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The participants of the Air Combat Evolution project have published a report on their first phase. Among other achievements, it describes the successful simulation of close-range air combat with the participation of smoothly working in a pair of F-16 fighters, controlled by AI.

According to foreign media, Russia is adapting its "White Swan" for the future. At the end of 2020, the latest version of the Tu-160M2 strategic bomber took off in Kazan for the first time with new engines. In early March of this year, the aircraft flew to the Zhukovsky airfield to continue testing.

What simulators will soon be available to the troops, what new products are already being developed for the Russian army, as well as the most advanced air exercise machines on a movable base that allow you to experience the feeling of a real flight.

Since the militants do not comply with the terms of the Russian-Turkish truce agreement, the Russian Aerospace Forces resumed strikes on the bases and strategic targets of the Islamists in the Syrian province of Idlib.

Modernization of the AI-222-25 engine is aimed at increasing the resource characteristics, increasing its reliability

A sample of the upgraded AI-222-25 engine for the Yak-130 will be ready by mid-2021, and it will be tested by the end of the year. This was reported to journalists by the head of the Salyut production complex (part of the UEC is part of Rostec) Alexey Gromov.

The US Ambassador to Ankara, David Satterfield, warned Turkey against purchasing a second regimental set of S-400 air defense systems, RIA Novosti reports.

The first satellite images have appeared on the Internet showing the consequences of the drone attack on the Saudi Aramco oil refinery, located near Riyadh.

A unique simulator for training parachutists, which includes a virtual reality helmet, was created by the Technodinamika holding, part of the Rostec State Corporation. As the general director of the holding, Igor Nasenkov, told TASS in an interview, during training, a parachutist can practice jumps, both during the day and at night, in various weather conditions.

Two single-seat F-5 Tiger II fighters of the Taiwan Air Force collided off the southeast coast of the island. After the crash, the planes fell into the sea.

The best way to deal with the drones will be other drones. This is the opinion of Lockheed Martin, which presented its new creation - "flying microwaves" called MoRFIUS.

The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus, together with the German Aerospace Center (DLR), the British company Rolls-Royce and the Finnish fuel company, launched a project to study the impact of biofuels on the fuel systems and engines of passenger aircraft. According to Airbus, as part of the project, participants will also assess the amount of emissions from aircraft engines running on biofuels.

Washington threatens Jakarta with sanctions for partnership with Moscow

Indonesia seems to be becoming the first major state to abandon full-scale military-technical cooperation with Russia.

There were no violations of the Russian airspace

Russian radar stations (RLS) for a week found more than 40 aircraft of foreign countries, which conducted reconnaissance along the borders of Russia. Such data of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation is cited on Friday by the newspaper "Red Star".

The improvement of the Ansat helicopter used for sanaviation by the Republican Clinical Hospital (RKB) of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan was carried out.

Meet the concept of a promising light fighter F-36 Kingsnake. According to experts in the field of aircraft engineering, in the future, such a machine will be able to replace the legendary F-16.

The US Ground forces showed elements of the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) complex. They will be used for training purposes.

The Rafale M multi-role fighter in the F3-R standard has reached the stage of full operational readiness. This aircraft is considered one of the most advanced fourth-generation fighters in the world.

Combat drones of the Chinese state-owned company Aviation Industry Corp. of China (AVIC) are increasingly involved in various local conflicts around the world. This list includes the operations of the Nigerian government forces against the Islamic group Boko Haram, the UAE's participation in the civil conflict in Libya, Egypt's struggle with the rebels in Sinai, and the ongoing conflict in Yemen.

The US Navy will soon order the American company Northrop Grumman to finalize the deck-based E-2D Advanced Hawkeye long-range radar detection aircraft. According to Flightglobal, the company will have to upgrade on-board computers and information display systems so that aircraft crews can control several unmanned aerial vehicles.

On March 15, 2021, the Express-80 communication and broadcasting satellite was put into operation as part of the FSUE Kosmicheskaya Svyaz orbital group (SE KS) at the position of 80° V. D. Flight tests of the Express-80 spacecraft were carried out in full and with positive results.