Aviation news

The US Air Force has completed a series of tests of the new GBU-72 concrete-piercing bomb weighing 2.3 tons, during which it was dropped from the F-15 Strike Eagle heavy fighter-bomber. The striking capability of the GBU-72 will be significantly higher than that of the comparable GBU-28, which the US military has been using for three decades.

The pseudo-satellite Zephyr S of the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has set a flight altitude record for its class of drones. He climbed 23.2 thousand meters.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have begun regular use of Bayraktar TB2 attack drones purchased from Turkey, using them for various missions, including on the demarcation line in the Donbas. This can be judged by the incoming information from both sides of the conflict and independent sources.

The court in The Hague, instead of establishing the truth in the case of the crash of the Malaysian civil airlines flight MH17, is engaged in the "transfer of arrows" from Kiev to Moscow. This is stated in a statement issued on October 12 by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.

Two American strategic bombers B-1B Lancer, which are capable of carrying nuclear weapons, flew near the borders of Russia over Lithuania. This was reported by the command of the US Air Force in Europe and Africa, RIA Novosti reports.

The exercise involving MiG-31BM interceptor fighters, Su-34 bombers and Su-24MR reconnaissance aircraft of the Central Military District (CVO) began in the Chelyabinsk Region, as well as in the Perm and Krasnoyarsk Territories, the press service of the CVO reported on Tuesday.

A set of individual oxygen equipment will be installed for each passenger and flight attendant

The altitude of the Mi-171A2 helicopter in mountainous terrain will be increased to 5 thousand meters, tests of the improved machine are scheduled for 2022. This was reported to TASS by Vladimir Artyakov, First Deputy General Director of Rostec.

For the first time during the exercises, Russian sailors used reconnaissance drones from aboard the ship to control hitting the target with KALIBR cruise missiles, the press service of the Southern Military District (SE) told reporters.

The newest ORION unmanned aerial vehicle can receive a satellite terminal that will allow you to control the drone and receive information from it from almost anywhere in the world.

Australia continues military rapprochement with the United States. October 11, portal navalnews.com He announced that the Australian Navy will receive 12 MH-60R helicopters.

The military equipment left by the United States in Afghanistan is unlikely to be of scientific and technical interest to Russia and China, but it may be useful for use at firing ranges and shooting ranges, writes military observer of Izvestia Anton Lavrov.

For the first time, Russian sailors used reconnaissance drones from aboard the ship to control the hit of KALIBR cruise missiles during exercises. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Dmitry Kornev commented on the naval use of drones.

In addition to the agreement with France on the acquisition of three frigates (with an option to purchase a fourth), six additional Rafale fighters (as a result, their total number will increase to 24 units), Greece intends to spend significant sums on the purchase of missiles and ammunition, the rental of UAVs and the modernization of aircraft.

Four Su-25 attack aircraft of the Russian KANT airbase in Kyrgyzstan will take part in the CSTO "Interaction-2021" maneuvers in Tajikistan near the Afghan border, the press service of the Central Military District reports.

The exercises will last until October 16

Joint Russian-Serbian crews of Mi-35 combat helicopters performed their first flights at the Lajevci airfield (Serbia) during the BARS-2021 tactical flight exercises, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters.

Reconnaissance drones were used from a ship for the first time in Russia. The sailors of the Caspian Flotilla used drones during exercises to control the hit of KALIBR cruise missiles on target. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the press service of the Southern Military District (SE).

The Israeli company uVision showed the LAV-M armored vehicle of the American Marine Corps with a launcher for barrage ammunition. According to The Drive, the installation includes eight launch containers. It is suitable not only for armored vehicles of the LAV-25 series, but also for other platforms.

Rostec United Engine Corporation has completed the assembly of the PD-35 ultra-high thrust engine gas generator for wide-body long-haul passenger liners. The prototype manufactured by UEC-Aviadvigatel has already been installed on the test stand, the first results show stable operation of the components and systems of the product.

This was announced by the company's CEO Alexander Mikheev on the eve of the international arms exhibition "Partner-2021"

Cooperation between Russia and Serbia in the military-technical sphere tends to grow. This was announced on the eve of the international arms exhibition "Partner-2021", which will be held from October 11 to 14, 2021 in Belgrade (Serbia), by the Director General of Rosoboronexport JSC (part of ROSTEC State Corporation) Alexander Mikheev.

According to the company's CEO Sergey Bogatikov, the entire line of drones will be produced

The plant for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which Kronstadt JSC will open in Dubna at the end of 2021, will be able to produce dozens of drones per year. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the company's CEO Sergey Bogatikov.