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The Canadian Air Force will soon receive another six of the 25 ordered F/A-18A "Hornet" fighters from the Australian Air Force.

Getting accurate artillery shell struck the ship's sea shield-a target that simulates an enemy ship, reported in Department of information support of the black sea fleet

Small missile ships "home or office" and "Vishny Volochek" spent artillery firing at surface targets on the ground in the Black sea, said to journalists on Friday in Department of information support of the black sea fleet (BSF).

The United Engine Corporation of Rostec has completed the first stage of testing a demonstrator of a ramjet pulsating detonation engine, which in the future will be able to be used in advanced rocket and space systems, hypersonic aircraft and orbital aircraft. The power plant in certain operating modes demonstrated an increase in specific thrust of up to 50% in comparison with the engines of traditional schemes.

The unmanned aerial vehicle "Mukha", developed by the operators of scientific companies, was demonstrated during a dynamic display at the thematic exhibition "Day of Innovations of the Ministry of Defense of Russia" in the technopolis "ERA".

A video has appeared on the Internet showing the interception by a Russian MiG-31 fighter of an American reconnaissance plane, which was moving towards the state border of the Russian Federation.

The video was published by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

American sailors photographed the passage of the Su-30 MICRONS over the deck of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt. On the official page of the US Navy published photos of the passage of the Su-30MKM of the Royal Malaysian Air Force over the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt.

Ukraine used a Turkish attack drone in the Donbas

The Ukrainian military has lifted into the air over the Donbas a Bayraktar TB2 attack drone purchased from Turkey, capable of carrying guided anti-tank missiles and aerial bombs. The drone flew to the Donbass from the southern regions of Ukraine through the Kherson, Zaporozhye, Dnepropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions, after which it returned to the place of deployment.

The formations and military units of the Air Force and air defense forces of Belarus will receive new samples of weapons and equipment, said the Chief of the General Staff-First Deputy Commander of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces Andrey Gurtsevich.

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.