Aviation news
The power plant for a 19-seat hydrogen aircraft was tested on a truck
The British-American company ZeroAvia tested the 600-kilowatt ZA-600 power plant on the M977 HEMTT heavy military truck. It is intended for a 19-seat hydrogen aircraft, which ZeroAvia is developing on the basis of the Dornier 228.
The engineer presented the concept of a hybrid tiltrotor with a flight range of 2,200 kilometers
American engineer Steven Kozloff showed the concept of a Pegasus hybrid tiltrotor with a flight range of 2.2 thousand kilometers. It will be able to transport four people with a cruising speed of more than 555 kilometers per hour.
Why did the USSR need an aircraft similar to the American B-2
In the Soviet Union, until its collapse, they worked on aircraft that are unique even today. Among them, we can recall the M-67 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, which was created in the second half of the 80s.
More than 10 planes and helicopters from the Russian Federation were involved in exercises on the border with Afghanistan
At the main stage of the exercises, the pilots will perform tasks to search for disguised bases of a conditional enemy, to launch rocket and bomb attacks on targets that simulate the accumulation of manpower and equipment.
During the joint strategic exercise, the servicemen of Russia and China will use drones
During the joint strategic exercise "SIBU/INTERACTION-2021", servicemen of the Russian military contingent and the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) will use unmanned aerial vehicles.
The crews of the MiG-31BM TsVO worked out in the stratosphere to intercept an intruder of the airspace boundaries
On August 6, the crews of high-altitude MiG-31BM interceptor fighters of the Central Military District Aviation Division intercepted a conditional intruder of the airspace boundaries in the stratosphere during a tactical flight exercise in the Krasnoyarsk Territory.
Military builders will build more than 50 objects on the Kuril Islands
Russian military builders will build more than fifty objects on the islands of the Kuril Ridge, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reports.
Philippine Navy to purchase 8 TC-12B"Huron" aircraft
A delegation of the Philippine Navy led by Rear Admiral Alberto B. Carlos conducted a visual inspection of 21 TC-12B "Huron" aircraft at the American storage base.
Lockheed Martin continues assembling MH-60R "Seahawk" helicopters for the Republic of Korea Navy
On August 2, the US Department of Defense announced the signing of the US Navy Aviation Systems Command with Lockheed Martin Corp. a contract providing for the implementation of work on bringing 12 standard MH-60R helicopters to a configuration that meets the requirements of the Republic of Korea Navy.
UEC will create a single engine repair center in the Leningrad region
The United Engine Corporation (UEC, part of Rostec) will create a service center for the repair of aviation and industrial engines in the Gatchina district of the Leningrad Region by 2025, the press service of the Rostec state Corporation reported.
The timing of the start of production of the modernized Su-57 was announced
Russia may start producing an upgraded version of the fifth-generation fighter in the middle of the decade. The car, among other things, will receive a completely updated cabin.
Central Military District: a military exercise with the participation of more than a thousand gunners started in Siberia
More than 1 thousand servicemen of the missile forces and artillery of the combined arms association of the Central Military District will take part in the exercises that started at the training ground in the Kemerovo region, the press service of the Central Military District reported on Monday.
Russian equipment repelled a conditional attack by militants from Afghanistan
"Typhoon-K", BTR-82 and Mi-35M were involved in the joint exercises "South-2021" of the military of Uzbekistan and Russia in the area of the border with Afghanistan.
According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the joint group has worked out a special operation to prevent the possible crossing of the state border by illegal armed groups.
The head of Rostec said that the Checkmate fighter is in demand on the global arms market
The cost of the new Russian aircraft will be about $30 million
The newest Russian Checkmate fighter, first presented at the MAKS-2021 International Air Show, is in demand on the global arms market. This was announced on Monday by the general director of the Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov.
The KC-46A flying tanker was allowed to use the rod for refueling
The American Air Mobility Command allowed the KC-46A tanker aircraft to use the rod for refueling C-17 Globemaster III, B-52H Stratofortress and other KC-46 aircraft. Now he will be able to perform operational tasks, but not yet in combat missions.
"The killer of Russian S-400 air defense systems": the first combat tests of a new anti-radar missile were conducted in the United States (Defense Express, Ukraine)
The US Navy has tested a new long-range air-to-ground missile. The AGM-88G AARGM-ER was launched from a Super Horne fighter and, according to some reports, its speed reaches Mach 2. In the Western media, this weapon was hastened to be called "the killer of the Russian S-400 air defense systems," the Ukrainian edition gloats.
The Ukrainian designer claimed espionage during the creation of the Russian Su-75
The Russian Sukhoi design Bureau, under the guise of a project to create a short-haul narrow-body passenger aircraft Sukhoi SuperJet 100, was engaged in a "large-scale industrial espionage program" that allowed the development of a light tactical aircraft (LTS) known as Checkmate and Su-75, former president and former chief designer of the Antonov state enterprise Alexander Los told Defense Express.
Work on the strike drone is going to be completed by 2022
On Thursday, August 5, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu checked how the Novosibirsk Aviation Plant is conducting development work on the production of a new heavy drone S-70 "Hunter".
The Ministry of Defense and the Russian Helicopters holding company have agreed to create a marine version of the Ka-52M helicopter
The Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec Corporation) has signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense for the "rejuvenation" of the Ka-52M helicopter, the work should be completed in 2023, the holding's general director Andrey Boginsky told RIA Novosti.
Greece plans to purchase equipment from the United States to support the fleet of F-16 fighter jets-DSCA
The US State Department has approved the supply of equipment for the support and maintenance of the F-16 fighter fleet to Greece under the Foreign Military Sales program. The total cost of the purchase may amount to $ 270 million.
