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The Slovenian company Pipistrel, commissioned by the largest Chinese courier company SF Express, will finalize its electric cargo drone Nuuva. According to eVTOL, as a result of further development, the device will be able to perform stable flights at an altitude of 6 thousand meters in airplane mode and 2.5 thousand meters in vertical take-off and landing modes.

In accordance with the training plan of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, control checks are conducted in the military administration bodies, formations and military units. During April, 4,048 exercises of various scales, including 812 bilateral ones, will be held at 101 training grounds and 520 objects of the training and material base. This was announced on April 13 by the Russian Defense Ministry.

In order to ensure advanced training of specialists, modern models of weapons and military equipment are delivered to the universities of the Land Forces as a matter of priority.

The crews of the operational and tactical aviation of the Southern Military District have been transferred to field airfields for joint exercises with the naval aviation of the Black Sea Fleet. The air maneuvers involve Su-27SM and Su-30SM fighters, as well as Su-24M and Su-34 front-line bombers.

U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Clint Hinault questioned whether the F-35 is ready for a big war.

Lieutenant General of the US Air Force Clint Hinout believes that the F-35 should not be included in the command and staff games. He made this statement to Defense News following the results of last year's large-scale game to repel the Chinese invasion of Taiwan.

It would seem that the acute phase of the military conflict in Syria is already in the past, but in the United States, as before, they continue to talk about the threat from "dangerous Russians".

MIPT professor Golubkin was arrested in Moscow on suspicion of treason

In Moscow, a professor of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) was arrested on suspicion of treason.) Valeria Golubkina. The professor himself, who deals with the problems of hypersonic technologies, did not admit guilt. The university where he teaches said that he did not have access to information that represents state secrets.

The duration of the flight of the IL-114 exceeds eight hours, said the first deputy chairman of the Board of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation Andrey Yelchaninov

The latest domestic turboprop transport aircraft Il-114-300 interested the Russian military. This was announced on Tuesday in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta by the first deputy chairman of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission (MIC) of the Russian Federation, Andrey Yelchaninov.

First Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Military-Industrial Complex Andrey Yelchaninov stressed that in the near future it will be possible to control several drones from the cockpit of the Su-57

Deliveries to the troops of the heavy unmanned strike complex "Hunter" are planned to begin in 2024. This was announced by the first deputy chairman of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission (MIC) Andrey Yelchaninov.

Advanced low-visibility strategic bomber B-21 Raider of the Air Force (Air Force) The US can change power in the Pacific, writes United States Marine Corps (USMC) veteran Alex Hollings in the Sandboxx blog.

Five Il-38 anti-submarine aircraft of the Pacific Fleet worked out the destruction of submarines of the imaginary enemy, which managed to get close to the coast of Kamchatka, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

Military personnel of the electronic warfare (EW) units of the combined arms association of the Central Military District (CVO) during the exercises in the Kemerovo region disrupted the navigation of attack drones of the conditional enemy. This was announced on Monday, April 12, according to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

More than 120 new projects were presented at the exhibition "Innovation Day of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation" held on April 7-9 in the Military Innovation Technopolis "ERA".

A new Russian multi-purpose Mi-38 helicopter has arrived at the Arkhangelsk Vaskovo airport. It will be tested in conditions of natural icing.

Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers have received new suspended universal reconnaissance systems. As a result, the strike capabilities of the "4++" generation aircraft have significantly increased, and it is now possible to conduct combat operations in a single information space.

The Military Transport Aviation Command conducted a research flight-tactical exercise on the basis of one of the VTA aviation regiments stationed in the Southern Military District as part of a control check following the results of the winter training period.

Britain has confirmed that it plans to establish a joint unit with Qatar to operate BAE Systems ' advanced Hawk AJT training aircraft as part of an expanded military cooperation agreement signed by the two countries on April 1.

The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is currently the primary heavy military transport aircraft of the United States Air Force.

They are actively used for the delivery of troops, military equipment, and other cargo. Such intensive exploitation is accompanied by various incidents. Like what happened at the end of last week at Charleston Air Force Base in South Carolina.

South Korea has unveiled a prototype of its own fifth-generation KF-21 combat aircraft, Die Welt reports. According to the publication, its stealth technology is superior to the similar technology of the Eurofighter fighters. In addition, the KF-21 costs $65 million, which is significantly less than the price of the American F-35.

The Chinese company Zhongtian Feilong conducted the first flight tests of a promising unmanned aerial vehicle-a carrier of small reconnaissance drones. According to Jane's, flight tests of the new device took place on March 20, 2021 and were recognized as successful.