Aviation news
Baltflot planes bombed the "enemy" before the exercise "West-2021"
The crews of Su-24 bombers and Su-30SM multi-purpose fighters of the Baltic Fleet in the Kaliningrad Region carried out high-precision bombing attacks on important objects of the imaginary enemy.
It became known at whose expense the Checkmate fighter will be developed
To finance the development of Checkmate, programs of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, as well as extra-budgetary funds of Rostec and the United Aircraft Corporation will be used. Foreign investment will not be a determining factor for the project.
Last night, the Syrian air defense shot down 21 rockets out of 24 fired by Israeli fighters - the Russian military
The Syrian air defense forces destroyed 21 missiles out of 24 missiles fired last night by Israeli fighter jets at targets in Syria, said Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit, deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the warring parties in Syria.
Russia will complete deliveries of Yak-130 aircraft to Vietnam in 2021 - head of the Federal Customs Service
It is planned to intensify negotiations with Hanoi on Su-30 fighters and training Yak-152
Deliveries of Yak-130 combat training aircraft to Vietnam are planned to be completed this year, said Dmitry Shugaev, head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of the Russian Federation.
The Russian Federation handed over to Sri Lanka draft contracts for the supply of armored personnel carriers and attack helicopters - the head of the FSVTS
Russia in 2021 handed over to Sri Lanka the projects of two new arms contracts, said the head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of the Russian Federation Dmitry Shugaev.
The FSVTS announced Russia's readiness to supply China with new Su-35
Russia is ready to supply Su-35 combat aircraft to China. Dmitry Shugaev, Director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC), told reporters about this on September 4 during the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF).
The Russian Federation continues to supply Myanmar with Yak-130 aircraft, weapons and ammunition for them - the head of the Federal Customs Service
Russia continues to implement the contract signed 5 years ago with Myanmar for the supply of Yak-130 aircraft, as well as weapons and ammunition for them, Dmitry Shugaev, head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of the Russian Federation, told Interfax.
Military Watch called the Russian Ka-52, Mi-28HM and Mi-24 the most dangerous helicopters in the world
US military experts have included the Russian Ka-52, Mi-28HM and Mi-24 in the top five combat helicopters in the world, Military Watch magazine reports.
Deliveries of Russian Mi-171Sh Storm attack helicopters to China will be completed in 2022 - the head of the Federal Customs Service
Russia will complete deliveries of Mi-171SH Storm transport and assault helicopters to China in 2022, Dmitry Shugaev, head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of the Russian Federation, told Interfax.
The US plans to change ground operations in Afghanistan to massive air strikes
In the future, the US military will most likely use mainly US Navy aircraft to launch strikes against the militants of the Islamic State terrorist group (banned in the Russian Federation) in Afghanistan.
In Russia, they told about the" pay-off " of the United States to the Taliban
The fact that the United States left weapons in Afghanistan could have been provided for by an agreement with the Taliban movement (a terrorist organization banned in Russia), admits TASS columnist Dmitry Litovkin.
Rogozin said about the unique capabilities of the new airport at Vostochny
The general director of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said on the YouTube channel "Solovyov Live" that the new airport, which is being built at the Vostochny cosmodrome, will have unique runway capabilities.
Marine drones will take off from a cyclocopter
Russia wants to replace the search and reconnaissance helicopters on its ships with longer-range unmanned aerial vehicles.
This week, such a statement was made by the Russian Foundation for Advanced Research (which is an analogue of the Office of Advanced Research and Development of the US Department of Defense).
The "Eagles" coped with the combat task without refueling
Exercises on conducting reconnaissance by unmanned aerial vehicles were held in the Baltic Fleet.
The training was held in preparation for the joint strategic exercises of the Armed Forces of Russia and Belarus "West-2021".
The US Navy plane conducted a reconnaissance near the Black Sea borders of Russia
A patrol anti-submarine aircraft of the US Navy P-8A Poseidon on Sunday made a long reconnaissance flight near the Russian coast on the Black Sea, according to monitoring of Western aviation resources.
The existence of US aircraft carriers was under threat
The short range of the F-18 Super Hornet fighters complicates their use in the fight against Russia and China and makes US aircraft carriers vulnerable to long-range attacks. This is reported by the publication Military Watch.
The developer said that satellite communications will increase the radius of use of the Orion-E UAV
Now the drone can be controlled via a radio channel at a distance of 250 km, said Sergey Bogatikov, General Director of Kronstadt JSC
The radius of application of the Orion-E unmanned vehicle will be significantly increased after it is equipped with satellite communications. This was reported to TASS by the general director of JSC "Kronstadt" Sergey Bogatikov.
The Ministry of Defense sued the UAC for 10.7 billion rubles
The Moscow Arbitration Court has registered a claim of the Russian Ministry of Defense, in which it demands to recover more than 10.7 billion rubles from the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), it follows from the information in the file of arbitration cases.
Multiple rocket launchers were launched at the target by "Eagles"
Calculations of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) of the artillery unit of the Eastern Military District (VVO), stationed in the Trans-Baikal Territory, performed live firing at the interspecific training ground "Tsugol".
Kazakhstan has placed an order for the purchase of two A-400M Atlas aircraft
On September 1, Airbus Defense and Space announced the signing of a contract with the Republic of Kazakhstan for the supply of two BTA A-400M Atlas aircraft.
