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As reported by PJSC "United Aircraft Corporation" (PJSC "UAC"), on March 30, 2021, the program of flight tests of the first flight model of the IL-112B light military transport aircraft, built under a contract with the Russian Ministry of Defense, continued. The flight was carried out at the airfield of the Voronezh Aircraft Manufacturing enterprise PJSC VASO (part of PJSC UAC of the Rostec State Corporation).

The squadron of the Kursk Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Western Military District (ZVO) carried out night launches of aviation guided weapons at the Ladoga training ground in Karelia, the press service of the ZVO reported on Monday, March 29.

Large-scale tactical exercises with military personnel of motorized rifle, tank and artillery formations of the combined arms army of the Eastern Military District (VVO) ended with large-scale combat shooting at the Sergeyevsky training ground in Primorye, the press service of the VVO reported on Monday.

The Biden administration returned to the issue of the early decommissioning of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. The ship should serve for at least another 25 years, but most likely, it will be cut into metal much earlier. However, this is not the first time that the fierce discussions around the US aircraft carrier fleet have arisen. About how to decide the fate of the "symbols of democracy" - in the material of RIA Novosti.

Ukraine used Bayraktar TB2 attack UAVs over the Black Sea to practice training tasks. This, as reported by "RIA Novosti", was reported by the agency of the Ministry of Defense of the country "Armiyainform".

One of the main topics of the upcoming visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Kiev may be the replacement of Soviet MiGs, which are in service with Ukraine, with Dassault Rafale fighters. Negotiations on the sale of military equipment may take place in the first half of this year.

For these purposes, it is planned to modify four L-39 jet combat training aircraft, for which Calspan has allocated $14.1 million, according to Defense Brief

The Office of Advanced Research Programs of the US Department of Defense (DARPA) intends to develop a combat aircraft control program in 2023, endowed with artificial intelligence (AI) and able to replace the pilot in air battles.

The Directorate-General for Armaments (DGA) of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces has signed a contract with MBDA for the supply of 367 new-generation MICA NG guided air-to-air missiles.

In the Pskov region, at the "Strugi Krasnye" training ground, a tactical exercise will be held, in which more than one and a half thousand soldiers of the Black Sea Guards Amphibious Assault Regiment of the Pskov Airborne Forces will take part. The exercises will take place from March 30 to April 1.

The United States recognized the loss of superiority over Russia in the electromagnetic struggle

The United States has lost its superiority in conducting operations in the electromagnetic spectrum, according to a report by the American Accounting Chamber. At the same time, as analysts write, Moscow and Beijing are the main challenges in this area for Washington. "Newspaper.Ru " dealt with the details of this document.

The crew of the MiG-31BM fighter of the Northern Fleet during a five-hour scheduled flight over the Arctic twice replenished the fuel supply in the air from the IL-78 tanker aircraft, the press service of the Northern Fleet reported on Monday.

The Russian Defense Ministry showed on Monday, March 29, a video of the flight of two Tu-160 strategic missile carriers accompanied by MiG-31 fighters.

is Japan blocking the coveted islands?

One of the main news of March was the proposal of Japanese experts to implement the blockade of the Kuril Islands. The initiative in his article for the Internet portal Japan Newsweek was put forward by former diplomat Akio Kawatao.

It is reported that at the end of January 2021, low-frequency tests of the aircraft ended

The first Russian light military transport aircraft IL-112B will make its second test flight from the airfield of the Voronezh Aircraft Factory on March 30. This was reported to TASS by a source in the aircraft industry.

Strategic low-visibility heavy bomber B-2 Spirit of the Air Force (Air Force) The United States is "one of the most well-designed and fuel-efficient aircraft ever built for military use," writes the American magazine The National Interest.

Russian anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) S-400 "Triumph", becoming more and more advanced, probably allow you to detect and track the F-22 Raptor, F-35 Lightning II and B-2 Spirit aircraft of the US Air Force (Air Force), admits the American magazine The National Interest.

The Chinese fourth-generation J-16 fighter is flawless and far superior to the Russian Su-30, writes the Global Times, referring to the statement of the instructor pilot Wang Songxi from the Air Force (Air Force) of the Northern Command of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA).

As reported by the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Nikolai Evmenov, the shooting was carried out during the expedition "Umka-21"

A nuclear submarine conducted a torpedo firing from under the ice during the Umka-21 expedition in the Arctic. This was reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin by the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Nikolai Evmenov.

Front-line SU-24M bombers and SU-30SM multi-purpose fighters have practiced bombing ground targets at a training ground in the Kaliningrad region, the press service of the Baltic Fleet (BF) reported.

The Pentagon creates an unmanned fighter armed with air-to-air missiles

The US and NATO air forces have dominated the skies since the end of the cold War, but a new generation of Russian and Chinese fighter jets and air-to-air guided missiles is rapidly changing the rules of the game. To overcome the gap that has appeared in the United States, the LongShot program is being developed, which can completely change the course of air battles.