Aviation news

The Central Institute of Aviation Engine Building named after P.I. Baranov (CIAM, part of the Research Center "Institute named after N.E. Zhukovsky") has successfully completed the development stage of the technical design of the aviation rotary piston engine RPD-150T in the class of 150 hp.

19FortyFive: the F-35 fighter will take a dominant position in world combat aviation

The fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter of Lockheed Martin (USA) has survived in the fight against other Western competitors and will occupy a dominant position in the world of combat aviation in the future, 19FortyFive says.

Russia and China have launched projects to jointly create weapons, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. "We are even developing separate high-tech types of weapons together today," the president said at a press conference on Thursday.

In 2021, long-range aviation crews took part in the joint strategic exercise "West-2021" and Russian-Uzbek maneuvers

The combat training plan for 2021 has been fully implemented by representatives of long-range aviation. This was reported to journalists by the Russian Defense Ministry on Thursday.

According to the delivery plan for the main samples of the ViVT in 2021, a batch of five MiG-31BM high-altitude interceptor fighters was received by the fighter aviation regiment of the Central Military District stationed in the Krasnoyarsk Territory.

Russia puts drone production on stream. On December 22, the press service of the Kronstadt company announced the opening in Dubno of the first specialized serial factory of large-sized unmanned aerial vehicles in the Russian Federation.

A video dedicated to the Day of Long-range Aviation appeared on the Web. You can observe in what difficult conditions pilots work - in any weather and at any time of the day.

Chief of Staff (Commander) The Indonesian Air Force, Air Marshal Fajar Prasetyo, confirmed plans to purchase Rafale fighters from the French company Dassault or F-15EX from the American Boeing.

In 2021, the formations and associations of the Air Defense Forces received more than 800 units of modern models of VIVT, including T-80BVM tanks, infantry fighting vehicles BMP-3. The composition of the TOPF included the Magadan DPL, Bastion coastal missile systems.

Tokyo and London will begin work on an engine demonstrator for a new generation of fighters. These machines can be adopted by about 2040.

The UK and Japan will create an engine for the next generation fighter

The United Kingdom and Japan, having signed a joint memorandum, united to create a new engine for combat aircraft, writes The Drive.

A series of exercises with the participation of large amphibious ships of the Pacific Fleet took place in the Sea of Okhotsk. "Admiral Nevelskoy" and "Oslyabya" worked out anti-mine tasks.

Long-range aviation is a component of strategic nuclear forces, an integral part of the Aerospace Forces and serves to solve problems in all strategic directions.

The Indian government has imposed a fine on the French company Dassault Aviation for delaying the fulfillment of obligations under compensation deals related to the 2016 contract for the supply of 36 Rafale fighters.

The new dock is one of the largest in the world, its dimensions (480 by 114 meters, depth - 14 meters) allow you to build vessels of any size and complexity.

The Pakistani military has launched a version of its Babur cruise missile with an extended range. According to the Associated Press, a munition called Babur 1B can hit targets at a distance of more than 900 kilometers. Its early version had a range of only 450 kilometers.

The first factory for the production of Orion and Sirius attack drones has been built in Russia. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Dmitry Litovkin commented on the event.

Boeing has announced the transition of the MQ-25 drone to a new stage of testing. On December 21, the company's press service on its official YouTube channel published a video with the movement of a "flying canister" on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS George HW Bush (CVN-77).

The Kronstadt company stressed that the center will additionally create more than 1.5 thousand jobs in the region

The Kronstadt company has created a center for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of aircraft and helicopter types in Dubna near Moscow. This was reported to journalists on Wednesday in the press service of the company.

A batch of Su-34 fighter-bombers has arrived at the State Center for Training Aviation Personnel and Military Tests of the Russian Defense Ministry, stationed in Lipetsk.