Aviation news
Chemezov: the flight hour of the Checkmate fighter is seven times cheaper than the American F-35
The cost per flight hour of the promising Russian fifth–generation fighter Checkmate will be seven times lower than that of its main competitor, the American F-35, Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov said in an interview with the French edition of Le Figaro.
Video: unmanned wingman from Boeing made the first flight with the landing gear retracted
The Australians are continuing to test a potentially revolutionary unmanned wingman that will be able to operate in conjunction with fighter jets. The new tests included flying with the landing gear retracted.
The honored pilot described the problems with the AN-12 aircraft
Major General, Honored Test Pilot Magomed Tolboev described the problems with the AN-12 aircraft, one of which crashed in the Irkutsk region the day before. According to the expert, these aircraft are old, there are no spare parts and factories in the country where they could be repaired. He stated this in an interview with URA.ru .
In Russia, the cost of the flight hour of the Su-75 was called
The cost of a flight hour of a promising Russian light tactical aircraft (LTS), known as Checkmate and Su-75, will be seven times lower than that of the American fifth-generation fighter F-35 Lightning II, Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov told the French newspaper Le Figaro.
Russian military intelligence officers will receive systems for real-time combat coordination
The use of drones increases the survivability of personnel, said Major General Alexei Belousov
Starting this year, Russian military intelligence officers will begin receiving the latest communication systems for real-time coordination on the battlefield. This was announced in an interview with the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda" by the head of intelligence - Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Ground Forces for Intelligence, Major General Alexei Belousov.
The military in the Far East conducted more than 200 command and staff exercises
In the 2021 academic year, the Russian military conducted more than 200 command and staff exercises on the territory of the Western Military District. This was announced on Wednesday, November 3, by the press service of the ZVO.
Japan Air Self-Defense Forces received the first tanker transport KC-46A
To Miho Air Base (Tottori Prefecture) On October 29, the first (out of four ordered) multi-purpose tanker KC-46A produced by Boeing arrived.
In Russia, the development of the Termit helicopter-type drone will be completed by the end of the year
Delivery of the first samples to the troops is scheduled for 2022
Development work (R&D) on the creation of a helicopter-type reconnaissance and strike drone under the code "Termite" will be completed by the end of 2021. This was reported to RT by the head of the special design bureau of the Strela Research and Production Enterprise (NPP) (part of the Kronstadt company). Boris Trunov.
Northrop Grumman showed military developments of the future
"Making the impossible possible," - under this slogan, the American company Northrop Grumman has released a new video about promising military developments. On November 2, a video was published on the company's official YouTube channel, which shows yet-to-be-announced planes and drones.
The feature of the Russian combat drone "Termite" is named
The Russian reconnaissance and strike unmanned helicopter complex "Termit" will be equipped with software algorithms with elements of artificial intelligence. The neural network will allow the drone to engage in "free hunting".
Russian unmanned helicopters used in exercises
At the Russian-Serbian exercises "Slavic Shield-2021", an aerial target — a helicopter simulator (VM-V) was used. Unmanned helicopters developed by Technodinamika Holding of Rostec State Corporation simulated an air raid by a simulated enemy. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the holding.
The role of the AN-2 in the fight against modern air defense was shown on video
Commander of the Azerbaijani Air Force Ramiz Tahirov told (and illustrated his words with video clips) about a curious tactic to neutralize enemy air defenses during the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Lithuanian Defense Ministry reported that the NATO Air Force escorted Russian planes twice in October
According to the agency, the fighters of the Danish and Portuguese Air Forces took to the air on October 18 and 29
NATO fighter jets deployed on a rotating basis at the Lithuanian Zoknai airbase escorted Russian military aircraft twice in October, according to a report published on Wednesday by the Lithuanian Defense Ministry on the situation in the country's airspace.
Aviation and missile systems of the Black Sea Fleet practiced strikes on targets in the Black Sea during the exercises
The exercises took place near the Crimean Peninsula, up to 10 aircraft participated in the maneuvers
The crews of the aircraft of the Black Sea Fleet, together with the calculations of coastal missile systems, worked out strikes on a sea target during the exercises, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet said on Wednesday.
KnAAZ introduces digital technologies in the creation of fifth-generation aircraft
The introduction of fifth-generation technologies at the branch of Sukhoi Company JSC - Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant named after Yu.A. Gagarin (part of PJSC UAC Rostec Group) required a fundamentally new approach to the organization of production and design.
The US described the attack of Russian drones on American soldiers in Poland
The first use of autonomous drones for military purposes will not be accompanied by the appearance of a giant fireball in the sky and may initially look quite harmless, writes the American magazine Popular Mechanics.
China has tested electromagnetic catapults for a new aircraft carrier
Chinese military blogs reported on successful ground tests of electromagnetic catapults created for the third aircraft carrier of the People's Republic of China.
The French edition appreciated the Russian electronic warfare systems
On November 3, Xavier Rofe, a columnist for the French edition of Atlantico, spoke about the latest electronic warfare systems (EW), thanks to which Russia will be able to disable the equipment of the North Atlantic Alliance.
How to return the US fear of Russian Naval aviation
The fate of Naval Aviation of the Navy is being publicly discussed at the highest level for the first time. Why is the service of naval pilots extremely important for the defense capability of Russia, what is the state of Naval aviation today – and what needs to be done to revive it?
In Russia, they learned how to make ultralight blades for screws with a diameter of up to 16 meters
The manufacturing technology of ultralight carbon fiber blades was developed by the Intersectoral Engineering Center "Composites of Russia" of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University. A two-bladed screw created using this technology has a number of advantages over traditional metal screws: at times less weight, greater durability, high wear resistance and attractive appearance.
