Aviation news
Source: Russia is developing a platform for basing deck drones
Light helicopter and airplane-type vehicles will be launched using a pneumatic catapult
The newest marine platform is being developed for the Russian Navy, which will be designed to base tactical and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This was reported to TASS by a source in the shipbuilding industry.
The exercise with the participation of Su-34 and Su-24MR aircraft takes place in the Urals
Su-34 bombers and Su-24MR reconnaissance aircraft of the Central Military District (CVO) are practicing refueling in the air at an exercise in the Chelyabinsk region, the press service of the CVO reported on Monday.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced plans to significantly increase defense spending in 2022.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that the country's defense budget, which is planned for 2022 in the amount of over 1.1 billion rubles. In the future, it will be increased by another 500 million euros for the purchase of equipment and weapons, including combat aircraft.
Rostec will begin flight tests of the Ka-226T helicopter with Russian engines in 2023
Anastasia Solovyova, Chief designer of the VK-650V UEC-Klimov engine, said that the certification of this engine was also planned for 2023
Flight tests of the latest Russian VK-650V engine on the Ka-226T light multipurpose helicopter will begin in 2023 in accordance with joint plans with Russian Helicopters JSC. This was reported to journalists by the chief designer of the VK-650V engine "ODK-Klimov" (part of the United Engine Corporation Rostec) Anastasia Solovyova.
Romania buys Norway's decommissioned F-16
Norwegian F-16s have not yet been written off, but they are already selling out. December 12, portal defenseromania.ro He reported that the Romanian Defense Ministry had requested approval from Parliament for the purchase of F-16 fighters.
Flight tests of the Ka-226T with Russian engines will begin in 2023
Flight tests of the Ka-226T light multipurpose helicopter with the Russian VK-650V gas turbine turboshaft engine are planned for 2023. In the same year, the newest engine must be certified.
Zala Aero has published a video of tests of barrage ammunition "Lancet" from the boat
The Russian company Zala Aero (part of the Kalashnikov Group of companies) has published a video of tests of Lancet barrage ammunition from a marine carrier.
In the Komsomolsk-on-Amur branch of JSC "Sukhoi Company", large-scale work is being carried out on the effective organization of workplaces
Large-scale work on the effective organization of workplaces is being carried out at KnAAZ. Its significant component is the automation of inventory and accounting of tools and technical equipment (SRT).
A batch of multi-purpose Su-35S fighters arrived at the Lipetsk aviation Center of the VKS
A batch of the latest multi-purpose Su-35S fighters has arrived at the State Center for Training Aviation Personnel and Military Tests of the Russian Ministry of Defense, stationed in Lipetsk.
Who has more: the number of combat aircraft in the world has been calculated
More than half of the combat aviation is concentrated in ten countries of the world. The FlightGlobal analytical center released the World Air Forces 2022 report, in which it counted the composition of the Air Forces of all countries.
The explosion of the Kvadrat SAM missile near the F-15 plane was shown on video
The air defense fighters of the Yemeni Ansar Allah movement (Houthis) managed to intercept an American-made F-15 fighter jet of the Royal Saudi Air Force.
A single multi-purpose aircraft capable of carrying weapons for attacking air and ground targets was detected using a thermal imaging system.
A video of the tests of the kamikaze drone "Lancet" from a marine carrier has appeared
A video of tests of the Lancet barrage ammunition from a naval carrier has been published. A drone launched from a small vessel landed on the shore.
MD-530G helicopters will be delivered to the Malaysian Air Force in the first quarter of 2022
The Deputy Minister of Defense of Malaysia, Ikmal Hisham bin Abdul Aziz, in response to a request from a deputy of the lower house of parliament, said that the delivery of MD-530G light reconnaissance and attack helicopters to the American company MD Helicopter will be made in the first quarter of 2022.
Borisov: Russian developments are superior to the Turkish Bayraktar drone
According to the Deputy Prime Minister, there is a request for this type of equipment in the world
The devices developed in Russia are superior in technical characteristics to the Turkish Bayraktar attack drone. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov in an interview with RBC.
The experiments are over: The US Air Force has pledged to arm itself with guided drones
The US Air Force is moving towards a new generation of unmanned aircraft. December 12, portal flightglobal.com He reported that the US Air Force has officially announced its intention to arm itself with guided drones.
Russian Post asks the authorities for 1.3 billion for drones between Moscow and St. Petersburg
For the organization of unmanned transportation on the route Moscow - St. Petersburg, which should start in 2024, the Russian Post would like to receive 1,336 billion rubles of state subsidies.
The new dates of the first flight of the Tu-160M, assembled from scratch, became known
The deeply modernized Tu-160 strategic bomber of the new construction will make its first flight at the beginning of next year. Earlier, a car equipped with improved NK-32-02 engines took to the sky.
The timing of the PAK DA's entry into service has been named
First deputy chairman of the Military-industrial complex Board Yelchaninov: PAK DA will enter service after 2024
Promising long-range aviation complexes (PAK DA) will enter service in the period from 2024 to 2033. Aircraft deliveries are provided for by the new State Armament Program. Andrei Yelchaninov, First Deputy chairman of the Board of the Military-Industrial Commission (MIC) of Russia, called the timing of the receipt of the complexes in an interview with Interfax.
Russia and Myanmar have confirmed their desire to deepen cooperation in the defense sector - The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Colonel-General Alexander Fomin and Myanmar's Ambassador to Russia Lwin Wu confirmed at a meeting in Moscow the desire of the two countries to maximize the accumulated potential for deepening cooperation in the defense sector, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters on Thursday.
Five NATO planes flew over the Black Sea near the borders of Russia
On Thursday evening, it became known about a new provocative flight of NATO aircraft near our borders.
"On December 9, 2021, Russian airspace controls over the neutral waters of the Black Sea detected air targets approaching the state border of the Russian Federation," the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation reported. To identify and escort foreign planes, Su-27 fighters on duty were lifted into the sky.
