Aviation news
Suspected extremists will be banned from working as pilots and stewards
The Government Commission on Legislative Activity has considered an initiative that actually brings down pilots and flight attendants suspected of extremism from the sky to the ground.
As Vladimir Gruzdev, Chairman of the Board of the Association of Lawyers of Russia, explained, it is proposed to supplement the Air Code with provisions according to which it will be prohibited to accept citizens included in the list of persons in respect of whom there is information about their involvement in extremist activities or terrorism.
Russian-Serbian MiG-29 crews practiced intercepting drones during exercises
The pilots performed combat maneuvers, including U-turns, climbing in an ascending spiral with a decrease in flight speed and subsequent designation of the target attack, the Russian Defense Ministry reported
Joint Russian-Serbian crews of MiG-29 fighter jets have practiced intercepting low-flying drones in Serbia. This was reported on Friday by the Russian Defense Ministry.
The Americans showed a mock-up of a tracked robot that carries fifty kamikaze drones
General Dynamics Land Systems has presented a mock-up of the TRX ground robot, which will act as a carrier of kamikaze drones. In addition to them, he received a quadcopter.
The United States called the Russian Su-27 fighter one of the best in the world
The Russian Su-27 fighter is one of the best fourth-generation fighters in the world. The American publication 19FortyFive writes about this on October 15. The journalists of the publication pointed out that the Su-27 can carry up to 10 missiles or a combination of bombs and missiles together with a cannon.
Russian-Egyptian tactical exercises "Defenders of Friendship - 2021" will be held in Egypt
About 100 servicemen of the Novorossiysk Guards Amphibious Assault Mountain Unit, six BMD-2 amphibious assault vehicles and four Il-76MD military transport aircraft will be involved in the exercises from Russia.
MiG-31 escorted a US Air Force B-1B bomber over the Sea of Japan
A Russian fighter jet took off to escort an American bomber over the Sea of Japan, according to the National Defense Control Center.
Volvo has built the world's first self-driving truck from "ecostal"
Two months ago, in August 2021, the first batch of "environmentally friendly steel" arrived at the Volvo plant, and the other day the first vehicle was made from it. Thus, the company demonstrated its commitment to the chosen course, according to which by 2050 all its production will be transferred to the use of new material. Volvo became the first organization in the world to master its application for practical purposes.
Turkey may receive F-16 aircraft from the United States as compensation for investments in the F-35 project - Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Washington had offered to supply Turkey with F-16 fighter jets in exchange for its earlier investments in the F-35 program, from which Ankara was excluded several years ago, Western media reported.
Mitsubishi SpaceJet finally died
On September 28, a representative of Mitsubishi Corporation sent a letter to the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in which Mitsubishi confirms the absence of any plans to restart the Mitsubishi SpaceJet regional aircraft program. The text of the FAA and Mitsubishi correspondence is posted on the page of official documents of the US government.
Putin instructed to create a special fire squadron of 22 planes and helicopters
Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed to create a special fire squadron in the country, which will include 22 aircraft and helicopters. This was reported on October 14 by RIA Novosti with reference to sources.
The Yak-18T aircraft with the APD-500 engine from Aurus successfully passed pre-flight tests
The Yak-18T aircraft with an APD-500 aircraft engine, created on the basis of an engine from Aurus series cars, passed pre-flight tests - performed a complex of runs and approaches at the airfield, the press service of the Central Institute of Aviation Engine Engineering named after P.I. Baranov (CIAM, part of the N.E. Zhukovsky Institute) told RIA Novosti.
About 8 thousand military personnel of the Southern Military District worked out elements of bringing to the highest degrees of readiness during the exercises
More than 2 thousand special forces troops will be relocated to the Crimea for exercises
As part of the command and staff exercise, in which about 8 thousand servicemen take part, formations and military units of the Southern Military District (SE) have been alerted to work out elements of bringing them to the highest levels of readiness, the press service of the district reported on Thursday.
More than 2,000 military personnel will be transferred from the Kuban to the Crimea for exercises
More than two thousand servicemen of the Krasnodar Territory have begun to be transferred to the Crimea, where part of the program of large-scale command and staff exercises of the Southern Military District troops will be held at the Opuk military training ground. This was reported by the press service of the Southern Military District.
The Ministry of Defense and Gazprom have signed an agreement on the reconstruction of the Levashovo airfield
The total volume of investments under the concession agreement will exceed 10 billion rubles
The Russian Military Department and Gazprom PJSC have concluded a concession agreement on the reconstruction of the Levashovo airfield (Leningrad Region), which will allow it to be used in the interests of the civil air fleet.
The American promising helicopter has reached the speed limit
A promising US helicopter, presented by Lockheed Martin, was able to reach a speed of almost 460 kilometers per hour. In the video that the company published on its website, you can watch this.
The dismissed Pentagon employee announced the victory of China over the United States
China has already defeated the United States in an arms race using cyber capabilities, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), The Drive reports a statement by former Pentagon software director Nicholas Chaillan.
Renderings of a Chinese super-aircraft carrier and a promising new-generation carrier-based fighter are presented
The Network posted new images of the most powerful aircraft carrier in the history of China, which is in the final stage of construction. In addition, the artist depicted in detail an air group consisting of promising fifth-generation fighters.
Scientists in Russia have developed an aeroplatform for stratospheric research
The aeroplatform is capable of climbing to a height of 20-40 km and moving along a given route for several months
Specialists of Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics (TUSUR, Tomsk) have developed a new type of high-altitude balloon that can reduce the cost of scientific research in the stratosphere. This was announced on Thursday by the press service of the university.
GBU-72: "prick" bunkers in a new way
The Americans are preparing to get their enemies out of the ground. On October 13, the press service of the US Air Force reported that the GBU-72 Advanced 5K Penetrator bomb passed the first test by air drop.
More than 70 Su-57 aircraft will be delivered to the Russian Armed Forces by 2027
The Su-57 is designed to destroy all types of air, ground and surface targets
More than 70 Su-57 aircraft will be delivered to the Russian army by 2027, including several in 2021, Rostec said, commenting on an article by National Interest, which claims that the fifth-generation Russian Su-57 fighter is unlikely to enter service until 2027.