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Russia reacted to reports about Indonesia's rejection of the Su-35
Russian Ambassador to Indonesia Vorobyova: we have no official information about the rejection of the Su-35
The Russian side has not received official messages from Indonesia about the refusal to purchase multi-purpose Su-35 fighters. This is reported by TASS with reference to the Russian Ambassador in Jakarta Lyudmila Vorobyova.
The latest Chinese VT-4 will displace outdated British tanks in Nigeria
Nigerian Ground Forces continue to operate obsolete British Vickers Mk tanks.3, however, it is expected that they will soon be replaced by the latest Chinese-made VT-4.
The first batch of Vickers Mk.3 was acquired by the defense department of this state forty years ago. In total, according to various sources, a little more than 80 combat vehicles were received. Currently, only a few dozen remain on the move, and from time to time they are thrown into battle against terrorist groups operating on the territory of the country.
Vucic said that the ATGM "Cornet" is better than Javelin
Serbian President noted the work of Russian anti-tank missile systems in Syria
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic called the installations of anti-tank missile systems (ATGM) "Kornet" the best in the world. According to the Serbian leader, they are superior to the American Javelin missile systems. The Serbian leader made such a statement on Friday in an interview with Prva TV.
Lithuania will receive additional Javelin anti-tank missile systems
On December 21, 2021, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) of the US Department of Defense sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale to Lithuania through the US program of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of a total of 30 launchers (CLU) and 341 FGM-148F anti-tank guided missiles of the Javelin portable anti-tank missile system. This delivery is approved by the U.S. Department of State. The total cost of the proposed delivery will be $ 125 million, including educational equipment and technical support.
Turkish company to build first military school in Turkmenistan
The Ministry of Defense of Turkmenistan has received permission for a contract with the Turkish company Ronesans Endustri Tesisleri Insaat Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. for the design and construction of the first specialized military school for 700 places in Ashgabat.
Chemezov called the creation of the MS-21 aircraft a victory over sanctions
The newest MS-21-300 airliner with a wing made of polymer composites of Russian production proved to be worthy. This was stated by the head of Rostec Sergey Chemezov on Saturday, December 25.
The first launch of OneWeb satellites in 2022 is scheduled for February
According to Dmitry Loskutov, CEO of Glavkosmos, a total of seven launches are planned for next year
The first launch of British OneWeb communications satellites in 2022 is scheduled to take place in February from the Guiana Space Center (Kourou Cosmodrome). This was reported to TASS by the General Director of Glavkosmos JSC (part of Roscosmos) Dmitry Loskutov.
In the US, they declared the dominance of the F-35 over the world
19FortyFive: the F-35 fighter will take a dominant position in world combat aviation
The fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter of Lockheed Martin (USA) has survived in the fight against other Western competitors and will occupy a dominant position in the world of combat aviation in the future, 19FortyFive says.
The founder of Tron paid $28 million for a suborbital flight on the ship New Shepard
Five more people will choose for the flight, which will take place in 2022
Justin Sun, the founder of the Tron entertainment content platform, won the auction and paid $28 million for the opportunity to make a suborbital flight on the New Shepard ship of the American company Blue Origin. He announced this on Thursday on his Twitter page. Previously, the identity of the winner of the auction held in June 2021 was not disclosed.
The Indonesian Air Force will choose a new fighter between the Rafale and the F-15EX
Chief of Staff (Commander) The Indonesian Air Force, Air Marshal Fajar Prasetyo, confirmed plans to purchase Rafale fighters from the French company Dassault or F-15EX from the American Boeing.
The Japanese and the British will create an engine for a new generation of fighters
Tokyo and London will begin work on an engine demonstrator for a new generation of fighters. These machines can be adopted by about 2040.
Great Britain and Japan have teamed up to create a new fighter
The UK and Japan will create an engine for the next generation fighter
The United Kingdom and Japan, having signed a joint memorandum, united to create a new engine for combat aircraft, writes The Drive.
Russia and China are developing separate high-tech weapons together - Putin
Russia and China have launched projects to jointly create weapons, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. "We are even developing separate high-tech types of weapons together today," the president said at a press conference on Thursday.
Putin: Russia wants to build good-neighborly relations with Ukraine at any cost
Zelensky fell under the influence of radical elements instead of thinking about the world
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia wants to build good-neighborly relations with Ukraine at any cost, but Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has fallen under the influence of radical elements.
Saab delivered a batch of Karl-Gustav M4 grenade launchers to the Estonian Armed Forces
The Estonian Defense Investment Center (ECDI – Estonian Centre for Defense Investment) announced the delivery to the country of the first batch of 314 units of 84-mm Karl-Gustav M4 hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers manufactured by the Swedish company Saab.
A foreign boat with a Russian 57-mm combat module was shown on video
Combat firing boats of the KCR-60M project of the Indonesian Navy were shown on video. During the exercises, the AU-220M automatic installation, created in the joint stock company "Central Research Institute "Burevestnik" (Nizhny Novgorod), was involved among the weapons samples on board.
The US State Department has published data on the amount of arms export applications approved in 2021
The US State Department has published data on the amount of approved applications from foreign countries for the potential supply of VIVT.
Philippines arming with "almost real" tanks
The Philippine Army will arm itself with "almost real" tanks. December 22, portal inquirer.net He announced that 20 armored vehicles from Israel will arrive in the country by the end of the month.
NASA said that the head of the agency will visit Moscow when travel becomes safe
Bill Nelson stated that he is positive about plans for a meeting with the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin
The head of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Bill Nelson is positive about plans to meet with the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, a trip to Moscow can take place as soon as it becomes safe to travel. This was stated on Saturday during a press conference by the head of the American ISS program Joel Montalbano, answering a question from TASS about whether there are exact dates for Nelson's visit to Moscow.
NASA told about the preparation of Russians for flights on Crew Dragon
Russian cosmonauts in the United States are being trained to fly on the Crew Dragon ship. This was announced on December 20 by the head of the NASA program at the International Space Station (ISS) Joel Montalbano.