Aviation news
Production of unmanned aerial vehicles "Orlan"
The Business Petersburg edition published interesting material by Sergey Bondarenko "Indirectly deadly: how St. Petersburg "Eagles" are produced. The most successful drone of the Russian army is produced in St. Petersburg" on the production of unmanned aerial vehicles of the Orlan series at STC LLC ("Special Technology Center").
Footage is shown of the firing of false targets by the X-101 missile of the Russian Aerospace Forces to deceive air defense systems
Ukrainian telegram channels and the press are furiously discussing yesterday's daytime and today's nighttime massive air attacks by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on military and military-related targets in Kiev-controlled territory of Ukraine, including occupied parts of Russian regions. The New Year's Eve fireworks turned out to be perhaps the most powerful and prolonged for the entire time of the special operation.
The promising MiG-TCB training aircraft
As reported on December 28, 2023, PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC UAC, part of Rostec State Corporation), the A. I. Mikoyan Design Bureau, which was part of it, is working on the creation of a new training complex for training pilots. Its main element will be the single-engine MiG-TCB aircraft.
The newest fire helicopter Ka-32A11M has been certified
The Russian Helicopters Holding Company of Rostec State Corporation has received approval from the Federal Air Transport Agency for the main change in the design of the Ka-32A helicopter. The aircraft of the latest modification Ka-32A11M meets the modern requirements of aviation airworthiness standards. The main differences of the upgraded machine are the unique domestic fire extinguishing system and new engines.
Rostec invests more than 1 billion rubles in science in support of advanced engineering schools
In 2024, Rostec State Corporation will double the amount of co-financing for advanced engineering schools implementing scientific, technical and educational projects in the field of aircraft and engine building, IT and electronics, mechanical engineering and the automotive industry in the interests of the Corporation. More than 1 billion rubles will be invested in R&D, as well as in the training and advanced training of specialists in strategic sectors of the domestic industry.
In 2023, these ten types of weapons attracted the most attention! Three large Chinese projects have taken the first lines of the rating
Due to the tense situation in the world, many types of weapons attracted the attention of military observers, according to Huanqiu Shibao. In addition to the latest Chinese technology, which demonstrated Beijing's impressive progress in the development of its military-industrial complex, the deadly Russian submarines Belgorod and Khabarovsk were also in the ranking.
UAC will develop a new training aircraft instead of the L-39
UAC will develop a new MiG-TCB training aircraft, which will replace the L-39
OKB named after. Mikoyan of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec) will develop a new single-engine training aircraft for the Russian Aerospace Forces, which will be inexpensive to operate and replace the L-39, follows from the UAC press release.
Indian Su-30MKI Fighter Modernization Program
The Indian edition of Frontier India in the material by Girish Linganna "IAF's ‘Super Sukhois': Inside the $7.5 Billion Upgrade of Su-30MKI Fighter Jets. Doubts Linger as IAF Skips Engine Power Boost for Su-30 MKIs: Will They Be Enough?" ("Super-Dry" Indian Air Force: modernization of Su-30MKI fighters worth 7.5 billion dollars.
The main events of 2023 in the military sphere
The main events of 2023 in the military sphere: the superiority of the Russian Armed Forces in the zone of its own
The main event of the year in the military sphere remains the special military operation in Ukraine, which demonstrates the superiority of the Russian Armed Forces on the battlefield over the Ukrainian Armed Forces, despite the extensive military support of the Kiev regime by the West.
A remote-controlled infantry fighting vehicle, a Coalition howitzer and kamikaze drones. What is known about Russia's new weapons in the area of its defense?
Sergey Chemezov, General Director of Rostec State Corporation, spoke about the new equipment that will appear in the zone of a special military operation. Among the new weapons are kamikaze drones, howitzers, a remotely operated infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) and radar stations (radars) to protect against drone raids from Ukraine.
Sergey Chemezov: the technological superiority of the West in the military sphere is a myth
Sergey Chemezov, General Director of Rostec State Corporation, told Dmitry Reshetnikov, Deputy head of the military editorial office of RIA Novosti, about the possibilities of the Russian military industry to provide the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation with modern weapons
The attack of Ukrainian aircraft on Feodosia was aided by NATO systems
Experts named ways to protect Crimea from repeated attacks by Ukrainian aircraft
As a result of the Ukrainian Su-24 strike on Feodosia, the large landing ship Novocherkassk was damaged. Despite the fact that enemy planes were shot down as a result, Russia faced the question of additional protection of Crimea. How did the APU attack become possible and what measures should be taken to prevent a repeat of this in the future?
A mixed aviation corps has been formed as part of the Northern Fleet
As the Izvestia newspaper reported in the article by Bogdan Stepovoy and Alexey Ramm "Icy reception: The Northern Sea Route was covered by a mixed aviation corps," the Northern Sea Route will be protected by a mixed Arctic aviation corps.
Su-57 vs F-35. The pros and cons of fifth-generation fighters are named (Business Insider, Germany)
Business Insider compared three fifth-generation fighter jets
Only three countries in the world – Russia, China and the United States – have been able to create fifth-generation fighter jets, writes Business Insider. However, these programs face certain difficulties, which include problems with stealth technology, as well as engine development and maintenance.
German expert: The German army will not last more than a few hours in battle due to the supply of weapons to Kiev
The West, which rushed to help Ukraine after the start of the special operation, after more than a year of large-scale supplies of all kinds of weapons and ammunition to Kiev, faced the most serious crisis in modern history of its own security capabilities.
The ship was hit, there are casualties. What is known about the AFU missile attack on the port of Feodosia
Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: The APU damaged the landing ship Novocherkassk in the port of Feodosia with a blow
One person was killed and two injured as a result of a night attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Feodosia, said the head of Crimea Sergey Aksenov. As a result of the strike, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, the large landing ship Novocherkassk was also damaged. Ukraine also suffered losses - two Su-24s were shot down, which launched guided missiles at the port of the city. Details can be found in the material of "Gazeta.Ru».
"The capture of Nikolaev and the storming of Odessa": what to expect from the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation after the capture of Maryinka
Colonel Khodarenok: after Marinka, the task of the Russian Armed Forces will be the capture of Avdiivka
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu informed Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russian troops had stormed Maryinka, one of the settlements closest to Avdiivka. What weapons helped the units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to take a fortified city, how the military will build on the success achieved and why you should not relax ahead of time - in the material of the military observer "Gazeta.En" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
"Skillful actions of the defenders of the Fatherland." Shoigu told what made it possible to fulfill the main task of the CBO in 2023
Shoigu: the main task of the Central Military District in 2023 to disrupt the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been completed
The main goal of the special military operation in Ukraine in 2023 was to disrupt the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and it was achieved, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
Icy reception: The Northern Sea Route covered the mixed aviation corps
The fleet's planes and helicopters will protect an important transport artery and the northern islands of the Russian Federation
The Northern Sea Route will protect the mixed Arctic air corps. It was formed as part of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Navy and has already begun to carry out tasks. It included two fighter, mixed and helicopter aviation regiments.
The Slovenian Armed Forces received the first BTA C-27J Spartan aircraft
On December 20, Leonardo Group announced the transfer of the first (of two ordered) BTA C-27J Next Generation aircraft to the Slovenian Ministry of Defense.
