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Top Aces has received permission to import 29 F-16 fighter jets from Israel
Top Aces, a pilot training company based in Dorval, Quebec, Canada, has been granted permission to purchase and import up to 29 F-16 fighters withdrawn from the air force of an unnamed state.
Indonesia is in talks to buy 36 Rafale fighters"
French armed forces Minister Florence PARLY said in a TV interview on December 3 that negotiations with Indonesia on the purchase of 36 Rafale fighters from Dassault are at an advanced stage, although the contract has not yet been signed.
Almaz-Antey and USC are among the 25 leading military-industrial companies in the world - SIPRI
Russian defense companies Almaz-Antey and USC entered the list of 25 world military-industrial leaders, despite a decline in revenue in 2019, according to a report published on Monday by the Stockholm international peace research Institute (SIPRI).
Own way: China changes Russian engines on its planes
mass media: China replaced Russian d-30KP-2 engines with more powerful WS-20
China has replaced the Russian-made d-30KP-2 turbofan engines with its own WS-20. According to American media, Chinese engines will be more powerful than those that were installed earlier. Experts believe that in this regard, the military transport aircraft of the people's Republic of China Y-20 will be remotorized in the near future.
The US state Department has declared the inadmissibility of Iranian missiles in Venezuela
The United States will not allow the possible deployment of Iranian missiles on the territory of Venezuela. This statement was made by the US special representative for Iran and Venezuela Elliot Abrams on Thursday, December 3.
The draft us defense budget contains sanctions against Turkey over the S-400
The draft us defense budget proposes sanctions over Turkey's purchase of Russian s-400 air defense systems, the document says.
Problems with the development of the transmission prevent the export of the South Korean K2 tank
The Department of procurement of the Ministry of defense of South Korea (Defense Acquisition Program Administration - DAPA) decided to equip the third batch of 50 main tanks of South Korean production K2 Black Panther German transmission, which is part of the power plant of the tank with the engine of national production, writes Brian Kim in an article for the publication "Defense News".
Experiments with a model of the Rosalind Franklin Rover are underway in preparation for a mission to the Red planet-Rogozin
Dmitry Rogozin, head of the Roscosmos state Corporation, reported on preparations for the launch of the ExoMars interplanetary space station as part of a joint search with the European space Agency (ESA) for traces of life on the red planet.
Polema spoke about the growing demand for materials for additive technologies
Polema powder metallurgy plant (part of PMH) took part in the III International conference on the practical application of additive technologies in various fields of production.
U.S. defense export totals for fiscal year 2020
On December 4, 2020, the defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) of the United States Department of defense released consolidated official data on American defense exports in fiscal year 2020 (ended September 30, 2020).
NATO increases its presence in the Black sea region and increases support for Georgia and Ukraine-Stoltenberg
NATO foreign Ministers discussed partnership relations and the Alliance's response to the expansion of Russia's military presence in the black sea region with the participation of the foreign Ministers of Georgia and Ukraine on Wednesday, Secretary General of the organization Jens Stoltenberg said.
Over the past few years Uzbekistan has updated almost a third of its weapons
Uzbekistan has updated 27% of weapons and equipment in recent years, opened new ones and reconstructed old military ranges, the information service of the country's Senate reported on Thursday.
Russia to supply China with almost 100 helicopter engines-UEC
Russia and China have a contract to supply almost 100 helicopter engines for Mi and Ka helicopters in 2021-2022, the press service of the United engine Corporation (UEC, rostec) reported.
Sanctions as an engine of progress: how to overcome the difficulties of import substitution
Dmitry Litovkin - about the difficulties and success of the development of domestic industry, forced to reduce the supply of components from abroad
New us sanctions, if they are imposed, may slow down one of the most ambitious and promising projects - the "mainline aircraft of the XXI century", the MS-21.
Rosatom has released a comprehensive security system for large facilities
Rosatom state Corporation has introduced a system for monitoring and controlling access to mass events and protected objects of the Pilot ACS on the open market, the company reports.
Israel played the Karabakh card
the threat of increasing military and political influence of NATO on the southern borders of Russia is Growing
Against the background of the open participation of Turkey and Pro-Turkish mercenaries from among radical Islamist groups in the Karabakh war of 2020, Israel's indirect involvement in this armed conflict remained in the shadows.
French armed forces received the first a-330 MRTT "Phoenix"
The French air and space command announced the arrival on November 26 at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport of the first of three ordered a-330-200 Phoenix aircraft, painted in the colors of the French air force.
Larsen and Toubro delivered the last ordered interceptor boat to the Indian Coast guard
According to Indian media, on November 29 at the enterprise of the Indian company Larsen and Toubro in Surat (Gujarat) the 54th and last C-454 interceptor speedboat was handed over to the Indian Coast guard.
UN peacekeepers criticized Chinese VN-1 armored personnel carriers
The VN-1 armoured personnel carriers purchased by Gabon last year in China have demonstrated low technical reliability during operation.
It became known that these samples of equipment serving in the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic, constantly experience problems with the engines.
Helicopters or "cornhusker": the US wanted to buy equipment from the Russian Federation
The Pentagon wants to buy A mi-24 helicopter and an-2 aircraft for training US instructors
The United States may purchase Russian helicopters or "cornhuskers" for familiarization in the flight stage of courses on tactics and weapons, according to media reports, citing the Pentagon. We are talking about the Mi-24 or Mi-17, as well as the An-2. In October, the US military also expressed interest in buying Russian weapons.