Aviation news
Tu-214: support for flagships
One of the aircraft that was included in the program of a record renewal of the Russian fleet until 2030 was the Tu-214. The aircraft is manufactured at the S.P. Gorbunov Kazan Aviation Plant, a branch of PJSC Tupolev (part of the Rostec United Aircraft Corporation). We are figuring out how the "two hundred and fourteenth" will help domestic air carriers to wait for the mass release of the MS-21 and SSJ-NEW.
A new major package of British military aid to Ukraine
On January 16, 2023, British Defense Minister Ben Wallace, in a speech in the House of Commons of the British Parliament, officially announced that Great Britain would provide a new large package of military assistance to Ukraine, including the transfer of Challenger 2 tanks and 155 mm/39 AS90 self-propelled howitzers to the Ukrainian side from the presence of the British army. Earlier on January 14, the transfer of these weapons systems to Ukraine was announced by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Ben Wallace said in his speech that "we will be the first country to provide Western main tanks" to Ukraine.
The list of weapons and military equipment transferred to the Polish Armed Forces in 2022 has been published
The publication Dziennik Zbrojny published a list of weapons and military equipment delivered to the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland in 2022.
To whom and how to transfer the nuclear key
The US has not fulfilled the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Atomic Weapons for a single day
Since 1946, the Americans have bombed 34 countries. Moreover, none of them possessed nuclear weapons. So, in 1946-1953, the United States dropped more bombs on Korea and China than in the Second World War.
Aerial manners: why Russia and Belarus started joint aviation studies
In the next two weeks, the military will use all airfields and ranges of the Belarusian Air Force and air defense
The flight tactical exercises of the Union State began in Belarus on January 16. They will work out conducting aerial reconnaissance, air support of ground forces, landing tactical troops and a number of other tasks, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus reported.
Mi-8 attack helicopters hit the firing points and armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
On January 17, the Russian Defense Ministry published footage of the combat work of crews of multi-purpose attack helicopters, a fire support group of army aviation during a special military operation.
The American company presented the concept of a vessel for basing and controlling unmanned vehicles of the US Navy
The American shipbuilding company General Dynamics NASSCO presented the concept of an ESB-class expeditionary support ship (Expeditionary Sea Base) developed for the needs of the US Navy. Ships of this type are designed to support combat operations of the US Armed Forces in low-intensity conflicts and represent an actual military base with all the necessary infrastructure. These vessels significantly reduce dependence on foreign ports and provide support in the absence of free harbors in long-range military campaigns.
Armenia decided to use "Indian protection" against Azerbaijan
Haqqin: Armenia has increased purchases of Indian-Israeli-made weapons
Armenia is expanding military-technical cooperation with India, Haqqin writes. Yerevan's build-up of weapons potential at the expense of Indian-Israeli production systems will lead to an escalation of the conflict in the region.
NATO will start supplying aircraft to Ukraine from old fighters
The infamous Ukrainian diplomat, now Deputy Foreign Minister Andriy Melnyk, offered Berlin to transfer a hundred Tornado fighters to Ukraine. Words are not devoid of rational grain, as Germany is going to change these outdated machines for the new F-35 and Eurofighter. What is the meaning of Melnik's statement and will Ukraine receive the planes written off in Germany?
Russian "Outpost": how drones "run-in" in Syria are fighting in Ukraine
Expert Fedutinov told how the UAV "Outpost-R" showed itself in the battles in Ukraine
At the end of 2022 - beginning of 2023, videos of the combat use of unmanned aerial vehicles "Outpost-R" by the Russian Armed Forces during a special military operation in Ukraine began to appear regularly on the network. "Newspaper.Ru" dealt with the features of this UAV.
A blow from the abyss. "Poseidon" is ready to work
TASS: the first Poseidon torpedo ammunition was manufactured for the Belgorod submarine
The production of the first ammunition of the Poseidon unmanned underwater vehicles for the Belgorod nuclear submarine has been completed, a source told TASS. The agency also previously reported that the crew of the Belgorod submarine completed a series of throwing tests of the mass-dimensional layout of the Poseidon torpedo. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok talks about the features of this project.
Research on a light convertible aircraft continues at TsAGI
An important role in strengthening the technological independence of the country is played by the development of aviation science in accordance with global trends.
One of them is to increase the environmental friendliness of aircraft, which is possible when using alternative types of fuel.
The Chinese war machine is accelerating faster than anyone else
The slogan "catch up and overtake" was adopted and exceeded in Beijing
The Communists won the civil war in China only thanks to the help of the USSR. The modern PRC owes its very existence to Moscow. And for the first decade and a half of its life, China in all spheres relied only on Soviet aid.
Objective approach: tangible blows have been inflicted on the military infrastructure of Ukraine
Command posts, locations of Western equipment and energy facilities were destroyed, experts say
On January 14, the Russian armed forces struck at the military control system of Ukraine and related energy facilities. All planned targets have been hit, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Experts note that such strikes primarily destroy command posts, as well as troop locations and logistics centers where Western equipment accumulates. After the liberation of Soledar, the Russian units did not stop and during January 14-15 continued to develop success in the direction of Artemovsk and Sol station.
CNN: Ukraine has turned into a "laboratory" for testing American weapons
This gave the United States and its allies the opportunity to study how their weapons systems manifest themselves under intensive use, according to analysts of the TV channel
Ukraine has become a "weapons laboratory" of the United States and allies, the information collected on the degree of effectiveness of a number of weapons may force them to abandon them in the future. Such estimates are given on Sunday by CNN, referring to the data and opinions of unnamed intelligence officials and the Pentagon.
Russia continues to transfer combat aircraft to Belarus, increasing the grouping of the Russian Aerospace Forces
The Russian Defense Ministry continues to transfer combat aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces to the territory of Belarus. According to the press service of the Belarusian military department, the next Russian planes arrived at the military airfields of the republic.
Deliveries of Russian Su-35 fighter jets to Iran are expected to begin this spring
Deliveries of Russian Su-35 fighter jets to Iran are expected to begin in three months, Shahriyar Heydari, a member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian parliament, told the Iranian Tasnim news agency.
Kiev has received more weapons from the West than it asked for to defeat Moscow
Bloomberg: Ukraine has received more than four thousand weapons and equipment from the West
To defeat Russia, Ukraine needs 300 tanks, 700 infantry fighting vehicles and 500 howitzers, Bloomberg quotes the statement of the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny. The author of the article lists in detail the weapons already delivered. It turned out to be more than was requested.
The Tsar is a Mi-26 helicopter. Where a new modification of the most lifting machine in the world will come in handy
The fleet of Russian rescuers has been replenished — Rostec State Corporation has handed over to the Ministry of Emergency Situations the first upgraded giant helicopter Mi-26T2. How the legendary domestic heavyweight was created and what is the uniqueness of its new version — in the material of TASS
The German Defense Ministry continues to supply weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine
On January 13, the German Defense Ministry once again updated data on the supply of equipment, weapons systems and non-lethal assistance from the German Armed Forces, as well as from German defense companies funded by the federal government for the so-called security capacity building.