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VVO Commander Chaiko: in 2022, the district troops will receive the first Su-57 fighters
The Eastern Military District (VVO) will receive Su-57 fighters for the first time in 2022, Colonel-General Alexander Chaiko, commander of the VVO troops, said.
AGM-183A: and again by
A series of failures is pursuing the American hypersonic missile development program. Yesterday, December 20, the portal thedrive.com He reported that the third consecutive flight tests of the AGM-183A ammunition failed.
Predator Drone: Orion dogfight impressed The Drive
Russia has tested the famous Orion drone in a new quality. Over the landfill in the Crimea, a drone shot down another drone with a rocket, which was 100 kilometers away from it. Such tests show that Orion is close to combat readiness, and a successful air attack will make it even more attractive to foreign customers, writes The Drive.
Work has been completed to increase the runway of the Khmeimim airfield
According to Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, the improvement of the military and social infrastructure of Russian bases abroad continues
Work has been completed to increase the runway of the Khmeimim airfield in Syria. This was announced on Tuesday by Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu at an expanded meeting of the board of the military department.
The troops of the Central Military District will conduct over 300 exercises in 2022
The Central Military District is expected to hold about 300 exercises of various directions next year, taking into account the activation of terrorist organizations in the region, said Alexander Lapin, commander of the Central Military District troops.
Russia and Belarus conducted air patrols of the border of the Union State
The Ministry of Defense of Belarus reported that the republic's aviation conducted, together with the aviation of the Russian Federation, another patrol of the air borders of the Union State of the two countries.
Video: Baltic Fleet fighters conducted a training air battle over the sea
The naval aviation of the Baltic Fleet conducted planned exercises over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea near the borders of the Kaliningrad region.
CIAM has completed the development of a rotary piston engine for aviation
The Foundation for Advanced Research reported that the RPD-150T is designed to replace foreign-made engines on manned and unmanned aerial vehicles
The Central Institute of Aviation Engine Engineering named after P. I. Baranov (FSUE "CIAM") has successfully completed the development of a technical project for an aviation rotary piston engine RPD-150T within the framework of the project of the Foundation for Advanced Research (FPI) "Hybrid" for manned and unmanned aerial vehicles. This was reported on Tuesday on the official website of the FPI.
The troops of the Central Military District received more than 1,200 samples of weapons and equipment this year
Aviation units adopted 13 aircraft, including MIG-31BM high-altitude interceptor fighters
The Central Military District (CVO) in 2021 received more than 1,200 new and modernized samples of weapons and military equipment, the commander of its troops, Alexander Lapin, told reporters on Tuesday.
The commander of the Air Defense Forces, Alexander Chaiko, announced plans to rearm the district's troops in 2022
The Eastern Military District (VVO) will receive Su-57 fighters for the first time in 2022. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by the commander of the Air Defense Forces, Colonel-General Alexander Chaiko.
American stealth bomber spotted on satellite image
A Reddit user found an inconspicuous B-2 bomber on Google maps
In the USA, an unusual aircraft was noticed on Google maps. A Reddit user posted a screenshot showing a satellite image of an aircraft that looks like a Northrop B-2 Spirit strategic stealth bomber.
Serial production of the turboprop passenger aircraft will begin in 2025
Serial production of the turboprop passenger aircraft is scheduled to begin in 2025. This was announced on Tuesday, December 21, by the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov at the government hour in the State Duma.
Dvornikov: The Southern Military District has increased its potential by creating new divisions and military units
The commander of the troops noted that the combat potential of the district was quite impressive before
The Southern Military District (SE) has noticeably increased its combat potential by creating new divisions and military units, the commander of the troops of the SE, Alexander Dvornikov, told reporters on Tuesday during the final board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Tests of the Altius-RU attack drone have been completed
Russian specialists have completed tests of the new Altius-RU reconnaissance and strike UAV. The device was partially unified with the famous Orion, which has already been adopted.
The number of Turkish drones destroyed by the Russian "Shell" has been named
Russian missile systems "Pantsir-S1" destroyed more than 40 Turkish drones
During the military conflict in Syria and Libya, Russian Pantsir-S1 missile systems destroyed more than 40 Turkish Anka and Bayraktar attack drones. This number was announced by the head of the Department for the construction and development of the system for the use of unmanned aerial vehicles of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia Alexander Novikov on the program "Vesti Nedelya" on the TV channel "Russia 1".
For the first time, the dropping of a bomb by a Hunter UAV is shown
In the report by Alexander Rogatkin from the TV program "Vesti Nedeli", footage of bomb weapons tests on the Hunter unmanned vehicle was shown. Earlier, the UAV was first demonstrated with a flat nozzle.
Head of unmanned aviation Novikov: Orion will be able to cope with Bayraktar
Russian Orion reconnaissance and strike drones are capable of coping with Turkish-made Bayraktar drones in the event of a collision, Major General Alexander Novikov, the head of unmanned aviation of the Russian Federation, said on Sunday.
Russia's ally bought weapons from a NATO member
Bayraktar drones have entered service in Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan has received Turkish Bayraktar unmanned aerial vehicles. They were examined by President Sadyr Zhaparov, the press service of the head of state reported. Drones, as noted, have entered service with the GKNB Border Service.
The Defense Ministry considers the Turkish Bayraktar drone an easy target for air defense
According to Yuri Muravkin, Deputy chief of the anti-aircraft missile forces of the Russian Aerospace Forces, Bayraktar has such characteristics that it is not difficult to shoot down a drone even for a calculation prepared for a "satisfactory" assessment.
Video: In Crimea, the newest Orion drone successfully hit targets
The first tests of the newest Orion strike unmanned aerial vehicle, which can successfully resist all the most modern drones, including Bayraktars, have been conducted at the Crimean training ground. This was reported in the press center of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.