Aviation news

On Friday, the AFU launched a missile attack on the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) in Sevastopol. The attack was carried out by Su-24, which are carriers of Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG cruise missiles. According to experts, in order to protect the Crimea and Sevastopol, it is necessary to destroy these attack aircraft in their bases. The upgraded A-50U long-range radar detection aircraft, which has just been placed at the disposal of the VKS, will help solve this problem.

Published materials about the appearance of the US Army of the future. If you believe what they contain, the United States plans to build a robotic army, saturated with unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned vehicles. What is even more interesting is that the United States is clearly learning the lessons of military operations in Ukraine. What will the war of the future look like in the minds of Americans?

The latest unguided S-8KL aircraft missile has been extended the range of destruction, the decision was made based on the experience of combat use of assault aircraft in the special operation zone. This was stated by the developers of the ammunition from the Institute of Applied Physics.

The latest means of destruction are able to stay in the air for a long time and destroy specified targets on command

The Russian Aerospace Forces have received several types of new missiles at once. They are capable of covertly patrolling in the air, and on command from the ground to go to a given area and hit targets, sources of Izvestia in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation explained. Also, missiles can fly along difficult routes and change the direction of the combat approach several times when attacking a target. They are very difficult to detect or intercept. The first products have already been used in the zone of a special military operation. According to experts, the development will give the Russian VKS new opportunities.

Aeroscan has created a new domestic kamikaze drone. Russian developers showed journalists this new long-range barrage ammunition "Italmas".

From the very beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, the West has not prepared any strategy of retreat in case everything goes wrong, writes GN. Therefore, it was hastily decided to change the political and media rhetoric — to transform failure into success, and pessimism and criticism into optimism.

Responsible Statecraft: The US has imposed sanctions against five Turkish firms

The US has increased pressure on Ankara because of its neutral position in the Ukrainian conflict, RC writes. Washington has imposed sanctions on Turkish companies accused of transferring dual-use goods to Russia. But it is unlikely that this will affect Erdogan's position, the author believes.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have faced serious problems due to Russian drones. This was stated by Forbes columnist David Axe.

The Vostok Design Bureau announced plans to start mass production of a new Scalpel barrage ammunition, which should compete with the Lancet-3 from Zala Aero, widely used by the Russian army in Ukraine.

According to Intelligence Online, we are talking, in particular, about the acquisition by the AFU Air Force of an as yet undetermined number of used fighters in the Mirage 2000D variant, designed for air strikes on ground targets.

The British company Aeralis has presented an interesting concept of a modular jet aircraft. Its essence lies in the fact that a large number of modules can be docked to the "common base fuselage", easily creating a variety of types of aircraft.

As the Kommersant newspaper reported in Aigul Abdullina's article, "Drones do not reach Russia. China's restrictions have led to interruptions in the supply of drones and components," restrictions imposed by the Chinese authorities on the export of unmanned aerial vehicles have seriously complicated their supplies to Russia and led to a shortage of a number of components, such as thermal imagers.

The general director of the organization Dmitry Kuzyakin noted that the "Idlers" are autonomous and "can stay in position for a long time, waiting for the command to turn on"

Specialists of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions (CCDB) have developed the "Idler" complex, which distracts the enemy's electronic reconnaissance (RER) systems for the duration of the combat use of this FPV calculation. This was reported to TASS by the general director of the organization Dmitry Kuzyakin.

Western media are actively discussing the next publication on September 12, 2023, but now more detailed images of the new American B-21 Raider bomber.

In an interview with TASS, the General Director of PJSC Yakovlev (part of the Rostec State Corporation UAC) told about plans for the production of civil aircraft, the return of entertainment and communication systems on board, as well as the production of cargo drones Andrey Boginsky.

Rosoboronexport (part of Rostec State Corporation) has significantly expanded the export catalog of Russian small arms over the past five years.

What is remembered about the only type of Mikoyan and Gurevich strike aircraft

The Design Bureau developed the 32-24 light attack aircraft in 1969 for actions against ground targets with bombs and unguided projectiles, with the possibility of attacking air targets with thermal missiles and cannon fire.

But so far the PRC fleet dominates only in the near sea zone

The Navy of the People's Liberation Army of China is designed to defend the coast from enemy attacks from the sea, prevent amphibious landings, protect sea and ocean communications. And also to ensure the national interests of the People's Republic of China at sea – independently and jointly with other types of aircraft.

France is becoming more active in the global arms market

The formation of a global and European architecture is impossible without taking into account the arms and military equipment market. Therefore, it is necessary to study the policy of military exports of the great powers. We will look at French policy in this area and try to identify continuity and innovations in it.

The armies of Australia and New Zealand are intended for external use

Geographically remote from all the major centers of civilization, Australia and New Zealand are full-fledged constituent parts of the Anglo-Saxon world.