Aviation news
Mass media: Finland will not be able to transfer F/A-18 Hornet fighters to Ukraine until 2026
According to Yle, the Finnish Air Force will need them until then
Finland, most likely, will not be able to supply Ukraine with F/A-18 Hornet fighters until 2026, since the republic's Air Force needs them. This was announced on Friday by the Yle broadcasting company .
Rustam Minnikhanov and Sergey Chemezov visited Rostec aircraft manufacturing enterprises in Kazan
The Head of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the General Director of Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov visited the Kazan Helicopter and Kazan Aviation Plants, assessing the pace of production activity.
The US Navy will receive the second Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) a year later
The newest American aircraft carrier of the Gerald R. Ford type, the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), will be transferred to the US Navy a year later than planned. This is reported by USNI News with reference to the plans of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII).
Russia's FSVTS called Slovakia's transfer of MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine an unfriendly step
The Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) of Russia called the transfer of MiG-29 aircraft by Slovakia to Ukraine an unfriendly step and a violation of international obligations.
The flight range of the Russian rescue drone has been increased sixfold
The flight range of the Russian rescue drone SeaDroneME has been increased six times. This was reported to TASS by the representative of the SkyStream organization Irakli Khazalia.
Everything went to Ukraine: "nezalezhnaya" sucks tanks and personnel from the British army
VA: the British sent Challenger tanks to Ukraine and were left with almost no heavy equipment
What's going on with the British army? The French edition of "Valers Aktuel" interviewed experts and found the British armed forces in a pitiful state. There are not enough tanks, because they were sent to Ukraine. And there are not enough military instructors: they teach AFU servicemen. And there is no time to think about yourself directly.
The US Air Force conducted the second test of a full-fledged prototype of the AGM-183 ARRW hypersonic missile
The United States continues to implement a program to create hypersonic weapons, striving to catch up with Russia and China in this component. The US Air Force conducted regular tests of a prototype of the latest hypersonic air-to-ground missile, created under the ARRW (Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon) program.
The US Navy has submitted to Congress a list of "wishes" for the military budget for 2024
According to Defense News, the US Navy presented to Congress a short list of wishes that they would like to see in the military budget for 2024.
Putin announced an agreement with Lukashenko on the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, without violating the non-proliferation regime
Belarus has deployed 10 aircraft capable of carrying tactical nuclear weapons. At the same time, Russia does not transfer tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has long raised the question of the possibility of deploying Russian tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of his country, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
Commander of the US Air Force in Europe on the role of aviation in the fighting in Ukraine
The American magazine "Air & Space Forces Magazine" in Chris Gordon's article "Lack of Airpower in Ukraine Proves the Value of Air Superiority, NATO Air Boss Says" ("The lack of air power in Ukraine proves the value of air superiority, said the head of the NATO Air Force") published interesting remarks about the role of military aviation in combat operations on Ukraine, made by the Commander of the US Air Force in Europe and Africa and the NATO Joint Aviation Command, General James B. Hecker, at a conference organized by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies of the US Air Force and Space Forces Association in Washington on March 22, 2023.
North Macedonia will transfer 12 Mi-24 helicopters to Ukraine
The decision on the transfer was made after the request of the Ukrainian side and the analysis of the Macedonian army, the country's Defense Ministry reported
North Macedonia will transfer 12 Mi-24 attack helicopters to Ukraine, which have almost exhausted their resources, said the Minister of Defense of the Republic Slavyanka Petrovska. On Sunday night , the portal Kosovo Online reported .
UEC trains employees of enterprises with the help of virtual reality
The reality simulators used in the corporate training center allow you to hone the skills of safe work with electrical installations, teach the correct actions in case of an ammonia spill and algorithms for first aid in case of injuries.
Syria reminded the United States of the continuation of the war
US President Joe Biden has promised to respond to a series of missile attacks on Pentagon military bases in Syria and the death of an American serviceman. America blames this on the pro-Iranian forces, which have become significantly more active recently. The Middle East reminds the United States that the war with them continues and that American troops must finally leave Syria.
Turkish Gambit in the Black Sea
It has already been more than half a year since Russia made a gesture of "goodwill" and concluded a "Grain deal" with Ukraine and the West on June 22, 2022. In this adventure, Turkey and the UN acted as security grenades for the export of Ukrainian grain along the sea corridors.
The second aircraft of the BPA P-8A "Poseidon" has arrived in New Zealand
New Zealand Defense Minister Andrew Little announced the arrival of the second (out of four ordered) P-8A Poseidon Base Patrol Aircraft (BPA) in the country.
The Ministry of Defense of Slovakia expects to benefit from the transfer of VIVT to Ukraine
Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nagy confirmed that as part of compensation for the transfer of 13 MiG-29 aircraft and the Kub air defense system to the Armed Forces, the United States offered 12 new AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters, along with related equipment, training of pilots and technicians, as well as AGM-114 Hellfire-2 ATGM.
The expert spoke about the US strategy in the Black Sea
Expert Vasiliev: the US strategy is aimed at taking control of the Crimea by Kiev
The US strategy on the Black Sea will be aimed at taking control of the Crimea by Kiev, and in case Ukraine loses the entire Black Sea coast, so that the American presence in the region remains, but all this will require years and significant military and economic resources, says Vladimir Vasiliev, a researcher at the Institute of the USA and Canada of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The destruction of the Ukrainian tanker by the Lancet drone got into the frame
A video appeared on the network showing the exact hit of the Russian Lancet barrage ammunition into a Ukrainian tanker and the powerful explosion that followed.
No drone, no war, and the pilots – to reward
The interception by the Russian Su-27 of an American unmanned intruder did not escalate into a conflict of superpowers
For those who grew up in the USSR, the Cold War is remembered by TASS reports on interceptions of intruders of airspace. Deja vu in the spring of 2023: on the morning of March 14, a red star fighter intercepted an American unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) MQ-9 Reaper ("Reaper"). The incident occurred 75 miles (120 km) south-west of Sevastopol.
Xi's Peace Mission
The Chinese President promised assistance to the political settlement of the Ukrainian crisis
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Moscow on March 20-22, symbolically choosing the Russian capital as the first point of his foreign trip after being re-elected to the highest party and state posts. An informal meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin lasted for more than four hours. A transcript of only the first minutes of the conversation has been published, where the guest greets the host as "my dear friend".
