Aviation news
Russian helicopter pilots conducted reconnaissance in the area of Laperusa
Crews of Ka-27PS deck helicopters of the Pacific Fleet Naval Aviation conducted ice reconnaissance in the area of the La Perouse Strait connecting the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk as part of the exercise. This was reported on February 4 in the press service of the Eastern Military District.
Russia told about the role of Ukraine in the production of Turkish Bayraktar TB2
Expert Shurygin said that Ukraine can be used by Turkey to circumvent sanctions
Ukraine can help Turkey circumvent the sanctions regime imposed on Ankara after the last conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. Military expert Vladislav Shurygin told Izvestia about the possible role of Kiev in the production of Turkish Bayraktar TB2 attack and reconnaissance drones.
In the USA, they told about the "made of wood" Russian PAK DA
19FortyFive stated that the Russian PAK DA is fake and made of wood
The promising long-range aviation complex (PAK DA), created by Russia, may never take off, said Brent Eastwood, a columnist for the American publication 19FortyFive.
Military personnel of the Far Eastern Military District in the framework of the exercises were convinced of the reliability of air defense at the western border of the Russian Federation
The exercises involved 40 units of weapons, military, special and aviation equipment of the ZVO
The units of the military air defense (air defense) and operational-tactical aviation of the Western Military District (ZVO) conducted exercises, within the framework of which they were convinced of the security of the western borders of the Russian Federation. This was announced by the commander of the ZVO troops, Hero of Russia, Colonel-General Alexander Zhuravlev.
The military in the Kursk region conducted exercises to guide fighters to targets - ZVO
The Russian military conducted a training session in the Kursk region with duty shifts of aviation guidance points of the Leningrad Army of the Air Force and Air Defense, the Western Military District (ZVO) reported on Saturday.
Russia will soon begin to create a hydrogen aircraft engine
This year, CIAM specialists will begin work on a hybrid power plant using hydrogen as fuel. The hybrid power plant will be created on the basis of the VK-2500 aircraft engine, which has become a further development of the TV3-117 family.
Russian servicemen have completed a tactical exercise in the Voronezh region
Russian servicemen of the Western Military District have completed a bilateral tactical exercise in the Voronezh Region, the press service of the Military District reported.
Two Russian Tu-22M3 bombers flew over Belarus
Two Russian Tu-22M3 long-range bombers performed patrols in the airspace of Belarus and returned to Russia, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
The popularity of the F-35 in Europe was explained by "aiming at Russia"
Business Insider told about Europe's purchase of F-35 fighters with an "eye on Russia"
The popularity of the American fifth-generation fighter F-35 Lightning II in Europe can be explained by the desire of Western countries to cooperate with the United States against the background of increased Russian military activity, writes Business Insider.
Planned delivery to Jordan of 16 F-16V fighters
On February 3, 2022, the US Department of Defense Agency for Military Cooperation (Defense Security Cooperation Agency - DSCA) sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale of 16 Lockheed Martin F-16V Block 70 fighters, including 12 single-seat F-16C Block 70 and four two-seat F-16D Block 70, to Jordan through the US program of intergovernmental Foreign military sales (FMS).
The US called the restriction of the "outdated" Russian MiG-29
In 19FortyFive, the engines were called a limitation of the Russian MiG-29 fighter
The Russian fourth-generation MiG-29 fighter, incredibly popular in the armed forces of dozens of countries, is "outdated" and has a limitation, writes Kyle Mizokami, a columnist for the American publication 19FortyFive.
A video of an emergency landing of an American fifth-generation fighter has been published
Emergency landing of the drowned American F-35 fighter jet caught on video
Details of the emergency landing of the American fifth-generation fighter F-35 on the aircraft carrier "Carl Vinson" have become known. The video, which captures the moment of the collision, was published by the Telegram channel Dambiev.
NATO fighter jets accompanied Russia's Tu-142 on exercises in the Northeast Atlantic
The main task of the exercises is to work out the actions of the Russian Navy and the Russian Aerospace Forces to protect national interests in the World Ocean
Norwegian and British fighter jets escorted Russian Tu-142 aircraft during their flight on a submarine search exercise in the Northeast Atlantic. This was reported to journalists in the press service of the Northern Fleet.
Russian fighter jets carried out training flights in the skies of Armenia
The crews of the fighter aviation of the Southern Military District from the Erebuni Airbase (Armenia) performed training flights on MiG-29 and Su-30SM fighters, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.
British fighters rose to escort Russian strategic bombers - Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
British fighters took to the air because of two Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers, which flew over the Barents Sea, the Norwegian Sea and the northeast Atlantic, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
In the Kurgan region, the military defeated the "enemy" with bombs
During the exercises in the Kurgan region, the crews of the Central Military District worked out a covert approach to a given area and bombing at fortifications and facilities of a simulated enemy field camp.
The Su-27 was named one of the best fighters of the fourth generation
The Russian multipurpose supersonic heavy fighter Su-27 was named one of the best fourth-generation combat aircraft in the world.
Ukraine will start producing Bayraktar drones
Minister of Defense of Ukraine Reznikov announced plans for the construction of the Baykar Makina plant
Ukraine plans to launch the production of Turkish Bayraktar unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Cooperation in the production of unmanned platforms of Baykar Makina will be included in the agreement that Ukraine and Turkey will sign on Thursday, February 3.
Planes of the forces of the Union State of the Russian Federation and Belarus at the Brest training ground launched a missile attack on a conditional enemy
The stage with combat firing of combined arms and amphibious units using artillery fire, practicing assault and army aviation strikes took place on Thursday at the Brest training ground as part of the verification of the reaction forces of the Union State.
The Defense Ministers of Russia and Belarus visited the stage of joint exercises at the Brest training ground
The Yak-130 and Su-25 aircraft provided aviation support to the units of the armed forces of the Russian Federation and Belarus involved in the inspection
The Defense Ministers of Russia and Belarus, Sergei Shoigu and Viktor Khrenin, observed the stage of working out combat training tasks as part of the verification of the reaction forces of the Union State.
