Aviation news

FAR EAST - Helicopter crews of naval aviation of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) in Kamchatka conducted flights as part of groups, working out the rescue of people at sea and a number of other tasks, the press service of the fleet reported on Monday.

The crews of the squadron of the newest Su-25SM3 attack aircraft of the aviation regiment of the Southern Military District, based in the Krasnodar Territory, destroyed the infrastructure of the airfield of the conditional enemy during the exercises, the press service of the Southern Military District reported on Monday.

Units from the Amur Region have been sent to Belarus for exercises, where they will have to perform training tasks at unfamiliar training grounds.

The troops of the Central Military District (CVO) in 2022 will receive more than 1.3 thousand units of new and upgraded weapons and military equipment, including airplanes, helicopters and radar stations, the commander of the CVO troops Alexander Lapin told reporters.

Flight tests of the second sample of the Hunter heavy attack unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with a flat nozzle will begin in the summer, RIA Novosti reported on January 24, citing a source in the aircraft industry.

FAR EAST - The MS-21-300 civil aircraft arrived in Yakutsk from the city of Zhukovsky, Moscow region, where it will be tested in low temperatures, the press service of the government of Yakutia reports.

The vehicles will strengthen the combat power of the brigade in the Urals

The troops of the Central Military District (CVO) will receive Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopters for the first time in 2022, the commander of the CVO troops Alexander Lapin told reporters.

The helicopter regiment of the Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Western Military District (ZVO), based in the Smolensk region, will receive two new multi-purpose Mi-8AMTSh-VN helicopters in 2022.

The Russian Aerospace Forces were represented by the crews of Su-34, Su-35 and A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft

Russian and Syrian military pilots conducted the first joint air patrol along the Golan Heights and the Euphrates from the airfields of Khmeimim, Seikal and Dumair. This was reported to journalists in the Russian Defense Ministry.

Russian and Syrian planes conducted joint patrols along the Syrian border, the Russian Defense Ministry said. "The patrol route ran along the Golan Heights, then along the southern border, up along the Euphrates and over the northern regions of the Syrian Arab Republic. During the patrol, training missile launches were carried out on air targets and ground targets were hit at one of the landfills located in the central part of the country," the ministry said.

CEO of the corporation Boris Obnosov noted that several KTRV enterprises are engaged in the development of small-sized adjustable bombs for UAVs

The Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV) is developing ammunition that can be used both from drones and from front-line aviation complexes. This was announced in an interview with TASS in honor of the 20th anniversary of the founding of the corporation by the general director of KTRV Boris Obnosov.

More than 1,300 pieces of equipment will be delivered to the troops of the Central Military District this year. The commander of the district, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, announced the build-up of combat power at the briefing.

In 2022, the troops of the Central Military District (CVO) will receive more than 1,300 units of new and modernized weapons and military equipment. This was told to journalists on Monday by the commander of the Central Military District, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin.

Russia is developing universal miniature cruise missiles for ships and aircraft. At the same time, the reduction of the warhead and other elements of the weapon will not affect the decrease in combat power.

The main objectives of the campaign are the participation of ships in naval exercises under the overall leadership of the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Admiral Nikolai Evmenov

A detachment of warships of the Baltic Fleet consisting of the corvettes "Stoyky" and "Savvy" left Baltiysk for a long hike. This was reported to journalists in the information support department of the Baltic Fleet.

The Su-30SM fighter entered the top 6 most dangerous in Europe.

The publication Military Watch made an overview of the most formidable European fighters.As the author explains in the introductory part, some of the most powerful fighters in the world have been concentrated in Europe for a long time, since the border between NATO and the Warsaw Pact countries lay here. During the Cold War, the most combat-ready aircraft were the American F-15 and F-14 and the Soviet Su-27 and Su-24M.

Americans are experimenting with a new generation of aviation. On January 23, the press service of the AFWERX division of the US Air Force announced successful tests of the Heaviside aircraft developed by Kitty Hawk.

The US State Department has approved the potential provision of additional logistics support services for the MQ-9 UAV fleet to France as part of the Foreign Military Sales program, as well as the supply of related equipment.

The THAAD anti-missile system intercepted a ballistic missile during a Houthi attack in Abu Dhabi. According to Defense News, this is the first known use of the American complex in a combat operation.

In 2021, the Armed Forces received more than 5,000 new and upgraded weapons, military and special equipment. Among them are the S-400, S-350 air defense systems, Bastion missile systems, more than 100 aircraft and helicopters. This was announced on Thursday at the Single Day of Acceptance of Military products by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.