a training test in Crimea against the background of the Sea Breeze exercises launched on the eve of Ukraine, the United States and other NATO countries.

The British F-35, following the exercises of the Russian Federation in the Mediterranean, was filmed on video. The Russian Defense Ministry has released a video of joint exercises of the Navy's operational unit and the VKS aviation in the Mediterranean.

The pilots of the united Russian military base Kant in Kyrgyzstan for the first time performed combat training tasks using the new complex "Electronic polygon".