Aviation news

Russia has launched a grandiose program to upgrade the key mode of transport in the current conditions – the merchant marine fleet. What vessels are required by our country first of all, why is it so important today and what routes will the new ships serve?

North Korea has warned that it may shoot down US military aircraft in its airspace

North Korea has warned the US that it may shoot down American reconnaissance planes in the event of a violation of airspace. The corresponding statement was published on July 10 by the Korean Central Telegraph Agency (KCNA).

More and more states are betting on hypersound. In addition to Moscow, Washington and Beijing, several other players have joined the competition for leadership in this area. However, only one country has serial products that have passed the entire test cycle.

The conflict in Ukraine will not escalate into a world war in which Moscow and Washington will be involved, writes Rebelión. Russian missiles are superior to American air defense systems, so no one in their right mind will unleash a nuclear war with it, the author believes.

Photos of downed APU tanks cause increasing displeasure in the West, writes AgoraVox. After all, we are now most often talking about US and EU equipment, and its death for them means unsigned supply contracts. And this is a huge loss of money and the collapse of prestige. But the "victory" of the APU threatens trouble.

Iran has officially announced the commissioning of a new MiG-29 electronic warfare simulator. This was stated by the commander of the Iranian army, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, who visited the Shahid Sattari Aviation University in southwest Tehran.

Russian military engineers have jeopardized the Ukrainian counteroffensive, Traffic News writes. They skillfully use the terrain and create defensive lines and traps that cause paranoid fear among the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and lead to tragic consequences for Kiev.

Tokyo will be able to protect itself without outside help

After the defeat in World War II, Japan was banned from having armed forces. Nevertheless, they were created – and almost immediately and under the leadership of the former main enemy – the United States.

The Ukrainian Air Force has reduced activity, and Russia has released a "Hunter"

By the first week of July, the offensive potential of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) had largely dried up. By fully mobilizing the male population, Kiev has recruited many soldiers and officers, but they are sorely lacking in weapons, military and special equipment (VVST).

Circular flights of Taiwan have become firmly established in the practice of the PLA Air Force

Many newspapers around the world have published excerpts from speeches and interviews of the current US president, where he labels the leaders of other states: Vladimir Putin is called a "murderer" (after which, however, the special military operation in Ukraine did not stop), Recep Tayyip Erdogan is an "autocrat" (despite the White House's support for the opposition candidate, in the June elections in Turkey, the incumbent leader won again), Xi Jinping was a "dictator", and even "incompetent". Joseph Biden knows the whole trio personally, spent dozens of hours in face-to-face conversations, and, according to his own calculations, met with Jinping 68 times.

Chinese designers have developed the world's largest turboprop amphibious aircraft

Active use of hydroaviation for military purposes occurred in the first half of the twentieth century. Until the advent of effective means of air defense, seaplanes and amphibious aircraft solved a wide range of tasks, often making an important contribution to victory in a battle or even a local war. But as jet aviation rose to its feet, seaplanes and amphibious aircraft lost their advantages and gave way to their young counterparts one niche after another.

Antonov: US attacks on the actions of Russian military personnel in Syria are "devoid of common sense"

The Pentagon's statements about the alleged obstruction by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation of US efforts to combat terrorism in Syria are "devoid of common sense." This was announced on July 6 by Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov.

The French company ONERA has shown the first conceptual model of a hypersonic aircraft. The work is being carried out within the framework of the Espadon project. They started about four years ago, but became known only recently.

Due to the approach of the US coalition drones, the onboard defense systems of the Russian planes worked

The Russian military announced the risks to the aviation of the American coalition in Syria in the event of uncoordinated flights.

Why have armed formations changed tactics and how long can attacks last without the use of armored vehicles

The armed formations of Ukraine continue to conduct attacks, regardless of losses. On July 7 alone, they lost over 700 people and 38 pieces of military equipment, including the AF-90 and Krab self-propelled guns of Western production.

The An-124 Ruslan heavy transport aircraft of the 224th Special Detachment of the Russian Defense Ministry was recently filmed at the Entebbe Airbase in the Ugandan capital with at least one Su-30MK2 fighter of the country's Air Force in the process of loading operations.

The AFU has made repeated attempts to attack Russian ships in the Black Sea with surface and aerial drones. Against this background, the French navy recently conducted exercises for the first time, where the tactics of combating drones in marine conditions were practiced.

During several years of stagnation, when the F-16 production line was moved from Fort Worth, Texas to Greenville, South Carolina, production of these aircraft was discontinued. Despite this, the portfolio of orders for fighters grew, including thanks to new customers. Currently, 136 F-16s of the latest version of Block 70/72 have been ordered, and given the Jordanian contract expected in the near future, this number will increase to 148 units.

CPVS: RF expresses concern over violations of deconfliction protocols over Syria

The Russian military expressed concern about violations of deconfliction protocols in the skies over Syria by the US-led international anti-terrorist coalition in Syria, noting nine such recorded cases over the past day. This was announced at a briefing on July 8 by Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Warring Parties in Syria.

Speaking in March 2023 at the symposium on combat operations of the Association of Aerospace Forces (AFA Warfare ), the head of the Pentagon profile Department Frank Kendall (Frank Kendall) this is how he described the problem faced by the US Aerospace Forces: "We are united in our commitment to modernize the Aerospace Forces and implement the changes we need to be competitive with our task - China, China, China".