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Russian industrialists transferred to the Colombian Ministry of Defense another upgraded military transport helicopter Mi-17V-5. As part of an intergovernmental agreement for a decade, Russian experts plan to modernize several more transport workers. The first helicopter with registration number EJE-3397 Latin Americans received last fall.

In Ukraine, the new Neptun cruise missile is widely advertised, which in fact is a slightly modified Kh-35 Uran anti-ship missile of Soviet design. The modified rocket used parts and components made back in the USSR. About the project "Neptune", which deals with the Kiev "Luch" design bureau, talks have been going on since 2013.

Russian defense workers have begun research and development work aimed at creating new types of armored vehicles using modern and promising technologies. According to information leaked into the open access, experts are exploring the possibility of constructing a tracked combat vehicle with a fundamentally new power supply installation.

Publication of the United States of America National Interest conducted a comparison of the technical part of the special forces of America and the Russian Federation. American special forces are formed from a male at the age of no more than 28 years. For 1.5 years, the training part takes place, and after the soldiers get into the so-called "week of hell" - for five days they are tested on a special base with a small supply of food and warm clothes.

By order of America, scientists from Australia have developed an innovative medicine that can alleviate the suffering of soldiers wounded in battle. Experts say that it can prevent blood loss and irreversible damage to brain cells. It also has a sedative effect, which will avoid painful shock.

The ground forces of the Southern Military District received a new radar complex of reconnaissance and control of shooting 1L271 "Aistenok". Its main feature is that it is portable. Despite the good-natured name, it is very harsh and accurate radar. She has the power to install the ballistics of a mortar mine and detect the place from which it was launched, as well as where it landed.

World-class specialists work at the University of Freiburg, Germany’s oldest university clinic, which is a public medical facility. The Cancer Center, which is part of a multi-structured complex, is one of the three most reputable specialized institutions in the country. One of the features of the cancer center is the treatment of severe and complex cancer pathologies.

The new Chinese fighter of the fourth generation J-10B is not a problem to perform the "Pugachev Cobra". In addition, J-10B performed about a dozen lightweight aerobatics with ease. Such a show was presented by the CAIG Chinese Aircraft Building Corporation at the Airshow China Air Show. According to experts, the maneuverability of the new Chinese fighter is impressive with its dynamics and ease.

Domestic advanced tank T-14, better known as "Armata", has undergone major improvements at the Zavod im. V.A. Degtyarev. In particular, they developed a special device for remote reloading and refined the sealing of the electric trigger of the machine gun. As noted in the company's management, the device for remote reloading is designed to enable the use of a 7.62 millimeter tank machine gun outside the combat compartment — outside.

The American news agency Bloomberg has published a report that after the purchase of S-400 air defense systems in Russia, Turkey will allow American military-technical experts to study in detail the Russian anti-aircraft missile systems. When publishing this information, which had already appeared in the news feeds of domestic Internet resources, the news agency referred to some “sources informed about the progress of negotiations between Turkey and the United States of America”.

Following the talks between the defense ministers of Germany and France, the parties agreed to start joint development of the sixth generation fighter. Implementation of the first steps, aimed at determining the appearance of a promising aircraft and its propulsion system, is scheduled for 2019. At present, the number of countries with fifth-generation fighter aircraft can be counted on the fingers of one hand.

As practice shows, laser weapons have lost their fantastic status and are already withdrawing from the promising section. On the eve of the New Year, the portal defenseworld.net announced that the Chinese corporation CASIC announced the start of export supplies of the LW-30 laser machine. However, in the Chinese corporation their brainchild is not called a blaster, distancing itself from the tradition of science fiction writers.

Drones everywhere entered our lives. And from an expensive toy they are already turning into a widely available, necessary and universal subject. However, first of all, their capabilities, as is often the case, were appreciated by the military. Any self-respecting state now possesses strike and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles.

The first photos of the homemade self-propelled 2C41 "Drock" self-propelled guns of domestic production appeared on the Internet. For the first time, she was talked about at the International Military-Technical Forum of the Russian Ministry of Defense in 2017. And a little over a year later, everyone saw this faithful assistant of the landing party. As stated in the press release, the armament of the fourteen-ton machine makes it possible to hit targets at a distance of 6000 meters, while the minimum firing range is only 100 meters, the rate of fire reaches 12 rounds per minute, the ammunition consists of forty minutes, the crew consists of 4 soldiers.

In China, the first tests of the Triumph S-400 air defense system received from Russia, known as the most effective air defense system of our time, passed. The results of the test are as follows - "Triumph" did not disappoint, the ballistic missile was shot down, the air defense fighters of the People’s Liberation Army of China were delighted. The tests of the Russian S-400 system were successfully completed by the troops of the People’s Liberation Army of China.

Estonian company Threod Systems presented its new unmanned aerial vehicle with the possibility of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL). The company Threod Systems has published material in social networks, which says: "We are proud to announce that Threod Systems has successfully integrated the capabilities of VTOL in our UAV class I NATO.

The Ruselectronics holding, which produces various electronic components, has developed a prototype "invisible fabric" that allows you to protect any military equipment from electronic detection equipment. "Currently, all comments are eliminated. The military is waiting for a full-fledged tool for protection, which is planned to be adopted.

The Minister of Defense of the Central African Republic (Central African Republic) Marie Noelle Koyara expressed the opinion that in the near future a Russian military base could be formed on the territory of this state. Today, Russia is the only state that supplies weapons and conducts training and counseling to local military personnel.

The Kalashnikov Concern has created a new outfit and a set of equipment for special units soldiers performing tasks in the conditions of the Arctic and the Far North. Information about this appeared on the company's website. Concern "Kalashnikov" is one of the largest domestic manufacturers of weapons and military equipment.

Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant OJSC MZKT designed and manufactured new wheeled weapons for transporting missile systems. During the meeting of the State Military-Industrial Committee of Belarus, the chassis was presented, which is intended for the transportation of medium- and short-range missile weapons.