Aviation news

On Tuesday, September 28, the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation for the second time in the last three days reported the appearance of a foreign military aircraft near the Russian borders.

This time the incident occurred over the neutral waters of the Black Sea, where our airspace facilities detected an alien object. "In order to identify an air target and prevent it from violating the state border of the Russian Federation, a Su-27 fighter from the air defense forces of the Southern Military District on duty was lifted into the air," the National Center said.

The world's largest air show was held in China. The show began with aerobatics, the Izvestia TV channel reports. The J-16D electronic warfare aircraft, the WZ-7 high-altitude drone, is presented for the first time. The aerospace exhibition in Zhuhai is held every two years. A 3D model of the space station complex is presented. The air show runs from September 28 to October 3, the main theme is military and space technology.

This month, the resident of the SEZ "Dubna" company "Hydrostand" completes the most important project for JSC "RSC "MiG" - a set of stands for autonomous testing of aircraft systems will allow testing the operability of its mechanisms without starting the engine.

Robotics specialists at the University of California at Berkeley are exploring the possibility of creating a robot for the US Army, the prototype of which will be an ordinary squirrel.

Air Force (Air Force) The United States and the American corporation Lockheed Martin showed on YouTube a video of tests of C-17A Globemaster III and EC-130J Super J aircraft dropping pallets with AGM-158B Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range (JASSM-ER) cruise stealth missiles.

Retired US Army officer Brent Eastwood explained why Russian Su-35 fighters are dangerous in combat. His article was published by the portal 19Fortyfive.

Military Watch evaluated the new combat capabilities of the MiG-31.

The publication Military Watch asked the question, why did the Russian military start installing new short-range R-74M missiles on MiG-31BM/BSM interceptors?

The assembly of the first multi-purpose tanker KC-390 "Millennium", ordered by the Portuguese Air Force, has been completed at the Embraer production facility in Gavian Peixot (Sao Paulo, Brazil).

About 50 flight and engineering personnel and two Mi-8MTV5 helicopters were involved in the exercises

Crews of modernized Mi-8 helicopters of a separate helicopter squadron of the Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Central Military District (CVO), stationed in Kazakhstan, launched unguided missiles at tactical flight exercises that ended on Monday at the Edelweiss aviation range in the Tien Shan Mountains in the Issyk-Kul region (Kyrgyzstan). This is stated in the press service of the district.

The Serbian army has deployed its best T-72MS "White Eagle" main battle tanks on the administrative border with Kosovo. Over the weekend, videos appeared on the Network showing the transfer of these combat vehicles on heavy-duty trawls.

Iraq may arm itself with Chinese-Pakistani-made fighter jets. September 26, portal nation.com.pk He said that Iraq and Pakistan have agreed on the purchase of 12 aircraft, and a contract is scheduled to be signed in October this year.

A military parade in honor of the 30th anniversary of the country's independence was held in Turkmenistan on Monday, a RIA Novosti correspondent reports,

A large number of different premieres are expected at the international aviation and space salon Airshow China 2021, which will open tomorrow. For example, experts and forum visitors will be able to study in more detail the design of an unmanned rocket plane, known as the WZ8.

According to military expert Yuri Lyamin, this high-speed vehicle was first shown on October 1, 2019 during a military parade in Beijing dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. There was practically no information about it, it was only known that the H-6N aircraft was used as a launch platform.

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on September 27 that Iran plans to arm forces allied to Tehran with drones, including in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen. Bennett made such a statement at the general political discussion of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly.

The US Army has approved a contract with the American company Dynetics for the construction of prototypes of a system for protection against drones and cruise missiles. According to Defense News, Dynetics will supply the military with 16 launchers and 60 interceptors by 2024.

The Chinese Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) has built a prototype of the CH-6 armed reconnaissance drone. According to Janes, the aircraft will be shown at the Zhuhai Air Show. The CH-6 is a medium-altitude vehicle capable of flying long distances at subsonic speeds.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine received most of the fleet of Soviet Tu-160 strategic bombers. More than half of the vehicles of the Ukrainian Air Force (VVS) were disposed of in the late 1990s. The United States explained the reasons for the destruction of the Ukrainian Tu-160: it prevented the transfer of technology of Soviet bombers to China, The Military Watch magazine writes.

In September, Russian troops conducted live-fire exercises. As part of the maneuvers at the Ashuluk training ground in the Astrakhan region, calculations of S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs) were involved. In the United States, the tests of the Russian system were evaluated. The National Interest magazine published the opinion of military expert Peter Suchiu about the Russian S-400 complex.

Despite the constant pressure from the United States on the issue of acquiring Russian S-400 air defense systems, the deal with Russia will not be revised. This was stated by Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to RIA Novosti.

The command of the British Air Force announced the arrival of the sixth (out of nine ordered) sea patrol aircraft P-8A "Poseidon" (the British designation "Poseidon" MRA Mk1) at the Lossiemouth airport after the flight from the United States.