Aviation news
India postponed the purchase of the MQ-9B Predator UAV
According to the Hindustan Times, India has postponed plans to purchase 30 armed MQ-9B Predator UAVs in the United States due to the prohibitively high cost and the intention to focus on national development and production.
The Serbian Defense Ministry has signed a contract for the purchase of two C-295 aircraft
Airbus Defense and Space announced the signing of two BTA C-295 aircraft with the Serbian Defense Ministry to equip the country's air Force and air defense. Thus, Serbia became the 36th buyer of the C-295 in the world.
Australia will arm itself with American missiles
Australian fighters will receive an American LRASM missile
The F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet fighter-bombers of the Royal Australian Air Force will be able to carry the new missile. American specialists are integrating the AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) into the arsenal of Australian aircraft. This is reported by Flight Global.
A military transport plane crashed in the Voronezh region: the crew was killed
The AN-26 military transport plane crashed on the territory of the Voronezh region. This was reported on Thursday evening by the press service of the Western Military District (ZVO). It is noted that the transporter carried out a planned flight, transporting military equipment on board. The crew, as reported to the military, was killed.
In the US, they told about the deadly Chinese J-20
19FortyFive: 500 Chinese J-20 fighters will challenge the US Air Force
China's fifth-generation J-20 fighter jets, carrier-launched missiles, hypersonic weapons and anti-aircraft systems are a powerful and deadly combination of capabilities that can challenge the Air Force (Air Force) The US is in a potential conflict over Taiwan, writes 19FortyFive.
Su-27 and Su-30SM intercepted the "violator" of the airspace over the Rostov region
Pilots performed special exercises at ultra-low altitudes and at altitudes up to 5 thousand meters
The crews of fighters of the Southern Military District (SE) intercepted a conditional violator of the airspace border over the Rostov region during planned exercises. Su-27 and Su-30SM fighters participated in the maneuvers, the press service of the Southern Military District reported on Friday.
The Indian Navy received the 12th aircraft BPA P-8I "Neptune"
Boeing has announced the transfer to the Indian Navy of the 12th aircraft BPA P-8I "Neptune" (Indian version of the American P-8A "Poseidon"). The P-8I is the fourth and last aircraft transferred in accordance with the realized option for the supply of four additional aircraft of the BPA Poseidon.
The United States told about Russia's use of strategic stealth missiles
The Drive: Russia used X-101 stealth missiles during a special operation to protect Donbass
The American edition of The Drive told about high-precision missiles used by Russia during a special operation to protect Donbass.
The UAE Ministry of Defense signed contracts worth more than $500 million at the UMEX-2022 exhibition.
The 5th exhibition of unmanned systems UMEX-2022 and the Simulation and Training Exhibition (SimTEX) ended at the National Exhibition Center in Abu Dhabi on February 23.
Russian fighters have worked out an air battle over the Rostov region
The Russian Su-27 and Su-30SM of the Southern Military District worked out the interception of the intruder and the battle during the exercises
During the planned exercises, Russian Su-27 and Su-30SM fighters were used. Fighter pilots of the Southern Military District (SE) worked out the interception of a conditional border violator and an air battle over the Rostov region. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Southern Federal District.
In the USA, the production of helicopters for the Czech Republic has begun
Production of AH-1Z helicopters for the Czech Republic has started at the Bell Textron plant
Bell Textron has started assembling the first AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter for the Czech Republic. The helicopter is being assembled at a facility in Amarillo, Texas. This is reported by Defence24.
The European Union has imposed sanctions against military-industrial complex enterprises and a number of Russian banks
Due to Russia's special operation to protect the DPR and the LPR, the European Union has imposed new sanctions against the military-industrial, energy, and aircraft sectors of the Russian Federation. The document notes that the list includes Sukhoi, Tupolev, Progress Rocket and Space Center, Kalashnikov, Almaz-Antey, Russian Railways, Kamaz, Sevmash, etc. In total - more than 60 leading companies and military-industrial enterprises of the Russian Federation.
UAE to buy Chinese L15 aircraft
The UAE announced its intention to buy 12 L15 combat training aircraft from China
The UAE plans to buy 12 L15 combat training aircraft from China. This is reported by the South China Morning Post newspaper.
Alexander Leonov, General Designer of NPO Mashinostroeniya, celebrates his 70th birthday
Under his leadership and direct participation, the Zircon hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile was developed
General Director, General Designer of JSC "Military Industrial Complex "NPO Mashinostroeniya" (part of the corporation "Tactical Missile Armament"), Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation Alexander Leonov celebrates 70 years since his birth on Saturday.
The ships of the Northern Fleet returned to their bases after exercises in the Barents Sea in the Arctic
Representatives of the fleet clarified that the ship's search and strike training group consisting of the small anti-submarine ships Brest and Snezhnogorsk was the first to return to the Polar
The ships of the Northern Fleet (SF) completed combat training missions in the Barents Sea and returned to their bases in the Murmansk Region. The large landing ship "Alexander Otrakovsky" took shelter from the weather in one of the bays on the coast of the Kola Peninsula, the press service of the fleet reported on Saturday.
There is a high probability that it was American UAVs that guided Ukrainian boats to the ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet - the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
16 boats of the Ukrainian Navy, using "swarm tactics", on Friday tried to attack the ships of the Black Sea Fleet near the island of Snake
Moscow. February 26. INTERFAX - The Russian Defense Ministry believes that US strike and reconnaissance drones helped the Ukrainian military attack the ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed more than 900 objects of the military infrastructure of Ukraine
The Russian army destroyed 975 objects of the military infrastructure of Ukraine. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov.
According to him, 23 control points and communication centers of the Ukrainian army, 3 radar posts, as well as 31 S-300, Buk M-1 and Osa anti-aircraft missile systems, 48 radars were destroyed.
Baltflot prepares for "Falconry"
The organization of interaction with artillery units is being worked out at the field exit by calculations of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from the army corps of the Baltic Fleet.
Ukraine reported the destruction of the world's largest cargo aircraft AN-225
The world's largest cargo plane An-125 "Mriya" was destroyed at Gostomel airport
The Ukrainian transport aircraft of the AN-225 "Mriya" extra-large payload was destroyed at the Gostomel airfield in the Kiev region. This is reported by TASS with reference to Ukroboronprom.
The ships of the Pacific Fleet conducted a complex exercise with live firing in the Avacha Bay
The crews of the frigate "Marshal Shaposhnikov" and the corvette "Gremyashchy" of the Pacific Fleet (TOF) conducted live firing exercises in the Avacha Bay, the press service of the fleet reports.
