Aviation news
Two S-400 and 12 Su-35 divisions will be transferred to Belarus under the control of the reaction forces
As part of the inspection of the reaction forces of the Union State, which will take place in two stages and will end on February 20, 12 Su-35 aircraft, two divisions of S-400 air defense systems and a division of Pantsir-S anti-aircraft missile and gun systems will be relocated to the territory of Belarus from Russia, Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin said.
In France, they tested the engine for a new generation fighter
France conducted bench tests of the engine for the Next Generation Fighter aircraft
The aircraft engine, which is designed for a promising new generation aircraft, was tested in France. The new power unit is built on the basis of the Dassault Rafale fighter engine, the Eurasian Times reports with reference to the Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) of France.
Salty Ocean revealed the stealth coatings of American F-35 fighters
The reliability of the latest American fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets has been called into question.
It has been established that during the intensive operation of the F-35 over the sea surface, the stealth coating of aircraft undergoes severe corrosion and destruction.
Tests of Dagger missiles completed in the Arctic
Izvestia: Arctic tests of the Kinzhal hypersonic complex have been completed
Arctic tests of the Russian hypersonic complex "Dagger" have ended. Missile testing, which took place in the northern latitudes, was recognized as successful. This is reported by Izvestia with reference to sources in the military department.
The Ministry of Defense of Morocco plans to purchase two new maritime patrol aircraft
The Ministry of Defense of Morocco plans to purchase two new maritime patrol aircraft after completing an appropriate assessment of the equipment available on the international market in the coming months.
Roc is back in business
The Americans are preparing a new rocket-carrying aircraft for hypersonic. On January 17, the press service of Stratolaunch LLC announced the successful completion of the third stage of flight tests of the Roc giant aircraft.
The F-35A was prevented by a small bird
South Korean F-35A Lightning II fighter jet landed "on its belly" because of a small bird
An emergency landing of the South Korean fifth-generation fighter F-35A Lightning II was caused by a small bird getting into its engine, Defense Blog writes.
A new test flight of a giant two-body aircraft has been conducted in the USA
An American giant two-body aircraft designed for aerial launches of reusable hypersonic gliders made its third successful test flight on Sunday, the developer company Stratolaunch Systems said.
In Kuban, the crews of more than 30 helicopters took part in tactical flight exercises
The pilots worked out actions for reconnaissance and cover of strategic objects, as well as combat support and fire support of the Mi-8 AMTSH Terminator
Tactical flight exercises of the helicopter regiment of the army aviation were held in the Krasnodar Territory, the press service of the Southern Military District (SE) told reporters on Monday. Crews of more than 30 helicopters took part in the exercises.
Su-25 attack aircraft destroyed the "enemy" with bombs and cannon fire during exercises in Primorye
The pilots of the assault aviation of the Eastern Military District (VVO) dropped bombs on training facilities and fired at the equipment of the conditional enemy as part of the exercises at the aviapoligon in Primorsky Krai, the press service of the VVO reports.
"Alligators", "Terminators" and "Night Hunters" have worked out rocket firing at an exercise in the Kuban
More than 30 combat helicopters Ka-52 "Alligator", Mi-28 "Night Hunter" and Mi-8AMTSh "Terminator" performed missile launches and firing from air cannons during the exercise in the Kuban, said the head of the press service of the Southern Military District (SE) Vadim Astafyev.
In 2021, the pilots of the army aviation of the Air Force completed the tasks of delivering cargo to the Arctic
Last year, the crews of the army aviation Association of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Eastern Military District on Mi-8AMTSh and Mi-26 helicopters performed tasks in the Russian Arctic zone.
Dassault Aviation has released preliminary results for 2021
On January 6, the French company Dassault Aviation published preliminary results for 2021. As noted, 55 aircraft were delivered to customers in 2021, compared with 47 units a year earlier.
FedEx has requested permission to arm its transport planes with lasers
Transport and logistics giant FedEx (USA) appealed to the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) at the beginning of the year with a request to install anti-missile lasers on the company's transport aircraft.
An American flying saucer took to the sky
The American startup Zeva has started flight tests of its single-seat tailsitter Zero, which looks like a flying saucer. The first Zero flights took place in unmanned mode and lasted more than four minutes.
Boom Supersonic has started testing engines on a supersonic liner demonstrator
The American company Boom Supersonic installed engines on the demonstrator of the supersonic passenger aircraft XB-1 and began testing them. It tests all three power plants at idle in turn and simultaneously, and also checks them in different operating modes.
Israelis will arm drones with machine guns and grenade launchers
The Israeli company Smart Shooter has introduced the Smash Dragon system for drones. According to Israel Defense, it allows you to arm the devices with machine guns, sniper rifles, grenade launchers and other high-precision weapons.
The court confirmed the recovery of 511 million rubles in favor of the Ministry of Defense for the NITKA-2 project
The Supreme Court of Russia supported the decision of the first and cassation instances, which, according to the claim of the Ministry of Defense, recovered from the Moscow design bureau "Compass" about 511 million rubles of an unprocessed advance under the contract for the implementation of experimental design work "Creation of the NITKA-2 take-off and landing systems landfill".
More than 60 new military aircraft and helicopters will be received by the servicemen of the South of Russia in 2022 - Commander
It is planned to supply about three thousand samples of weapons and equipment to the troops of the Southern Military District in 2022, Alexander Dvornikov, commander of the district's troops, said in an interview with the Military Bulletin of the South of Russia newspaper.
The United States commented on the flight of the first Russian Tu-160M
The Drive: replenishment of the Tu-160M fleet will provide a significant increase in Russian capabilities
Currently, Russia has a small fleet of 17 Tu-160 strategic bombers, the replenishment of which will provide a significant increase in terms of capabilities and ease of maintenance. Thus, the American edition of The Drive commented on the flight of the first Russian Tu-160M built from scratch.
