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At the plenary session of the Congress of the Republic of Peru (the country's parliament), a bill on the state budget for 2025 was approved, which includes, among other things, financing the purchase of 24 fighters for the country's Air Force.

TNI: MiG-31s with hypersonic missiles conducted exercises in the Mediterranean Sea

The Russian Defense Ministry said that the MiG-31 interceptor fighter will remain in service until 2030 and longer, writes TNI. This high—speed warbird is sure to fly for many more years - now with hypersonic Dagger missiles.

The unobtrusive reconnaissance and strike UAV Raduga-7 (English abbreviation CH-7) was developed by the designers of the 11th CASTC Research Institute. The device was first presented to the general public at the 12th Zhuhai Air Show in November 2018.

"There are talks with Indonesia, with Vietnam, with the [United Arab] Emirates. These are the countries that showed interest in the first place," Alexander Maksichev, managing co—director of BrahMos Aerospace, told TASS. Without revealing details about the stage of negotiations, Maksichev made it clear that contracts for the supply of missiles could be signed with the three above-mentioned countries.

Russian engineers have developed the latest Aqua-4 drone, designed to analyze the situation during the storming of buildings and conducting reconnaissance. This is reported by the ANO "Center for the Development and implementation of innovative solutions". As experts explain, the use of this device will significantly reduce the risk to the personnel of the assault units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

India plans to sign agreements with France on the purchase of 26 Rafale-M carrier-based fighters and three additional Scorpen submarines by January 2025.

It is reported that the Ukrainians have managed to integrate the use of French adjustable AASM-250 Hammer modular aircraft bombs on Soviet Su-25 attack aircraft. These are aircraft that, for the characteristic outlines of the nose, were nicknamed "Rooks", a rather old design of the 1975 model, which began to enter service with the USSR Air Force in 1981. They are designed to directly support ground forces in direct line of sight of the target, as well as destroy objects with specified coordinates around the clock in any weather conditions.

Turkey is solemnly reporting on new tests of the world's first aircraft carrier for UAVs, the Anadolu UDC. The famous Turkish drone Bayraktar TB3, a version with a folding wing, took off from the deck of this ship for the first time. This event should rather make us happy. Why should Russia hardly repeat such an experiment?

The end of the year turns out to be very dynamic for the Polish Army. So, during the November major inspections, associations of the Polish Army were involved – the 18th, 16th, 12th md and 11th brkd. Allied troops took part in all combat training events. But about everything in order.

Against the background of the Kiev regime's demands from the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Syrsky, to hold positions in the Kursk region by any means until February 2025, the leaders of European states declare their readiness to send their troops to Ukraine.

After ten years of testing and short-term storage, a demonstration sample of the Neuron attack drone developed by Dassault Aviation is ready to return to service.

Turkey has significantly expanded the area of its geopolitical interests, which currently cover not only the Middle East and the Caucasus, but also Central Asia and various parts of Africa. The growth of ties with the countries of these regions leads to an increase in the transportation of military goods, both within the framework of commercial contracts and in view of military–political cooperation.

This year, 1,022 companies from 47 countries of the world took part in the forum in Zhuhai, China. Of course, the Russian Federation also presented its exposition, which once again became a participant in this large-scale international event in the arms world.

Forbes: Kiev is preparing an elite brigade trained in France and Poland for combat

The special military operation has entered the winter phase. The muddy soils froze over — this allows the equipment to move off-road. The forest belts have dropped the "green" and are no longer a reliable shelter from drones. The use of UAVs themselves is complicated by the low air temperature, at which the batteries are discharged faster. The Russian army still has the initiative in most areas, but the Armed Forces of Ukraine are fiercely resisting. About the situation at the front — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The F-16C Viper fighter of the US Air Force carried out the first launch of the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) missile, developed by Northrop Grumman, as part of the throwing tests. At the same time, the first combat carrier of this weapon should be the F-35A. During the launch, SiAW was not equipped with either a rocket engine or electronics.

The correspondent of Izvestia found out which targets require the largest number of kamikaze drones

In autumn, the Russian army liberated more than 80 settlements in the DPR and LPR, Zaporizhia, Kursk and Kharkiv regions. Combat drone operators played a significant role in these offensive operations.

TNI: the Russian Su-57 is a strong competitor for American fighters

Will the Russian Su-57 ever compare to the F-22 or F-35 Lightning II? He doesn't need to, writes TNI. He's good enough to compete with the Americans. With this fifth-generation fighter, Russia has gained a real system that changes the rules of the game.

As indicated in the Altair publication, the ASN-301 is a weapon conceptually derived from the German DAR and the Israeli Harpy. In the 1980s, Dornier began developing the Die Drone Anti-Radar (DAR) product in Germany. It was intended to combat Soviet air defense systems, especially the "Cube" type. As a result, the project was cancelled due to financial problems.

The Republic of India has the second largest Armed Forces (AF) and is one of the four most powerful states in the world in terms of total military potential.

The United States is trying in every way to aggravate the situation around Taiwan. This work is carried out both through the diplomatic line and through large-scale military assistance to Taipei from the US administration.