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F-35 began to use "Votan"
Defense News: F-35 Lightning II fighters started using ODIN instead of ALIS
The operators of the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter jets have started using the equipment of the Integrated Operational Data Network (ODIN), supplied to replace the autonomous logistics information system Autonomous Logistics Information System (ALIS). This is reported by Defense News.
Sergei Shoigu explained why Russia moved troops to Belarus
On Tuesday, February 1, at a meeting in the Russian Defense Ministry, the head of the department, Sergei Shoigu, once again explained for what purpose Russian military units were sent to neighboring Belarus. And what tasks will the servicemen of the two fraternal countries have to solve in February at the joint exercise "Allied Resolve-2022".
Reflection of the attack of the "enemy" by the peacekeepers of the Central Military District near Samara caught on video
At the Roshchinsky training ground in the Samara region, the peacekeeping brigade of the Central Military District showed its combat capabilities during large-scale exercises. The training footage was captured on video.
Russian plane "Baikal" made its first flight
The Baikal light multipurpose aircraft took to the skies for the first time. The car is considered as a replacement for the famous Soviet An-2, nicknamed "cornhusker".
CSTO Secretary General: the "Allied Determination" exercise is an internal matter of Belarus and Russia
The joint Russian-Belarusian exercise "Allied Resolve - 2022" is an internal matter of Belarus and Russia and does not pose a threat to third countries, the Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) said Stanislav Zas.
To test the new Nebo-T radar, Su-34 aircraft were lifted into the air
The air defense unit of the Central Military District conducted exercises with the latest Nebo-T radar complexes. Before they went on combat duty in the regions of the Urals and the Volga region, the performance of the equipment was tested with the help of combat aircraft.
The Baltic Fleet aviation was reinforced by four Su-30SM2 fighters
On Sunday, January 30, the press service of the Western Military District reported that four upgraded super-maneuverable multifunctional two-seat Su-30SM2 fighters arrived at the airfield in the city of Chernyakhovsk, Kaliningrad region. They became part of the mixed naval aviation regiment of the Baltic Fleet. The crews took the planes at the manufacturing plant in Irkutsk and made a multi-kilometer flight to the place of permanent deployment.
In Russia, they invented a way to deal with "swarms" of drones with the help of a "cloud of fragments"
Specialists of the Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation have invented a new way to combat a swarm of small-sized drones - spraying a field of fragments over a protected object from a quadcopter, follows from a document published on the website of Rospatent.
A detachment of ships of the Sevflot during the exercises worked out the search for a submarine in the Norwegian Sea
A detachment of warships and support vessels of the Northern Fleet, including the missile cruiser Marshal Ustinov and the frigate Admiral Kasatonov, as part of exercises with the Arctic Expeditionary Group, worked out the search for a submarine in the Norwegian Sea, the press service of the Northern Fleet reported.
Russian military aviation and navy have worked out anti-submarine tasks in the Norwegian Sea
Missile ships and aircraft of the Northern Fleet (SF) have worked out anti-submarine tasks in the Norwegian Sea as part of an exercise with the Arctic expeditionary group, the press service of the SF reported.
Anka UAV has set a new record for the duration of the flight
The Turkish company Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) announced on its Twitter page about the new record for flight duration set by the medium-altitude UAV of the long flight duration (MALE) "Anka".
Rostec's National Air Transport Service has received six new helicopters
The Russian Helicopters Holding Company of Rostec State Corporation supplied six helicopters to the PSB Leasing Group of Companies in the interests of the National Air Ambulance Service (NSSA).
Pakistan Navy has adopted 10 "Qatari" WS-61 "Sea King" helicopters
According to the information published by The News, the commissioning ceremony of 10 Westland WS-61 "Sea King" helicopters donated by Qatar took place at the Pakistan Navy shipbuilding enterprise in Karachi on January 24.
Turkish aircraft carriers will become helicopter carriers
Turkey is looking for opportunities to use its failed aircraft carrier in a new way. January 30, portal defenseworld.net He announced that a deck version of the promising ATAK-II attack helicopter will be created for use on the ship.
The Russian Defense Ministry denied Estonia's words about the violation of its Su-27 borders
The ministry said that flights of Russian fighters over the Baltic Sea on January 29 were not carried out
Flights of Russian Su-27 fighters over the Baltic Sea on January 29 were not carried out, the Russian Defense Ministry said, commenting on the statement of the Estonian Foreign Ministry about the alleged violation of the republic's airspace by a Russian Su-27 fighter in the area of Vaindloo Island.
Manturov said that the Kronstadt plant will become a modern UAV production Center
The head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade noted that the new Center will produce flagship drones for Kronstadt JSC: Orion, Sirius, Thunder, Helios
The plant for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which Kronstadt JSC opened in Dubna near Moscow, will become part of the most modern production of drones and ground control points in the Russian Federation. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia Denis Manturov.
The dates of the first flight of the new Sirius attack UAV have been named
The new Russian strike unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) "Sirius" will perform its first flight in May this year. On January 27, Sergey Bogatikov, CEO of the Kronstadt developer company, reported this to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu during an inspection of the first specialized plant for the production of large-sized UAVs built in Dubna.
Shoigu visited the new plant of the Kronstadt company for the production of UAVs in Dubna
According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, on January 27, 2022, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu inspected the first specialized plant in Russia for the production of large-sized military unmanned aerial vehicles, which the Kronstadt company built in Dubna near Moscow. Denis Manturov, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and Andrey Vorobyov, the Governor of the Moscow Region, also got acquainted with the new production. They were shown the capacity of the plant and the stages of the production process of unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type.
The United States has completed the delivery of F-35A "Lightning-2" fighters to the Republic of Korea Air Force
The Republic of Korea Air Force has completed the acceptance and deployment of all 40 fifth-generation F-35A Lightning-2 fighters purchased in the United States. According to the Yonhap news agency, the last four planes arrived on January 25 at the Cheongju Air Base, 140 km south of Seoul.
Video: F-35 crashed into a US aircraft carrier
A video has emerged of the last seconds of the flight of a US Navy F-35 fighter jet that fell into the South China Sea after hitting the deck of the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson. Recall that seven people were injured in the accident.
