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The company Regent (Boston, USA) received pre-orders in the amount of 465 million dollars from those wishing to purchase high-speed electric ekranoplanes "Seaglider", capable of flying over the water surface at a speed of about 300 km / h for a range of almost 600 km.

Terrorist attacks against the military and the civilian population were prevented

With the support of Russian aviation, the Syrian government army has destroyed 338 militants in the Syrian desert since April 23, and dozens of terrorist targets have been eliminated, a representative of the Russian group of troops in Syria said.

The first place is occupied by the United States, their market share is 62%, according to the Military Helicopters handbook, released by the British publishing group Shephard Media

Russia ranks second after the United States in the global list of manufacturers of combat helicopters. This is stated in the reference book Military Helicopters ("Military helicopters"), released by the British publishing group Shephard Media and available to TASS.

More than 80 units of weapons and military equipment have been received by the troops of the Central Military District (CVO) since the beginning of this year.

Turkish company Baykar Defense has published the first concept image of the TB-3 Bayraktar drone on the deck of the aircraft carrier landing ship Anadolu.

Five AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile cruise missiles were suspended from the F-15E Strike Eagle fighter mounts. This is one of the most modern complexes of this type in the arsenal of the US Air Force.

Russia plans to start mass production of MS-21, Baikal and IL-114-300 aircraft, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said, speaking at the State Duma with a report on the work of the government for the year.

The company " Ural Boeing Manufacturing "(Sverdlovsk region), which is a resident of the special economic zone "Titanium Valley", in 2020 received a record loss in the entire history of its existence. This is stated in the company's financial report for the past year.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted to the State Duma a bill on the denunciation of the Open Skies Treaty. On Sputnik radio, military expert Igor Korotchenko stressed that the US decision violated the balance of interests and made Russia's participation in it meaningless.

Russia is gradually increasing the combat capabilities of its unmanned aircraft. Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov in an interview with Interfax spoke about the work on the Altius-RU drone.

84 units of ground combat equipment took part in the parade dedicated to the 76th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, held at the Russian air base Khmeimim in Syria. Among them was a T-34-85.

The Su-30 fighter intercepted three aircraft of the French Air Force over the neutral waters of the Black Sea. This was reported in the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet of the press service of the Southern Military District. They said that air targets approaching the State Border of the Russian Federation were detected by Russian air space control systems.

A Russian MiG-31 fighter intercepted a Norwegian Air Force R-3C Orion base patrol aircraft over the Barents Sea. This was announced on Tuesday, May 11, by the press service of the Northern Fleet.

A Russian Su-30 fighter intercepted two Dassault Mirage 2000 fighters and a French Air Force tanker aircraft approaching the Russian border over the Black Sea. On the air of Sputnik radio, the actions of the Russian pilots were evaluated by military expert Yuri Knutov.

The promising Russian planning aircraft bomb "Drill" has passed tests that confirmed its combat effectiveness. This, as reported by "Interfax", said the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Yuri Borisov. According to him, the new aircraft munition is planned to be adopted by the Russian Aerospace Forces by the end of 2021.

The Russian military has begun tracking a ship of the French Navy that entered the Black Sea. This was announced on May 11 by the Russian Defense Ministry.

The arsenal of the Russian Armed Forces received 19 new samples of electronic warfare (EW) equipment, including aviation. On Sunday, May 9, said the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov.

Social network user livejournal.com altyn73 has prepared an overview of the Victory Day parades in the regions held on May 9, 2021..

A military parade dedicated to the 76th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War was held in the capital of the Republic of Buryatia. For the first time in history, the parade was attended by members of the Armed Forces of Mongolia.

Social media users from all over the world did not ignore the Victory Day Parade in Moscow. Especially in social networks, the air part of the parade, in particular the Su-57 fighter, was discussed.