Aviation news

The concern of East Kazakhstan Region Almaz-Antey has begun testing its Wolf-18 interceptor drone in real conditions at Samara airport, the company's press service told reporters on Tuesday.

A MiG-31 fighter jet with a Dagger missile was filmed in the sky over the Kaliningrad region

A Russian MiG-31K fighter jet with a hypersonic Dagger missile was spotted in the sky over the Kaliningrad region, near the borders of NATO countries. The corresponding video is published by the Telegram channel "Military Observer".

Helibras (the Brazilian division of Airbus Helicopters) has handed over to the command of the Brazilian Navy a new H-225M helicopter manufactured by Airbus Helicopters in a configuration for anti-ship warfare.

In the Novosibirsk region, where the missile division of the Strategic Missile Forces is currently undergoing exercises, the military widely uses unmanned aerial vehicles to protect the autonomous launchers of the Yars strategic complex, detect sabotage groups and conduct engineering and chemical reconnaissance.

Two Russian Tu-22M3 bombers performed a second patrol in the airspace of Belarus during the inspection of the forces of the Union State, accompanied by fighters of the two countries. This was reported to journalists in the Russian military department.

An unmanned aerial vehicle in the shape of a drop was invented in the laboratory of Sevastopol State University (SevSU). According to one of the creators Sergey Dudnikov, the unusual shape was chosen for a high and high-quality coefficient of lift. The development is based on solving the inverse problem of thermodynamics.

A detailed video of the accident on the US Navy aircraft carrier Carl Vinson in the South China Sea has appeared online. The video was shot by video surveillance cameras installed on the flight deck.

Serial deliveries of new drones to the troops will begin in 2023

The Sirius attack drone, upgraded for the Russian Navy, will be able to perform the role of a search and rescue vehicle and a scout. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the Kronstadt company.

The first upgraded Tu-160M strategic missile carrier built from scratch will be handed over to the military for testing ahead of schedule.

At the end of last week, Denis Manturov visited the Kazan Aviation Plant, where the Tu-160M will be mass-produced.

Russian and Belarusian Su-30SM crews conducted joint patrols of the state border, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on Monday, February 7.

More than 20 Russian ships, including carriers of high-precision missile weapons, made the transition from the Sea of Japan to the Sea of Okhotsk as part of the exercises, the Eastern Military District (VVO) reported on Monday.

The German Defense Ministry announced a ceremony held on February 1 at Lockheed Martin in Marietta (Georgia), dedicated to the transfer of the first BTA C-130J-30 "Super Hercules" aircraft to the country's Air Force.

On February 5, two Tu-22M3 long-range bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces performed a patrol in the airspace of the Republic of Belarus.

19FortyFive stated that Ukraine could become the site of the first real drone war

Ukraine may become the site of the first real drone war. According to Robert Farley, a columnist for the American publication 19FortyFive, this weapon will play a critical role in a possible war between Russia and Ukraine.

Speaking about the combat qualities of the Russian Su-57 fighter, comparing it in air combat with the F-22 and F-35, they often overlook the outstanding capabilities of the Russian fighter in the field of hitting targets on the ground. Meanwhile, they are impressive and significantly surpass the capabilities of analogues from China and the United States, writes Military Watch.

The Sirius attack unmanned aerial vehicle, which has been upgraded for the Russian Navy, will receive the functions of a search and rescue vehicle and a scout. Its serial deliveries will begin in 2023.

The United States approved Jordan's request for the latest version of the F-16 fighter jet. January 6, portal defensenews.com He reported that the US State Department approved the request of the Jordanian Defense Ministry for aircraft and ammunition.

Defence24 called the flight of a pair of MiG-31 aircraft over the Baltic Sea propaganda

The appearance of a pair of Russian two-seat supersonic fighter-interceptors MiG-31 in the sky over the Baltic Sea in the publication of the Polish edition of Defence24 was called propaganda.

The Taganrog City Court of the Rostov region will consider the claim of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in the amount of more than 2.7 million rubles to the accused of stealing equipment from a flying command post based on Il-86, a representative of the court told RIA Novosti.

Turkey's unmanned aerial vehicles flying over a large area have become a "headache" for Greece, said Evangelos Yorgousis, a retired Greek general.