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The Republic of China is mastering the latest modification of the F-16 fighter jets. On November 18, the President of Taiwan Tsai Ing Wen attended a ceremony at which the full combat readiness of the first squadron equipped with F-16V Viper aircraft was announced.

Russia has received five foreign applications for Orion-E attack unmanned aerial vehicles armed with Whirlwind-M missiles.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ratified the protocol on the extension of the agreement with China on notifications of launches of ballistic and space missiles until December 16, 2030, the corresponding document is published on the official Internet portal of legal information.

The SONGAR flying machine gun/grenade launcher/mortar will serve in Africa. November 18, portal defenceturk.net He reported that the Turkish company Asisguard announced the completion of the delivery of drones to one of the African countries.

The debut of the export version of the Mi-28N attack helicopter at the Dubai Airshow-2021 weapons exhibition was a success. Foreign military experts spoke with delight about the car and noted the high combat potential of the "Night Hunter".

Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers and Chinese Hun-6K conducted joint patrols over the waters of the Japanese and East China Seas, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters.

The export of the latest Russian anti-aircraft air defense system, the S-500 missile defense system, will begin in the next few years, Rosoboronexport CEO Alexander Mikheev told RIA Novosti at the end of the Dubai Airshow 2021.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu informed Russian President Vladimir Putin about the successful completion of tasks during the joint air patrol by long-range aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces and Chinese military aviation in the Asia-Pacific region over the waters of the Japanese and East China Seas.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation published on Friday, November 19, footage of the third joint air patrol with China over the Japanese and East China Seas. The Air Group of the Aerospace Forces (VKS) of the Russian Federation was represented by two Tu-95ms strategic bombers.

Rosoboronexport has been negotiating with foreign customers in the Middle East throughout the year on the sale of Russian armored vehicles, including T-90MS tanks, Rosoboronexport CEO Alexander Mikheev told RIA Novosti at the end of the Dubai Airshow 2021.

The Russian Ministry of Defense has published a scheme for joint patrolling of Tu-95MS bombers and Chinese Hun-6K bombers over the Japanese and East China Seas, from which it follows that the aircraft of the Russian Federation and China did not violate the borders of neighboring states, including Japan.

Fighters of the Air Self-Defense Forces of Japan were alerted because of the overflight by Russian and Chinese aircraft of the areas of the South China Sea, the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean. This was announced on November 19 by the Ministry of Defense of Japan.

The joint flight of Russian and Chinese strategic aircraft over the Japanese and East China Seas, as well as recent naval exercises, are a demonstration of strength and a signal for the United States and Japan, retired Colonel-General Leonid Ivashov, former head of the Main Directorate for International Military Cooperation of the Russian Defense Ministry, told Interfax on Friday.

For the first time in 12 years, space tourists arrived at Baikonur. The crew included Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin and two Japanese residents. Now the team will have to undergo briefings on working on the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft, the Izvestia TV channel reports. Preparation at the cosmodrome will take about three weeks. The launch of the Soyuz MS-20 is scheduled for December 8. A total of seven tourists visited the ISS. According to various sources, the flight cost them $ 20-40 million.

Manufacturers from Britain will take part in the creation of the Polish Narew air defense system. The agreement of intent was signed during a visit to Poland by British Defense Minister Ben Wallace. This is reported by the UK Defense Journal.

Washington and Beijing officials have reached agreements to launch high-level communication channels between the US and Chinese militaries, Bloomberg reports, citing a source familiar with the situation.

An active phase of the joint exercise "Cobalt-2021" took place at one of the military training grounds in Tajikistan. It was attended by formations of special forces, internal affairs bodies, state security, ministries and departments for emergency situations and drug control of the Collective Rapid Response Forces of the CSTO.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said he had asked Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin for additional assistance in protecting the country's airspace and coast. This was reported on November 19 by Bloomberg.

Su-57E, MiG-35 and Cheapmate planes are of interest to the countries of the Asia-Pacific region (APR), Alexander Mikheev, CEO of Rosoboronexport, told RIA Novosti at the end of the Dubai Airshow 2021.

Rosoboronexport is ready to consider Serbia's applications for the supply of air defense systems in the shortest possible time, Rosoboronexport CEO Alexander Mikheev told RIA Novosti at the end of the Dubai Airshow 2021.