Aviation news
India offers Malaysia to supply LCA Mk fighters.1 "Tejas" and provide MTO Su-30MKM
The heads of the military departments of India and Malaysia are discussing a project for the supply of LCA Mk fighters.1 "Tejas" as part of the Malaysian program for the purchase of new training / light combat aircraft FLIT / LCA (Fighter Lead-in Trainer / Light Combat Aircraft).
Instead of fame: Ukrainian formations are deserting from Lisichansk
Due to heavy losses, an unorganized withdrawal of entire units of the VFU began
The Allied forces went directly to Lisichansk, the Russian Defense Ministry said on July 1. An oil refinery, the Matrosskaya mine, a gelatin plant and the village of Topolevka were taken under the control of the Russian Federation and the LPR.
Poland has signed a contract for the purchase of 32 AW149 multi-purpose helicopters
On July 1, 2022, at a ceremony in Svidnik, Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Blaszczak approved a contract for the purchase by the Armaments Agency of the Ministry of National Defense of Poland for the Polish Army aviation of 32 AW149 multipurpose helicopters manufactured by Leonardo Helicopters (as part of the Italian company Leonardo).
The Turkish Bayraktar Akinci attack drone has been armed with a laser-guided missile
Turkey continues to actively develop unmanned aircraft, at the same time developing domestic ammunition for it and integrating them into the weapons systems of attack drones. The latest Akinci strike drone has received another novelty.
Sweden acquires two aircraft of the Saab GlobalEye AWACS and control complex
On June 30, 2022, the Swedish defense procurement agency Försvarets Materielverk (FMV) signed a contract with the Saab AB group worth 7.3 billion Swedish kronor ($716 million) for the acquisition of two GlobalEye long-range radar detection and control aircraft for the Swedish Air Force, made on the basis of a large Bombardier Global 6000 administrative aircraft and equipped with a radar complex Saab Erieye ER. The contract includes an option for two more such aircraft.
"They will not be well." Moscow's reaction to the shelling of Belgorod and Kursk
The UK opened a criminal case after the shelling of Belgorod by the Ukrainian military
The death toll as a result of the night shelling of Belgorod by the Ukrainian Armed Forces has increased to four, three of them are citizens of Ukraine. The head of the region Vyacheslav Gladkov also reported 60 damaged houses. The UK opened a criminal case, and the Russian Foreign Ministry warned Kiev against "continuing provocations." For more information, see the material "Newspapers.Ru".
"An unusual case": why the Yak-24 helicopter was built in the aircraft construction bureau
Dmitry Khazanov — how the USSR eliminated the backlog in helicopter construction
An extraordinary event in the world of domestic helicopter construction took place on July 3, 1952, when the crew commander Sergey Brovtsev made a long flight on the Yak-24 for the first time.
The list of universities on the basis of which engineering schools will be created has been published
The Council for Grants to provide state support for the creation and development of advanced engineering schools has selected 30 higher educational institutions, the government website reported on Thursday.
"Discussions about the "amputation of the legs" of the nuclear triad in the United States have come to naught
Dmitry Stefanovich, a researcher at IMEMO RAS, spoke about the risks of developing a nuclear conflict
Russian and Western analysts have been discussing the possibility of using nuclear weapons since the beginning of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine. Dmitry Stefanovich, a researcher at the IMEMO RAS Center for International Security, co-founder of the Watfor project, an expert of the Russian Council on International Affairs and the Valdai Club, assessed the likelihood of an escalation of the conflict in Ukraine towards the use of nuclear weapons and told what state the nuclear triads of Russia and the United States are in, as well as what Russia's response may be if the United States places its nuclear weapons on the territory of Finland and Sweden.
Set aside positions: Ukrainian forces are suffering heavy losses in Lisichansk
Due to lack of food and water, the Kiev-controlled military are deserting en masse
During the assault on Lysychansk, the armed formations of Ukraine are suffering heavy losses, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on June 29. So, in one of the Ukrainian battalions, out of 350 fighters, only 30 remained alive, according to those who surrendered.
"Step of goodwill": why Russian troops left the island of Snake
The Ministry of Defense reported on the withdrawal of the garrison from the island of Snake
The official representative of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, said that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation "as a step of goodwill" left the island of Snake. According to him, this is how Russia decided to demonstrate to the world community that it does not prevent the creation of a humanitarian corridor for the export of agricultural products from Ukraine.
The US presidential administration is lobbying for the sale of the F-16 Block fighter jets.70 Columbia Air Force
Updating the fleet of combat aircraft was one of the topics of a telephone conversation between US President Joe Biden and recently elected Colombian President Gustavo Petro.
"Masks dropped." NATO countries have named their main enemy
Washington and Brussels continue to exert geopolitical pressure on Moscow. NATO countries have made several key decisions in the spirit of the Cold War era. About what begins in Europe — in the material of RIA Novosti.
The military commander of Izvestia showed the work of electronic warfare systems of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
The antennas of electronic warfare systems (EW) are now aimed at fighting drones. The installations independently calculate enemy drones at a distance of 150 km, transmit their coordinates, and then the anti-aircraft defense system (air defense) enters the battle, Alexander Morozov, a correspondent of Izvestia, said on Wednesday, June 29.
Helicopter: launch of combat missiles from a cab
The launch of missiles by a combat helicopter up a hinged trajectory resembles the operation of multiple launch rocket systems. Smoky streaks of rocket exhaust, obliquely going into the sky. The "jump" of the helicopter with the nose lifting. From the outside, many moments and details accompanying such a volley are not visible. Why and how is it done, how is it effective and what benefits does it give, what disadvantages does it contain? Naked Science decided to delve into the details.
This country will help save Russian aviation
Western parts are no longer used! China confirmed the delivery of aircraft parts to Russia — cooperation has reached a new level
Moscow plans to refit the CR929 aircraft of joint production with China in order not to use Western components in it, Sina writes. Cooperation between Moscow and Beijing in the field of high-precision technologies has reached a new level, the author of the article believes.
In Russia, the suppression of the Ukrainian drone by electronic warfare was shown
The calculation of the electronic warfare complex "Krasukha-S4" suppressed the radar station (radar) of the Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The Russian Defense Ministry showed footage of the combat duty of the calculation of the electronic warfare complex of the Central Military District during a special military operation in Ukraine, reports TASS.
NATO moves to prepare for war with Russia
NATO leaders have adopted a new concept in which Russia is called the "biggest threat" to the alliance. In addition, the United States intends to significantly increase its military presence on the territory of several European states at once. Which countries are we talking about, what kind of threat do such decisions pose to Russia and what could Moscow oppose to this?
Will nuclear weapons appear in Belarus?
On June 28, a three-day meeting of the heads of state and government of 30 NATO countries with the participation of partners and candidates started in Madrid. The main issues that were put forward for discussion at the event have long been known, and many media outlets have not unreasonably managed to christen this summit "anti-Russian".
Foreign detachment: a detachment of mercenaries was destroyed near Lisichansk
In the battle, "legionnaires" from Georgia who mocked the Russian military near Kiev were eliminated
The allied forces of the Russian Army and the People's Militia of the LPR continue their offensive in the area of Lisichansk. Two sabotage groups of foreign mercenaries were destroyed in its vicinity, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on June 27. One of them consisted of so-called Georgian "legionnaires".