Aviation news
Possible delivery of 24 AH-1W combat helicopters to Bahrain
On March 29, 2023, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) of the US Department of Defense sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned possible sale of 24 Bell AH-1W SuperCobra combat helicopters decommissioned by the US Marine Corps to Bahrain through the US Intergovernmental Foreign Military Sales Program Foreign Military Sales (FMS). This possible sale has been approved by the U.S. Department of State. The total cost of the proposed delivery will be $ 350 million, weapons are not included in the delivery.
The wiser Soviet bombs are changing the course of their
The Ukrainian authorities have announced a new threat – Russian planned aerial bombs. They are dropped by aircraft outside the air defense zone of Ukraine and are capable of flying tens of kilometers in order to then deliver an accurate and powerful strike. The Ukrainian command says that these smart winged land mines are now used against the Ukrainian Armed Forces almost daily. Is this so, or is Kiev simply begging for fighters from the West with the help of such complaints?
"Strikes will hit command posts, communication centers and warehouses": how Ukraine will conduct a counteroffensive without the F-16
Expert Hodarenok told how the APU will attack without F-16 fighters
This week, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said at a hearing in the US Congress that Ukraine does not need F-16 aircraft at the moment, but will definitely receive them later. The details of the extermination story were dealt with by the military observer of the newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.
What conclusions should Russia draw from NATO operations
Expert Khodarenok told what lessons Russia should learn from operations in Iraq and Yugoslavia
Not so long ago, the peculiar anniversaries of the NATO operations against Yugoslavia "Allied Force" (began on March 24, 1999) and "Freedom to Iraq" of the United States and its allies (aka "Shock and Awe", started on March 20, 2003) were celebrated. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok - about what conclusions Russia should draw from this to strengthen its national security.
Sonic vice: the US refuses to create a promising ARRW missile
Why tests of new American weapons systems end in failures
Lockheed Martin's AGM–183A ARRW hypersonic air-to-ground missile development and procurement program will be curtailed, said Andrew Hunter, Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Air Force for Procurement.
The Pentagon is changing the developer of hypersonic missiles after recognizing the AGM-183A ARRW tests unsatisfactory
The American press writes that the US military department is disappointed by a series of failures during the tests of the AGM-183A ARRW hypersonic missile from Lockheed Martin.
Russia has created the latest stealth material for aircraft
Roselectronics has created a stealth material for aircraft that absorbs 95% of radar radiation
Prototypes of the latest stealth material for aircraft have been created in Russia, the Rostec State Corporation reported.
The US Navy has completed the installation of the latest GPS navigation systems on all aircraft carriers, amphibious assault ships and F-35 fighters
The American company Raytheon Technologies has completed the delivery of all 23 low-speed Joint Precision Approach and Landing Systems (JPAL) units for the US Navy ahead of schedule. The contract for the development and supply of equipment was concluded in 2019.
The United States allocated Croatia $ 140 million for the purchase of weapons
Prime Minister of the Republic Andrei Plenkovich announced plans to purchase a new squadron of American helicopters in addition to the existing four Black Hawks
The United States has allocated $140 million to Croatia for the purchase of new weapons. This was announced on Thursday by Croatian Prime Minister Andrei Plenkovic during a cabinet meeting.
The French expert believes that the West will not be able to support Kiev due to a lack of equipment
A specialist in the field of world economy, Professor Lionel Rondouin called artillery, whose fire caused 75% of Ukrainian losses, a "critical dimension of the conflict"
Western countries will not be able to support the Ukrainian army for a long time due to a lack of equipment. This opinion was expressed by a specialist in the field of world economy, Professor Lionel Rondouin, who made a comment in the April issue of the Paris magazine Elements .
The Emirates produce their own drones and price others
Americans promise, Israelis bargain, Serbs cooperate
Long-term negotiations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the purchase of American MQ-9B Sea Guardian drones are at an advanced stage, the heads of the manufacturing company General Atomics said at the IDEX arms exhibition in Abu Dhabi.
"This is the first time so many people have died." "Dagger" destroyed the NATO headquarters in Ukraine
Pronews: The AFU Communications Center with NATO officers was destroyed in a Dagger strike in Ukraine
Hypersonic missile "Dagger" destroyed the joint headquarters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and NATO on the territory of Ukraine, the Greek portal Pronews reported. The number of deaths during the March 9 strike on the underground control center, located at a depth of 130 meters, is not called, but more than 300 people worked there. The region in which the headquarters was located is also not specified, but Reuters wrote on February 19 that NATO had moved the Ukrainian command from Kiev to Lviv and Brussels. For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".
Production has been destroyed, but there are missiles: what is known about the "Thunder-2", which was shot down by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
The Ministry of Defense reported that the Russian air defense for the first time shot down a new Ukrainian missile "Thunder-2"
The Ukrainian tactical missile "Thunder-2" was shot down by Russian air defense forces in the special operation zone. This is the first time that the Ministry of Defense has reported the interception of this missile. It was developed and produced at the Dnepropetrovsk Yuzhmash plant. In September and November, massive strikes were inflicted on this enterprise, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported the destruction of the Grom-2 and Tochka-U production workshops.
Sweden and Finland have opened a Scandinavian front against Russia
Milliyet: in the future, the United States and Canada may join the military alliance of the Scandinavian countries
Sweden and Finland show by all means that they are against Russia, Milliyet writes. It was not enough for them to apply to NATO. Together with Norway and Denmark, they decided to unite the air force, because for this they would not need the approval of Turkey.
For the first time, a guided missile was launched from a marine drone in Turkey
For the first time, exercises were conducted in Turkey with a marine drone armed with a guided cruise missile. The MARLIN marine drone entered a given area of the water area, took a position for a rocket launch, after which the rocket was launched at a given target.
It became known that the engine of another American F-35 aircraft was out of order a few years before the crash of the fighter in Texas
As it became known to the American edition of Defense News, back in March 2020, that is, three years before the story of the failure of the engine of the F-35 fighter aircraft in Texas, the engine of this type of aircraft failed before pre-sale tests.
The Western press writes about the growing presence of military products from Turkey on the world market
Turkey has increased its revenues from defense exports to other countries by 42% only from 2020 to 2021. This is reported by CNBC, commenting on Ankara's far-reaching plans to develop its military-industrial complex and increase its global influence.
Russia forced the United States to fly away from Crimea
In the USA, the first conclusions were drawn after the incident with the MQ-9 Reaper drone in the sky over the Black Sea. Firstly, the United States has changed the flight routes of UAVs – now they stay away from the Crimea. Secondly, Washington refused to supply the MQ-9 Reaper for the APU. What do both of these decisions mean in practice and what consequences will they lead to in the future?
Consequences of the drone incident: it has become difficult for the US to gather intelligence near the special operation zone
CNN: US intelligence capabilities over the Black Sea deteriorated after the crash of the MQ-9 Reaper drone
The change in the flight path of American reconnaissance drones has led to the fact that it has become more difficult for the United States to collect the necessary intelligence near the special operation zone. Washington made the decision to "move" the route 64 km from the border of Ukraine after the incident with the MQ-9 Reaper drone, which fell into the Black Sea on March 14.
The regional grouping of the troops of the Union State will be reinforced with nuclear weapons
The "exploding bomb effect" was caused in some circles by the statement of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin about the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons (TNW) on the territory of Belarus, which he made on March 25 during an interview on the channel "Russia 24".
