Aviation news

Serbian Defense Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic visited Madrid on November 4, where he held talks with his Spanish counterpart Margarita Robles.

At a meeting of the Defense Procurement Council (DAC) of the Government of India on November 2, arms procurement projects worth 79.65 billion were approved. rupees ($1.07 billion) under the "Make in India" policy.

50 years ago, the Soviet MiG-25 overcame Israel's air defense and declared itself to the world.

Military Watch magazine recalled how in November 1971 the new Soviet MiG-25 demonstrated its invulnerability.

The Israeli Air Force launched the Sky Dew early warning balloon — one of the largest in the world. According to The Drive, it will notify about threats flying at low altitude. For example, about cruise missiles or armed drones.

Military columnist and retired colonel Viktor Litovkin spoke about the "unpleasant surprise" for the United States from Russia in an interview with the publication "PolitRussia". According to him, it could be a new Russian drone with resettable wings.

The American B-1B Lancer strategic bomber landed for the first time at an air base in France during a flight over Europe, according to a message from the French Air Force.

The Russian Helicopters holding noted that this is the first Russian helicopter, the design documentation of which was completely conducted in digital form

The deeply modernized Ka-226T helicopter made its first flight, the Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec Group) said in a statement.

The commander of the district troops, Alexander Dvornikov, reported that the share of new equipment in the district as a whole exceeded 70%,

Aviation units stationed on the Crimean peninsula are equipped with the latest aircraft by 100%, and in the whole district the share of new equipment exceeded 70%, Alexander Dvornikov, commander of the Southern Military District (SE), said in an interview with the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.

The combat capabilities of the Russian military base in Kyrgyzstan are constantly increasing, it is reinforced with upgraded Su-25SM aircraft and a new radar station, Alexander Lapin, commander of the Central Military District (CVO), told reporters.

The training of servicemen of the Central Military District (CVO) is conducted taking into account the experience gained in Syria and Nagorno-Karabakh, including in the fight against drones (UAVs), Commander of the CVO troops Alexander Lapin told reporters.

The head of the holding Andrey Boginsky noted that the helicopter has become 400 kg lighter

Russian Helicopters Holding (part of Rostec State Corporation) has upgraded the Ka-226T light helicopter for India, significantly reducing its weight. This was announced on Monday by the General Director of the Russian Helicopters holding (part of the Rostec state Corporation) Andrey Boginsky at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The President listened to the report of the CEO of the Russian Helicopters holding. Andrey Boginsky spoke about working with China on a heavy helicopter. "In 2008, the discussion of this project with our Chinese comrades began," the head of the holding said. "A heavy helicopter?" - Vladimir Putin clarified.

The Russian Helicopters holding company will produce more than 1,100 helicopters by 2025, the head of the company Andrey Boginsky said.

Russia has signed a contract to participate in the creation of the newest heavy Chinese helicopter. The agreement was signed on June 25, but it became known on Monday at a meeting of President Vladimir Putin with the CEO of the Russian Helicopters company Andrey Boginsky, RIA Novosti reports.

The command of the Australian Air Force announced the receipt on November 5 of the next batch of four multi-purpose F-35A "Lightning-2" fighters of Lockheed Martin Corporation.

Belarus expects to receive a squadron of Russian Mi-35P attack helicopters in 2022, Sputnik Belarus reports with reference to the Belarusian TV channel STV.

The crews of the Yeisk and Kasimov small anti-submarine ships were involved in the exercises as part of the ship's search strike group in cooperation with the crew of the Ka-27M anti-submarine helicopter

Crews of small anti-submarine ships and helicopter pilots of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) during the exercises searched for a submarine in the Black Sea and worked out its destruction, the press service of the fleet reported on Monday.

A new type of barrage ammunition has been patented in Russia. Yesterday, on November 7, the TASS news agency reported that the Russian Federal Nuclear Center has developed a project for a kamikaze drone with a retractable drop wing.

The Russian Helicopters Holding Company of Rostec State Corporation has commissioned one of the largest logistics centers in the Far Eastern Federal District with an area of more than 33 thousand square meters in Ulan-Ude.

Turkish aircraft manufacturers have begun to produce the first prototype of the fifth-generation fighter TF-X. The model of the car was shown at the aerospace exhibition in Le Bourget in 2019.