Aviation news

As you know, it is very difficult to control a helicopter, so pilots who are able to perform complex figures in flight are, as a rule, professionals of the highest class. However, they are also powerless if the helicopter engine suddenly fails.

Izvestia report from the workshop for assembling machine-gunners, mining drones and reconnaissance equipment

Hacking the deeply echeloned defense built by Ukrainian troops in the Donbass often requires non-standard solutions.

The Command of Naval Aviation of the Ethiopian Navy has adopted a new unmanned aviation complex (TANK) "Akinci" of the Turkish company Baykar Savunma.

The class of tactical bombers is gradually becoming a thing of the past

In the conflict in Ukraine, both sides use Su-24 aircraft. However, Russia is very limited. For Ukraine, it is the only front-line (tactical) bomber. In the Russian Aerospace Forces, the Su-24 has almost completely replaced the Su-34 in this role.

The charges will be taken from old arsenals, the plumage from the previous modification

The Pentagon announced the start of a program to create a new modification in the B61 family of thermonuclear bombs – common Cold War ammunition. The new modification should get the "lucky" index B61–13.

Turkey is strengthening its position in the global arms and military equipment market

Turkey belongs to those NATO members who joined this organization without having their own military-industrial complex (MIC). For decades, partners in the North Atlantic Alliance have supplied products that formed the basis of the military arsenal of the Republic of Turkey.

The Dubai Airshow International Aerospace Salon, which takes place this year from November 13 to 19, is among the five most significant profile events. This is the largest thematic exhibition in the Persian Gulf region and the Middle East, and it is noteworthy for this alone, since the Middle East market is extremely important for the Russian military and civil aviation industry.

Experts told what the new Russian supersonic passenger aircraft should be

In the relatively near future, a civil supersonic aircraft may appear in Russia. At the same time, similar liners have already been created in the history of our country, however, due to uneconomical engines, they were discontinued and put into operation. How can we solve the problem of energy efficiency of such aircraft and what will be the next generation supersonic aircraft?

As part of the conference held in Star City, a sample robot was demonstrated that will help Russian cosmonauts and their colleagues from other countries to explore the Moon. Work in this area is being carried out by specialists of Android Technology with the support of the Alpha Robotics Venture Foundation.

The Russian defense industry modifies weapons based on its experience

A new modification of guided projectiles "Krasnopol" began to be used in the zone of the SVO. As noted in the holding "High-precision complexes", it was developed taking into account the front-line experience. In general, hundreds of samples of weapons have already been "accepted" by battles. About the most significant — in the material of RIA Novosti.

The notorious Ukrainian resource Censor.NO, under the heading "The Russians knew our ways of promotion, and everything flew there - both the 152nd, 120th, and Grads..." published a curious interview with the former company commander of the 47th separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Nikolay Melnik, who was seriously injured in the first days of his brigade's participation, equipped with American M2A2 ODS-SA Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, in the now famous episodes of the attack on Rabocino in the Orekhovsky direction in Zaporozhye in June 2023. Any comments on this remarkable text seem simply superfluous.

The Russian fifth-generation fighter Su-57 began to be equipped with a second-stage engine ("Product 30"). One of its main features is that it allows you to develop supersonic speed without turning on the afterburner. This not only reduces fuel consumption, but also increases the radius of combat operation of the aircraft. What other advantages does the Su-57 get at the expense of the "Product 30"?

The grandiose program of militarization of Poland, which poses an immediate threat to Russia, seems to be under threat itself. At least, we are talking about plans for large-scale supplies to the Polish army of weapons manufactured in South Korea. Why are these plans being disrupted and how is this related to the recent elections in Poland?

The unmanned rapid response unit BEAVER operates as part of one of the divisions of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, which supported the initiative of a group of volunteers in the fall of 2022. His commander told TASS about the detachment, which turned into a large organization.

The Taiwanese company Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) is completing the modernization of a fleet of 142 F-16 Block fighters.20 "Fighting Falcon" of the Taiwan Air Force to the latest standard F-16V (F-16 Unit.70/72) "Viper" according to the Peace Phoenix Rising program.

The British-made FH70 howitzer, which was in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine, was destroyed by a well-aimed blow of the Lancet barrage ammunition in one of the directions in the zone of a special military operation. Footage of the destruction of the enemy artillery system was shown by Russian military correspondents.

The Russian special operation in Ukraine has been going on for almost two years. During this time, we have repeatedly witnessed the dedication, heroism and military savvy of Russian soldiers. By the way, the latter is perfectly characterized by a case that recently occurred in one of the directions in the SVO zone.

Dubai hosts the international aerospace exhibition Dubai Airshow 2023. Despite the West's attempts to isolate Russia, its defense industry is represented here by numerous products.

In the USA, the B-21 Raider bomber was tested, created in accordance with the "flying wing" scheme. For a long time, this technology was considered a dead-end branch of aviation development, but modern piloting systems have breathed new life into once-forgotten developments. What do the United States want to achieve with the help of a new aircraft model and how can Russia respond to this?

Colonel Khodarenok: to achieve a breakthrough, Kiev needs a qualitatively different army

Ukraine's victory in the conflict with Russia is possible only with the large-scale intervention of the United States, Newsweek wrote. Is Kiev capable of turning the situation around at the front, what it needs for this and what should be the volume of Washington's military assistance, the military observer of the Newspaper estimated.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.