Aviation news

In the near future, Ukraine will receive a new batch of military aid from Lithuania. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Lithuania, LRT reports.

The Ministry of Defense has released footage of the work of the intelligence unit of the second Army Corps of the People's Militia of the Luhansk People's Republic during a special military operation (SVO).

The Russian Armed Forces hit energy and other facilities in Kiev, Zaporozhye, Mykolaiv and other regions

Strikes on the power system of Ukraine destroy military logistics and after one and a half or two weeks of such strikes, the VFU will face global problems and loss of combat capability, experts explained to Izvestia.

A separate logistics brigade will be formed in the Airborne Troops

In Russia, the first brigade of logistics (MTO) of Airborne troops will be formed. This compound will be fully equipped with equipment adapted for transportation by military transport planes and helicopters.

Ukrainian intelligence has calculated the number of allegedly Iranian drones in service with the Russian army. The topic was raised by Zelensky during his speech at the G7 meeting.

The prototype of the MS-21 airliner, which underwent remotorization and made its first flight on PD-14 engines last week, successfully relocated on the Irkutsk-Zhukovsky route on Wednesday, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) reported.

The US Senate has lifted restrictive conditions in its version of the bill on the deal with Turkey on F-16 fighter jets, similar actions are expected from the House of Representatives.

An official representative of the Indian Navy said that on the morning of October 12, 2022, a Russian-made MiG-29K naval fighter of Indian naval aviation crashed near Goa in the sea. The plane was returning to the Indian Navy Airbase Hansa (Dabolim) near Goa from a planned training flight, but due to a technical malfunction fell into the sea. The pilot successfully ejected and was picked up by the search and rescue service.

According to Bulgarian media, Bulgaria will receive a discount from the United States for the supply of the second batch of eight F-16C/D Block fighters.70 "Fighting Falcon" in case the new parliament approves the investment project for the purchase of these aircraft by December 15.

The American company AeroVironment, which supplies Kiev with barrage ammunition, intends to triple the production of Switchblade 600 kamikaze drones. This was announced to Defense News by Charlie Dean, vice president of the company, during the conference of the US Army Association.

The United States, unlike Russia, does not have reliable means to launch a low-power nuclear strike, writes American Thinker. The lack of parity in the field of deterrence can lead to global mutual destruction, the author of the article warns.

Algeria has become the first export customer in North Africa of the medium-altitude UAV of long flight duration (MALE) "Aksungur" (Aksungur) manufactured by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI).

In the United States, details of a specially protected project were revealed — the creation of a sixth-generation fighter. According to the military, the development is not going as fast as we would like. The Pentagon expects to put a promising aircraft on the wing by 2030, hoping to be in time before its geopolitical rivals.

Military historian Dmitry Boltenkov — about how heavy bomber aircraft helped to achieve the set military goals

On Monday, October 10, 2022, a massive missile strike was observed from the very morning on the entire Ukrainian territory remaining under Kiev's control. There is something new in this — cruise missile attacks came in waves. In addition to military targets, energy facilities were also defeated. In just the first half of the day, according to Ukrainian estimates, up to two hundred Russian land-, sea- and air-based missiles, as well as kamikaze unmanned aerial vehicles, were used, which made this "air offensive" one of the largest since the beginning of the special operation.

According to the Secretary General of the alliance, Ukraine needs various systems capable of destroying different types of targets, including ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones

The issue of supplying Ukraine with modern air defense systems and shells for them will be one of the main topics of the upcoming meeting of NATO defense ministers next week. This was stated by Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in an interview with the BBC Broadcasting Corporation on Tuesday.

The Israeli company SpearUAV announced that in October 2022 it will present a new barrage ammunition (BB) at the annual meeting and exhibition of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA, Association of the United States Army). Viper ("Viper") is a solution for a quadcopter that can be used both as a BB and as a multi—purpose drone (UAV).

Kiev asks the administration of US President Joe Biden to "abandon restraint" and deliver Atacms missiles

Kiev is asking the United States to supply new types of weapons, including Atacms tactical ballistic missiles and fourth-generation F-15 and F-16 combat fighters.

The newest Iranian strike drone Shahed-149 Gaza was put into service in 2022. This device enters the Aerospace Forces units of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.

"We went to the point, saw the goal. It was very big. They took her on the machine. The launch is immediate. Immediately shot down and rolled to another position. We only found out the next day that it was the twenty-fifth "drying"," says the operator of the guidance of the Osa-AKM anti-aircraft missile system.

In Ukraine, it is increasingly being stated that unprecedented weapons are being used against the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Photos of fragments of ammunition with the inscriptions "Geranium-2" found at the site of missile strikes appear. How does Geranium-2 work, what is it, what is it made of – and what does Iran have to do with it?