🇷🇺⚡️ — Rostec announced that test pilots have successfully completed the maiden flight of the prototype Yak-130M advanced trainer/light combat aircraft at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant, a branch of Yakovlev PJSC.

The flight lasted approximately 50 minutes, reaching an altitude of 2,000 meters and speeds of up to 600 km/h. According to Rostec, the flight program was completed in full, and no issues were identified with the aircraft.

The Yak-130M is an upgraded version of the Yak-130 trainer/light attack aircraft, with enhanced combat capabilities.

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🇨🇳⚡️ — A SA 60L Aurora light aircraft reportedly crashed into CITIC Tower, a supertall skyscraper in Beijing’s Central Business District.

China's 9/11.

🇨🇳🇺🇸⚡️ — Meanwhile, the Chinese have completed the construction of an exact copy of the American Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, which is being build, presumably for testing anti-ship weapons.

The new satellite images show the final progress between May 11 and June 19.