Aviation news

The US Air Force has completed the first stage of equipping F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters with the latest radar stations with an active phased array antenna (AFAR). The new radar was received by fighters from the US National Guard.

Another Su-35 victory? Ukrainian MiG-29 shot down over Zelenodolsk

Although the flight characteristics of the MiG-29 are still considered among the best in the world in its class, but the age of electronics, avionics and weapons prevents it from competing with modern Russian fighters on equal terms, writes Military Watch.

Nuclear "fangs" of Russia

Without the support of the EU and NATO, Lithuania would not have banned transit traffic to Kaliningrad, writes Al-Quds Al-Arabi. According to the author of the article, the West will not be able to maintain a firm position on this issue for a long time, because Russia is the strongest nuclear power in the world.

The Royal Air Force (RAF) of Britain has abandoned the promising guided unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Mosquito. The drone could fly in 2023, writes the UK Defense Journal.

What is the Norwegian NASAMS air defense system, which is expected in Kiev

The United States, as part of military assistance to Ukraine, is ready to supply Kiev with NASAMS air and missile defense systems, the American CNN channel reported. "Newspaper.Ru" worked out together with military experts how dangerous the appearance of such weapons in the Armed Forces of Ukraine is.

On June 21, the Australian Ministry of Defense announced an increase in the fleet of F-35A Lightning-2 multipurpose fighters. Another batch of two planes arrived at the Williamstown Air Base.

The Ministry of Defense of Cyprus intends to purchase six armed H-145M helicopters from Airbus Helicopters to replace 11 Mi-35P attack helicopters decommissioned by the Cyprus Air Force at the end of 2021.

The US and NATO are not ready for a long conflict

The United States and NATO can participate in a short conflict, but none of them is ready for a long conflict, because their weapons stocks are declining, and it will take a long time to produce new weapons. They should reconsider the policy of exsanguination of Russia, writes the Asian Times.

Ex-Colonel of the General Staff Khodarenok: it is necessary to develop conventional weapons of special power

Modern military conflicts raise the question of the relevance of using heavy-duty aviation bombs and artillery of special power. Why previously these types of weapons were abandoned, and now they are returning to their developments - in the author's material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has asked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to help re-equip Belarusian military aircraft so that they can carry nuclear warheads.

Russia and Belarus are obliged to ensure their security in this regard, he said

200 tactical nuclear ammunition is stored in European countries, Russia and Belarus are obliged to ensure their security in this regard, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to retrofit Su-25 aircraft in service with the Belarusian army in Russia and begin training flight personnel.

The MQ-1C Grey Eagle and Bayraktar TB2 drones are vulnerable to air defense systems that are used by Russia during a special operation to protect Donbass. This was told to the American edition of The Drive by Ukrainian pilots with the call signs Moonfish and Juice.

France has completed the operation of the fourth-generation Mirage 2000C fighters and did not transfer them to Ukraine. This is written by The Drive.

Colonel Khodarenok told how to prevent attacks by Ukrainian UAVs on Russian territory

"Novoshakhtinsky Oil Products Plant" (NZNP), located in the Krasnosulinsky district of the Rostov region, was attacked by two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) this week. Human casualties were avoided. How to build an effective system of protection against drones - in the author's material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.

With the beginning of a special military operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine, Warsaw openly began the stage of mastering the enterprises of the Ukrainian military industry. The Polish military-political leadership has long been hatching plans to transfer parts of the production of various Ukrainian enterprises to its territory, and the military operation only made certain adjustments to the relocation plans.

According to experts, there are now about 9 thousand Kiev-controlled military in this area

The armed formations of Ukraine (VFU) in Lisichansk have been taken into an operational environment, the People's militia of the LPR said on June 22. According to experts, up to 9 thousand people may be in the ring. And on the eve it became known that the delegations of the military departments of Russia and Turkey discussed in Moscow the issues of the safe exit of merchant ships and the export of grain from Ukrainian ports. Now 70 vessels from 16 states are blocked there. The armed forces of the Russian Federation have opened a humanitarian corridor for their exit, but the Ukrainian authorities are preventing the export of grain.

On June 21, 2022, the German government published an official list of weapons, military equipment and military property transferred as military aid to Ukraine, as well as those still planned for transfer.

The loss of the cruiser "Moscow" caused serious changes in the tactics of warfare in the Black Sea Fleet. The command, having lost a valuable asset, managed to rebuild its work and gain a significant advantage in the theater.

Subaru Corporation announced the signing of a contract with the Japanese Coast Guard Command on June 21 for the supply of the first production multi-purpose helicopter Bell-412EPX (UH-2). The new car is planned to be delivered to the customer in 2025.