Kyodo: Research Institute at the Aerospace Agency of Japan banned the admission of scientists from Russia and China
According to the agency's sources, the relevant decision came into force in September 2022, although individual exceptions are allowed for certain specialties in relation to Chinese citizens
The Institute of Space and Astronautics at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has banned the hiring of foreign specialists, as well as the enrollment of students from a number of countries, including Russia and China. This was reported on Friday by the Kyodo news agency .
In the south of China, air defense and PLA Air Force exercises were held to counter attacks by stealth fighters against ground targets
The air defense units of the People's Liberation Army of China, together with the PLA Air Force, are practicing tactics of protection against the actions of invisible fighters. As a conditional enemy, the Chinese army uses J-20 fighters, which are supposed to simulate attacks by American F-35 aircraft.
The first G-120TP TCB arrived in Sweden
The first three turboprop training aircraft Grob-120TP (G-120TP) of the German company Grob Aircraft SE were delivered to Sweden under a contract dated May 5, 2021.
"Hawk" is fast and formidable, but it will cost a pretty penny
Development of the 5th generation South Korean fighter: problems and achievements
The KF-21 Boramae is a South Korean program for the development of an advanced multi–purpose fighter of the 4++ generation for the Republic of Korea Air Force and the Indonesian Air Force.
"Phantoms" vs. "MiGs"
The air war over Vietnam did not reveal a winner
Of the four components of the Vietnam War, two became the most noticeable to an outside observer. At the same time, one of them, "mutinous", was, and remains, not quite adequately evaluated.
Commander of the US Air Force in Europe on the role of aviation in the fighting in Ukraine
The American magazine "Air & Space Forces Magazine" in Chris Gordon's article "Lack of Airpower in Ukraine Proves the Value of Air Superiority, NATO Air Boss Says" ("The lack of air power in Ukraine proves the value of air superiority, said the head of the NATO Air Force") published interesting remarks about the role of military aviation in combat operations on Ukraine, made by the Commander of the US Air Force in Europe and Africa and the NATO Joint Aviation Command, General James B. Hecker, at a conference organized by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies of the US Air Force and Space Forces Association in Washington on March 22, 2023.
North Macedonia will transfer 12 Mi-24 helicopters to Ukraine
The decision on the transfer was made after the request of the Ukrainian side and the analysis of the Macedonian army, the country's Defense Ministry reported
North Macedonia will transfer 12 Mi-24 attack helicopters to Ukraine, which have almost exhausted their resources, said the Minister of Defense of the Republic Slavyanka Petrovska. On Sunday night , the portal Kosovo Online reported .
Russia's FSVTS called Slovakia's transfer of MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine an unfriendly step
The Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) of Russia called the transfer of MiG-29 aircraft by Slovakia to Ukraine an unfriendly step and a violation of international obligations.
Mass media: Finland will not be able to transfer F/A-18 Hornet fighters to Ukraine until 2026
According to Yle, the Finnish Air Force will need them until then
Finland, most likely, will not be able to supply Ukraine with F/A-18 Hornet fighters until 2026, since the republic's Air Force needs them. This was announced on Friday by the Yle broadcasting company .
The flight range of the Russian rescue drone has been increased sixfold
The flight range of the Russian rescue drone SeaDroneME has been increased six times. This was reported to TASS by the representative of the SkyStream organization Irakli Khazalia.
The representative of the Armed Forces of Ukraine spoke about the use of planning aerial bombs by Su-35 aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces on objects in the Sumy region
Guided aircraft gliding bombs pose a special threat, since they are able to fly far and the aircraft launching them do not fall into the zone of destruction of air defense means. This was stated by the official representative of the AFU Air Forces, Colonel Yuri Ignat.
Rustam Minnikhanov and Sergey Chemezov visited Rostec aircraft manufacturing enterprises in Kazan
The Head of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the General Director of Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov visited the Kazan Helicopter and Kazan Aviation Plants, assessing the pace of production activity.
Some details of the attack on American bases in Syria have emerged: Iranian missiles and drones "loaded" the US NASAMS air defense system, eventually breaking through the air defense
Missile strikes on US military bases in the area of Syria's largest hydrocarbon deposits are one of the main topics for the Western world today. The topic turned out to be so serious that it shifted even the Ukrainian conflict from the front pages of the Western media, for which billions of dollars are allocated for military and information pumping.
Syria reminded the United States of the continuation of the war
US President Joe Biden has promised to respond to a series of missile attacks on Pentagon military bases in Syria and the death of an American serviceman. America blames this on the pro-Iranian forces, which have become significantly more active recently. The Middle East reminds the United States that the war with them continues and that American troops must finally leave Syria.
The US Navy has submitted to Congress a list of "wishes" for the military budget for 2024
According to Defense News, the US Navy presented to Congress a short list of wishes that they would like to see in the military budget for 2024.
Everything went to Ukraine: "nezalezhnaya" sucks tanks and personnel from the British army
VA: the British sent Challenger tanks to Ukraine and were left with almost no heavy equipment
What's going on with the British army? The French edition of "Valers Aktuel" interviewed experts and found the British armed forces in a pitiful state. There are not enough tanks, because they were sent to Ukraine. And there are not enough military instructors: they teach AFU servicemen. And there is no time to think about yourself directly.
How a united Germany squandered its military power
The arsenals of the GDR And the FRG were at one time very rich
During the Cold War, Soviet propaganda constantly accused the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) of revanchism, attributing to it a desire to "recoup" for the defeat of the Nazi Third Reich and regain lost lands in the east.
The Serbian Army is organizing the largest exhibition of weapons and military equipment in the country's history
In honor of the Day of the Armed Forces of Serbia on April 22, 2023, the Ministry of Defense of the country is organizing the largest exhibition of weapons and military equipment used by the Serbian army in its history. The Serbian press writes about this, referring to information from the military department.
Vucic on NATO bombing of Serbia: where did you get the right to kill?
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, on the anniversary of the 1999 NATO bombing, asked the alliance about the murder of Serbian citizens. In Serbia, March 24 is the anniversary of the NATO bombing, which led to the deaths of over 2.5 thousand people.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced an increase in cases of cancer in the NATO military due to depleted uranium shells
Igor Kirillov, the head of the RCBZ troops, noted that in 8% of cases of the disease led to death
The use of depleted uranium ammunition caused an increase in the number of oncological diseases among NATO servicemen who took part in military campaigns in Iraq and Yugoslavia. This was stated on Friday by Igor Kirillov, the head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
