Aviation news
Exercises of rocket artillery and unmanned aircraft have started in the Chelyabinsk region
They involve more than 150 pieces of equipment and over 500 military personnel
Complex exercises of calculations of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) "Hurricane" and unmanned aircraft started at the training ground of the Central Military District (CVO) in the Chelyabinsk region. This is stated in a message distributed on Monday by the press service of the district.
Russian fighter jets took part in joint patrol exercises in Belarus
Russian and Belarusian Su-30SM fighters conducted joint border patrols as part of the Allied Resolve-2022 exercise, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
Forbes: Russia has brought artillery tactics to the level of high art
The Russian army adheres to the Soviet doctrine, according to which the decisive force on the battlefield is not tanks with infantry, but artillery. All other types of troops are needed only to provide the "god of war" (the name of Russian artillery since World War II) with advantageous positions for delivering crushing blows. And then use the gaps punched by the guns in the enemy's defense.
Uzbekistan will pay $225,000 for one American drone
Uzbekistan will purchase 38 Puma 3 AE small reconnaissance drones in the United States as part of the Foreign Military Sales program. This is reported by the British edition of Shephard Media.
The United States handed over four Cessna-172 aircraft to the Philippine Navy
The US Embassy in Manila announced the February 10 ceremony of the transfer of four new Cessna-172 Skylark aircraft to the Philippine Navy Air Wing stationed at Sangley Point (Cavite Province).
Aviasalon Company celebrates its 30th anniversary
The organizer of the International Aviation and Space Salons, the Aviasalon company (part of the Rostec State Corporation), has turned 30 years old, the press service of the state corporation reported.
Brazil abandons Russian attack helicopters
The Brazilian army will get rid of Russian attack helicopters. Portal aereo.jor.br With reference to the command of the Brazilian Air Force, it reports that all 12 Mi-35M vehicles (Brazilian name — AH-2 Sabre) belonging to the 2°/8° GAV squadron will be decommissioned by March 1 of this year.
The Russian military conducted exercises in the Black Sea to search for a submarine of a conditional enemy
The maneuvers were conducted in preparation for major naval exercises under the overall leadership of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy
Pilots of a separate mixed aviation regiment of naval aviation and crews of anti-submarine ships of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) conducted joint exercises in the Black Sea to search and track a submarine of a conditional enemy, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet said on Monday.
The Greek Parliament will consider major programs for the purchase of weapons for the Armed Forces of the country
The Greek Parliament, at its meeting on February 15, will consider the three most important arms procurement programs for the Armed Forces of the country in recent years, aimed primarily at expanding the capabilities of the fleet.
T-72B3 crews and EW specialists destroyed a simulated enemy near Orenburg
Tank units and electronic warfare (EW) specialists of the Central Military District successfully conducted a joint operation at a training ground in the Orenburg region.
Mortars of the Southern Military District used a reconnaissance and firing complex at a training ground in the Crimea
Calculations of 82-mm mortars "Tray" and 120-mm mortars "Sani", acting as part of the reconnaissance and fire complex (ROK), worked out the defeat of the enemy's fire means located in shelters and in the open area at the Crimean Opuk training ground. And the gunners carried out fire raids on clusters of manpower and unarmored enemy vehicles.
In the Tver region, Su-35S and S-300 complexes were involved in live firing exercises
The crews used the Khibiny-2 electronic warfare system to pass the air defense of a conditional enemy
Su-35S fighters and S-300 complexes were involved in tactical flight exercises with live firing in the Tver region. This was reported to journalists in the press service of the Western Military District.
The military of the Central Military District conducted complex exercises with Mi-8 helicopters and S-400 air defense systems in Siberia
About 500 servicemen and over 40 units of military and special equipment were involved in the exercises
Complex exercises of crews of Mi-8AMTSh-V Terminator transport and combat helicopters and units of the S-400 Triumph air defense system of the Central Military District (CVO) were held in the Novosibirsk Region. This is stated in a message distributed on Friday by the press service of the district.
Indonesia to buy French fighter jets instead of Russian Su-35
Indonesia has signed a contract for the supply of 42 French Dassault Rafale fighters
The Indonesian Air Force (Air Force) will receive French Dassault Rafale fighters. The planes will be bought instead of the Russian Su-35, which in 2015 were chosen as promising fighters. The contract for the supply of French aircraft was signed on Thursday, February 10, according to the European Defense Review.
The Drive: A-100 flying radar will expand the capabilities of the Russian Aerospace Forces
The newest A-100 Premier long-range radar surveillance and guidance aircraft will significantly expand the capabilities of the Russian Aerospace Forces. The flying radar built in Taganrog has already tested radio equipment in flight.
MiG-31BM crews intercepted about 30 "enemy" aircraft during exercises in three regions of the Russian Federation
In total, more than 500 servicemen took part in the exercises
MiG-31BM high-altitude interceptor fighters of the Aviation Division of the Central Military District (CVO) worked out counteraction and intercepted about 30 supersonic reconnaissance aircraft of a conditional enemy during exercises that ended in the Perm Territory, Sverdlovsk and Chelyabinsk regions. This is stated in a message distributed on Friday by the press service of the district.
The annual flight time of U-UAZ helicopters under maintenance exceeded 26 thousand hours
According to the results of 2021, the total flight time of helicopters produced by the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant of the Russian Helicopters Holding (Rostec State Corporation), which are under warranty and maintenance, amounted to 26,430 hours.
The Russian "Premier" received a unique glass
Rostec has developed a glass with double light transmittance for the A-100 "Premier" aircraft
The Russian long-range radar detection and control aircraft (AWACS) has received a unique protective glass. The special composition made it possible to almost double the light transmittance. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of Rostec.
Su-34 worked out the destruction of the enemy in the stratosphere
The crews of the Su-34 aviation regiment of the Southern Military District destroyed a simulated enemy in the stratosphere
Crews of Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers conducted exercises. The planes of the regiment, which is based in the Rostov region, destroyed a conditional enemy in the stratosphere. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Southern Military District (SE).
LMS-901 Baikal aircraft at the NAIS-2022 exhibition in Moscow
The IX National Exhibition and Forum of Civil Aviation Infrastructure National Airport Infrastructure Show (NAIS-2022), held in Moscow on February 9 and 10, 2022, presented the first flight prototype of the LMS-901 Baikal light multipurpose aircraft developed by Baikal-Engineering LLC (a subsidiary of Ural Civil Aviation Plant JSC), which made its first flight on January 30, 2022.
