Aviation news

The Chinese military is planning to present the latest multi-purpose stealth fighter J-35A to the general public at the Zhuhai Air Show. This is reported by the publication "Ta Kung Pao". The publication notes that the presentation is timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the founding of the PRC Air Force.

According to unconfirmed reports, the Swedish company Saab with the JAS-39 Gripen fighter won the Colombian Air Force tender for the purchase of new multifunctional fighters.

In the United States, large-scale exercises Gray Flag 2024 took place in southern California. For the first time, they took pictures of the F/A-18F Super Hornet carrier-based fighter with a large number of missiles on board, including the latest AIM-174.

New evidence of the filigree work of Russian kamikaze drones "Lancet" from the Kalashnikov concern continues to appear on the web. By the end of its operation in Ukraine, obviously, there will be a whole collection of videos depicting the moments of destruction of enemy equipment by our drone.

For the first time in history, the naval forces of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA Navy) are conducting exercises with the participation of both their combat aircraft carriers. And these ships, and many of the planes on them, are to a large extent the heirs of Soviet military-industrial power. In a sense, the Chinese show what the Soviet Navy could create. And this is really a real power capable of challenging the aircraft carriers of the US Navy.

Vadim Badekha, who previously held the position of head of the United Engine Corporation, was appointed CEO of the United Aircraft Corporation

Rostec State Corporation has made personnel changes in the aviation cluster. Vadim Badekha, who previously held the position of head of the United Engine Corporation (UEC), has been appointed CEO of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC).