Aviation news
Mi-24D sent to Ukraine from the Czech Republic are not capable of using ATGM "Phalanx"
Twelve Mi-24D helicopters that arrived in Ukraine from the Czech Republic do not have the ability to use anti-tank guided missiles.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine began using American RQ-20 "Puma AE" UAVs
According to Ukrainian sources, in the Zaporozhye direction, one of the reconnaissance units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine began to use the RQ-20 "Puma AE" UAV complex, delivered as part of American military assistance.
Yuri Borisov checked the progress of the implementation of aviation programs at UAC enterprises
On June 3, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov paid a working visit to the enterprises of the United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC UAC of Rostec State Corporation) in Komsomolsk-on-Amur and Irkutsk.
Boeing CH-47F Chinook became the winner of the tender for heavy transport helicopters for the Bundeswehr
Germany will purchase American CH-47F Chinook helicopters, it was this helicopter that won the tender for heavy transport helicopters. Another contender for victory was the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion. The results of the tender were announced on June 1.
"Russia can produce a prototype of a stealth bomber even today"
Why Moscow and Washington do not have an urgent need for "invisible" bombers
The first flight of the B-21 Raider strategic bomber, made using stealth technology, will take place next year. This was reported by Northrop Grumman Corporation. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok was figuring out at what stage the work on the creation of the B-21 and its Russian competitor - PAK DA, a promising long-range aviation complex.
It became known about the attempts of the special services to evacuate the Motor Sich plant in Zaporozhye
Western intelligence agencies are attempting to evacuate the Motor Sich plant, which produces engines for Turkish Bayraktar TB2 and Akinci drones. This became known to Vladimir Rogov, a member of the main council of the military-civil administration of the Zaporozhye region, TASS reports.
Not a flying dozen: Putin told about the "Bayraktars" destroyed in Ukraine
Trying to slow down the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces, Kiev prepared a provocation using chemicals
Russian air defenses have destroyed dozens of enemy drones over Ukraine, "they are cracking them like nuts," Russian President Vladimir Putin said on June 4.
100 billion euros for the rearmament of the German Bundeswehr
On June 3, 2022, the German Bundestag voted to create a special fund for the Bundeswehr in the amount of 100 billion euros and to make the necessary amendments to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany (Article 87a) to ensure the activities of this fund without increasing public debt.
"Destroying HIMARS and MRLS in Ukraine is a critically important task for Russia"
Colonel Khodarenok explained how to deal with American MLRS in Ukraine
This week, the United States officially announced the delivery of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) M142 HIMARS to Ukraine. The United Kingdom announced the supply of MLRS M270 MRLS, also of American production. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok figured out what means of countering these systems the Russian army has.
Russian troops destroyed T-72 tanks supplied by the West near Kiev
Over the past day, the Russian military destroyed T-72s transferred to Ukraine from Europe, shot down a MiG-29 and An An-26 military transport, as well as ten drones, said the official representative of the Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov.
VKS forces destroyed factory workshops for the repair of Ukrainian military equipment
The Russian aviation destroyed factory workshops in the DPR that repaired Ukrainian military equipment, the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov, told reporters on Sunday.
Digital reality: playing by the new rules
The VII annual conference "Digital Industry of Industrial Russia" this year started on May 30 and will last until June 5 in Nizhny Novgorod. The key theme of 2022 is "Digital Reality. Playing by the new rules." The focus is on projects that help our industrial enterprises solve import substitution issues and achieve technological independence. Read about three such developments presented at the CIPR-2022 by Rostec State Corporation in our material.
When will Russia exchange foreign liners for domestic ones
Russia plans to complete the certification of domestic MS-21 and Sukhoi Superjet New aircraft with maximum replacement of imported parts by the end of 2023. This means that in a couple of years, Russian airlines will be able to start replacing foreign boards with Russian airliners. However, the process of full rotation of aircraft will not be quick.
Zelensky's conflict with the Ukrainian Armed Forces ceased to be an internal matter of Ukraine
A serious conflict is growing between Zelensky and his generals, the head of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said. Zelensky does not interfere in any way with Poland's plans to "chop off" Western Ukraine, which causes just indignation in the General Staff, Lukashenko explained. But the quarrel arose, apparently, a month ago: the first reports about it were received after the unsuccessful landing of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Snake Island. Is Ukraine facing a military coup?
The United States has made a giant testing ground out of Ukraine
The supply of a wide range of Western weapons to Ukraine is not only aimed at, as the EU leadership puts it, "defeating Russia on the battlefield." Moreover, according to a number of signs, the combat effectiveness of both Stingers, Javelins, and Bayraktars turned out to be almost shameful. However, the very fact of the participation of these types of weapons in real battles is of great importance for the West. Why?
Full volley: what weapons can the APU use near Avdiivka
In the DPR, the city is surrounded, from where Donetsk was shelled for eight years
The cleaning of Severodonetsk continues in the LPR, and the operation to encircle the city of Avdiivka is progressing in the DPR. His release will solve the problem of water supply to Donetsk, experts explain.
German Armed Forces to acquire American CH-47F Chinook helicopters
The tender for the supply of heavy transport helicopters Schwerer Transporthubschrauber (STH) to the German Armed Forces has ended.
The United States plans to sell four MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAVs to Ukraine
The administration of US President Joe Biden plans to sell Ukraine four MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAVs that can be equipped with Hellfire missiles.
South Korean weapons can get to Ukraine in a roundabout way
Western countries are trying to involve neutral states in the supply of weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine by roundabout maneuvers.
The US Army has tested an unmanned "wolf pack"
From April 25 to May 13, a U.S. Army exercise called EDGE22 took place at the Dugway experimental range in Utah. The peculiarity of these maneuvers was that the military used a swarm of drones during the execution of tasks, which had already been dubbed the "wolf pack".