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On March 29, Airbus Helicopters announced the transfer of the first H-225M medium multirole helicopter to the Republic of Singapore Air Force under the 2016 contract.

According to the SEMI industry association, which unites manufacturers of semiconductor products and related equipment and materials, the global market for semiconductor materials in 2020 grew by 4.9% compared to 2019 and reached a record value of $ 55.3 billion.

The US Department of Defense announced the conclusion of a contract with Lockheed Martin Corporation, which provides for the supply of high-precision guided missile ammunition GMLRS (Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System) for the US Navy.

The Australian Navy has selected five applicants under the SEA129 Phase 5 program for the purchase of unmanned aerial vehicles for warships.

Ukraine used Bayraktar TB2 attack UAVs over the Black Sea to practice training tasks. This, as reported by "RIA Novosti", was reported by the agency of the Ministry of Defense of the country "Armiyainform".

One of the main topics of the upcoming visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Kiev may be the replacement of Soviet MiGs, which are in service with Ukraine, with Dassault Rafale fighters. Negotiations on the sale of military equipment may take place in the first half of this year.

The Directorate-General for Armaments (DGA) of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces has signed a contract with MBDA for the supply of 367 new-generation MICA NG guided air-to-air missiles.

Russian-made Kornet anti-tank missile systems are highly effective against well-protected main battle tanks, other types of armored vehicles, as well as low-flying aircraft.

NATO will not reduce military activity around Russia

The Black Sea is once again becoming the scene of Moscow's military deterrence. In the Romanian Constanta, a large – scale military exercise of the North Atlantic Alliance "Sea Shield-2021"is being prepared. It will be attended by more than 2.5 thousand military personnel, 18 ships and support vessels from Bulgaria, Greece, Spain, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, the United States and Turkey.

Israel and Slovakia have completed negotiations on the sale of a large batch of radars. On March 25, the press service of the Israeli company IAI announced the signing of a contract for 17 radars with a total cost of €148 million.

American special forces will be able to hit without a miss, even on drones. March 25, portal thedrive.com He reported that the Israeli company Smart Shooter has created a new optics in the framework of the IWOO program.

According to the French online publication "Intelligence Online" , France offers Ukraine the supply of Dassault Rafale fighters to replace outdated Soviet-made fighters. It is reported that negotiations on the sale of Rafale fighter jets to Ukraine should become the "main topic" of the agenda of the planned visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Kiev in the first half of 2021.

"United Shipbuilding Corporation" began to face systematic refusals of foreign companies to service already delivered equipment, said the head of the USC Alexey Rakhmanov.

Airbus Helicopters has announced the transfer of the last of the seven ordered H-145 LUH SAR light search and rescue helicopters to the German Federal Armament, Information Technology and Maintenance Agency (BAAINBw).

The United States once again called on Turkey to abandon the advanced Russian S-400 system, which Washington considers a threat to its own security.

The Russian point of logistics of the Navy in Sudan will become a guarantor of stability in the Red Sea region, said the head of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security Viktor Bondarev.

The Soyuz-2.1 b rocket launched from the Vostochny cosmodrome at 05: 47 Moscow time. The launch of the vehicles by the upper stage took almost 4 hours

All 36 British OneWeb satellites launched from the Vostochny cosmodrome on a Soyuz-2.1 b rocket have been successfully launched into their calculated orbits using the Fregat upper stage. This was reported to TASS by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin on Thursday.

According to the commander of the Philippine Navy, Vice Admiral Giovanni Carlo Bacordo, the BrahMos medium-range missile system equipped with a supersonic missile system is an ideal solution as a coastal defense system for the country's Navy.

[b]Moreover, the number of launches may increase due to the fact that commercial customers are increasing the production of devices and additional applications may appear, the head of Roscosmos said.]

At least six launches from the Vostochny cosmodrome are planned to be made in 2021. When new orders appear, this number can be increased, Dmitry Rogozin, General Director of the state corporation Roscosmos, told reporters on Thursday.

As reported in the company Arianespace, by the end of 2022, they expect to complete the deployment of a group of satellites in orbit

The next launch of the Soyuz rocket with OneWeb satellites from the Vostochny cosmodrome will take place on April 25. This was announced on Thursday by the CEO of the French company Arianespace, Stefan Israel.