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In Kuban, the crews of more than 30 helicopters took part in tactical flight exercises
The pilots worked out actions for reconnaissance and cover of strategic objects, as well as combat support and fire support of the Mi-8 AMTSH Terminator
Tactical flight exercises of the helicopter regiment of the army aviation were held in the Krasnodar Territory, the press service of the Southern Military District (SE) told reporters on Monday. Crews of more than 30 helicopters took part in the exercises.
Su-25 attack aircraft destroyed the "enemy" with bombs and cannon fire during exercises in Primorye
The pilots of the assault aviation of the Eastern Military District (VVO) dropped bombs on training facilities and fired at the equipment of the conditional enemy as part of the exercises at the aviapoligon in Primorsky Krai, the press service of the VVO reports.
"Alligators", "Terminators" and "Night Hunters" have worked out rocket firing at an exercise in the Kuban
More than 30 combat helicopters Ka-52 "Alligator", Mi-28 "Night Hunter" and Mi-8AMTSh "Terminator" performed missile launches and firing from air cannons during the exercise in the Kuban, said the head of the press service of the Southern Military District (SE) Vadim Astafyev.
In 2021, the pilots of the army aviation of the Air Force completed the tasks of delivering cargo to the Arctic
Last year, the crews of the army aviation Association of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Eastern Military District on Mi-8AMTSh and Mi-26 helicopters performed tasks in the Russian Arctic zone.
Dassault Aviation has released preliminary results for 2021
On January 6, the French company Dassault Aviation published preliminary results for 2021. As noted, 55 aircraft were delivered to customers in 2021, compared with 47 units a year earlier.
FedEx has requested permission to arm its transport planes with lasers
Transport and logistics giant FedEx (USA) appealed to the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) at the beginning of the year with a request to install anti-missile lasers on the company's transport aircraft.
An American flying saucer took to the sky
The American startup Zeva has started flight tests of its single-seat tailsitter Zero, which looks like a flying saucer. The first Zero flights took place in unmanned mode and lasted more than four minutes.
Boom Supersonic has started testing engines on a supersonic liner demonstrator
The American company Boom Supersonic installed engines on the demonstrator of the supersonic passenger aircraft XB-1 and began testing them. It tests all three power plants at idle in turn and simultaneously, and also checks them in different operating modes.
Israelis will arm drones with machine guns and grenade launchers
The Israeli company Smart Shooter has introduced the Smash Dragon system for drones. According to Israel Defense, it allows you to arm the devices with machine guns, sniper rifles, grenade launchers and other high-precision weapons.
The court confirmed the recovery of 511 million rubles in favor of the Ministry of Defense for the NITKA-2 project
The Supreme Court of Russia supported the decision of the first and cassation instances, which, according to the claim of the Ministry of Defense, recovered from the Moscow design bureau "Compass" about 511 million rubles of an unprocessed advance under the contract for the implementation of experimental design work "Creation of the NITKA-2 take-off and landing systems landfill".
More than 60 new military aircraft and helicopters will be received by the servicemen of the South of Russia in 2022 - Commander
It is planned to supply about three thousand samples of weapons and equipment to the troops of the Southern Military District in 2022, Alexander Dvornikov, commander of the district's troops, said in an interview with the Military Bulletin of the South of Russia newspaper.
The United States commented on the flight of the first Russian Tu-160M
The Drive: replenishment of the Tu-160M fleet will provide a significant increase in Russian capabilities
Currently, Russia has a small fleet of 17 Tu-160 strategic bombers, the replenishment of which will provide a significant increase in terms of capabilities and ease of maintenance. Thus, the American edition of The Drive commented on the flight of the first Russian Tu-160M built from scratch.
Virgin Orbit has successfully launched an air launch system rocket into orbit
The California aerospace company Virgin Orbit has carried out another successful launch of a LauncherOne rocket into orbit from aboard a carrier aircraft, a live broadcast was conducted on its website.
Virgin Orbit has delivered a number of satellites into orbit using its rocket
On board the spacecraft were the Pentagon communications technology verification satellites, two nanosatellites of the Polish company SatRevolution and the apparatus of the American company Spire
The American company Virgin Orbit on Thursday, using its LauncherOne air launch vehicle, launched a number of military and civilian satellites into near-Earth orbit. This was announced on Thursday by the company's press service.
Forbes called the new Russian drones a threat to tanks and air defense
The armed conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh has shown how effective drones can be in modern warfare. Meanwhile, Russia took up this topic many years ago - long before Karabakh and even Syria. As a result, well-armed Russian drones pose a serious threat to military installations, air defense systems and even heavy armored vehicles, writes Forbes.
The projects of a drone and a universal writing device were developed by Shvabe specialists within the framework of the Breakthrough program
Employees of the Zagorsk Optical and Mechanical Plant (ZOMZ) became participants in the corporate program "Breakthrough", within which they developed projects for an unmanned aerial vehicle and a universal writing device, the press service of the Shvabe holding, which includes the enterprise, reports.
The duty crews of the MiG-31BM of the Central Military District intercepted the "violators" during exercises in the Urals and Siberia
During the training, they worked out more than 10 training tasks on countering air targets
Crews of upgraded MiG-31BM high-altitude interceptor fighters of the air defense forces on duty of the Central Military District (CVO) covered the airspace and intercepted the "violators" while practicing combat training tasks in the Urals and Siberia. This is stated in a statement issued on Friday by the press service of the district.
Video: Mexican drug cartels have started using drones with bombs
A video from a drone that attacks the city and drops incendiary bombs on people has appeared on the Network. It is assumed that the drone was launched by one of the Mexican drug cartels and used by criminal barons in the war against their enemies.
The US Air Force will receive an upgraded F-22 Raptor
American fifth-generation F-22 Raptor fighters want to be equipped with infrared search and tracking sensors. This will give the aircraft fundamentally new capabilities in the fight against other fifth-generation fighters.
In the USA, the resumption of production of the Tu-160M was estimated
The National Interest called the new-built Tu-160M a temporary variant
On January 12, the first new-built Tu-160M strategic missile carrier made its debut flight. In the United States, the resumption of production of missile carriers was assessed. The aircraft, developed during the Cold War, may become a temporary option before the start of production of a promising long-range aviation Complex (PAK-DA), writes The National Interest.
