Source: the second flight of the IL-112B military transport aircraft is scheduled for March 30
It is reported that at the end of January 2021, low-frequency tests of the aircraft ended
The first Russian light military transport aircraft IL-112B will make its second test flight from the airfield of the Voronezh Aircraft Factory on March 30. This was reported to TASS by a source in the aircraft industry.
Military drones will be used to monitor the fire situation in the west of Russia
Military drones "Orlan-10" will monitor the fire situation on the territory of the Kursk, Voronezh and Belgorod regions, the press service of the Western Military District reported.
The destruction of the L-39 aircraft by the Orion drone was shown on video
In the Network there was a video of the use of the Orion strike drone missile on the L-39 aircraft. The second part of Alexander Rogatkin's report "Winged Hunters", dedicated to domestic drones, was released on the channel "Russia-24".
In China, they declared the superiority of the J-16 over the Su-30
The Chinese fourth-generation J-16 fighter is flawless and far superior to the Russian Su-30, writes the Global Times, referring to the statement of the instructor pilot Wang Songxi from the Air Force (Air Force) of the Northern Command of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA).
Naval aviation of the Baltic Fleet conducted an exercise in the Kaliningrad region
Front-line SU-24M bombers and SU-30SM multi-purpose fighters have practiced bombing ground targets at a training ground in the Kaliningrad region, the press service of the Baltic Fleet (BF) reported.
We will protect you at any cost
is Japan blocking the coveted islands?
One of the main news of March was the proposal of Japanese experts to implement the blockade of the Kuril Islands. The initiative in his article for the Internet portal Japan Newsweek was put forward by former diplomat Akio Kawatao.
Choke hold, Sudan transit, and wheeled howitzers
NATO will not reduce military activity around Russia
The Black Sea is once again becoming the scene of Moscow's military deterrence. In the Romanian Constanta, a large – scale military exercise of the North Atlantic Alliance "Sea Shield-2021"is being prepared. It will be attended by more than 2.5 thousand military personnel, 18 ships and support vessels from Bulgaria, Greece, Spain, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, the United States and Turkey.
Rosgvardiya will strengthen the security of the Arctic, Crimea and the Far East
Rosgvardiya will strengthen its work on ensuring security in the strategically important areas of the Arctic, Crimea and the Far East, improve the fight against terrorism, and the agency will also pay attention to the well-being of its personnel, the head of Rosgvardiya Viktor Zolotov said in a festive greeting.
Interview with Rear Admiral Jihat Yayji on maritime security and development of the Turkish Navy
The first issue of the magazine "Arms Export" for 2021 published an interview with Rear Admiral Jihat Yayji-Chief of Staff of the Naval Forces of the Republic of Turkey in 2017-2020. We present to your attention the full text of the conversation.
Rostec will start production of a new hydroacoustic coating for submarines of the Borey-A project"
The external rubber coating of submarines allows you to effectively suppress your own noise and external sonar signals
Cheboksary Production Association named after V. I. Chapaev (the company is part of the "Technodinamika" of the state Corporation "Rostec" ) in May will begin production of upgraded hydroacoustic coating for strategic nuclear submarines "Borey-A", Deputy General Director of the company for rubber production Sergey Sandalov told reporters.
The head of the Defense Committee of the SF called the naval base being created in Sudan a guarantor of stability in the Red Sea region
The Russian point of logistics of the Navy in Sudan will become a guarantor of stability in the Red Sea region, said the head of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security Viktor Bondarev.
Unique characteristics. Military expert on the shooting in the Barents Sea
The warship of the Northern Fleet "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov" carried out a training firing of a cruise missile in the Barents Sea. Military expert, captain of the 1st rank of the reserve Vasily Dandykin on the air of Sputnik radio assessed the results of the exercises.
"Zircon" successfully passed the tests from the surface carrier
According to the source, state tests will begin in the near future
Flight design tests (LKI) of the hypersonic missile "Zircon" from the surface carrier-the frigate "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov" of the Northern Fleet-have been successfully completed, and state tests will begin in the near future. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.
USC faces refusals from foreign companies to service delivered ship equipment-Rakhmanov
"United Shipbuilding Corporation" began to face systematic refusals of foreign companies to service already delivered equipment, said the head of the USC Alexey Rakhmanov.
Under the protection of Rosgvardiya 7 ships with nuclear power plants and 9 ports of the Northern Sea Route-Viktor Zolotov
Director of the Federal Service of the National Guard Troops – Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation, Army General Viktor Zolotov, held an extended meeting of the final board of the Rosgvardiya with the leadership of the department, district commanders, heads of territorial bodies, commanders of military units and formations of the National Guard troops of the Russian Federation, during which the results of the service and combat activities of the Rosgvardiya in 2020 were summed up, as well as the tasks for the current 2021 were clarified.
The United States handed over $ 3.3 million worth of radio equipment to the Estonian Armed Forces
The United States of America has donated $ 3.3 million worth of radio equipment to the Estonian Defense Forces to support the Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) system.
The Ministry of Defense told about the "new type of war" between the United States and Russia
The United States and Western countries have launched a "mental" war against Russia, the purpose of which is the destruction of self-consciousness, said the magazine "Arsenal of the Fatherland" Adviser to the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, the actual state adviser of the third class Andrey Ilnitsky.
Armored vehicles "Shot" continue to operate in Syria
In Syria, along with the "Tigers", "Typhoons-K", "Lynxes", the operation of the "Shot"armored vehicles continues. A new photo of such a combat vehicle in desert camouflage, armed with a 12.7-mm NSV-12.7 "Utes" machine gun, has appeared on the Network.
Two-link snowmobiles "Aleut" entered service with a motorized rifle unit of the VVO in Transbaikalia
The two-link tracked floating snow-and-mud vehicles of high cross-country capability GAZ-3344-20 "Aleut" were put into service with the motorized rifle unit of the VVO, stationed in the Trans-Baikal Territory.
Eight upgraded infantry fighting vehicles entered service with the Central Military District Tank Division in the Chelyabinsk Region
Eight upgraded BMP-2M infantry fighting vehicles entered service with motorized rifle units of the Guards Tank Division of the Central Military District, stationed in the Chelyabinsk region.