Defense Blog: Ukrainian military will receive former Afghan helicopters as part of US assistance

The Armed Forces of Ukraine may receive new helicopters in the spring as part of US military assistance. The American side intends to transfer the Mi-17V5 and Mi-8MTV helicopters, which belonged to the Afghan Air Force (Air Force). This is reported by the Defense Blog.

France conducted bench tests of the engine for the Next Generation Fighter aircraft

The aircraft engine, which is designed for a promising new generation aircraft, was tested in France. The new power unit is built on the basis of the Dassault Rafale fighter engine, the Eurasian Times reports with reference to the Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) of France.

South Korean F-35A Lightning II fighter jet landed "on its belly" because of a small bird

An emergency landing of the South Korean fifth-generation fighter F-35A Lightning II was caused by a small bird getting into its engine, Defense Blog writes.

The reliability of the latest American fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets has been called into question.

It has been established that during the intensive operation of the F-35 over the sea surface, the stealth coating of aircraft undergoes severe corrosion and destruction.

TAI plans to produce two Hürjet aircraft per month from 2025

In the next two months, Turkey will present an improved Hürjet combat aircraft. After 2025, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) plans to produce two aircraft per month. Plans for the release of a new aircraft were revealed by the head of TAI Temel Kotil, reports Daily Sabah.

The Ministry of Defense of Morocco plans to purchase two new maritime patrol aircraft after completing an appropriate assessment of the equipment available on the international market in the coming months.

The Philippine Air Force is updating its helicopter fleet. Yesterday, January 17, the Reuters news agency reported that the Ministry of Defense of the Philippines announced the purchase of 32 new S-70i Black Hawk helicopters of Polish assembly.

Cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov found the last leak site in the module compartment, so the partners' concern is not justified, the state corporation noted

Cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov found the last place of the leak in the compartment of the Zvezda module on the ISS, after the delivery of special means it will be eliminated. The concern of the partners is not justified, Dmitry Strugovets, head of the Roscosmos press service, told reporters on Tuesday.

The head of ESA, Josef Aschbacher, stressed that the ISS provides "unique opportunities for conducting research in space"

The European Space Agency (ESA) expects that the International Space Station (ISS) will continue its work until 2030. This was stated to journalists on Tuesday by ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher.

This may indicate that the rocks of Gale crater were formed in conditions similar to those on Earth. But in order to assert this, additional conditions are needed

The Curiosity rover measured the proportions of carbon isotopes in Martian methane molecules extracted from several dozen samples of Martian rocks. Its isotopic composition turned out to be close to the gas produced by terrestrial bacteria, the results of the study were published by the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The Americans are preparing a new rocket-carrying aircraft for hypersonic. On January 17, the press service of Stratolaunch LLC announced the successful completion of the third stage of flight tests of the Roc giant aircraft.

The asteroid has a complex non-spherical shape

The Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics (IPM) of the Russian Academy of Sciences has clarified the parameters of the potentially dangerous kilometer asteroid 7482 (1994 PC1), which is approaching the Earth. This is stated in the message of the institute, distributed on Tuesday.

The presence of hypersonic Zircon missiles in Russia makes it unnecessary to deploy military infrastructure, in particular, in Latin America, believes the head of the State Duma Committee on Defense Andrei Kartapolov.

Izvestia: Arctic tests of the Kinzhal hypersonic complex have been completed

Arctic tests of the Russian hypersonic complex "Dagger" have ended. Missile testing, which took place in the northern latitudes, was recognized as successful. This is reported by Izvestia with reference to sources in the military department.

At the beginning of March 1995, the Chechen capital was mostly liberated from militants. Only a few areas on the outskirts remained under their control, but even there it was planned to carry out sweeps by the forces of internal troops, which were to be given tanks.

The Ukrainian military announced requirements for a car that will replace the Soviet BMP-1 and BMP-2

The Command of the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has revealed the requirements for a promising light infantry fighting vehicle (BMP). The new equipment can replace the Soviet BMP-1 and BMP-2, Defense Express reports.

The Brazilian Army Command plans to analyze the national and international markets as part of a project to purchase 155 mm self-propelled howitzers on a wheeled chassis (VBCOAP 155 mm SR).

In the modern Iraqi army, probably like nowhere else in the world, a large number of armored evacuation vehicles of various types are operated. Currently, the units of the ground forces present samples of Russian, Chinese, American, Ukrainian and Polish production.

The most common ceremonial weapon in the world is the Simonov self-loading carbine. The weekly "Zvezda" figured out what symbolizes the weapons that are armed with honor guards in the armies of various countries of the world.

On January 18, 1974, a new Kalashnikov assault rifle, the AK-74, and the PKK-74 light machine gun created on its basis were adopted by the army of the Soviet Union. The new weapon was designed for a low-pulse cartridge of 5.45×39 mm.