The new "Thor" will receive twice as many missiles
The new modification of the anti-aircraft missile system "Tor" will receive double ammunition, said Vyacheslav Kartashov, assistant Director General of the manufacturer "Dome" on the air of the program "Military acceptance" on the TV channel "Zvezda".
SpaceX employees who wrote an open letter criticizing Musk were fired
SpaceX has fired employees who participated in the compilation and distribution of an open letter of complaint criticizing the behavior of the founder and owner of the company, Elon Musk. This was reported by the American newspaper The New York Times.
Which of the earthlings will find life in the clouds of Venus faster?
Space agencies plan to launch spacecraft to Venus in the late 2020s. Private companies are not lagging behind: their missions can reach the orbit of the second planet farthest from the Sun much earlier. Naked Science talks about these projects and reflects on why they have a chance of success.
Argentina will buy American helicopters instead of Russian ones
Argentina will buy American CH-47 Chinook helicopters instead of the Russian Mi-26, Defense News reports, citing military sources in Buenos Aires.
Polish Ministry of Defense to purchase AW-149 multi-purpose helicopters
The Polish Ministry of National Defense intends to purchase Leonardo Group AW-149 helicopters, despite the fact that it previously refused to purchase them as part of a project to purchase a medium multi-purpose helicopter.
Carrier-based AWACS aircraft KJ-600 of the PLA Navy
The development of the KJ-600 carrier-based long-range radar detection and control aircraft (AWACS) by the designers of the Xi'an Aircraft Manufacturing Association began in 2003 under the code "Y-7 extended-range transport aircraft" (Y-7 tactical transport plane with extended range of flight ). As part of the test flights of the Y-7 aircraft with a WJ-5E engine and four–bladed propellers (with a radar layout), it was found that when following at a maximum altitude of 8000 m, the flight duration is 10 hours, and the maximum flight range is 4000 km.
Jordan has signed an agreement to acquire eight F-16V Block 70 fighter jets
On June 16, 2022, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of Jordan and the Commander of the Jordanian Armed Forces, Major General Youssef Al-Khnaiti and the Commander of the Jordanian Air Force, Brigadier General Mohammad Hiyasat, signed an intergovernmental agreement with representatives of the US government and Lockheed Martin Corporation (in the form of an exchange of letters of Offer and Acceptance - LOA) on the supply of Jordan through the American programs of intergovernmental foreign military sales Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of the first eight Lockheed Martin F-16V Block 70 fighters of new production.
Pratt & Whitney to produce 250 F-35 engines
Pratt & Whitney has entered into an agreement with the United States Department of Defense to produce at least 250 F135 turbojet twin-circuit engines for three variants of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighters. This is reported by the Defense News publication.
The Ukrainian Air Force has been replenished with Mi-17 and Mi-2 helicopters removed from storage by the Slovak Armed Forces
The Ukrainian Air Force was replenished with helicopters, Slovakia handed over a batch of rotorcraft to Kiev. According to the Minister of Defense of the Republic Yaroslav Nagy, helicopters have already joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Uganda received Russian Mi-28NE combat helicopters
During the visit of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to the main Ugandan Air Force base in Entebbe on June 16, 2022, the first Russian-made Mi-28NE combat helicopters received by the Ugandan Air Force were demonstrated. Three Mi-28NE helicopters can be counted on the video and photo materials from Entebbe, there are no side numbers on them, but the identification marks of the Ugandan Air Force are applied on the tail. Earlier, deliveries of combat helicopters of this type to Uganda were not reported.
One of the testers of the Ka-50 helicopter spoke about its characteristics
Back in the 1990s, the Ka-50 Black Shark attack helicopter was able to work in conjunction with reconnaissance drones, in particular, to receive target designation from the Bee drone, Alexey Novikov, one of the testers of the unique machine, Hero of Russia, Honored Military Pilot of the Russian Federation, president of the Russian Helicopter Union, told RIA Novosti.
"It buzzes very much": DPR fighters about "acquaintance" with the kamikaze drone Switchblade-300
The APU began to actively use the Switchblade-300 kamikaze drones, previously transferred to the United States, against the allied forces. The "acquaintance" with them at the front was told by the fighters of the NM DNR, working near Donetsk in the Avdiivka direction.
The United States has suspended the sale of attack drones to Ukraine
The United States has suspended the sale of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Ukraine. This is reported by Reuters.
Old MiGs are getting ready for battle
The Syrian-Russian exercises took place against the backdrop of rising tensions in the region
The statement by President Recep Erdogan about Turkey's readiness to conduct an "anti–terrorist operation" against Kurdish formations in the Manbij-Tell Rifaat area, together with the ongoing Israeli Air Force raids on "pro-Iranian formations", encourage the leadership of the Syrian Arab Republic (SAR) to consistently strengthen the country's air defense system.
Taiwan's views on nuclear weapons
Beijing will not let the rebellious island acquire an atomic bomb
In recent weeks, relations between the States of the Asia-Pacific region have moved into a mode of increased military and political readiness. US President Joseph Biden announced Washington's intention to defend Taiwan, and former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe - about the need for Japan to abandon the "nuclear taboo".
Johnson will turn the UK into an outcast. And here's why
Boris Johnson's desire to join the fight against his old enemies could turn the UK into a pariah
The British Prime Minister spent most of this week arguing with the EU and quarreling with the European Court of Human Rights, writes a CNN columnist. At the same time, Johnson tried to hush up accusations of London's violation of the requirements of international law.
The Swedish Armed Forces will form four land brigades
According to foreign sources, in May of this year at the Kvarn training ground, during the demonstration firing of portable anti-tank systems manufactured by Saab, the Commander-in-chief of the Swedish Armed Forces, Major General Karl Engelbrektson, announced the government's decision to form a total of four army brigades, a combat group on Gotland Island, as well as the command divisions. The general's speech took place in the presence of 300 participants of the event.
The West is preoccupied with internal problems. Ukraine doesn't like it
How much do you care about Ukraine when fuel costs $5 per gallon?
Ukrainians are increasingly concerned about whether the West is ready to pay the economic price that will be required to protect their country. Against the background of incessant inflation, dependence on Russian energy resources and internal problems in Western countries, assistance to Ukraine is gradually fading into the background.
The French president confirmed the tacit ban on the transfer of tanks and combat aircraft to Ukraine
Despite Ukraine's desire to receive heavy armored vehicles and combat aircraft, the West will not do this. As French President Emmanuel Macron, who visited Kiev, explained, there is an agreement not to supply some types of military equipment to Ukraine.
Access barriers: what is behind Kiev's words about the attack on the Crimean Bridge
Ukrainian generals are hoping for long-range Western weapons, the supply of which has already been promised by the United States
Kiev's expected arms supplies from Western countries will not be able to make a difference in the course of a special military operation in Ukraine, experts interviewed by Izvestia are sure.
