Aviation news

The Russian-made Pantsir-S missile defense system, which is in service with the Syrian air defense forces, destroyed eight Israeli missiles. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was announced by the deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the warring parties, Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit.

They will last until October 16

The Russian-Serbian tactical flight exercises "BARS-2021" have begun in Serbia. This was reported to journalists on Monday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Russian designers managed to create a unique unmanned aerial vehicle for long-range radar detection and control. The drone is capable of patrolling the airspace and performing the functions of a full-fledged AWACS aircraft.

According to Daily Sabah, a consortium of Turkish defense contractors is testing an unmanned interceptor aircraft, which will be used as part of a system to counter and neutralize threats emanating from UAVs.

Russia has developed a new unmanned aerial vehicle. The drone will be able to replace long-range radar detection and control aircraft (AWACS). Nikolay Dolzhenkov, the general designer of Kronstadt JSC, told about this on the air of the Zvezda TV channel, TASS reports.

According to the Israeli Air Force Command, another batch of three fifth-generation F-35I ADIR fighters landed at the Nevatim Airbase after flying from Lockheed Martin.

The Italian Hammerhead drone program has failed. October 10, portal defensenews.com He reported that the Italian Defense Ministry finally refused to purchase domestic drones.

The flight crew of the Eastern Military District (VVO) on the basis of a mixed aviation compound in the Khabarovsk Territory has begun practicing refueling in the air. This is reported by the press service of the district.

The American company Pratt & Whitney will print a TJ-150 gas turbine engine on a 3D printer, which is equipped with small cruise missiles. According to FlightGlobal, the developers want to reduce the number of power plant parts from 400 to about six. As a result, the engine should become half cheaper.

Russian experts spoke about the technical characteristics of the IRKUT ultralight launch vehicle and the postponement of its first launch to 2024. The rocket will be produced in two versions, one of which will have a returnable first stage with a rotary wing. Depending on the version, the payload mass will be from 398 to 584 kilograms, according to an article published in the journal Space Engineering and Technology, which drew the attention of RIA Novosti.

The Japanese Air Force is facing a new scandal.

According to Japanese TV channels, when trying to intercept a foreign military aircraft, the Mitsubishi F-2 fighter began to fall apart right in the air – he lost the cockpit light. 

As a result, the plane almost crashed.

Russia's development of weapons systems is a forced measure due to the actions of the United States. This was stated on October 11 by Acting Deputy Director of the Department for Nonproliferation and Arms Control of the Russian Foreign Ministry Konstantin Vorontsov, speaking at the First Committee of the UN General Assembly.

The main events of the final inspection of the troops will be held in 14 subjects of the Russian Federation, as well as at the military bases of the Southern Military District in Abkhazia, Armenia and South Ossetia

The units of the Russian military base in Abkhazia have worked out the fight against the drones of a conditional enemy, the press service of the Southern Military District (SE) reported.

American businessman, head of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk shared his dream. He admitted on his Twitter account that he would like to develop an electric aircraft.

Formations of the Pacific Fleet Marine Corps (Pacific Fleet) have completed a planned bilateral brigade tactical exercise (DBRTU) with a live firing stage in Primorsky Krai. This was reported in the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Russia on Friday, October 8.

On October 6, the Lebanese Armed Forces Command announced the arrival at the Beirut Air Base of six MD-530F+ light reconnaissance and attack helicopters manufactured by MD Helicopters Inc, donated by the US government.

Taiwan plans to allocate an additional $9 billion as a special allowance to finance defense projects over the next five years.

The Ministry of Finance of the Netherlands has presented the country's state budget for 2022, according to which 12.4 billion rubles have been allocated for defense. euro ($14.26 billion). According to Jane's Defense Weekly, this represents a nominal increase of 6.56% and a real increase of 5.4% compared to last year's draft budget.

The modernization of the Tu-160M strategic missile carriers did not deprive the machine of vulnerabilities. The aircraft did not receive stealth coverage, and its maintenance requires a lot of money. The author of the 19FortyFive portal, Brent Eastwood, called the main disadvantages of the Russian aircraft.

During the large-scale exercises of two brigades of the Pacific Fleet marines, rocket-propelled mine-clearing installations, nicknamed "Snakes of the Mountain" in the troops, were involved. Mounted on boats, they successfully cleared the offensive paths for attacking black berets.