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Deliveries of the ordered 737 MAX are suspended due to certification, which is hampered by the pandemic

Russian airlines this year risk being left without previously ordered 27 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, whose operation around the world was suspended due to two disasters. This "Izvestia" said sources in the sector.

According to the portal DefenseWorld, information about the cost of the transaction and the number of missiles that can be ordered is not yet available

The Indian news portal DefenseWorld reported on Tuesday about the possibility of supplying India with the Russian group of companies "Kalashnikov" (part of the State Corporation "Rostec") anti-aircraft guided missiles (SAM) 9M333 for the complexes of the "Strela-10" line.

Representatives of the authorities and the command of the Uruguayan Navy confirmed Infodefensa.com The interest of the Uruguayan navy in acquiring three Marine Protector class patrol boats, which were withdrawn from the US Coast Guard.

As you know, the Ukrainian leadership, after a long torment, resolved the issue with the Chinese investors of Motor-Sich JSC (Zaporozhye), which were objectionable to the United States, simply robbing the Chinese by imposing direct sanctions against them.

Kiev announced the readiness of the United States to supply Ukraine with lethal weapons

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said that a new day is beginning in relations between Kiev and Washington. So he commented on the readiness of the United States to provide Ukraine with lethal weapons. Moscow took Kiev's enthusiasm with skepticism, recalling that earlier the United States exported decommissioned equipment to Ukraine, which is cheaper to export than to dispose of.

As reported in Rostec, the equipment for the center has already been delivered

An enterprise for the repair of Russian engines for Mi-17 transport helicopters will be opened in India this year. This was announced in an interview with TASS by Viktor Kladov, Director for International Cooperation and Regional Policy of Rostec State Corporation, on the eve of the Aero India 2021 air show.

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has completed the assembly of the last two of the 272 Su-30MKI multi-role fighters ordered for the Indian Air Force.

The Russian-made T-80U continues to be actively used in the land forces of South Korea. In a recently released video, armored vehicles conducted training duels with K1E1 manufactured by the military industry of this state.

The US Navy has begun analyzing possible alternatives to the modern MH-60R/Seahawk deck helicopters and the MQ-8B/C FireScout unmanned aerial vehicles. According to Vertical Mag, the life of the Seahawk and FireScout will expire in the 2030s. The military is considering joining the US Army's FVL tender.

Russia will present its latest developments - aircraft equipment, air defense systems, armored vehicles, and ammunition-at the international exhibition in India. The largest international aerospace and defense industry air show, Aero India 2021, starts on February 3 in Bangalore.

Ankara's statement that, if necessary, it can buy other weapons from Russia, raised the question: is Turkey withdrawing or should it withdraw from NATO? In addition, the rhetoric of the new head of the US State Department does not inspire hopes that the new administration will forgive Erdogan for buying the S-400 from Russia. Is the only way out — is to leave the alliance?

Saudi Arabia can buy weapons from Russia due to the failure of the United States

Saudi Arabia plans to buy the S-400 Triumph air defense system, Su-35 fighter jets and other weapons from Russia after the US temporarily banned the sale of weapons to the kingdom, writes the American edition of The National Interest. At the same time, the publication admits that the plans of Riyadh are already facing stiff resistance from Washington.

It is assumed that the transport will be able to be used to refuel the sealed modules of the future Lunar Gateway space station and transport cargo in low Earth orbit

The European Space Agency (ESA) and Thales Alenia Space have signed a contract to develop a transport to deliver cargo from low Earth orbit to the Moon. According to a statement released by Thales on Friday, the contract value will be €4.5 billion.

In Arab social networks, a video of the flight at an extremely low altitude of the Mi-35M helicopter appeared. The air incident occurred over one of the highways in Iraq.

Not so long ago, on January 14 of this year, the commander of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Belarus, Major General Igor Golub, said that the republic is preparing to purchase Russian S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile systems to re-equip its anti-aircraft missile forces: "We continue pre-contract work on re-equipping our divisions of anti-aircraft missile forces armed with S-300 with new S-400 and Pantsir-S systems.

According to Sergey Savelyev, the company's deputy director for international cooperation, four of them will be held from the Baikonur cosmodrome and three each from Vostochny and Kourou

Roscosmos plans to launch 10 Soyuz-2 and Soyuz-ST launch vehicles this year in the interests of foreign partners. This was reported to TASS by the Deputy Director General of Roscosmos for international Cooperation Sergey Savelyev.

In total, the British company intends to deploy about 600 satellites in low-Earth orbit

Roscosmos plans to carry out eight launches under the OneWeb program from the Baikonur, Vostochny and Kourou cosmodromes. This was reported to TASS by the Deputy Director General of Roscosmos for international Cooperation Sergey Savelyev.

Pushkov responded to Stoltenberg's call to resist Russian aggression

NATO should understand that the world will no longer live by the rules developed in "three or four Western capitals," said Senator Alexei Pushkov. So he commented on the words of the Secretary General of the alliance Jens Stoltenberg about the need to prepare for "Russian aggression" and increase military budgets.

As announced by the Ministry of Defense of Australia, the capabilities of the maritime patrol of the country's Air Force will be strengthened by the acquisition of two additional aircraft BPA P-8A "Poseidon" produced by Boeing.

The merger of French and Italian shipbuilding companies, scheduled for January this year, will not take place. On January 27, the governments of France and Italy released a joint statement on the cancellation of the acquisition by the Italian shipbuilding holding Fincantieri of the French shipyards Chantiers de l'Atlantique (formerly STX France), located in the city of Saint-Nazaire.