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The electronic warfare forces of the Baltic and Northern Fleets conducted unique bilateral exercises

The Russian military conducted exercises during which ultra-long-range electronic warfare stations were tested. This was reported by sources of "Izvestia" in the Ministry of Defense.

In mid-2022, the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus will test a laser communication system for aircraft, which is being developed as part of the UltraAir project. According to Flightglobal, a promising satellite communication system will provide data exchange at a speed of several gigabits per second. For testing, a laser communication system will be installed on the aircraft.

As a result of the attack on the Syrian Damascus from Israel, four Syrian soldiers were wounded. This was announced on Thursday, April 8, according to the Syrian state agency SANA.

According to the Ministry of Defense, MiG-31BM aircraft regularly conduct training flights over the Russian Arctic

The MiG-31BM interceptor fighters have received the latest navigation system, which allows them to successfully solve tasks in the Arctic region. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the United Aircraft Corporation of the state corporation "Rostec".

The anti-drone complex "Chameleon", capable of detecting drones flying in radio silence mode, was presented in the technopolis " Era " as part of the Innovation Day of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

At the Lockheed Martin Corporation facility in Fort Worth, California.Texas) On April 7, the ceremony of rolling out and handing over the first F-35A Lightning-2 fighter to the Danish Air Force Command took place.

According to the Brazilian Navy Command, on March 30, the Federal Official Gazette published Resolution No. 90 / MB/MD of March 29, 2021 on the creation of the 1st squadron of reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles (EsqdQE-1).

The M. L. Mil and N. I. Kamov National Helicopter Center (part of the Russian Helicopters holding company of the Rostec State Corporation) will accelerate the creation of new helicopters by introducing digital technologies into production.

The Americans called their "new" fighter Eagle II. The aircraft was previously known as the Boeing F-15EX. According to a number of analysts, the car can be considered the pinnacle of the development of fourth-generation fighters.

PJSC Irkut Corporation (part of the United Aircraft Corporation of the State Corporation Rostec) has successfully completed certification tests of the MS-21-300 airliner under natural icing conditions.

The unobtrusive unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) XQ-58A Valkyrie ("Valkyrie") of the Research Laboratory of the US Air Force (Air Force), which is claimed as a potential slave of the fifth-generation F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II fighters, for the first time released its ALTIUS-600 slave drone from the internal compartment, reports The Drive.

On April 4, Korea Aerospace Industries Co. (KAI) announced its intention to develop transport and multi-purpose aircraft for the country's Armed Forces.

As expected, in the near future, a group of representatives of the Malaysian Air Force will arrive in India to evaluate the LCA "Tejas" light combat aircraft in the Mk.1A version.

The crew of the Russian fighter identified the object as a Falcon-20 radio-technical reconnaissance and electronic warfare aircraft

A Russian MiG-31 fighter jet escorted a Norwegian Air Force Falcon-20 radio reconnaissance and electronic warfare aircraft over the Barents Sea. This was reported on Wednesday in the National Center for Defense Management of the Russian Federation.

The British Dreadnought-class nuclear submarines, which will replace the Vanguard submarines, will have an electric remote control system (EDSU), like aircraft. It automates the control of the course, pitching, depth of immersion and buoyancy of the ship and will allow operators to simply set the desired indicators, according to BAE Systems.

The American company Aurora showed a multicopter to fight other drones. The MIDAS device is paired with a ground-based portable radar and is able to shoot down small multicopters using a grid without operator intervention. The information is available on the company's website.

A representative of the US Air Force said that the presence of two OC-135B aircraft is no longer necessary

The US military decided to disassemble the aircraft for spare parts, which previously, according to the terms of the International Treaty on Open Skies (DON), were used by the United States to conduct observation flights over Russia. This was reported on Monday by The Wall Street Journal.

The Ka-52 Alligator reconnaissance and attack helicopters will be deployed to Abkhazia for planned tactical exercises. According to the head of the press service of the Southern Military District, Colonel Vadim Astafyev, the Alligators will provide air support to the motorized rifle units of the Russian military base of the Southern Military District during the maneuvers.

On April 4, the Israeli Defense Ministry announced the arrival of the first Oron reconnaissance aircraft at the Nevatim air base.

Pilots piloting fighter jets will take over the function of controlling drones. Drones will be an important part of the wars of the future, and a significant role in this belongs to the Russian S-70 "Hunter". Popular Science military columnist Kelsey Atherton came to this conclusion.