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Back in the XX century, Soviet and Russian-made helicopters mastered the airspace in dozens of countries around the world. The advantages of domestic machines are a successful combination of price and quality, as well as unique tactical and technical data. According to the Iranian publication Hamshahri, it is the helicopters of the design bureaus "Mile" and "Kamova" that are the best in the history of aircraft technology.

General designer of UEC-Klimov Vsevolod Eliseev believes that the new GSU will be in demand on the market

The company " UEC-Klimov "(part of the United Engine Corporation Rostec) presented the concept of a hybrid power plant demonstrator (GSU), the capacity of which, according to preliminary estimates, will be 500 kW. This was reported to journalists on Monday in the press service of the UEC.

During the attack on the Indian air base in the disputed region of Kashmir, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) could be used with explosives, which was the first such attack for the entire time of action in the region by Islamist militants.

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.

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 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of the Japanese Ministry of Defense has completed the development of a multi-purpose UH-2 helicopter to replace the outdated UH-1J.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.

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 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 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 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 command of the Thai Navy has received two unmanned aerial vehicles of the S-100 "Kamkopter" helicopter type manufactured by the Austrian company Schiebel.

The purpose of the British destroyer Defender was to demonstrate a hostile attitude and provoke Russia, writes former diplomat and analyst Craig Murray.

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 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 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.

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.

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.

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?

Russian MiG-31K fighters, relocated to Syria for exercises, performed flights over the Mediterranean Sea with hypersonic missiles of the Kinzhal complex.

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.