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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.

The main problem of the promising Russian light tactical aircraft (LTS), known as Checkmate and Su-75, is that this fighter does not exist in real life, but only virtually and in the form of a single demonstration model, says the Polish edition of Defence24.

The administration of the President of the United States Joe Biden decided to get acquainted with the American military exercises in European countries "to contain" Russia in recent years. This was reported with reference to sources in The Washington Post on Friday, November 19.

A military advisory and training center of the European Union will be created in Ukraine, this corresponds to the current security agenda and will strengthen further European integration of Ukraine, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kirill Budanov said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.

The administration of the US President asked the Pentagon to provide information about US military exercises in Europe, which were aimed at "deterring Russia."

This is reported by The Washington Post. According to the publication, the White House needs this information to analyze the operations already carried out and to conduct them in the future.

The number of candidates for cosmonauts of the European Space Agency (ESA) included seven citizens of Estonia, said on Saturday the Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology Andres Sutt (Andres Sutt).