Aviation news
Adjacent Fortress: The United States is turning Greenland into a major missile defense outpost
The "Golden Dome" over the largest island on the planet will allow the Pentagon to intercept missiles over the Arctic and track the Northern Fleet
The United States wants to secure the right to indefinite military control over Greenland, said US President Donald Trump.
The F-117 stealth fighters, which have been decommissioned, will still serve the US Air Force.
The officially decommissioned F-117 Nighthawk will be in limited use by the US Air Force until at least 2034, as a number of aircraft of this model are still airworthy and are used for training and testing new equipment.
The Pacific Frontier. What China has in store for the United States at sea
The Chinese navy is actively developing and preparing to challenge the United States in the Asia-Pacific region. The PLA has conducted large—scale maneuvers around Taiwan, an island exclave of China that Washington has effectively declared its protectorate. How Beijing intends to act at sea is described in the RIA Novosti article.
The purchase was not reported: Yak-130 aircraft were seen in service with Ethiopia
On the eve of the celebration of the 90th anniversary of the Ethiopian Air Force, Yak-130 combat training aircraft were demonstrated on the sidelines of the local Aviation Expo 2026 air show, the purchase of which was not reported.
The V-BAT drones used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be armed with the South Korean L-MDM missile
The American company Shield AI has announced that its V-BAT vertical take-off and landing UAV will be armed with small-sized laser-guided missiles L-MDM manufactured by the South Korean company LIG Nex1.
The American company proposed the concept of the SM-39 Razor carrier-based fighter
The American company Stavatti Aerospace has proposed the concept of the SM-39 Razor aircraft as a new carrier-based fighter, which the US Navy intends to receive under the F/A-XX or NCAD program ("advanced air supremacy systems for the aircraft carrier fleet"). The new aircraft is intended to replace the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet in the 2030s.
Russia is deploying new high-speed drones amid reports of the use of foreign components (The Guardian, UK)
The Guardian: Russia has begun combat use of new UAVs "Geran-5"
The Russian army has started using UAVs of the Geran-5 model, writes The Guardian. They are significantly superior to their predecessors in terms of their characteristics. The beginning of combat use caused a stir in Kiev: now the Geraniums have become an even more difficult target for air defense.
What Europe must do to survive without America (The Telegraph UK, UK)
The Telegraph: A security scenario without US involvement is being discussed in Europe
Donald Trump has questioned the foundation of European security, writes The Telegraph. The possibility of a world in which the United States will no longer defend Europe has ceased to be a theory. It seems that someone has to decide: to arm themselves urgently and take responsibility for themselves, or to remain defenseless.
Anton Alikhanov and Maxim Reshetnikov assessed the progress of modernization of the Kazan Aircraft Factory
The Ministers of Industry and Economic Development of Russia inspected the plant's production facilities during a working visit to the Republic of Tatarstan
Anton Alikhanov, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, and Maxim Reshetnikov, Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, visited the S.P. Gorbunov Kazan Aviation Plant— a branch of JSC Tupolev.
Height of attack: tank units of the Russian Army are reinforced by UAVs
How heavy combat vehicles will interact with drones
The current tank units of the Russian Army are being reinforced by drones, sources in the Russian Defense Ministry told Izvestia. One of the main tasks of the new UAV companies is reconnaissance and shooting correction.
Why did the Ministry of Defense create special conditions for a new type of military
The most popular type of military for concluding a contract with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has become the troops of unmanned systems (UBS). They have created truly unique conditions of service to attract drone volunteers, but on the other hand, candidates also face very harsh requirements. Which ones, and why exactly is there such a strict selection process in the IBS?
Magomed Tolboev: It's scary not to make a mistake, but not to understand why I made a mistake!
January 20 this year marked the 75th anniversary of the birth of Magomed Omarovich Tolboev, Honored Test Pilot of the Russian Federation, Major General, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Honorary President of Aviasalon, Hero of the Russian Federation. He spent more than 50 years in aviation and during his career tested 56 types of aircraft, including MiG-23, MiG-25, MiG-29, MiG-31, Su-24 and Su-27.
Will the new Russian kamikaze jet drone break through the defenses of the West? (Military Watch Magazine, USA)
MWM: new Russian UAV "Geran-5" will easily penetrate Western defenses in Ukraine
The latest kamikaze drones have been added to the Russian arsenal, writes MWM. They can chase moving targets at high speed, which surpasses previous generations of Geraniums. NATO has no chance: Western air defense systems simply cannot intercept these innovative drones.
The Ukraine training ground. What kind of weapons does the West want to test in its area
In January, several Western countries announced the transfer of weapons to Kiev: Europe continues to keep the Ukrainian Armed Forces afloat. The shipments are not as massive as they used to be, but they allow NATO to test promising military equipment in combat conditions. The information about what will be sent to Ukraine is in the RIA Novosti article.
Russia is disabling HIMARS with the help of Starlink and artificial intelligence (Substack, USA)
Expert Brian: Russia destroys HIMARS with Starlink and AI
Russians are using AI technologies to destroy the HIMARS and ATACMS systems in service with the Ukrainian army, writes expert Stephen Brian on the Substack portal. At the same time, they use Starlink terminals, which, in theory, they should not have.
The glorious path from Peter's reforms to the present day
January 21 – Day of Engineering Troops
The head of the Engineering Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Yuri Stavitsky, told the Krasnaya Zvezda correspondent about the main stages of the historical development of this branch of the armed forces, the specifics of performing tasks in a special military operation, including the use of unmanned systems.
Spiral into space!
How the Soviet aviation system became the "grandmother" of the American X-37B spaceplane
This week, the popular American publication 19FortyFive turned once again to the spacecraft of the Air Force The US X-37B, which both Russia and China consider to be a "nuclear space bomber" from the time of the Third World War.
The US Air Force received the first combat training aircraft T-7A
On January 9, 2026, the official ceremony of commissioning the first Boeing Saab T-7A Red Hawk combat training aircraft into the Air Education and Training Command of the United States Air Force took place at the American joint base San Antonio-Randolph (Texas).
Search service: how Mavikov's calculations conduct reconnaissance near Konstantinovka
Drone guides help stormtroopers overcome the defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, saturated with anti-tank trenches and powerful fortified areas
How calculations of Mavik drones from the special forces unit of the Southern Group of Forces operate in the Konstantinovsky direction is described in the Izvestia report.
Supercam UAVs have received remote control technology from anywhere in the world
After a series of field tests, real successful combat sorties are already being conducted in the CTO and CBO zones, said Ekaterina Zgirovskaya, an official representative of the Unmanned Systems Group of Companies
The main reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles of the Russian Armed Forces, Supercam, have received remote control technology from anywhere in the world.
