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The first aircraft carrier developed and built by the Indian defense industry, the Vikrant (IAC-1-Indigenous Aircraft Carrier), successfully completed mooring tests on November 30, 2020, which included checking the systems and equipment installed on Board.

United engine Corporation Rostec has applied new materials and modern technologies to increase the engine life of the Yak-130 combat training aircraft.

The Pentagon wants to buy A mi-24 helicopter and an-2 aircraft for training US instructors

The United States may purchase Russian helicopters or "cornhuskers" for familiarization in the flight stage of courses on tactics and weapons, according to media reports, citing the Pentagon. We are talking about the Mi-24 or Mi-17, as well as the An-2. In October, the US military also expressed interest in buying Russian weapons.

The Russian military has deployed the S-300V4 air defense system on the Kuril Islands, the Eastern military district (VVO) said on Tuesday.

Over the past 12 months, means of the over-the-horizon detection radar (zgo) "Container", located in Mordovia, were detected" flights of inconspicuous fighters of NATO countries", reports"RTI". The latter include the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II.

Tochka missile systems were in service with the armies of Armenia and Azerbaijan. Moreover, if you believe the reference books, the number of launchers was the same-four combat vehicles.

Three aircraft of this type are purchased by gtlk

The state transport leasing company (STLC) will order the first series of three promising Russian Il-114-300 aircraft, according to the tender documents reviewed by Izvestia. The contract with the United aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of rostec) will be the first order for this type of aircraft. Currently, only one Il-114-300 aircraft is ready, it is being prepared for flight tests and has not yet received a type certificate. The customer expects the first serial copy in 2023. The aircraft will be in demand, although it will not fully replace the Soviet an-24, experts say. A key factor in the project's payback will be its after-sales service, which is traditionally the Achilles ' heel of the Russian aviation industry, experts say.

as reported in UEC-Saturn, the company has an export portfolio of orders for the production of several hundred aircraft engines in the next three to four years

The first tests of the gas generator demonstrator for the new PD-8 mid-range engine are scheduled for March 2021.

The Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute named after Zhukovsky conducted the first test cycle of a model of a promising light multi-purpose aircraft LMS-901 "Baikal", which in the future should replace the outdated Soviet An-2, also known as"Cornhuskers". According to the Institute, the research is carried out by order of the Baikal-engineering company.

There was a video of the return to the concrete of the an-124 "Ruslan" transport plane, which rolled out of the runway during an emergency landing at Novosibirsk Tolmachevo airport.

Rebels in the Tigray region managed to shoot down one of the MiG-23s of the Ethiopian air force. Photos and videos released Online show the burning wreckage of a winged car that fell to the ground and completely collapsed.

the US air force equips the B-1B bomber with hypersonic weapons

Created decades ago, the American supersonic strategic bomber with a variable sweep wing B-1B Lancer ("Ulan") of the US air force will acquire new combat capabilities - the ability to use hypersonic weapons.

the Network appeared shooting a bomber with a giant aeroballistic missile

China is equipping strategic bombers of the family, "Han-six" (NATO designation: "Xian H-6", code-Badger, translated from English - "badger") a huge hypersonic missile.

Russian radar stations have escorted 35 planes and three drones near the country's borders over the past week. Such data of the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation leads on Friday, November 27, the newspaper "Red star".

In modern armed conflict, as well as during special operations, attack helicopters are a mandatory element. Rotorcraft of this type are necessary both for striking and for covering intelligence and special purpose groups.

As the Department of information and mass communications of the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation reported on November 25, 2020, specialists of the 485th military representation of the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation accepted three multi-purpose su-35S of the 4++generation. The aircraft were relocated from the Komsomolsk-on-Amur plant to the permanent airfields of the Russian aerospace forces.

As reported by Indian media, on November 26, 2020, a two-seat MiG-29KUB Russian-made aircraft of the Indian Navy crashed in the Arabian sea during flights from the Indian aircraft carrier R 33 Vikramaditya.

XI Jinping urged the Chinese army to prepare for war

The Chinese military must be prepared for war and "not be afraid of death and deprivation," Chinese President XI Jinping said. He pointed out that "the key to winning wars is to strengthen training" and called on military leaders to maintain morale.

The surprise exercises with the latest multiple launch rocket systems conducted by NATO in Romania should be taken more than seriously. The goal of these maneuvers, according to a number of military analysts, is not Crimea at all. There is another Russian region, for the first wave of attacks on which not cruise missiles or strategic bombers can be used at all.

the Competition of an American Corporation is dirtier than the" black wing " of a Russian plane

Reuters brought some rather unpleasant news. The US authorities have prepared a list of 89 Chinese and 28 Russian companies that are expected to be subject to tough sanctions.