Aviation news

The Russian army will test the robot tank "Sturm" for battles in urban conditions

The first prototype of the Russian heavy attack robotic complex "Sturm", created on the basis of the T-72V3, will go to preliminary tests in April. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what tasks this complex should perform on the battlefield.

There is a chance to finally bring order to the aircraft industry

Recent political events and the sanctions against Russia that followed them have radically changed the situation both in the field of air transportation and, I would like to believe– in the production programs of Russian aircraft. At first, Europe imposed a ban on flights of our passenger and transport aircraft to EU countries, although this in itself is not so scary.

"Dry" and "MiGs" are armed and very dangerous

On the official page of the press service of the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information appeared about the transfer of Poland, Slovakia and Bulgaria to their disposal of 70 combat aircraft – multi-purpose fighters of the fourth generation MiG-29 and far from the most modern, but very effective in combat attack aircraft Su-25.

Losses of Chinese-made drones in the Middle East and North Africa

The quality of Chinese-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) supplied to the Middle East region has been repeatedly discussed by experts.

Economic pressure is exactly what Russia lacked to gain technological independence

With the beginning of a special military operation in Ukraine, the united West clearly announced to the whole world, and above all to the Ukrainian authorities, that there would be no direct military intervention by NATO in the fighting.

Against the background of the "gloomy news from Ukraine", it is time to reassess the US military potential, currently designed to participate in one major conflict.

The official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry Igor Konashenkov reported on March 15 that our troops had taken control of the entire territory of the Kherson region.

From a tactical point of view, this gives our military at least two advantages. First, they now control the entire coastline of Ukraine adjacent to the Crimea from the Black and Azov Seas. That excludes any provocations of some parts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine or nationalist battalions in the direction of the Russian peninsula.

Why Turkish drones didn't help the Ukrainian army

A significant number of Bayraktar TB2 drones that were in the arsenal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were shot down by the Russian army, or failed due to improper operation. "Newspaper.Ru" was looking into why Turkish drones proved ineffective during the Russian special operation in Ukraine.

On the territory of Ukraine, Ka-52 helicopters were used for the first time for their intended purpose - to destroy armored vehicles and ground fortified points. As expected, the results were excellent.

How will the Russian military respond to the strike on Donetsk, which the Russian Defense Ministry has already called a war crime

Units of the Armed Forces of Russia and the People's Republics of Donbass continue to advance in different directions. LNR fighters are fighting in the city of Severodonetsk.

Western sanctions promised to deprive Russia of foreign aircraft. It has already become dangerous to fly abroad – at any moment our liner could be arrested. However, the aviation authorities found a sanctions loophole. Moscow deprives the "great aviation power of Bermuda" of power over our planes – and re-registers them in Russia. Why were our planes registered in Bermuda before? And how will re-registration help preserve our aviation fleet?

On March 11, 1982, the Ka-26 helicopter set world records for the rate of climb and ascent to the maximum height. The original modular design of this worker has entered the history of helicopter construction.

Experts told when the Superjet will receive a Russian engine

Against the background of tougher sanctions in Russia, they are forcing the creation of a new, "import-substituted" version of the domestic Sukhoi Superjet passenger aircraft. In particular, for this it is necessary to accelerate the certification of new PD-8 engines. Experts told the newspaper.Ru", how exactly can the process be accelerated, what is the peculiarity of the new engine, as well as the potential harm to it from Western sanctions.

Military expert Dmitry Kornev - what new missile systems can strengthen Russia's western borders

At a meeting of the Russian Security Council on March 11, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that in response to the strengthening of NATO forces at the western borders of the country, the General Staff is developing and has actually completed a plan to strengthen our western borders.

The British Institute of Aerospace Technologies presented the concepts of three hydrogen aircraft — regional, narrow-body and wide-body. As a basis, the researchers took the designs of existing aircraft and adapted them to work on liquid hydrogen.

At the end of August 2016, the Ukrainian state-owned Antonov company and the Chinese AICC Corporation signed an agreement on cooperation on the program of the AN-225 "Mriya" heavy transport aircraft of ultra-large payload.

The European Space Agency has selected a team of five European companies that will design and create the first experimental payload to extract oxygen from regolith on the surface of the Moon. It is expected that in 10 days of work on board the lunar lander, she will receive 50-100 grams of oxygen from the lunar regolith, according to the agency's website.

Afghanistan is looking for buyers of captured weapons

As the capture of large settlements in Afghanistan, the Taliban detachments (banned in the Russian Federation) took possession of several large logistics depots of the NATO contingent in Afghanistan. As well as units of government forces, which, according to the plans of the Americans, were supposed to restrain the offensive impulse of the Taliban for three to six months.

The Ukrainian crisis pushes for radical solutions

Noting Russia's determination in conducting a special military operation, foreign observers are wondering about the applicability of its methods to solving the Taiwan issue. Reasoning from a purely military standpoint, the People's Liberation Army of China has all the necessary means to conduct a large-scale amphibious operation, has not only overwhelming numerical, but also technological superiority over the island's defense forces.

The West is fueling the conflict in Ukraine with lethal weapons

In the early days of Russia's special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine, about 27 countries decided to supply it with weapons. The militarization of the country began in 2014 immediately after the coup that led to the formation of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics.