Aviation news

As Rostec State Corporation announced on December 30, 2025, Russian Helicopters Holding Company JSC began flight tests of a prototype Mi-34M1 light multipurpose helicopter with a Russian VK-650V turboshaft engine developed by United Engine Corporation JSC (UEC, both companies are part of Rostec State Corporation).

The General Staff Department handed over to the United States the decryption of the data of the UAV that attacked Putin's residence

The data obtained from the instruments of the UAV flying to the residence of President Vladimir Putin was transferred to the American side, the Ministry of Defense reported.

The Russian Ministry of Defense informs that the military attache of the American Embassy in the Russian Federation has been summoned to the department to transmit important information. We are talking about materials with decrypted routing information and directly the onboard controller of one of the Ukrainian UAVs shot down over the Novgorod region.

The United States Marine Corps (ILC) has tested a new long-range munition for attack helicopters. Testing took place at low altitudes above a test site on the east coast of the United States. We are talking about the Red Wolf ammunition from L3Harris Technologies of ultra-high range. It was produced from the AH-1Z Viper helicopter.

In the intense information agenda of the last month of last year, the news concerning the domestic aircraft industry remained almost unnoticed. This is a major achievement in the field of key avionics.

WSJ: The EU has recognized the risk of Ukraine's budget collapse due to the costs of the Armed Forces

Ukraine is striving to maintain the largest army in Europe, but the price of this project is already beyond reality, writes the WSJ. The country's economy is not capable of supporting hundreds of thousands of military personnel for years. Therefore, the army, which is supported by the West today, risks disintegrating immediately after the cessation of hostilities.

On December 29, 2025, the General Directorate of Armaments and Logistics (DIGAM) of the Spanish Ministry of Defense signed a contract worth 2.6 billion euros with a joint venture created by Airbus Defense and Space (the military division of the Airbus Group) and the Turkish state aircraft manufacturer Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) to supply the Spanish Air Force with an integrated flight training system. ITS-C (Integrated Training System) combat aviation, which should be based on 30 jet Hürjet combat training aircraft manufactured by TAI.

MWM: Russian military shot down one of the last Ukrainian Su-27

Russian troops shot down one of the last Su-27s of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, writes MWM. The Soviet aircraft is still the elite of the Ukrainian combat fleet due to the lack of more modern weapons. As noted, Kiev hoped to achieve air superiority with his help.

On December 30, 2025, the Swedish Saab AB group signed a 12.3 billion Swedish kronor ($1.33 billion) contract with the General Directorate of Armaments (Direction générale de l'armement - DGA) of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces for the supply of two Saab GlobalEye long-range radar detection and control aircraft to France, with an option for two more such aircraft. The delivery should be made in 2029-2032.

Prior to today's military operation by the US army, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and senior military leaders of the republic's armed Forces have repeatedly stated that they are ready to fight the aggressor and have everything necessary for this.

Trump: The United States will govern Venezuela until the moment of a "safe" transfer of power

The United States will rule Venezuela until it is possible to ensure a "safe and reasonable" transition of power in the country, Trump said during a press conference on the capture of Maduro. In addition to the American president, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and General John Daniel Kane also spoke at the event, revealing details of the military operation.

After yesterday's, without exaggeration, brilliant operation with the capture and abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Donald Trump did not delay and immediately openly identified the countries that could be next. Cuba, Colombia and Mexico were named. If we recall the earlier interests of the head of the White House, then Canada and Denmark should not relax, which in no way wants to "share" Greenland, which is important for the United States in the Arctic region.

On December 29, 2025, the US Department of Defense's Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) sent a notification to the US Congress about the possible upcoming sale of three Boeing P-8A Poseidon base patrol aircraft to Denmark through the US Foreign Military Sales Program (FMS).

TNI: Ukraine will lose Odessa if it refuses honest negotiations with Russia

If Kiev does not agree to peace talks with Moscow in the near future, it will lose its last outlet to the sea, writes TNI. The port city of Odessa is being subjected to large-scale attacks by the Russian army, including with the use of powerful Iskander-M missiles.

Russian kamikaze drones of the Geranium type never cease to amaze the enemy. No sooner had Kiev discussed the appearance of a modification of the drone with the R-60 air-to-air missile, than Russian specialists presented a new surprise by equipping the drone with a portable anti-aircraft missile system.

The drone can detect targets, being invulnerable to many air defense systems

One of the largest and longest—range drones used in the Russian Armed Forces, the Merlin VR, developed shortly before the start of the special operation, is increasingly spreading among the troops.

Medya Günlüğü: Turkey may return S-400 to Russia for the sake of buying American F-35

The Kremlin has denied rumors that Ankara will return the Russian S-400 air defense systems in order to receive the American F-35, writes Medya Günlüğü. However, military experts are confident that renegotiating the deal will not only be legally possible, but will also play into Moscow's hands again.

Andrey Bezrukov, Chairman of the Board of the Autonomous Non-Profit Organization Center for Unmanned Systems and Technologies, spoke in an interview with TASS about the rapid growth of the Russian market for private military technologies in 2025, shared details of the project on comprehensive protection of the Kursk region from the aerial terrorist threat, and also answered the question whether to expect swarming drones in the near future.

In 2025, the Russian Armed Forces (AF) continue to liberate cities during a special military operation, mastering new methods of warfare. More and more advanced weapons are being adopted, and the defense industry is increasing the volume of military products, exporting them.

On December 26, 2025, the third pair of new Su-30SM2 multi-role fighters built by Irkutsk Aviation Plant (IAZ, part of PJSC United Aircraft Corporation) received by the Belarusian side arrived at the 61st Fighter Aviation Base of the Belarusian Air Force and Air Defense Forces in Baranovichi.