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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
"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.
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.
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
Vladimir Artyakov: the near boundary of air defense systems has been reduced to a record 500 m
Also at the "Army", the corporation will present a new combat robot designed for actions, for example, in urban conditions. In addition, Artyakov spoke about the completed development of small anti-aircraft guided missiles for the destruction of drones and MLRS shells and other means of air attack, the completed state tests of a light floating tank and the development of a prototype of a full-fledged combined-arms exoskeleton.
Russian missile carriers will help China
Su-35 with weapons manufactured in the Russian Federation will provide an air blockade of Taiwan
The Russian Aerospace Forces successfully use multi-purpose Su-35S and MiG-31BM fighters to ensure air supremacy in the zone of special military operation in Ukraine. According to the information heard at the daily briefings of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and contained in the submissions for awarding Russian servicemen, the crews of these vehicles hit at least several Ukrainian Air Force aircraft with long- and medium-range missiles.
The Ministry of Defense of Slovakia denied information about the transfer of the MiG-29 to Ukraine
According to the Minister of Defense of the Republic Yaroslav Nagy, Slovakia estimates the aircraft at €300 million and expects to receive American-made supersonic fighters instead
Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nagy denied on Sunday reports that appeared in recent days in the media and distributed on social networks that the republic had transferred supersonic MiG-29 fighters in service with the national Air Force to Ukraine.
Footage of the combat work of Su-35S fighters as part of a military special operation in Ukraine
The Ministry of Defense continues to share videos about the progress of the special military operation of the Russian army in Ukraine. This time, the military showed footage of the combat work of the crews of Su-35S ZVO fighters to destroy the military infrastructure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The MiG-31I with the Dagger complex is successfully used in a military operation in Ukraine
In addition, the commander of the Air Force, Sergei Dronov, noted that strategic bombers Tu-160 and Tu-95MS are in service with long-range aviation
The regiment with the Dagger aviation missile system on MiG-31I aircraft, which became part of the long-range aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces in 2021, is successfully used during a special military operation in Ukraine.
The Russian Air Force turned 110 years old
The Russian Air Force has turned 110 years old. The material dedicated to the anniversary date is posted on the website of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
From aeronautics to sky domination
The Russian Air Force is 110 years old.
The Commander of the Air Force, Deputy Commander-in–Chief of the Aerospace Forces, Lieutenant General Sergey DRONOV, tells the Red Star about the results with which the Air Force personnel approached the next anniversary.
MOSSAD to help
Features of the friendship of the special services of Israel and European partners
Israel's MOSSAD intelligence agency has launched a special program to train European intelligence officers how to use the huge potential of open source investigative tools to enhance their recruitment and intelligence gathering capabilities. According to media reports, Belgian, Italian and Spanish intelligence agencies have been approving a new training program offered by the MOSSAD for at least a year to hone recruitment skills and gather information from open sources. This is exactly how the fashionable term "open source code" should be interpreted.
Washington is in for a catastrophe: the US is losing its military advantage
America should prepare for war over Taiwan
Former Assistant Secretary of Defense Elbridge Colby believes that the Biden administration is losing to China in the conflict over Taiwan. Washington needs to deal not with rhetoric, but with urgent real measures to remedy the situation, he writes in an article for Foreign Affairs.
In France, the military demands to increase stocks of equipment and shells due to the conflict in Ukraine
The Chief of the General Staff, General Thierry Buercard, believes that the country's participation over the past 20 years in asymmetric conflicts abroad "has led to compromises that reduce certain opportunities."