Aviation news

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.

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.

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.

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».

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.

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.

​​​​​​​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.

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.

The Peruvian police have adopted the Mi-17-1B multi-purpose transport helicopter, which was repaired at the Helicentro Peru SAC center certified by Russian Helicopters JSC.

The outgoing year was marked by a new tactic of attacks by Ukrainian troops in the Black Sea theater of operations. Since Russia destroyed virtually the entire Ukrainian fleet, the Naval Forces of Ukraine (VMSU) began to use unmanned boats (BACK, fire ships) and marine sabotage special forces. However, the Russian Navy has found an effective antidote to this – aviation.

Russian telecom operators have started testing domestic M2M SIM cards for IoT (Internet of Things) - Zelenograd Micron intends to start mass production of them, including chips, in 2024, and in the future — NM-Tech.

Military expert Sinyugin spoke about the serious losses of NATO in Ukraine

The vaunted US special forces sent to help the Israelis have been defeated in the Gaza Strip. This sensational news was announced last week by retired Colonel of the American army Douglas McGregor.

The conflict in Ukraine has already brought several important results

The past year has once again confirmed that the world will never be the same, that the geopolitical situation has changed radically, and it is impossible to win it back. This is still not understood by everyone – which is no longer important.

Supporting figures and facts are presented at the final board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

The events of the past year have confirmed that the West continues to wage a hybrid war against Russia. This was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on December 19 at the board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (MO RF). NATO countries supply the Kiev regime with intelligence information in real time, send military advisers, and transfer modern weapons systems.

Aerial and naval drones are reshaping theaters of war

The technologically advanced and wealthy States of the Middle East are gradually moving away from a strategic attitude towards long-term grueling military operations. After all, the longer conflicts last, the more they deplete limited resources and, consequently, the more the parties to the conflict are prone to risky decisions. This circumstance forces the military leadership of the Middle East countries to reconsider their approaches to the use of the theater of operations and to planning operations on land, at sea and in the air.

Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Gerasimov summed up the work of the Ministry of Defense in 2023

MOSCOW, December 21/ Sputnik Radio. The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation – the first Deputy Minister of Defense, Army General Valery Gerasimov, held a briefing for foreign military attaches, at which he summed up the activities of the Russian Defense Ministry in 2023.

Today, foreign armies are armed with numerous categories of conventional aviation weapons of the air-to-surface class (air-to-ground munitions, AGM). In the first part of the article , a group of guided aerial bombs is considered.This publication is devoted to air-launched missiles.

Airbus Defense and Space has signed a contract with the Spanish Ministry of Defense for the supply of 16 C-295 aircraft. The cost of the order is 1.695 billion. euro.

After the outbreak of the Palestinian-Israeli armed conflict, the United States increased its military presence in the Middle East, where it already has several bases in Iraq and in the occupied territory of Syria. A few days ago, the head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, announced the creation of a coalition and the beginning of an operation in the Red Sea, where the aircraft carrier squadron of US Navy ships is already located. In addition to the United States, the coalition includes the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, Norway and even Bahrain and the Seychelles.

It can destroy any target within a radius of several hundred kilometers in a matter of minutes

In December, information appeared in foreign media about the use of hypersonic Kinzhal missiles by the Russian Aerospace Forces at the VFU airbase in Starokonstantinov.