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Military expert Vladislav Shurygin - about what the APU was on the eve of the Russian operation and why it was called a special
The results of the first days of the special military operation in Ukraine allow us to draw the first conclusions about how the Russian army is fighting and what kind of enemy it is opposed to.
The West intends to increase arms supplies to Ukraine
Italy joined the list of countries intending to supply weapons to Ukraine on February 28. The Government of the country has signed a decree authorizing the dispatch of MANPADS "Stinger", mortars, ATGM "Milan".
A contract has been signed for the creation of a European unmanned aerial vehicle Eurodrone
On February 24, 2022, the Airbus group and the European Procurement Organization for Joint Cooperation in the field of armaments (Organization Conjointe de Coopération en matière d'Armement - OCCAR) at the Airbus enterprise in Manching (Germany) signed a joint contract for the development of a European advanced reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicle of long duration flight Eurodrone.
The Thai Navy has acquired additional S-100 Kamkopter helicopter-type UAVs
The command of the Thai Navy has signed a contract with the Austrian company Schiebel Aircraft GMBH for the purchase of the second batch of S-100 Kamkopter helicopter type UAVs.
"To create a technological reserve": the developer of the aviation "hybrid" - about the advantages of the new engine from MAI
In the fall of 2022, flight tests of the latest Russian hybrid engine for UAVs and light manned aircraft will begin. Kirill Balyasny, a design engineer at the Moscow Aviation Institute, said this in an interview with RT.
The Ministry of Defense showed the combat use of helicopters on Ukrainian equipment
On February 28, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed footage of the use of combat helicopters on Ukrainian equipment with the results of the defeat.
The air defense system from the United States did not notice the approaching Chinese plane
The American AN/FPS-117 radar did not notice the Chinese Y-12 aircraft
The air defense system from the United States, located on Dongyin Island, did not notice a small Chinese Y-12 civilian transport aircraft approaching Taiwan, writes the South China Morning Post.
The Russian Aerospace Forces have established control over the whole of Ukraine
Air strikes by the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) allowed blocking Ukrainian military formations. According to experts, the active actions of Russian planes and helicopters have put the ground groups of Kiev's military formations in a difficult position.
The first aircraft of the BPA P-8A "Poseidon" arrived in Norway
The Command of the Norwegian Armed Forces announced the arrival on February 24 at the Evenes Airbase after a flight from the Boeing company in Seattle (USA) of the first (out of five ordered) P-8A Poseidon BPA aircraft.
Bangladesh Air Force received the fourth BTA C-130J Hercules aircraft
According to the Public Relations service of the Bangladesh Armed Forces ISPR (Inter-Services Public Relations), the fourth BTA C-130J Hercules aircraft, acquired from the British Air Force, landed at the Bangabandhu air Base of the Bangladesh Air Force in Dhaka.
The Ministry of Defense of the Philippines does not plan to break the deal on the purchase of Russian helicopters
Philippines Minister of National Defense Delphine Lorenzana said on February 25 that the government of the country does not plan to take sides in the conflict in Ukraine, Manila Bulletin reports.
In Russia, Iskanders were used in exercises
The calculations of the Iskander-M missile defense system worked out the destruction of the base of the conditional enemy in the exercises
Iskander-M operational and tactical missile systems (OTRK) were used at the exercises of the Central Military District (CVO). The OTRK calculations worked out the destruction of the target at a range of more than 300 kilometers. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Central Military District.
Upgraded interceptors have arrived in Kamchatka
Two MiG-31BM interceptor fighters arrived in Kamchatka after modernization
MiG-31BM interceptor fighters arrived in Kamchatka after modernization. Aircraft modernization works were carried out at the Nizhny Novgorod Aircraft Factory "Sokol". This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Pacific Fleet.
In Russia, drones were used to monitor rivers
Orlan-10 UAVs of the Central Military District have started monitoring flood-prone areas on rivers in Siberia
In Russia, Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have started monitoring Siberian rivers. Drones of the Central Military District (CVO) are used to detect ice jams in flood-prone areas in a timely manner. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the district.
The Ukrainian fighter who escaped to Romania was expelled back
The Su-27 fighter of the Ukrainian Air Force, who escaped to Romania in the first hours of the military operation of the Russian army, returned to his homeland. This was reported by Romanian air spotters and confirmed by the Ministry of Defense of the country.
A Kazan-based robot manipulator was tested at KAMAZ
According to the "Naberezhnye Chelny News", the "Eidos" robot from the Kazan manufacturer Eidos Robotics was successfully tested at the KAMAZ press-frame plant in Naberezhnye Chelny. A mechanical assistant - a manipulator robot A12 with welding equipment, a positioner for installing equipment and a specially written program - was brought to the enterprise last year.
Swiss will start flying on solar jet fuel
Swiss Airline plans to start using synthetic jet fuel created with the help of concentrated solar energy for the first time in the world. It creates exactly as much carbon dioxide as it takes to produce it. This is reported by the manufacturer of solar fuel Synhelion.
The flagship of the Soviet aviation burned down near Kiev
During the fighting at Gostomel airport near Kiev, the world's largest AN-225 Mriya transport aircraft was destroyed.
"The flagship of Ukrainian aviation, the legendary AN–225 Mriya, was destroyed. It happened at Antonov Airport in Gostomel near Kiev, where the plane was located," Ukroboronprom reported.
In the Arctic, the military of the Air Force during training discovered drones of the "enemy"
Military personnel of a separate radar unit of the Eastern Military District on Wrangel Island in Chukotka during the training conducted monitoring of airspace in the Arctic and found unmanned aerial vehicles of the "enemy", the Air Defense Ministry reports.
Motorized skirmishes of the Central Military District during the exercises repelled the attack of the "enemy" on the settlement
Exercises with the participation of about 1 thousand servicemen were held in the Orenburg region
TASS, February 28. Servicemen of the motorized rifle unit of the Central Military District (CVO) repelled an attack by a conditional enemy on a settlement during exercises in the Orenburg region, the press service of the Central Military District reported on Monday.
