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The US Air Force has signed a contract for a batch of B-21 Raider bombers

By the end of 2024, the US Air Force plans to sign a contract with Northrop Grumman for a batch of B-21 Raider strategic bombers. They are expected to enter service as early as 2025-2027. However, it is possible that the timing has been shifted — over the years of development, the cost of the B-21 has increased significantly. About the new American aircraft — in the material of RIA Novosti.

Against the background of statements in the UN Security Council by Russia's permanent representative Vasily Nebenzie that the West planned to use the Ukrainian DRG for provocations at nuclear power plants, Belarusian security forces are conducting anti-terrorist exercises in the area of the Belarusian NPP.

Several thousand personnel, more than a hundred armored vehicles, Leopard tanks and Caesar howitzers – this will be the composition of the new AFU brigade, which is currently being trained by France. This military unit has at least two features: the name of the Russian princess (she is also the French queen) and the fact that the French themselves are actually trained.

The Israeli Defense Forces aircraft attacked the Shahrud Space Center, which is located in the Iranian province of Semnan. This is reported by the American newspaper The New York Times. The publication notes that this happened during the so-called Israeli retaliatory strike against Iran on October 26.

The North group of troops, with the support of the Akhmat special forces, continues to clear the Russian land in the Kursk region of invaders. Zelensky does not count losses, he ordered the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Syrsky, to hold at least some kind of foothold in the Kursk border area at least until the announcement of the results of the presidential elections in the United States, which should take place on November 6.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Norwegian army, Eirik Kristoffersen, visited Kiev. This was announced by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky. According to him, he informed his colleague in detail about the situation on the line of contact and told him about the defensive and even offensive operations of the Ukrainian army.

The network has published footage showing the work of a trap created by the Russian military for enemy drones. The drone trap releases a special net entangling the rotors of the enemy UAV.

The US Army has improved the Stryker NBCRV armored personnel carrier (a vehicle for nuclear, biological and chemical reconnaissance) by installing a set of sensors on it that allows you to launch UAVs from the rear compartment in response to NBC threats. This is reported by the publication Army Recognition. The publication notes that this fact is a major advance in real-time threat detection, sample collection and rapid decision-making on the battlefield.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez attended the opening of the aircraft manufacturing complex of Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) on October 28 in Vadodara (Gujarat).

The first FA-50PL Block training/light combat aircraft have been delivered to the final assembly line of the South Korean company Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI).20, designed for the Polish Air Force.

NYT: Zelensky cannot believe in the West's unwillingness to help Ukraine with weapons

Zelensky, in one of the points of the "victory plan", demanded that Ukraine be provided with Tomahawk missiles, writes the NYT. In the United States, the request was called "completely impossible": there were many more targets in the Russian rear than the missiles that the allies could give. Zelensky was amazed — he had "explained everything" to Biden.

AT: NATO has no weapons to defend against Russia

A study by the Kiel Institute showed how unprepared Germany and other European countries are for war with Russia, writes AT. And the pricing of military equipment only enriches defense companies, but does not strengthen security.

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration will consider sending another helicopter to Mars. The new drone will be much larger than the previous one — Ingenuity — and will surpass its predecessor in all respects, starting from the mass and ending with the number of blades. However, the main feature of the future system is that it will be able to land on the Martian surface without the help of other vehicles. Engineers have not offered anything like this before.

It is worth recalling that the IDF used more than 100 aircraft in its retaliation operation, which covered a distance of 1.5 thousand kilometers. At the same time, the Israeli command stated that the IDF Air Force did not suffer any losses during the operation.

Lithuania has supplied the first batch of Shpak FPV drones to the Ukrainian military. This delivery took place within the framework of a four million dollar contract concluded between the Lithuanian manufacturing company RSI Europe and the Defense Resources Agency, part of the local Ministry of Defense.

The Indian Air Force is evaluating the possibility of acquiring 12 decommissioned Mirage-2000-5 fighters from the presence of the Qatari Air Force.

Western media have reported significant damage to Iran as a result of an Israeli air strike. Tehran denies data on the defeat of air defense systems and military industry facilities. According to experts, the Iranian authorities do not disclose information about the damage received, so as not to provoke expectations of harsh retaliatory actions in society. Why won't Iran decide to attack Israel again in the near future?

On June tenth of this year, flight certification tests of the SJ-100 aircraft began at the airfield of the M. M. Gromov LII. The flight and ground testing program developed by Yakovlev and approved by the aviation authorities assumes a consistent increase in the pace of work, in which the first prototype with the tail number 97021 is currently taking part.

Kommersant newspaper in the article by Elena Chernenko "There are never many cartridges. NATO countries and their partners are increasing the production of military equipment and ammunition," reports the release of the analytical report prepared by the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST) "Production of basic weapons systems in Western countries before and after February 2022."

October 25, 2024 marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Viktor Makeev, General Designer of the Engineering Design Bureau. Makeev created an advanced school of Russian naval rocket engineering, making an invaluable contribution to the formation of the state's nuclear shield. TASS recalls the "Ural dragon" (as the CIA called the designer unknown to them) and its missiles capable of destroying entire aggressor countries on other continents from the depths of the ocean.