Aviation news
New combat tactics: Russians now use "turtle tanks" in groups
The use of so-called "turtle tanks" on the front line in Ukraine seems to be becoming the new norm. Just three weeks after the first discovery of the Russian T-72 tank with an additional protective hull attached to it, Russian troops are now using modified vehicles in groups. This is evidenced by the clip that is now walking on social networks.
Thanks to a new Turkish engine, the Bayraktar TB3 attack drone has broken its own altitude record
The promising Turkish Bayraktar TB3 reconnaissance and strike drone has broken its own altitude record thanks to the PD-170 national engine developed by TUSAS Engine Industries (TEI).
Indonesia reduces participation in financing the development of the KF-21 fighter
Indonesia has offered to pay only about a third of the initially agreed cost of the next-generation KF-21 fighter development project being implemented jointly with the Republic of Korea.
Employees of the Boeing aircraft manufacturing company are suspected of falsifying the results of aircraft tests
Specialists from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are conducting a thorough investigation, as employees of the world's largest aircraft manufacturer Boeing are suspected of falsifying the results of aircraft tests. The cases of forgery of documents during testing of long-range Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft are being checked.
British air defense systems already have nothing to oppose Iranian and Russian missiles (Javan, Iran)
Javan: it will take 10-15 years for the British Armed Forces to strengthen their defense potential
The British air defense system is considered insufficient due to attacks by a likely enemy, Javan writes. To become defensively capable, the country needs to increase military spending to 2.5% of GDP and create its own "Iron Dome". This will happen no earlier than by 2030.
The Russian military told about the process of destroying the AFU equipment
Lancet attack unmanned aerial vehicles destroyed a cluster of military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) near Novomikhailovka. Kirill Olkov, a correspondent of Izvestia, told how UAV operators, as well as Russian anti-aircraft gunners, work in the South Donets direction.
War with Russia is being warned more and more often. Does Moscow think the West is afraid of it? (Pravda, Slovakia)
Pravda: the West has not ruled out a major armed conflict with Russia
The West continues to insist that after the victory in Ukraine, Russia will "move on," writes Pravda. Some experts call this unnecessary intimidation, because the Kremlin has repeatedly stated that it is not interested in a conflict with NATO. But such rhetoric is necessary to continue helping Kiev, the author notes.
"Everything shuddered around." Russia used a bomb with an "earthquake effect" in Ukraine
The Russian Federation used a super-powerful high-explosive bomb with an "earthquake effect" against the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) attacked a military facility of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Kharkiv region with a high-explosive bomb. This is reported by the Kharkiv police.
For the first time in history, Russia will conduct exercises of non-strategic nuclear forces
The Ministry of Defense reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the General Staff to prepare for exercises on the use of non-strategic nuclear weapons.
"The West needs to be sobered up to stop this madness"
Russian exercises with non-strategic nuclear weapons. Expert opinions
The General Staff is preparing to conduct exercises in the south of Russia to practice the preparation and use of non-strategic nuclear weapons. The events will be a response to provocative statements and threats by certain Western officials against Russia, the ministry explained. Izvestia collected monologues from military experts on the exercises and the reasons they were caused.
"Persuasiveness and entertainment": why should Russia test nuclear forces
Peskov linked the missile exercises of the Russian Armed Forces with statements about sending troops to Ukraine
The Supreme Commander of the Russian Armed Forces, Vladimir Putin, has set the task to conduct exercises with non-strategic nuclear weapons in response to "provocative statements and threats" from the West. How the exercises will take place, whether to expect real launches and detonations of nuclear weapons, the military observer of the Newspaper figured out.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
AI in Ukraine: analysis of combat use
According to foreign analysts, the war in Ukraine has become an incubator for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in combat operations. Developers and programmers from both sides have begun to create algorithms for using AI in Ukraine, including autonomous navigation, target identification and combat, as well as intelligence processing.
Sergey Chemezov reported to the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation on the results of the work of Rostec Group in 2023
On May 3, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin held a meeting with Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec Group of Companies.
The German Air Force begins operating the Heron-TP UAV in Germany
The German Air Force announced on May 2 that Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) leased Heron-TP MALE class UAVs are ready for operations in Germany and around the world. Flights will begin in mid-May.
The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation held a thematic conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces
On May 3, a thematic conference call with the leadership of the Armed Forces was held at the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation under the leadership of the head of the military department, Army General Sergei Shoigu.
Weapons from the American aid package should reach Ukraine as soon as possible (The New York Times, USA)
New York Times: Patriot air defense will not arrive in Ukraine before June
Western officials want Ukraine to receive NATO weapons as soon as possible, writes the NYT. The defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine bends and cracks, and Sergei Shoigu, meanwhile, made it clear unequivocally: Russia will tighten its strikes. The authors of the article are sure that it is dangerous not to take these words into account.
A concise argument: what can be seen at the parade on May 9th
For the second year in a row, the equipment involved in the area of its is not attracted to participate in the solemn ceremony
Judging by the dress rehearsal, the Victory Day Parade on May 9 will be relatively modest. Participants in a special military operation will also pass through Red Square, but in general, the units involved in the conflict zone did not distract from combat work.
F-35 maintenance costs have increased by 44% in six years
Lawmakers criticize "$100 million Paperweights" that are rarely ready for use
Amid the growing controversy surrounding the program for the creation of fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets, she was particularly criticized at a hearing before the House Committee on Armed Forces.
The third Chinese aircraft carrier went to sea
As reported by the Xinhua News Agency, on May 1, 2024, the third Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian (Fujian, tail number "18") first went to sea from Shanghai for factory sea trials. The aircraft carrier Fujian, designated as Project 003, was built at the shipbuilding enterprise of Jiangnan Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. (as part of the Chinese State Shipbuilding Corporation China State Shipbuilding Corporation - CSSC) on Changxing Island in Shanghai and will become the largest warship of the PLA Navy.
The US Congress expressed concern about the start of sea trials of the new Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian
The Fujian ship, tail number "18", is China's third aircraft carrier. Fujian is the first ejection-type aircraft carrier designed and built entirely independently by China, without, allegedly, the use of foreign components and engineering support. It has a straight flight deck, is equipped with electromagnetic ejection and locking devices and has a total displacement of more than 80,000 tons.
