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The Ministry of Defense annually orders thousands of units of modern military equipment, the development and improvement of weapons continues constantly. Already in the near future, the military will receive a unique weapon based on other physical principles-sometimes as if from science fiction films. About the most interesting and expected new products - in the material of RIA Novosti.

The United States has permanently deployed a squadron of MQ-9 Reaper reconnaissance and strike drones to the Campia Turzii Air Base in Romania, the US Air Force Europe and Africa Command said.

Polish designer Michal Bonikowski is a fanatical supporter of revolutionary innovations in aviation. He decided to make a contribution to this area, embodying his unexpected at first glance idea in colorful renderings of the electric plane Eather One.

The Russian company UEC-Klimov has completed the assembly of the VK-650V engine demonstrator, which is designed to replace imported power plants on Ka-226T multi-purpose helicopters. According to the state corporation "Rostec", currently specialists are completing preparations for engineering tests of the new power plant.

The Swiss company Manta Aircraft has prepared for flight tests a prototype of a light multi-propeller tiltrotor of the ANN series, reports New Atlas. Of the eight rotors, four mounted on the wing can be lowered in for flight in airplane mode.

Russian developers have tested the universal platform of combat robots "Marker" in a completely autonomous mode. According to the Foundation for Advanced Research, during the tests, the platform overcame 30 kilometers of snow-covered forest-steppe. The tests were conducted in the Chelyabinsk region and were recognized as successful.

Russia tightened the article on the case of the downed Mi-24 by Azerbaijan

The Russian investigation has tightened the criminal article under which the case of the attack of the Azerbaijani military helicopter Mi-24 of the Russian Air Force is being conducted. The investigation is complicated by the fact that the suspects are on the territory of another State.

In 2021, pilots of naval aviation of the Russian Navy will begin training on new air trainers, the Department of Information and Mass Communications (DIMC) of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

What weapons will the United States adopt in 2021?]

In 2021, the US military budget will amount to $740.5 billion, of which $705.4 billion will be allocated directly to the Ministry of Defense. "Newspaper.Ru " analyzed what types of weapons and military equipment will be purchased by Washington in 2021 and what will be given special attention.

Military drones "Orlan-10" on New Year's holidays daily monitor from the air the fire-dangerous situation in the Leningrad region, the press service of the Western Military District (ZVO) reported.

In 2020, the PLA Navy added 24 surface ships of various classes. This year, the military shipbuilding of the People's Republic of China set a kind of record for the corvettes of the project 056 - 15 units transferred to the fleet.

According to spotters, in December 2020, flight tests of the Tu-214PU aircraft built at the Kazan Aviation Plant (KAZ) named after S. P. Gorbunov (a branch of PJSC Tupolev) (factory number 44912033, serial number 533, registration number RA-64533) were started in Kazan. Presumably, this is the third and final special purpose aircraft-the control point of the Tu-214PU, manufactured under the 2017 contract for three aircraft of this type for the Federal State Budgetary Institution " Special Flight Detachment (SLO) "Russia" of the Office of the President of the Russian Federation.

On December 30, 2020, at the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (RAS) in Kamra, in the presence of Chief of Staff (Commander) of the Pakistan Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, a ceremony was held for the transfer of 14 JF-17B two-seat combat training fighters built there to the Pakistani Air Force, marking the completion of the contract for the supply of 26 JF-17B two-seat fighters. At the same time, a ceremony was held to start serial production of a new modification of the JF-17 Thunder Block III single-seat fighter for the Pakistan Air Force.

Ships and submarines, air defense systems, aircraft and intercontinental missiles — the Russian army will receive almost 3,500 units of new equipment in 2021. Two-thirds of the military budget will be spent on the purchase and modernization of weapons. About the most interesting samples - in the material of RIA Novosti.

Small in number compared to the Chinese Air Force, the Japanese air force is going to oppose the powerful neighbor of a group of drones. Fighters with AI are planned to enter service in Japan in 15 years as unmanned wingmen, and subsequently create fully autonomous squadrons.

The Russian Defense Ministry will increase purchases of fifth-generation Su-57 fighters, the ministry said. The car is unique both in terms of technical and tactical characteristics, and in terms of price. Even the Japanese are interested in it. And American experts are not shy about compliments.

As reported by Rostec State Corporation, the Russian Helicopters holding company, which is part of it, took to the sky on December 29, 2020 the first upgraded light multi-purpose helicopter "Ansat-M". The machine was created using new technical solutions and has improved performance.

On December 29, 2020 in Kiev at the state enterprise "Antonov "with the participation of the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, a memorandum was signed between the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the State Enterprise" Antonov " on cooperation in the construction of aircraft for the needs of the armed forces of Ukraine. At the first stage, it is planned to supply the armed forces of Ukraine with three new AN-178-100R military transport aircraft, the corresponding contract for their supply was also signed in the presence of the President of Ukraine.

The new domestic VK-650V engine, which will replace imported powerplants for Ka-226T helicopters, is being created using the most modern technologies, including the use of 3D printing, a representative of Rostec said.

As reported by the Interfax news agency on December 29, 2020, the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Relief ordered two more Be-200ChS amphibious aircraft to extinguish fires with a total cost of 5.7 billion rubles, follows from the contract for public procurement.