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The us Department of Commerce has included several dozen Russian enterprises and organizations in the list of those to be subject to export restrictions. The us authorities consider these companies "military end-users", which makes them subject to export control rules. This means that they will need a license to export or re-export certain goods.

Mi-35M combat helicopters of the Nigerian air force conducted another successful night RAID against the militants of Boko Haram (a terrorist organization banned in Russia).

According to the defense Ministry of the state, the rotorcraft attacked a convoy of seven pickups, which were used by members of illegal armed groups. Two vehicles were put out of action by accurate fire, and several militants moving on them were neutralized.

A pair of Turkish F-16 fighter jets entered Greek airspace over the Eastern Aegean sea without submitting a preliminary flight plan.

South Korean fighters took to the air in connection with the entry into the country's air defense identification zone (KADIZ) of 19 military aircraft of Russia and China. This was announced by the joint chiefs of staff (JCS) of the armed forces of the Republic of Korea on Tuesday, December 22.

The Russian defense Ministry reported that on December 22, long-range aircraft of the Russian aerospace forces and the air force of the people's liberation army of China conducted a joint air patrol in the Asia-Pacific region.

Japan sees a threat in China, and therefore increases the amount of funding for its armed forces. on December 21, the Kyodo News Agency reported that the Japanese government approved a record military budget for the self-defense Forces.

Foreign media actively promote the story about the fact that "Russian troops were sent to pacify the rebellion in one of the countries of Africa." As it turned out in the last few hours, several hundred Russian military instructors were actually sent to the Central African Republic (CAR). What is happening in this state and how can Russia help the local government?

Russian attack UAV s-70 "Hunter" in the future will be able to act as an interceptor. As part of the flight tests, the "Hunter "for the first time made a series of flights with air-to-air missiles as weapons.

Russia is rapidly and consistently developing combat unmanned aircraft. In 2018, there was a key breakthrough, after which the family of military drones began to expand rapidly. By 2025, the number of drones in the Russian army will double, and their role in combat operations will become more visible.

In the article published in the French newspaper "La Tribune" by Michel Cabirol "Moteurs de l'eurodrone: dernière chance pour Safran de supplanter General Electric" ("engines for Eurodrone: will Safran Take the last chance to oust General Electric?"), it is reported that the European company Airbus Defense has requested the engine companies General Electric and Safran Helicopter Engines to provide it with a final commercial offer for the production of a turboprop engine for a promising European unmanned aerial vehicle of long flight duration eurodrone male (Medium altitude long endurance).

The Loyal Wingman unmanned aerial vehicle has started high-speed runs on the runway. The first flight is scheduled for 2021.

The Greek government announced on December 17 that it will pay $ 2.32 billion. EUR ($2.8 billion) for the purchase of French Rafale fighter jets and missiles to equip them amid rising tensions with neighboring Turkey.

The Russian military tested the "flying BMD" with high-precision missiles the

" Flying " combat vehicle of the landing force - the latest mi-8AMTSH-VN "Sapsan" helicopter-fired anti-tank guided missiles "Ataka-VM". As told in the Russian military-industrial complex, the crew of a prototype helicopter successfully attacked targets that mimic the armored vehicles of a potential enemy.

The Russian defense Ministry plans to start state tests of the upgraded Tu-160 strategic missile carrier in 2021. This was announced on Monday, December 21, by the head of the military Department Sergei Shoigu.

The air defense system of the Kuril Islands in 2020 will be strengthened with s-300V4 anti-aircraft missile systems, said the commander of the Eastern military district (VVO) Gennady Zhidko.

In 2020, the aviation strategic nuclear forces of Russia were replenished with five upgraded Tu-95MS missile carriers. This was announced on Monday at the Board of the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation by the head of the Department Sergey Shoigu.

In the past year, Poland continued to increase military purchases and became the second among buyers of weapons from the United States. A kind of rating of Washington's partners can be found in the report of the arms export Agency DSCA for fiscal year 2020.

the truth and myths about the light scalpel

In February 2020, near the island of Guam in the Pacific Ocean, an American anti-submarine aircraft P-8A Poseidon was illuminated and blinded by a laser from a Chinese destroyer. This incident, some believe, marked the beginning of the open use of laser weapons as an independent system. From that moment on, they started talking about the rapid spread of laser weapon combat systems (LO).

the company from the united states began to provide commercial services for radar survey of the earth's surface from space in a resolution of 50x50 centimeters per pixel. This is the best indicator available on the market, and the images themselves are formed in such a way that even a layman can work with them.

On December 15, 2020, the US Department of Defense's Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale to Italy through the US intergovernmental foreign Military Sales program Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of equipment for creating radio and electronic intelligence and electronic warfare (AISREW) aircraft based on two large Gulfstream G550 business jets. This delivery is approved by the US Department of State. The total cost of the proposed delivery will be $ 500 million, including training and technical support packages.