VKS will receive a new batch of Mi-28NM helicopters
In 2021, the second batch of the latest Mi-28NM Night Hunter attack helicopters will be delivered to the Aerospace Forces.
Mi-8 helicopters will receive new ballistic protection
The Mi-8AMT and Mi-8MTV-1 transport helicopters will receive new ballistic protection, Igor Kiyamov, Managing Director of the Novosibirsk Aircraft Repair Plant (NARZ, part of the Russian Helicopters holding and will carry out these works), said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
Ka-52M attack helicopters to be exported
Russia plans to launch an upgraded version of the Ka-52M Alligator reconnaissance and attack helicopter on the international market.
Rostec will present the VK-1600V demonstrator engine for the Ka-62 helicopter at the MAKS-2021 salon
United Engine Corporation will begin bench testing of the VK-1600V demonstrator engine in the second half of the year
The United Engine Corporation (UEC) of Rostec will present the VK-1600V demonstrator engine for the Ka-62 helicopter in July at the MAKS-2021 International Aerospace Salon. This was announced by TASS on Thursday at the HeliRussia 2021 exhibition by the general designer of UEC-Klimov (part of UEC) Vsevolod Eliseev.
Rostec will begin flight testing of the VK-650V engine for light helicopters in 2023
Serial production of the engines is planned to begin in 2024
Flight tests of the VK-650V engine, designed to replace the French powerplants on the Ka-226T and Ansat light helicopters, are scheduled to begin in 2023. This was announced by TASS on Thursday in the framework of the international exhibition HeliRussia 2021, the general designer of UEC-Klimov (part of the United Engine Corporation Rostec) Vsevolod Eliseev.
The equivalent of the Su-57 of the US Air Force will receive a" very large " missile
The F-15EX Eagle II fighter of the US Air Force, considered an analogue of the Russian Su-57, is likely to receive a new "very long" range air-to-air missile, reports The Drive.
The US is interested in the "strange hangar" on the Chinese base
In the press, the United States became interested in the "strange hangar" located on the Chinese base, and are trying to unravel its purpose. Satellite images show that it, along with an auxiliary object, is located at the People's Liberation Army Air Force bomber base 30 miles from the capital of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, according to Military Review.
The Polish Air Force plane gave the signal of capture. The Defense Ministry explained this with exercises
The Polish military explained why the Boeing Air Force gave an alarm signal
The pilot of the Polish Air Force plane with the military command on board broadcast the signal 7500, meaning the capture of the plane. After that, the plane stopped communicating and headed towards the Atlantic Ocean. The board is not displayed on radars. According to the Polish military, the hijacking is part of the exercise.
The launch of the Soyuz-2.1 b rocket with OneWeb satellites from Vostochny is scheduled for May 27
The number of the company's satellites in near-Earth space will reach 218, the Arianespace corporation reported.]
The launch of the Soyuz-2.1 b carrier rocket with 36 British OneWeb communications satellites from the Vostochny cosmodrome is scheduled for May 27. This was reported on Thursday in the press service of the French corporation Arianespace.
The US will develop the " Artemis Agreements"
Washington hopes to expand the number of participants in the agreement on the norms of behavior in space and on the development of the Moon, said the head of NASA Bill Nelson.]
The United States authorities will continue to promote the agreements proposed by the previous administration on standards of conduct in space and on the exploration of the Moon, called the "Artemis Agreements", and hope to expand the number of their participants.
The Ingenuity helicopter will make its sixth mission to Mars next week
The helicopter will move 150 meters in a south-easterly direction and take several pictures of a section of the planet's surface
The Mars-based Ingenuity helicopter will make its sixth flight over the planet's surface next week and move to a new location. This is reported on the website of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
NASA said that China is a successful rival of the United States in space exploration
According to the head of the US space agency Bill Nelson, Beijing intends to land a man on the moon soon
China is an extremely energetic rival for the United States in the field of space exploration, including the Moon and Mars, and Washington should step up its efforts to keep up in this race.
How the Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system works»
There was another sharp deterioration in relations between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, which turned into an unprecedented rocket-artillery duel, in which thousands of unguided missiles launched from the Gaza Strip are opposed by the Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system.
The source called the timing of the start of state tests of "Zircon" with " Admiral Gorshkov»
The state tests of the hypersonic missile "Zircon" from the frigate "Admiral Gorshkov" will be held in June this year. This was announced on Thursday, May 20, TASS reports, citing sources in the military-industrial complex.
The US Army used mock-ups of the BPM-2 in exercises in California
The US army continues to use armored vehicles depicting the Russian BMP-2 and T-72 in the course of combat training. Such equipment is currently located at the site of the US Army National training Center Fort Irwin in the Mojave Desert (California).
Czech Republic tests new IFVs to replace Soviet ones
The Czech Republic continues to part with the Soviet past. Yesterday, May 19, the press service of the Czech Defense Ministry announced the "equator" of tests of three models of BMP, claiming to replace the Soviet BMP-2, which were produced under license in Czechoslovakia as BVP-2.
Self-propelled guns on the chassis of an almost forgotten tank will smash terrorists in Africa
To fight the terrorists, the Nigerian army intends to use its most powerful self-propelled artillery. We are talking about the 155-mm Palmaria of Italian production, which were delivered in the 80s.
New version of the Boxer armored personnel carrier
It is reported that the German consortium ARTEC (now unites the companies Rheinmetall Defense and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann/KMW, now KNDS) presented a variant of the GTK Boxer (8x8) wheeled armored personnel carrier created for an unnamed "Middle Eastern customer", equipped with a new remote-controlled combat module Protector RT60 of the Norwegian Kongsberg group.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations will create a Center for the development of robotics
The EMERCOM of Russia will have its own design bureau for the development of robotic systems of the future. It sounds loud, but maybe that's not just how it will be on paper. At least, the scientists of the Ministry of Emergency Situations have already signed an agreement with the Central Research Institute of Robotics and Cybernetics on cooperation and very much hope for success.
Russian patrol ship "Vasily Bykov" makes the transition to the Mediterranean Sea
The patrol ship of the Black Sea Fleet "Vasily Bykov" is making a planned transition from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, currently the crew of the ship has passed the Black Sea Bosphorus Strait and is passing the Dardanelles Strait, said the head of the information support Department of the Black Sea Fleet, Captain 2nd rank Alexey Rulev.
