Kalashnikov showed the serial version of the new ZALA 421-24 drone
According to a representative of ZALA aero, the drone has already been tested. ZALA 421-24 is stable in operation under conditions of suppression by electronic warfare, he noted
From high positions: how drones help to fight the artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
According to military experts, its suppression is a prerequisite for a successful offensive
On August 11, the Russian Defense Ministry told about the serious losses suffered by two mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in battles with allied forces.
"Russian UAVs will receive a strike missile. It should have been done a long time ago"
General Leontiev told how the X-MD-E rocket will be used
Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV) announced the creation of a new multi-purpose homing missile X-MD-E. Among its features is the use not only from aircraft and naval carriers, but also from unmanned aerial vehicles. This is the first rocket designed specifically for combat drones. "Newspaper.Ru" understood the specifics of the work of X-MD-E.
Either rain, or thunder, or drone, or drone
Americans are wondering which drones Iran will deliver to Russia
According to US intelligence, Iran is preparing to send strike unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to conduct a special military operation in Ukraine. The White House says that Iran could begin training Russian military personnel to use its UAVs as early as July 2022.
Sources report the signing of an agreement between Iran and Russia on the supply of attack drones
Russia and Iran have signed an agreement on the supply of Iranian reconnaissance and strike drones of the Shahed 129 type. This is stated by Middle East analyst Elijah Magye with reference to his own sources.
Plans to create a promising helicopter turboshaft engine PD-8V
The web resource "Zhukovsky News" in the material of Yuri Ponomarev "Change of horses at the ferry" reported that there have been changes in the program of remotorization of a heavy transport helicopter: instead of the PD-12V engine, it is planned to install a promising PD-8V turboshaft engine.
In Kiev, they said that Baykar intends to produce the entire line of attack drones in Ukraine
The Turkish company Baykar intends to build in Ukraine not just a factory for the production of Bayraktar TB2 attack drones, but also to produce the entire line of drones developed by the company. This is reported by the Ukrainian media with reference to the statement of Baykar CEO Haluk Bayraktar.
A new program for the creation of engines for the promising American fighter NGAD
The American magazine "Air Force Magazine" published a material by Greg Hadley "Beyond AETP for Engines to Power NGAD Fighter" ("The US Air Force creates engines for the NGAD fighter outside the AETP program"), that the US Air Force is implementing a new previously unknown Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion program to create promising engines for its promising new fighter generations of Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD).
Turkish delegation goes to the United States to negotiate the purchase of F-16 fighter jets
A Turkish delegation will visit Washington next week to "put into practice" the promise of US President Joe Biden to supply the country's Air Force with F-16 fighter jets.
The Iraqi Armed Forces resumed operation of Chinese CH-4 UAVs
The Iraqi Army Aviation Command has resumed the use of Chinese-made CH-4 reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for their intended purpose.
Thunder of a clear sky
Tactical Missile Armament Corporation will show a new generation product at Army-2022
The so-called leaks that the International Military-Technical Forum (IMTF) will not take place in the conditions of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine turned out to be a bluff. By tradition, it will open at the Patriot Convention and Exhibition Center in Kubinka near Moscow on August 15.
Flying find: the X-69 aviation rocket will be shown to the public for the first time
The modular product for hitting ground targets has already been tested in battles
At the international forum "Army-2022" starting on August 15, the aviation high-precision cruise missile X-69 will be presented to the general public for the first time.
"It's easier to make a new fighter than to adapt the MiG-29 for HARM"
Colonel Khodarenok explained why the use of HARM missiles in Ukraine is impossible
Almost all week, the possible use by the Armed Forces of Ukraine of anti-radar missiles AGM-88 HARM manufactured by Raytheon against Russian air defense was discussed. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok figured out what is true and what is fiction in this story.
The UK will send an additional number of MLRS M270 MLRS to Ukraine
Great Britain, along with the United States, remain the main sponsors of the Zelensky regime, supplying Kiev with weapons and money. As stated in London, the British government does not intend to stop the supply of weapons to Ukraine.
Soviet 122 mm howitzer D-30
A special issue of the magazine "Arms Export" published an article by Alexey Degtyarev dedicated to the Soviet 122-mm howitzer D-30. The bmpd blog offers readers the full text. Illustrations for the article are available on the website of the Kalashnikov magazine.
This train is on fire, or "Yenisei" in Donbass
Armored trains of three centuries did not hide on the sidings
The use of the Yenisei armored train built in Siberia in Donbass is a clear proof that military equipment, once considered obsolete, may be quite in demand in new conditions.
Interview with the Executive Director of the Kurgan Machine-building Plant
The TASS news agency, under the heading "The head of Kurganmashzavod: the protection of Russian infantry fighting vehicles will be strengthened following the results of their use in a special operation," published an interview with the executive director of PJSC Kurgan Machine-Building Plant (as part of the Rostec State Corporation's High-Precision Complexes holding) Pyotr Tyukov. It is characteristic that there is no mention of the topic "Kurganets-25" in the interview.
"Any of the commanders of the Airborne Forces dreamed of having heavy weapons in their arsenal"
General Shpak explained why the appearance of the Octopus-SD installation in the Airborne Forces would be a "historic event"
The Airborne Forces will soon receive a modernized 125-mm self-propelled artillery gun 2S25, known as the "Octopus-SD". "Newspaper.Ru" figured out why this self-propelled gun is needed by amphibious troops.
"Paralax" of the last frontier, a spicy North Korean dish and dreams of the White House
At the Army-2022 exhibition-forum, the BMP-3, which can be controlled with a glance, will be presented for the first time
The Signal Research Institute (part of the "High-Precision Complexes" of the Rostec State Corporation) allows you to enter the unreal reality through American glasses and control a combat vehicle. Following the turn of the operator's head, the multi-ton combat vehicle obediently turns the panoramic sight. Another second – and the barrel of the BMP is heading in the direction of the target.
Ukraine has requested the supply of howitzers from the United States, but not the American M777
The 155-mm M777 howitzers delivered by the Americans to Ukraine do not meet the requirements of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Kiev has requested the supply of some other howitzers from the United States, but not these. Also, Ukraine is very much in need of ammunition for American MLRS. This was stated by the Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States Oksana Markarova.
