Aviation news
Turkey has requested a large batch of fighter jets from the United States
Turkey intends to replenish and upgrade its fleet of F-16 fighters. Yesterday, on October 8, the Reuters news agency reported that Turkey had asked the United States for 40 new fighter jets.
The US called the Su-57 weapon that provides Russia with an advantage over NATO
The K-77M air-to-air missile of the fifth-generation Su-57 fighter can provide Russia with an advantage over NATO countries in air combat, the American magazine Military Watch reports.
The United States called the reasons for the "invincibility" of the American army
The US Army is invincible for five reasons, writes 19FortyFive. The American publication claims that the United States Army has "one of the deadliest arsenals in the world."
In Syria, "Pantsir-S" destroyed eight Israeli missiles
The Russian-made Pantsir-S anti-aircraft missile and cannon system, which is in service with the Syrian air defense forces, destroyed eight Israeli missiles. This was told by the deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the warring parties in Syria, Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit.
Two Russian samples were included in the world's top weapons
Kalashnikov assault rifle and RPG-7 hand grenade launcher were among the five deadliest weapons systems in the world, compiled by 19fortyfive. They were accompanied by the first machine gun, a bomber of the Second World War and a drone.
The general designer of "Kronstadt" told about the new drone developed in Russia
The aircraft is capable of performing long-range radar detection and control functions
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of performing the functions of a long-range radar detection and control aircraft (AWACS) has been developed in Russia. This was announced on Sunday on the TV channel "Zvezda" by the general designer of JSC "Kronstadt" Nikolay Dolzhenkov.
The key feature of the S-70 Hunter drone was shown on video
The S-70 heavy attack drone will be the first domestic aircraft with a flat nozzle. A mock-up of a drone with this feature has already been demonstrated at aerospace salons, but today a working nozzle was shown on video for the first time.
The new nozzle of the Hunter drone will significantly reduce its visibility for missiles
Serial deliveries are planned to begin in 2024
The flat nozzle of the S-70 Hunter drone, grown on a 3D printer, will reduce its visibility for missiles. This was announced on Sunday on the TV channel "Zvezda" by the deputy general designer of the OKB "Motor" of PJSC "UEC UMPO" Sergey Kuzmin.
Supersonic "flying coffin" is being sold in the USA
A flight sample of the F-104 Starfighter fighter is for sale in the USA. A car that once broke all possible records in its class can be purchased for $850,000.
The preliminary cause of the L-410 crash in Tatarstan has been named
The cause of the crash of the L-410 aircraft in Tatarstan, according to preliminary data, was a technical malfunction. This was reported on Sunday, October 10, in DOSAAF of Russia.
Poles will create a short-range air defense system
The Polish consortium Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) has signed an agreement for the development and supply of a short-range anti-aircraft missile system codenamed Narew. According to Breaking Defense, almost all of its components will be Polish, with the exception of interceptors and launchers. Poles will buy them from a foreign partner, whom they have not yet chosen.
The Japanese showed the flight of a single-seat aircraft vertical takeoff and landing
The Japanese company Tetra Aviation has shown flight tests of its single-seat electric aircraft vertical takeoff and landing Mk-5. They were held in California. According to New Atlas, Tetra Aviation plans to start delivering Mk-5 to customers at the end of next year.
The United States has transferred a pair of B-1B strategic bombers to Europe
The United States has transferred two B-1B Lancer strategic bombers to the forward Fairford base in the UK, the US European Command reported.
Russian military scientists have proposed a promising method of combating the American landing
Russian military scientists have proposed to defend against potential US naval landings with the help of joint actions of manned aircraft and a swarm of small attack drones, the method is presented in the journal "Aerospace Forces. Theory and Practice", published by the Military Educational and Scientific Center of the Air Force.
For the first time in Russia, the launch system of heavy-duty UAVs was tested
The launch system of heavy-duty drones was tested in the Tomsk region before the introduction of an experimental zone for drones in the region, within which it is planned to cancel a number of norms of the Air Code, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Foundation for Advanced Research (FPI).
Turkey has created a kamikaze drone to fight drones
Turkey is working on a system to protect important facilities from attacks by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The system is based on the Fedai kamikaze drone, which was created to combat drones. This is reported by Daily Sabah.
US fighter jets rusted for two billion dollars
The command of the US Navy was unpleasantly surprised by the size of the losses from corrosion of the F/A-18 Super Hornet deck fighters, which form the basis of the aircraft carrier wing.
F-35 fighters passed the "nuclear" exam
The US Air Force is one step away from certifying F-35A Lightning II fighters as nuclear weapons carriers. October 6, portal dvidshub.net He reported that the aircraft had completed a cycle of test drops of B61-12 bombs.
American fighter F/A-18F Super Hornet crashed in Death Valley
A US Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet crashed in Death Valley. In California, an F/A-18F Super Hornet carrier-based fighter-bomber crashed in Death Valley National Park. This is reported by the Navy Times.
Russia will increase production of the world's most powerful engines for combat aircraft
The production of Russian NK-32 engines, considered the world's most powerful power units for combat aircraft, will increase, TASS reports, referring to the statement of UEC-kUznetsov.
