Aviation news
The popularity of the F-35 in Europe was explained by "aiming at Russia"
Business Insider told about Europe's purchase of F-35 fighters with an "eye on Russia"
The popularity of the American fifth-generation fighter F-35 Lightning II in Europe can be explained by the desire of Western countries to cooperate with the United States against the background of increased Russian military activity, writes Business Insider.
Planned delivery to Jordan of 16 F-16V fighters
On February 3, 2022, the US Department of Defense Agency for Military Cooperation (Defense Security Cooperation Agency - DSCA) sent a notification to the US Congress about the planned upcoming sale of 16 Lockheed Martin F-16V Block 70 fighters, including 12 single-seat F-16C Block 70 and four two-seat F-16D Block 70, to Jordan through the US program of intergovernmental Foreign military sales (FMS).
The US called the restriction of the "outdated" Russian MiG-29
In 19FortyFive, the engines were called a limitation of the Russian MiG-29 fighter
The Russian fourth-generation MiG-29 fighter, incredibly popular in the armed forces of dozens of countries, is "outdated" and has a limitation, writes Kyle Mizokami, a columnist for the American publication 19FortyFive.
A video of an emergency landing of an American fifth-generation fighter has been published
Emergency landing of the drowned American F-35 fighter jet caught on video
Details of the emergency landing of the American fifth-generation fighter F-35 on the aircraft carrier "Carl Vinson" have become known. The video, which captures the moment of the collision, was published by the Telegram channel Dambiev.
NATO fighter jets accompanied Russia's Tu-142 on exercises in the Northeast Atlantic
The main task of the exercises is to work out the actions of the Russian Navy and the Russian Aerospace Forces to protect national interests in the World Ocean
Norwegian and British fighter jets escorted Russian Tu-142 aircraft during their flight on a submarine search exercise in the Northeast Atlantic. This was reported to journalists in the press service of the Northern Fleet.
Russian fighter jets carried out training flights in the skies of Armenia
The crews of the fighter aviation of the Southern Military District from the Erebuni Airbase (Armenia) performed training flights on MiG-29 and Su-30SM fighters, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.
British fighters rose to escort Russian strategic bombers - Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
British fighters took to the air because of two Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers, which flew over the Barents Sea, the Norwegian Sea and the northeast Atlantic, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
In the Kurgan region, the military defeated the "enemy" with bombs
During the exercises in the Kurgan region, the crews of the Central Military District worked out a covert approach to a given area and bombing at fortifications and facilities of a simulated enemy field camp.
The Su-27 was named one of the best fighters of the fourth generation
The Russian multipurpose supersonic heavy fighter Su-27 was named one of the best fourth-generation combat aircraft in the world.
Ukraine will start producing Bayraktar drones
Minister of Defense of Ukraine Reznikov announced plans for the construction of the Baykar Makina plant
Ukraine plans to launch the production of Turkish Bayraktar unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Cooperation in the production of unmanned platforms of Baykar Makina will be included in the agreement that Ukraine and Turkey will sign on Thursday, February 3.
Planes of the forces of the Union State of the Russian Federation and Belarus at the Brest training ground launched a missile attack on a conditional enemy
The stage with combat firing of combined arms and amphibious units using artillery fire, practicing assault and army aviation strikes took place on Thursday at the Brest training ground as part of the verification of the reaction forces of the Union State.
The Defense Ministers of Russia and Belarus visited the stage of joint exercises at the Brest training ground
The Yak-130 and Su-25 aircraft provided aviation support to the units of the armed forces of the Russian Federation and Belarus involved in the inspection
The Defense Ministers of Russia and Belarus, Sergei Shoigu and Viktor Khrenin, observed the stage of working out combat training tasks as part of the verification of the reaction forces of the Union State.
The United States on the shoulders of Kiev flew into the territory of Belarus
"On January 24, 2022, the border service authorities, in cooperation with the Air Force and air defense units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus, recorded the fact of violation of the State Border of Belarus in the airspace from Ukraine by an unmanned aerial vehicle, which was subsequently forced to land by the air defense units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus.
Planes of the Russian Federation and Belarus launched a joint missile strike as part of the exercises
Aircraft of the Aerospace Forces (VKS) of Russia and the Belarusian Air Force, during joint exercises, launched a missile attack on a conditional enemy whose forces were stationed at the Brest training ground. This was reported in the Russian military department.
US military jeeps are too vulnerable: a marriage or a miscalculation of designers?
Light ISV SUVs from GM Defense are ineffective in combat. They cannot be fired on the move, design features do not allow. The vehicles designed for American paratroopers and commandos turned out to be weak and vulnerable.
Russian paratroopers will receive the "Birdman" complex next year
The Ptitselov air defense systems will begin to be delivered to airborne units in 2023
Mobile air defense systems (PVO) "Birdman" next year will begin to arrive in the units of the Airborne Troops (airborne). Russian paratroopers will receive vehicles based on the BMD-4M. This was reported in the February issue of the magazine of the Ministry of Defense of Russia "Army Collection".
The bloody march on Grozny in November 1994: how many tanks survived
At the end of February 1995, in the cemeteries of military equipment at the Chervlennaya station and in the vicinity of Grozny, where combat vehicles that had failed for various reasons were collected from all over Chechnya, one could see the damaged T-72A tanks with the remnants of white camouflage on the towers. There were quite a lot of them.
Russian fighter jets intercepted "enemy" reconnaissance planes
Air Force pilots in Primorye intercepted reconnaissance planes of their "enemy" on fighter jets
Russian pilots of the Eastern Military District (VVO) intercepted reconnaissance aircraft of their "enemy" during the testing of tasks in Primorye on Mig-31 interceptor fighters and Su-30SM multi-purpose fighters. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the press service of the VVO.
Mig-31 VVO fighters intercepted "enemy" reconnaissance planes during exercises in Primorye
Pilots of the Eastern Military District (VVO) intercepted reconnaissance aircraft of the "enemy" in the course of working out tasks in Primorye on Mig-31 interceptor fighters and Su-30SM multipurpose fighters, the press service of the VVO reports.
In Russia, they told about the problems of the "Premier" being created
MIC: the Russian AWACS A-100 "Premier" aircraft will be brought to mind
The Russian A-100 Premier long-range radar detection and control aircraft is qualitatively superior to its Western counterparts, but it is inferior to them quantitatively. The problems with the aircraft being created on the basis of the IL-76MD-90A are described by the Military-Industrial Courier (MIC).
