Aviation news
Russian military scientists have developed a drone that can be recharged from a power line
Specialists of the Tyumen Higher Military Engineering Command School named after Marshal of Engineering Troops Proshlyakov of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation have developed a drone project that can be recharged from power lines, which significantly increases the duration of the flight of small drones, follows from a document published on the website of Rospatent.
Russian "Orions" flew more than 40 times to strike terrorists in Syria
RIA Novosti: Russian Orion UAVs have carried out over 40 sorties to strike terrorists in Syria
Russian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) Orion took off more than 40 times to strike terrorists in Syria, RIA Novosti reports with reference to an informed source. Since 2019, the Russian military has used two such unmanned aircraft.
At the exercises, the ZVO demonstrated new ways of conducting combat with tanks and helicopters
New ways of conducting combat with tanks, artillery and helicopters were demonstrated during exercises in the Voronezh region, the press service of the Western Military District (ZVO) reported.
In Russia, they remembered the dropping of bombs from the IL-76
RIA Novosti: IL-76 aircraft can be used for bombing
During the war in Afghanistan, the IL-76 heavy military transport aircraft was used to drop bombs, RIA Novosti recalls.
Details of Orion's work on Syrian terrorists revealed
Russian Orion unmanned aerial vehicles have already carried out more than 40 sorties in Syria, they have attacked terrorists, an informed source said.
With Russian polymers - the world's first medium-haul aircraft
The newest MS-21-300 airliner with a wing made of polymer composites of Russian production proved to be worthy. This was stated by the head of Rostec, Sergey Chemezov.
Chemezov called the creation of the MS-21 aircraft a victory over sanctions
The newest MS-21-300 airliner with a wing made of polymer composites of Russian production proved to be worthy. This was stated by the head of Rostec Sergey Chemezov on Saturday, December 25.
The US compared the combat aircraft of Russia and Ukraine
The Drive: the military aviation of Ukraine can hardly compare with the Russian
In a hypothetical air battle with each other, Ukraine and Russia can use many identical aircraft models, but in completely different quantities. A comparison of the military aviation of the two countries was carried out by the American edition of The Drive.
Published a video of the rescue of the navigator shot down in 2015 in Syria Su-24M
The author's Program of Alexander Rogatkin published on VGTRK on its YouTube channel posted footage of the rescue of Konstantin Murakhtin, the navigator of a Russian Su-24M bomber shot down by a Turkish fighter on November 24, 2015 in Syria.
In the US, they declared the dominance of the F-35 over the world
19FortyFive: the F-35 fighter will take a dominant position in world combat aviation
The fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter of Lockheed Martin (USA) has survived in the fight against other Western competitors and will occupy a dominant position in the world of combat aviation in the future, 19FortyFive says.
The Russian Defense Ministry announced the implementation of the long-range aviation combat training plan by 100%
In 2021, long-range aviation crews took part in the joint strategic exercise "West-2021" and Russian-Uzbek maneuvers
The combat training plan for 2021 has been fully implemented by representatives of long-range aviation. This was reported to journalists by the Russian Defense Ministry on Thursday.
The ships of the Pacific Fleet "destroyed" the mine and repelled the "raid" in the Sea of Okhotsk
A series of exercises with the participation of large amphibious ships of the Pacific Fleet took place in the Sea of Okhotsk. "Admiral Nevelskoy" and "Oslyabya" worked out anti-mine tasks.
107 years have passed since the formation of Long-range aviation
Long-range aviation is a component of strategic nuclear forces, an integral part of the Aerospace Forces and serves to solve problems in all strategic directions.
A batch of five MiG-31BM interceptor fighters entered service with the Central Military District in 2021
According to the delivery plan for the main samples of the ViVT in 2021, a batch of five MiG-31BM high-altitude interceptor fighters was received by the fighter aviation regiment of the Central Military District stationed in the Krasnoyarsk Territory.
Russia is ready for serial assembly of large-sized drones
Russia puts drone production on stream. On December 22, the press service of the Kronstadt company announced the opening in Dubno of the first specialized serial factory of large-sized unmanned aerial vehicles in the Russian Federation.
Strategists in the sky: published a video for the Day of Long-range Aviation
A video dedicated to the Day of Long-range Aviation appeared on the Web. You can observe in what difficult conditions pilots work - in any weather and at any time of the day.
The Indonesian Air Force will choose a new fighter between the Rafale and the F-15EX
Chief of Staff (Commander) The Indonesian Air Force, Air Marshal Fajar Prasetyo, confirmed plans to purchase Rafale fighters from the French company Dassault or F-15EX from the American Boeing.
The results of the modernization of weapons in the troops of the VVO, ZVO and SE in 2021 have been summed up
In 2021, the formations and associations of the Air Defense Forces received more than 800 units of modern models of VIVT, including T-80BVM tanks, infantry fighting vehicles BMP-3. The composition of the TOPF included the Magadan DPL, Bastion coastal missile systems.
The Japanese and the British will create an engine for a new generation of fighters
Tokyo and London will begin work on an engine demonstrator for a new generation of fighters. These machines can be adopted by about 2040.
Great Britain and Japan have teamed up to create a new fighter
The UK and Japan will create an engine for the next generation fighter
The United Kingdom and Japan, having signed a joint memorandum, united to create a new engine for combat aircraft, writes The Drive.
