Experts are studying the possibility of using the Fregat-SBU upper stage with the Amur rocket
It will be ready for launch at the end of 2025
The possibility of using the new Fregat-SBU upper stage (RB) as part of the promising Amur methane launch vehicle is currently being considered by specialists. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the S. A. Lavochkin NGO (part of Roscosmos).
The timing of the start of flight tests of the Russian ultralight launch vehicle has been announced
Flight tests of the prototype of the Russian ultralight rocket may begin in 2026-2027. In addition, an interorbital small upper stage is being created as part of the Aeronet-NTI competition.
Delivery of CH-47F Chinook helicopters to Saudi Arabia has begun
As a Boeing representative told Jane's Defense Weekly on January 24, the company handed over the first CH-47F Chinook heavy transport helicopters to the Saudi Armed Forces.
In the USA, an unmanned helicopter was put on combat duty
The Drive: The MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter was deployed aboard the ship for the first time
The US Navy has deployed a reconnaissance unmanned helicopter on board a ship for the first time. Northrop Grumman has announced the first deployment of the MQ-8C Fire Scout drone. This is reported by The Drive.
The Americans presented a pre-production version of the drone for heavy loads
American startup Elroy Air has presented a pre-production version of its Chaparral hybrid cargo drone. The vertical take-off and landing device is capable of autonomously capturing cargo weighing up to 227 kilograms and delivering it to a distance of up to 483 kilometers.
There was a photo of the F-35 that fell from the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson
A photo of an F-35 fighter jet appeared on the Web in the first seconds after it fell from the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson. An airplane with an empty cabin is on the surface of the water, surrounded by foam formed during the fall. In another moment, the plane will sink.
Rostec has created a Russian engine management system for SSJ-NEW
Rostec United Engine Corporation has created an automatic control system (ACS) for the new PD-8 aircraft engine, which is planned to be equipped with the SSJ-NEW passenger liner. The equipment controlling the operation of the power plant, including thrust parameters and fuel consumption, is assembled on the basis of 100% Russian components and materials.
In Russia, an aerial control point for drones will be created for the Aerospace Forces
For the Russian Aerospace Forces, an air control point for strike drones will be created, the commander-in-chief of the VKS Sergey Surovikin reported to the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergey Shoigu.
The new Kronshtadt JSC plant in Dubna will produce deck drones
The head of the Ministry of Defense Sergei Shoigu, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov and the Governor of the Moscow Region Andrey Vorobyov got acquainted with the new production
The plant for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which Kronstadt JSC opened in Dubna, will be able to produce deck-based unmanned aerial vehicles and helicopter-type vehicles. This was stated on Thursday by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu during a visit to the new workshop of the Kronstadt company.
The first flight of the Helios-RLD radar patrol drone is scheduled for 2024
The first flight of the Helios-RLD radar patrol unmanned aerial vehicle, manufactured at Kronstadt JSC, is scheduled for 2024, the company's CEO Sergey Bogatikov said.
Commander-in-chief of the VKS Surovikin: serial deliveries of Sirius drones to the troops will begin in 2023
Serial deliveries of new Russian strike drones "Sirius" will begin to the troops in 2023, the commander-in-chief of the VKS Sergey Surovikin reported to the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergey Shoigu.
The Sirius drone has great prospects
The new Russian strike unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) "Sirius" will perform its first flight in May this year, the CEO of the Kronstadt developer company Sergey Bogatikov reported to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
The new Russian strike drone "Sirius" will make its first flight in May
The new Russian strike unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) "Sirius" will perform its first flight in May this year, the CEO of the Kronstadt developer company Sergey Bogatikov reported to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
The first flight model of the Orion drone with satellite communication was presented to Shoigu at a factory in Dubna, Moscow region
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Thursday at a special plant in Dubna near Moscow presented the first flight model of the Orion drone with satellite communications, the military department told reporters.
Defense Minister Shoigu instructed Kronstadt to create a UAV maintenance company
The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu, instructed the CEO of the Kronstadt company to create an enterprise for servicing drones supplied to the troops and noted the importance of providing conditions for the work of specialists.
Defense Minister Shoigu checked the production of Russia's first special drone factory
Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu on Thursday checked the production of Russia's first specialized factory of large-sized unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the military department told reporters.
Crews of anti-submarine aircraft of the Pacific Fleet performed training flights over the Sea of Okhotsk
FAR EAST - Pilots of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) during scheduled flights on Tu-142 aircraft over the Sea of Okhotsk performed tasks to search for a submarine of a conditional enemy, the press service of the Pacific Fleet reported on Thursday.
Su-35S fighters of the Eastern Military District relocated to Belarus for exercises
The crews overcame about 8 thousand km from the airfield in the Khabarovsk Territory
The Su-35S multi-purpose fighters, which will take part in the verification of the reaction forces of the Union State, have completed relocation to Belarus. This was reported to journalists in the Russian Defense Ministry.
The crews of the ZVO aviation have worked out the withdrawal from under the missile and air strike of the "enemy"
As part of the combat readiness check, the crews worked out the relocation of aircraft to alternate airfields
The crews of the operational-tactical aviation of the Western Military District (ZVO) have worked out the withdrawal of a conditional enemy from under attack. This was reported to journalists in the press service of the ZVO.
Naval aviation of the Baltic Fleet received new fighters
The Baltic Fleet Aviation Regiment in the Kaliningrad region received four Su-30SM2 fighters
Four Su-30SM2 fighters arrived in the Kaliningrad region. The new aircraft were included in the naval aviation regiment. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Western Military District (ZVO).
