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The Algerian air force is armed with Mi-24 Super Hind Mk.III helicopters, which are considered a rare modification of the famous Soviet "flying tank".

These rotorcraft are well mastered by the crews, and they are quite actively used in desert areas during exercises of various levels. So, a video appeared on the network, which shows an extremely low pass of such a "turntable", flying, moreover, at a fairly high speed.

Contract manufacturer of mechatronics, robotics and medical equipment TEN fab (part of the Technospark group of companies of the investment network of the Fund for infrastructure and educational programs of the RUSNANO group) in December 2020 manufactured and delivered to Europe a series of 3D printers of the company Anisoprint.

The us Department of Commerce has included several dozen Russian enterprises and organizations in the list of those to be subject to export restrictions. The us authorities consider these companies "military end-users", which makes them subject to export control rules. This means that they will need a license to export or re-export certain goods.

The Swedish armed forces material support Agency (FMV) has announced the receipt of the first elements of the new patriot anti-aircraft missile system ordered for the country's Armed forces.

Mi-35M combat helicopters of the Nigerian air force conducted another successful night RAID against the militants of Boko Haram (a terrorist organization banned in Russia).

According to the defense Ministry of the state, the rotorcraft attacked a convoy of seven pickups, which were used by members of illegal armed groups. Two vehicles were put out of action by accurate fire, and several militants moving on them were neutralized.

South Korean fighters took to the air in connection with the entry into the country's air defense identification zone (KADIZ) of 19 military aircraft of Russia and China. This was announced by the joint chiefs of staff (JCS) of the armed forces of the Republic of Korea on Tuesday, December 22.

The Russian defense Ministry reported that on December 22, long-range aircraft of the Russian aerospace forces and the air force of the people's liberation army of China conducted a joint air patrol in the Asia-Pacific region.

Japan sees a threat in China, and therefore increases the amount of funding for its armed forces. on December 21, the Kyodo News Agency reported that the Japanese government approved a record military budget for the self-defense Forces.

In the article published in the French newspaper "La Tribune" by Michel Cabirol "Moteurs de l'eurodrone: dernière chance pour Safran de supplanter General Electric" ("engines for Eurodrone: will Safran Take the last chance to oust General Electric?"), it is reported that the European company Airbus Defense has requested the engine companies General Electric and Safran Helicopter Engines to provide it with a final commercial offer for the production of a turboprop engine for a promising European unmanned aerial vehicle of long flight duration eurodrone male (Medium altitude long endurance).

The Greek government announced on December 17 that it will pay $ 2.32 billion. EUR ($2.8 billion) for the purchase of French Rafale fighter jets and missiles to equip them amid rising tensions with neighboring Turkey.

JSC "Okskaya shipyard"was declared the winner. The initial (maximum) price of the contract is 3 billion rubles. JSC "Okskaya shipyard"was declared the winner. The initial (maximum) price of the contract is 3 billion rubles.

In the past year, Poland continued to increase military purchases and became the second among buyers of weapons from the United States. A kind of rating of Washington's partners can be found in the report of the arms export Agency DSCA for fiscal year 2020.

the company from the united states began to provide commercial services for radar survey of the earth's surface from space in a resolution of 50x50 centimeters per pixel. This is the best indicator available on the market, and the images themselves are formed in such a way that even a layman can work with them.

On December 15, 2020, the US Department of Defense's Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale to Italy through the US intergovernmental foreign Military Sales program Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of equipment for creating radio and electronic intelligence and electronic warfare (AISREW) aircraft based on two large Gulfstream G550 business jets. This delivery is approved by the US Department of State. The total cost of the proposed delivery will be $ 500 million, including training and technical support packages.

This is partly due to the complex process of approving draft treaties within the US administration, said Acting Deputy Director of NASA for International Relations Michael Gold

The initial skepticism of the Russian side regarding the proposed agreements on the development of the Moon by the United States was caused by incorrect interpretation of the content of this document in a number of media, but later Russia revised its attitude to the treaty.

On November 25, the fifth Russian-Pakistani exercise "Druzhba-2020" was completed, in which a special forces company took part from each of the parties. In itself, the development of relations with Pakistan seems positive, writes Konstantin Makienko, Deputy Director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, in an article for the Vedomosti newspaper.

South Korea will protect its destroyers and frigates with American anti-submarine helicopters. December 17, portal defensenews.com reported that the administration of defense procurement programs (dapa, defense acquisition program administration) announced the selection of sikorsky mh-60r seahawk helicopters.

This year, four launches were also planned, but they were postponed due to the pandemic, the head of the state corporation noted.]

Roscosmos plans to launch approximately six British OneWeb communications satellites from the Vostochny cosmodrome in 2021. This was stated on Friday by the General Director of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin.

China rejoices – the country's lunar program has taken a new height. Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated the entire Chinese people on the successful return of the lunar soil capsule to Earth. However, this huge success is only the first step towards the implementation of China's much more ambitious plans in space. When and with what missiles will China be able to send a man to the moon and even to Mars?

The richest man in the world, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and a group of investors have invested in a startup with Russian roots ZeroAvia, writes Bloomberg.