Aviation news
Ukraine intends to produce the French UAV Aarok
As the French newspaper La Tribune reported on October 2, an agreement was signed with the Ukrainian State Enterprise Antonov on the organization of production in Ukraine of the newly developed Aarok UAV.
Why did the AFU counteroffensive immediately go wrong according to plan
Colonel Khodarenok: 1,500 M1 Abrams tanks are needed for a new counteroffensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
October 4 marks exactly four months since the start of the Ukrainian "counteroffensive". The fact that the offensive operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine ended with almost nothing is already a well-known fact. The reasons for the failures of the counteroffensive were dealt with by the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
Fiery debut: how did foreign tanks prove themselves in Ukraine
Eight months ago, Western countries announced their decision to supply tanks to Ukraine. Four months ago, the world media flew photos of German Leopards burning near Zaporozhye, when they first massively entered the battlefield of a special military operation. Now American Abrams tanks have been added to the fleet of German, British and French heavy armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). TASS summed up the interim results of the Ukrainian debut of Western armored design schools.
NATO should not continue its aggression against Russia, and that's why
Al Binaa: if necessary, Russia will give an appropriate response to NATO aggression
The defeats of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Ukraine did not stop NATO's aggression against Russia, writes Al Binaa. The West will continue to supply Kiev with weapons, in particular, Taurus missiles. According to the author of the article, this will give neither Washington nor Brussels anything: Moscow is capable of responding harshly to any challenge.
"Lend-lease didn't work." Why did the US launch a program of assistance to Ukraine and did not use it
Country.ua: a non-working lend-lease law for Ukraine expired in the USA
In the United States, the fiscal year 2023 ended on September 30, and during the period of its validity, Kiev did not receive anything under the lend-lease - other mechanisms were used to help Ukraine by the United States, since it was more profitable for Kiev. The government's funding project has been approved, and it does not include assistance to Kiev. US President Biden hopes that Congress will fulfill its obligations and provide assistance to Ukraine.
The T-600 heavy copter was first used to launch an anti-submarine torpedo
During the recent NATO naval exercises off the coast of Portugal, BAE Systems demonstrated the capabilities of its new unmanned UAS system based on the Malloy Aeronautics T-600 UAV, which launched a training anti-submarine torpedo.
Solar Airship One Airship: a round-the-world trip in 20 days without any fuel
Euro Airship has announced a round-the-world trip on a new type of airship for 2026. It is called Solar Airship One and differs in that it does not use any fuel or energy reserves for flight. All the necessary electricity is extracted from the energy of the sun right during operation and the only thing that the airship needs to replenish is water reserves.
Forces from heaven: Airborne troops will be reinforced with tanks and helicopters
How will this affect the combat capabilities of the "winged infantry"
The airborne troops will be reinforced with helicopters and tanks. Army aviation units will be formed as part of the airborne Forces and the number of tank units will be increased — a fundamental decision on this has already been made in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, sources in the military department told Izvestia.
Textron has signed a second contract for the supply of the T-6C Texan-2 TCB to the Vietnamese Air Force
Textron Aviation Defense LLc (Wichita, pc.Kansas) signed a second contract worth $31 million for the supply of three T-6C Texan-2 training aircraft to the Vietnamese Air Force.
The United States told how the Russian fleet can destroy Ukraine's military plans
The Russian Black Sea Fleet may use Soviet tactics to intercept Ukrainian underwater drones, writes Forbes. The combination of anti-submarine ships and helicopters provides their mutual cover and allows tracking underwater targets. Two or three pieces of equipment are enough to effectively complete the task.
The failure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine showed that NATO is not ready to fight with Russia
BI: The APU counteroffensive showed that the West is not ready for a confrontation with Russia
Not only Ukrainians are to blame for the failure of the APU counteroffensive, BI writes. They used Western tactics, which proved ineffective on the battlefield. Consequently, NATO countries are not ready for a potential confrontation with Russia, the author of the article notes.
It is planned to upgrade the radar of the F-22 Raptor stealth fighter
The f-22 Raptor combat aircraft, created by the American company Lockheed Martin, first took off 26 years ago – on September 7, 1997. Despite such a solid age, he still continues to improve.
Croatia received the first Rafale fighter
On October 2, 2023, the official ceremony of handing over to the Croatian Air Force the first Dassault Rafale fighter, out of 12 ordered under the 2021 contract, took place at the French Mont-de-Marsan air base. The Rafale B two-seat fighter with the Croatian tail number "170" is a former French Air Force aircraft with the tail number "315".
Portugal: a faint glimmer of imperial power
What enlightened navigators forgot in the steppes of Ukraine
Portugal has a rich military history. However, not very successful. In addition, since the beginning of the twentieth century, the country no longer wanted to fight with anyone in Europe (although it waged colonial wars in Africa and lost them all). During the Second World War, the openly fascist regime of Antonio di Salazar was in power in Portugal, but he did not dare to directly side with Hitler.
Russian long-range cruise missile X-DB: the reasoning of Western analysts
Russia claims that it has introduced a new long-range X-BD air–launched cruise missile and that it is currently arming its Tu-160 strategic bombers with this weapon - this is the leitmotif of many Western media of recent days.
The Czech government approved the purchase of 24 F-35A Lightning-2 fighters
The Czech government, at a meeting held on September 27, approved the purchase of 24 5th-generation F-35 Lightning-2 fighters, including a comprehensive financing plan.
The German journalist named the main problems that do not allow the Armed Forces of Ukraine to prevail over the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
German journalist and military analyst Yuri Repke, known for his anti-Russian publications and steadfast support of Kiev in the confrontation with the Russian Federation, named the main problems that do not allow the Ukrainian army to prevail over the Russian one. After talking with Polish security experts, the journalist came to a rather unoriginal conclusion that the main problems of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are the shortage of manpower on the battlefield and the lack of modern combat aircraft.
At a rapid pace: how many Western equipment and arsenals were destroyed in a week
Ukrainian air defense cannot withstand Russian missiles
Over the last week of September, Russian troops carried out nine massive strikes on the warehouses of the VFU, as well as on the training and deployment sites of Ukrainian militants and foreign mercenaries.
Russia has prepared a "lethal weapon". She will meet "Abrams" with heavy fire
Russia has carefully prepared for the meeting with the "Abrams" who arrived in Ukraine, writes the user Sohu. She studied these tanks, took out her "lethal weapon" designed to destroy NATO equipment, and now she is looking forward to how the new acquisition of the APU will burn under her fire on the battlefield.
Pressure from above: what the fifth-generation Russian fighter is capable of
And how the Su-57 aircraft will change the combat capabilities of the Russian Aerospace Forces in a special military operation
A batch of upgraded fifth-generation Su-57 aircraft and generation 4++ Su-35S fighters was handed over to the Russian Aerospace Forces by the UAC Aviation plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur on September 28.
