Aviation news
"Drying" was blown away by a "squall"
Indonesia acquires French fighter jets and submarines
Under the strongest pressure from Washington, Indonesia refused to fulfill a contract previously signed with Russia for 11 multifunctional Su-35S fighters. Instead of "dryers", Western aircraft equipment is being purchased: an application for the American F-15EX Eagle II ("Eagle". - "HBO"), negotiations were held and documents were signed on French aircraft of the Rafale type (Rafale means "Squall" in Russian. - "HBO").
Attrition surgery
Kiev is trying to buy time through negotiations
Negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations on the settlement of the situation around Ukraine have not yet brought tangible results. President Vladimir Zelensky said that he had "received some signals" and was ready to "move to the second round of negotiations," as he said in a video message from his office's Telegram channel.
Western military assistance to Ukraine
After the beginning of the Russian special operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Western countries took large-scale measures to provide military assistance to the Ukrainian government, breaking the previously existing "taboo" in many states on the supply of weapons to Ukraine.
Retreat sent: what did the APU leave on the territory of the people's republics
LPR fighters seize Ukrainian positions
The main direction of the offensive of the People's militia of the Luhansk Republic is now developing bypassing the cities of Severodonetsk and Lisichansk. After crossing the Seversky Donets River, the People's militia of the LPR liberated the city of Happiness and went further north, to Novoaydar and Starobilsk.
"To create a technological reserve": the developer of the aviation "hybrid" - about the advantages of the new engine from MAI
In the fall of 2022, flight tests of the latest Russian hybrid engine for UAVs and light manned aircraft will begin. Kirill Balyasny, a design engineer at the Moscow Aviation Institute, said this in an interview with RT.
Russian military conducted exercises with helicopters in Tajikistan
Pilots of attack and transport-combat helicopters of the Russian military base have worked out the destruction of electronic warfare systems (EW) of a conditional enemy during exercises in Tajikistan, the press service of the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Wednesday.
We prepared thoroughly
Military expert Vladislav Shurygin - about what the APU was on the eve of the Russian operation and why it was called a special
The results of the first days of the special military operation in Ukraine allow us to draw the first conclusions about how the Russian army is fighting and what kind of enemy it is opposed to.
The West intends to increase arms supplies to Ukraine
Italy joined the list of countries intending to supply weapons to Ukraine on February 28. The Government of the country has signed a decree authorizing the dispatch of MANPADS "Stinger", mortars, ATGM "Milan".
A contract has been signed for the creation of a European unmanned aerial vehicle Eurodrone
On February 24, 2022, the Airbus group and the European Procurement Organization for Joint Cooperation in the field of armaments (Organization Conjointe de Coopération en matière d'Armement - OCCAR) at the Airbus enterprise in Manching (Germany) signed a joint contract for the development of a European advanced reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicle of long duration flight Eurodrone.
The Thai Navy has acquired additional S-100 Kamkopter helicopter-type UAVs
The command of the Thai Navy has signed a contract with the Austrian company Schiebel Aircraft GMBH for the purchase of the second batch of S-100 Kamkopter helicopter type UAVs.
Ring line: the troops of the republics of Donbass and Russia blocked Mariupol
One of the most combat-ready Ukrainian groups is surrounded in the city
On Tuesday, March 1, the Donbass troops joined with the Russian group advancing from the Crimea and closed the ring around Mariupol. According to experts, this deprives the Ukrainian command of the strongest and most combat-ready part of its armed forces, which will eventually have a positive impact on the timing of the special operation. The headquarters of the operational-tactical group "North" of the AFU lost most of its officers as a result of the strike. The head of the Russian Defense Ministry said that the operation will continue until the goals are achieved.
Swiss will start flying on solar jet fuel
Swiss Airline plans to start using synthetic jet fuel created with the help of concentrated solar energy for the first time in the world. It creates exactly as much carbon dioxide as it takes to produce it. This is reported by the manufacturer of solar fuel Synhelion.
A Kazan-based robot manipulator was tested at KAMAZ
According to the "Naberezhnye Chelny News", the "Eidos" robot from the Kazan manufacturer Eidos Robotics was successfully tested at the KAMAZ press-frame plant in Naberezhnye Chelny. A mechanical assistant - a manipulator robot A12 with welding equipment, a positioner for installing equipment and a specially written program - was brought to the enterprise last year.
The Ministry of Defense showed the combat use of helicopters on Ukrainian equipment
On February 28, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation showed footage of the use of combat helicopters on Ukrainian equipment with the results of the defeat.
Upgraded interceptors have arrived in Kamchatka
Two MiG-31BM interceptor fighters arrived in Kamchatka after modernization
MiG-31BM interceptor fighters arrived in Kamchatka after modernization. Aircraft modernization works were carried out at the Nizhny Novgorod Aircraft Factory "Sokol". This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Pacific Fleet.
In Russia, drones were used to monitor rivers
Orlan-10 UAVs of the Central Military District have started monitoring flood-prone areas on rivers in Siberia
In Russia, Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have started monitoring Siberian rivers. Drones of the Central Military District (CVO) are used to detect ice jams in flood-prone areas in a timely manner. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the district.
The Ukrainian fighter who escaped to Romania was expelled back
The Su-27 fighter of the Ukrainian Air Force, who escaped to Romania in the first hours of the military operation of the Russian army, returned to his homeland. This was reported by Romanian air spotters and confirmed by the Ministry of Defense of the country.
The first aircraft of the BPA P-8A "Poseidon" arrived in Norway
The Command of the Norwegian Armed Forces announced the arrival on February 24 at the Evenes Airbase after a flight from the Boeing company in Seattle (USA) of the first (out of five ordered) P-8A Poseidon BPA aircraft.
Bangladesh Air Force received the fourth BTA C-130J Hercules aircraft
According to the Public Relations service of the Bangladesh Armed Forces ISPR (Inter-Services Public Relations), the fourth BTA C-130J Hercules aircraft, acquired from the British Air Force, landed at the Bangabandhu air Base of the Bangladesh Air Force in Dhaka.
The Ministry of Defense of the Philippines does not plan to break the deal on the purchase of Russian helicopters
Philippines Minister of National Defense Delphine Lorenzana said on February 25 that the government of the country does not plan to take sides in the conflict in Ukraine, Manila Bulletin reports.
