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18 "Stallions" for the IDF
The IDF will receive new heavy helicopters. August 1, portal defensenews.com He reported that the US State Department approved the sale of CH-53K King Stallion helicopters to Israel.
Thailand intends to purchase Javelin ATGM in the United States – DSCA
The US State Department has approved the potential supply of FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missiles and related equipment to Thailand as part of the Foreign Military Sales program. The total cost of the sale may amount to $ 83.5 million.
Rogozin proposed to create a module for tourists at the new orbital station
According to the CEO of Roscosmos, the state corporation will not engage in suborbital flights, like American billionaires
The Director General of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, proposed to create a special module at the Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS) for tourists to visit it.
The Honduran Navy received the patrol boat "Defiant-85"
At the Puerto Cortes Naval Base, in the presence of the US Defense Attache Christopher Pateras, a ceremony was held for the transfer to the command of the Honduran Navy of the new FNH-8502 Rio Aguan patrol boat of the Defiant-85 class, built by Metal Shark.
Italian aircraft carrier received"Lightning"
The Italian navy is armed with fifth-generation fighters. August 1, portal navalnews.com He reported that the Italian Navy has begun testing its newest F-35B fighters on the deck of the aircraft carrier Cavour.
A combat helicopter delivered from the United States crashed in Afghanistan
An American-made MD-530F helicopter belonging to the Afghan National Air Corps made an emergency landing in Helmand Province.
The militants of the Taliban terrorist group banned in Russia claimed that they managed to knock him out. At the same time, the command of the government forces reported that the incident occurred for technical reasons. The crew was not injured and was able to reach the territory controlled by the central authorities. After that, he was promptly evacuated.
The Middle East, Southeast Asia and Latin America are interested in the Checkmate fighter
As the general director of the United Aircraft Corporation Yuri Slyusar said, the new car embodies the most modern technologies in the field of military aircraft construction
The countries of the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Latin America showed interest in the latest Russian Checkmate fighter during the MAKS-2021 air show. This was announced by the general director of the United Aircraft Corporation (part of the Rostec state Corporation), Yuri Slyusar, in an interview with the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper.
The new IL-76MD-90A military transport vehicle can be certified for the civilian market
According to the first Deputy General Director of the UAC Sergey Yarkova, the aircraft has a modern flight and navigation complex and an on-board communication complex
The latest domestic military transport aircraft Il-76MD-90A can be certified for the civilian market in the future. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the first Deputy General Director of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, as part of the Rostec state Corporation) Sergey Yarkov.
Ilyushin is ready to modernize the existing fleet of Il-76 aircraft from around the world
Customers are offered a wide range of opportunities, including even the remotorization of cars, said Sergey Yarkov, First Deputy General Director of UAC
PJSC " Il "(part of the United Aircraft Corporation, UAC) is ready to offer a modernization package for updating Il-76 aircraft from around the world. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the first Deputy General Director of the UAC Sergey Yarkov.
UAC estimates the demand for special versions of the Il-114 at about 50 aircraft
In this direction, the UAC is working with federal executive authorities, including the Ministry of Defense, said First Deputy General Director of the corporation Sergey Yarkov
The demand for special versions of the new Il-114 turboprop aircraft from state customers, including the Russian Defense Ministry, will be approximately equal to 50 machines. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the first Deputy General Director of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, as part of the Rostec state Corporation) Sergey Yarkov.
The Su-22 strike aircraft continue to serve in the Angolan Air Force
The Su-22 fighter-bomber with a variable sweep wing is an export version of the Su-17. Such winged combat vehicles were supplied by the Soviet Union to 15 states.
They could be seen in numerous hot spots, for example in the 80s in Afghanistan. The Syrian Air Force used these aircraft during the conflict in Lebanon in 1982, they participated in the Iran-Iraq War and other armed conflicts.
An underwater modification of the BrahMos cruise missile is offered for export
The Russian-Indian company BrahMos Aerospace is ready to start supplying an underwater modification of the BrahMos cruise missile to the navies of foreign countries.
Ships of Russia and India held two-day exercises in the Baltic Sea
The Indian Navy's invisible frigate Tabar and the Russian Federation's small missile ships Zeleny Dol and Odintsovo participated in the maneuvers
The ships of India and Russia held joint exercises in the Baltic Sea on July 28-29. As the press service of the Indian Navy reported on its Twitter page on Friday, they were held as part of the Indra maneuvers.
Sevmash was visited by the Chief of Staff of the Indian Naval Forces
An Indian delegation headed by the Chief of Staff of the Indian Navy, Admiral Karambir Singh, visited Sevmash.
The second new BTA C-295MW aircraft has arrived in the Czech Republic
The command of the Czech Armed Forces announced the arrival on July 28 at Prague-Kbely airport of the second of two new VTA C-295MW (b.n. 0482) aircraft purchased from Airbus Defense and Space S. A.
Planes from the Russian Federation and Ukraine were involved in extinguishing fires in Turkey
Planes from Russia and Ukraine are taking part in extinguishing forest fires in Turkey. This was announced by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on July 30.
The next batch of OneWeb satellites has arrived in Baikonur
The upcoming launch, scheduled for August, will be the ninth under the OneWeb program and the third performed from the Baikonur cosmodrome
A batch of spacecraft of the OneWeb global satellite Internet system has arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in preparation for their launch. This was reported on the website of Roscosmos on Friday.
Reuters: the US authorities did not agree with the statement of Jeff Bezos about NASA and SpaceX
The Main Control Department rejected the protest that NASA acted incorrectly when it chose only SpaceX to build the lunar module
The Main Control Department of the United States (GAO, the control and audit body of Congress) did not find a mistake in the actions of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), when it chose only one company, SpaceX, for the construction of the lunar module, not agreeing with the open letter of the founder of Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos. This was reported by the Reuters news agency on Friday.
The Ariane 5 rocket launched the world's first reprogrammable commercial communications satellite into orbit
The Ariane 5 heavy launch vehicle has successfully placed the European Eutelsat Quantum satellite and the Brazilian Star One D2 satellite into a geostationary transition orbit, the French operator Arianespace reported.
Russian servicemen have arrived in China to participate in the International Army Games
Three competitions will be held on the territory of the ground forces of the People's Liberation Army of China Korla
Russian military personnel and military equipment have arrived in the city of Korla to participate in the International Army Games - 2021. This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.