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According to Alexander Mikheev, CEO of Rosoboronexport, at the same time, it is premature to talk about any orders yet

Potential foreign customers are showing increased interest in the latest Russian single-engine fighter of the fifth generation Checkmate. This was announced in an interview with TASS on the eve of the international arms exhibition SITDEF 2021 by the Director General of Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation) Alexander Mikheev.

The final inspection became a stage of preparation for the Vostok-2022 exercises, which will be held next year

T-80 tanks, drones and Hyacinth artillery installations were involved in exercises to defend the Sakhalin coast from the landing of a conditional enemy.

Rosoboronexport CEO Alexander Mikheev noted that Moscow is also ready to modernize a number of combat aircraft of the Peruvian Air Force

Russia is ready to supply combat aircraft to Peru if there is a corresponding request. This was announced in an interview with TASS on the eve of the international arms exhibition SITDEF 2021 by the Director General of Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation) Alexander Mikheev.

The United States announced the possibility of destroying Russia's Baltic Fleet and turning the Black Sea Fleet into a "shooting gallery". This is stated in an article by journalist David Axe, published on the Forbes website.

The destruction of the missile by the Iranian MiG-29 was shown on video.

A video was posted online where an Iranian MiG-29 is practicing the destruction of a missile launched by an F-5 Tiger II aircraft.

Servicemen of the helicopter regiment of the ZVO destroyed the targets of the "enemy" with rocket fire. Training flights took place at the training ground in the Leningrad region. You can watch the shooting on video.

The United States and Turkey held consultations on the F-35 program, from which Turkey was excluded for the purchase of Russian S-400 air defense systems, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the US Defense Ministry.

Many foreign Air forces (Air Force) have shown interest in the promising Russian light tactical aircraft (LTS), known as Checkmate and Su-75, Alexander Mikheev, CEO of Rosoboronexport, told TASS.

A multibillion-dollar sum previously transferred by Ankara, intended to pay for the contract for the purchase of American F-35 stealth fighters, was blocked due to the acquisition of the S-400 Triumph air defense system from Russia.

The head of the Defense Committee of the State Duma is sure that the Ukrainian "bayraktars" will not pass in the Donbass.

The chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense, Andrei Kartapolov, told the Military-Industrial Courier: "The use of the Bayraktar unmanned aerial vehicle by the Ukrainian military in the Donbass (which was announced by the General Staff of Ukraine) leads to a further escalation of the conflict inside Ukraine. 

Boeing has sent to Qatar the first batch of F-15QA (Qatar Advanced) fighters ordered for the country's Air Force.

The loss of one Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) worth five million dollars "will immediately cool the ardor of Ukrainian generals" in the Donbas. Igor Korotchenko, editor-in-chief of the National Defense magazine, called RIA Novosti a similar way to stop the escalation of the conflict in the region.

American B-1B Lancer bombers, with which the United States promises to sink the Black Sea Fleet, are outdated even by their own standards, military expert Alexei Leonkov believes. In conversation with the "Tape.He recalled that Russian air defense systems had already successfully repelled their attacks in 2018.

The German Foreign Ministry said it was alarmed by the use of the Bayraktar strike drone by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Donbass. To this, the Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany Andriy Melnyk said that Kiev has a legitimate right to defend itself. He advised German diplomats to express less concern.

US lawmakers from Democrats and Republicans have called on the administration of President Joe Biden to block the sale of Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets to Turkey.

Weapons for the destruction of ports have been tested in China. The Chinese military destroyed a training target with an underwater explosion. This is reported by the Global Times.

Last Tuesday, a prototype of the MC-145B aircraft was shown for the first time at Warsaw Babice Airport. According to the Lotnictwo resource, the aircraft is designed for the American Special Operations Command.

The aircraft engine of the Russian airliner MS-21 was tested by volcanic ash. The United Engine Corporation (UEC, part of Rostec State Corporation) has tested the PD-14 engine. This is reported on the Rostec website.

In the Indo-Pacific region, one can see the formation of two main allied power blocs, as evidenced by recent naval exercises, writes the American magazine Popular Mechanics.

Russian Su-25 attack aircraft returned to their base airfield in Kyrgyzstan after participating in the exercises of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) "Interaction-2021" in Tajikistan. This was reported to journalists on Wednesday, October 27, by the press service of the Central Military District (CVO).