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The fifth-generation fighter of the shortened take-off and vertical landing F-35B Lightning II, which took off from the British aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth in the Mediterranean Sea, has worked out an attack and further "conditional destruction" of ships of the Russian Navy, the Ukrainian information and consulting agency Defense Express says.

The Russian Armed Forces see the development of strategic nuclear forces and robotic equipment as their priority.

Financing of the supply of weapons and equipment within the framework of the State Defense Order to the army and navy is proceeding at a faster pace. This was stated by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, speaking at the board of the military department. Shoigu said that already now the rate of placement of the state defense order is higher than last year and is 95 percent.

The United States Air Force conducted airstrikes against Iranian-backed rebel targets on the border of Iraq and Syria, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said in a statement on June 27.

Russia has begun to promote its first export attack drone "Orion-E" to the world weapons market, the first applications for the drone have been received from customers, a source in the defense industry complex told RIA Novosti.

During the joint exercises of the forces of the permanent task force of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea and the aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces, tasks were worked out to repel the attack of enemy air assets and air defense training was conducted. This was told in the Russian Defense Ministry on June 28.

Mig-31K fighters armed with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles and Tu-22M3 long-range bombers made training flights accompanied by Su-35 and Su-34 fighters during exercises in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters on Monday.

The US airstrikes against pro-Iranian forces in the border area of Iraq and Syria are illegitimate and are an act of aggression against these states, said Deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense Yuri Shvytkin.

On June 24, Northrop Grumman Corporation announced the start of flight tests of the second high-altitude UAV of long duration flight RQ-4B "Global Hawk", intended for the Japanese Self-Defense Forces.

The largest exercise "Lightning Strike 2021" took place in the mountains in the south-west of Serbia with the key participation of military equipment purchased in the Russian Federation, or received under the agreement on military cooperation between Moscow and Belgrade, RIA Novosti reports.

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.