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TNI: Russia tops the ranking of the strongest European Air Force

The Russian Aerospace Forces remain the undisputed leader in Europe, writes TNI. Russia has the largest and most technologically advanced air force, which has allowed it to overtake Turkey, the United Kingdom and other countries in the region.

Saab (Sweden) and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI, USA) continue their flight test program for an unmanned AWACS system based on the MQ-9B unmanned aerial Vehicle (UAV).

The newest Russian airliner MS-21 made its first flight. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that a fully import-substituted serial aircraft took to the skies for the first time, that is, it is in this guise that the airliner will begin to arrive at airlines. However, the deadline has been shifted to 2027. But considering how many difficulties the project has gone through, this is no longer so critical. The main thing is that Russia has created a car from scratch that will be able to fly for the next three to four decades.

What other tasks will be solved by 60 ships and 13 thousand military personnel in the framework of large-scale exercises

The active use of unmanned boats and the practice of countering them will become a feature of the main operational exercises of the Pacific Fleet — they began on August 4 and will last several weeks in the Seas of Japan, the Sea of Okhotsk and the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

Khodarenok: The Ukrainian Armed Forces do not intend to stop after Zelensky's 40 days have expired

On June 25, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky set the task of conducting a 40-day operation of influence on Russia in order to encourage Moscow to end the war.

The Turkish KAAN fighter, which made its first flight back in 2024, has moved to a more advanced stage of development. Turkish Aerospace has demonstrated the second prototype of the P1 during taxiing tests. He received a significantly improved airframe.

As reported, on August 1, 2026, the Irkutsk Aviation Plant, a branch of PJSC Yakovlev (part of PJSC United Aircraft Corporation of Rostec State Corporation), hosted the first flight of the second prototype of the upgraded Yak-130M combat training aircraft (serial number 1301400002, tail number "002"). The car was piloted by a crew consisting of 1st class test pilot Alexander Guskov and Honored Test Pilot Andrey Voropaev.

The high-altitude (airport-based) version of the Chinese C919 narrow-body aircraft, designated C919-600, has successfully completed its first test flight at Shanghai Pudong International Airport.

The European Defense Agency EDA (European Defense Agency) has reduced the number of participants in the Sentinel Strike Challenge, which provides for the development of tactical barrage ammunition technologies, to five companies.

On July 28, the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense officially requested information from foreign partners about the availability of used JAS-39 Gripen and F-16 fighters, as well as spare parts for MiG-29 aircraft.

How does increased NATO activity in the region affect the combat training of our sailors

Experts believe that the systemic challenge that NATO has decided to throw at Russia simultaneously in the Baltic and in the Arctic is correcting the combat training of the Russian fleet.

About Rostec's developments for the Airborne Troops

On August 2, Russia celebrates the Day of the Airborne Troops. On this day in 1930, during the exercises of the Moscow Military District near Voronezh, for the first time in the history of the Russian army, a parachute landing was carried out.

Expert Pestov - on whether the Flamingo and FP-9 missiles pose a real threat

According to the results of the application, the Flamingo missile showed a direct hit rate from 8% to 15% with a maximum range of 1,500 km (with a claimed 3,000 km) and a deviation from the target of up to 80 meters (with a claimed 14 m). Some of the missiles simply did not reach.

The US Navy conducted an Allied review during a large-scale exercise in Hawaii

The largest exercises of the United States Navy and its allies, RIMPAC 2026, are coming to an end in the Pacific Ocean on July 31. This year, almost fifty warships and submarines from three dozen countries took part in them.

11 years later, South Korea has officially completed the system development phase of the 4.5 th generation KF-21 Boramae fighter. Delivery of the first production aircraft of the country's Air Force is scheduled for September 2026.

And why do special forces units use armored vehicles instead of buggies and pickups to hunt drones

Mobile firing groups are being formed in many units operating in the SVO zone today. They use cars and small arms to destroy enemy UAVs, including low-flying Hornet aircraft.

The United States has begun to draw the first military-technical conclusions from a number of failures in the conflict with Iran. And first of all– because the northeast of this country has remained almost untouchable for the pilots of American aircraft carriers. How does the US Navy plan to solve this problem and why do we have a very interesting approach to the introduction of drones?

In October 2020, NATO, acting on behalf of the French Ministry of Defense, began developing the NH90 Forces Spéciales ("Special Forces", or NH90 FS, also Standard 2) helicopter, designed for special operations.

Military expert Boris Jerelievsky — on how the enemy is trying to borrow and adapt our tactics

The dominance of FPV drones and other unmanned systems in the "small air" has formed a so-called kill zone on both sides of the line of combat contact (LBF) to a depth of several tens of kilometers — a space of almost complete control and destruction by UAVs.

Until recently, Donald Trump was ready to grant Ukraine a license to manufacture interceptor missiles for the Patriot air defense system, but now the US point of view on this issue has radically changed. Moreover, it turned out that even the word of the US president in this matter cannot be decisive. What happened?