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Poland will strengthen the security of NATO's eastern borders with the help of Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones, Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau said. In May, the country's Minister of National Defense, Mariusz Blaszczak, already reported on Warsaw's plans to purchase 24 foreign drones.

Since the beginning of the Cold War, unmanned US reconnaissance balloons have become a real headache for the Soviet air defense system. To solve the problem, the M-17 Stratosphere interceptor was developed under the guidance of designer Vladimir Myasishchev.

The Japanese government has considered abandoning the missiles of the American company Lockheed Martin, according to the local newspaper Mainichi. The new shells require the modernization of the F-15 fighters. However, the cost of updating is not included in the budget for 2021. The Japanese are in no hurry to allocate an extra $2.2 billion for aircraft. The rise in price is caused by a shortage of necessary components, the Izvestia TV channel reports. If you can't agree on a discount, the missiles can be abandoned.

Soviet military aircraft are living out their last years in Ukraine. Another confirmation of this was the proposal to equip the Air Force of this country with F-16 fighters. What are the chances that Ukrainian pilots will fly in American cars, what price will Ukraine have to pay for this decision – and what threat will these cars pose to Russia?

The US Army has tested a prototype of the AML unmanned rocket launcher. It is an adapted HIMARS multiple launch rocket system. According to Defense News, during the tests, seven missiles simulating hypersonic PrSM were launched from AML.

The launch of the MS-21-400 project in development will depend on the demand after the start of operation in airlines of the MS-21-300/310 aircraft. This was reported to journalists by the General director of the Irkut Corporation Ravil Khakimov.

As reported on June 16, 2021, the Ukrainian state concern "Ukroboronprom", a part of its state company "Ukrspetsexport", within the framework of the exhibition" Zbroya ta Bezpeka - 2021 " held in Kiev, signed a contract for the modernization and repair of another IL-78MP tanker aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force.

As reported, on June 16, 2021 in Taganrog from the factory airfield of PJSC "Taganrog Aviation Scientific and Technical Complex named after G. M. Beriev" (TANTK; part of PJSC "United Aircraft Corporation" - UAC), the first flight of the second amphibious aircraft built for the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in the performance of a specialized search and rescue aircraft Be-200PS (in fact, this is a Be-200CHS aircraft without a fire extinguishing function) took place.

The United Engine Corporation of Rostec has successfully completed the first stage of testing the PD-8 gas generator for SSJ-NEW aircraft, the press service of Rostec reported.

In particular, the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation inspected the final assembly shops of the NK-32 engines of the second series for the Tu-160 "White Swan" bombers and the deeply modernized Tu-160M

Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev visited the Progress Rocket and Space Center (RCC) and the UEC-Kuznetsov in Samara.

The new de-icing system sensors can be used on both military fighters and civilian aircraft

Advanced military aviation systems will be equipped with sensors of the de-icing system with elements of artificial intelligence (AI). Serial production of the new sensors has already begun, the press service of the Technomash concern (part of the control circuit of the Rostec Technodinamika holding) told TASS on Thursday.

Ukrainian engineers presented a mock-up of the ACE ONE multi-purpose low-visibility strike drone. In its class of combat drones, which can carry weapons up to one ton, ACE ONE is the number one, according to the developers, according to the publication Ligabinesinform.

Production of the T-7A Red Hawk training aircraft was delayed for at least a year due to technical problems during testing. According to Airforce Magazine, the aircraft was found to be unstable during roll when flying at high angles of attack.

During the exercise Africa Lion 2021, held under the leadership of the United States in the countries of North and West Africa, simulated attacks on Russian anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) S-400 "Triumph", writes The Drive.

According to French media, on June 7, 2021, during the visit of the Minister of the Armed Forces of France Florence Parly to Indonesia, the military departments of the two countries signed an agreement of intent (Letter of Intent - LoI) regarding the purchase by Indonesia of 36 French Dassault Rafale fighters of new construction. At the same time, this agreement is not a firm contract, the conclusion of which is expected only by the end of 2022.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and the Sukhoi Design Bureau plan to develop a two-seat version of the fifth-generation Su-57 fighter in the export version, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov told reporters on Wednesday during a working trip to the Primorsky Territory.

Specialists of the TSNTU "Dynamics" of the holding "Technodinamika" of the State Corporation Rostec have installed technical training facilities of a new generation in the Syzran branch of the VUNC of the Air Force "Air Force Academy named after Professor N. E. Zhukovsky and Yu. A. Gagarin "(VUNC of the Air Force"VVA").

The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) will receive four Su-57 fighter jets this year. This was reported to journalists by Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov, who oversees the military-industrial complex in the government of the Russian Federation.

The project of the MS-21-400 aircraft, capable of carrying up to 260 passengers, is expected to be launched in 2024-2025. This was announced on Wednesday, June 16, by Ravil Khakimov, General Director of Irkut Corporation.

The Ministry stressed that all flights of aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces were carried out and are carried out in strict accordance with the international rules for the use of airspace over neutral waters

Two Su-35 aircraft performed a planned flight over the Baltic Sea, without deviating from the approved route, the flights were carried out in strict accordance with international rules. This was reported to journalists in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.