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The head of the UAC: the newest domestic Su-57 fighter will be ordered by hundreds
Yuri Slyusar noted that the development of several versions of this machine is expected to begin this year
The order for the latest fifth-generation Su-57 fighters will probably be measured in hundreds of pieces. This was announced by Yuri Slyusar, General Director of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Production and modernization of Tu-160 strategists will load UAC enterprises for at least seven years - the head of the corporation
The development of a new generation strategic bomber is on schedule, he said
Work on the construction of new Tu-160M strategic bombers and the modernization of the existing fleet of aircraft will ensure the loading of enterprises
RKS will show at the MAKS-2021 air show a full cycle of manufacturing satellite equipment using a "smart" robot
The Russian Space Systems Holding company will demonstrate the industrial symbiosis of a robot and a human at the MAKS-2021 International Aviation and Space Salon, the press service of the RKS reports.
The pace of deliveries of the Su-57 fighter has been announced
Starting from 2022, the Russian Defense Ministry will receive 12 fifth-generation fighters per year. The first serial Su-57 was handed over to the Aerospace Forces in the winter.
In the United States, six Russian deadly UAVs were named
According to their capabilities, Russian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can catch up with American and Turkish ones, writes the American magazine The National Interest.
In the US, they were surprised by the cheap F-35 for Switzerland
The fact that Switzerland will buy a fifth-generation F-35A Lightning fighter, since it promises "the highest performance at the lowest price" compared to Typhoon, Rafale and F/A — 18E/F Super Hornet aircraft, is surprising, writes John Vinable, a veteran of the US Air Force (Air Force), a researcher at the Heritage Foundation, in Breaking Defense.
The Indian Navy received the tenth aircraft of the P-8I "Neptune" BPA"
On July 13, Boeing announced the delivery of the 10th aircraft of the P-8I "Neptune" (the Indian version of the American P-8A "Poseidon") to the Indian Navy as part of the contract signed in 2016.
Rostec supplied the engines to complete the certification of the Indian HJT-36 TCB
The United Engine Corporation of Rostec supplied two AL-55I engines with an increased resource to the Indian corporation HAL. They will be used for the final stage of certification tests of the Indian HJT-36 aircraft.
The crews of air missile carriers worked out flights in formation at short distances
Scheduled flights of crews of long-range Tu-22m3 bombers took place in the Kaluga Region.
The main task of the flight shift was to maintain the training of the flight crew, as well as practical testing of flights on aviation equipment in formation at short distances.
The Pakistani Navy has decided to purchase the first three Sea Sultan BPA aircraft
The Pakistan Navy has decided to convert the first three Embraer Lineage 1000E airliners into basic patrol aircraft, which will replace the outdated P-3C Orion.
More than 10 thousand servicemen are involved in a comprehensive training on the combat readiness of the Central Military District troops
A comprehensive training on the combat readiness of troops has started in the Central Military District( CVO), more than 10 thousand servicemen are involved in it, the press service of the CVO reports on Wednesday.
The Turkish army received a Turkish-made short-range air defense system
The first Turkish short-range anti-aircraft missile systems Hisar A+ entered the army in full configuration. According to Defense News, now the Roketsan company is preparing to start mass production of Hisar O+medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems. The military should receive them in 2024.
A military expert appreciated the idea of turning the Il-114 into a marine reconnaissance aircraft
The new Russian IL-114-300 aircraft was proposed to be used to search for surface and underwater objects. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Dmitry Litovkin commented on this idea.
The Defense Ministry will order 15 helicopters per year for Rostvertol
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu noted that the military department needs not only new helicopters, but also high-quality repairs and modernization of vehicles in operation
Rostov helicopter production complex "Rostvertol "(part of the holding "Russian Helicopters") will receive an order from the Ministry of Defense for the construction of 15 helicopters per year. This was announced by the head of the military department Sergei Shoigu during a meeting with the staff of the enterprise.
The new IL-114-300 passenger aircraft can become a marine reconnaissance aircraft
The new Russian passenger plane IL-114-300 may be used to search for surface and underwater objects, RIA Novosti reports.
Shoigu said that the Russian Armed Forces have the highest percentage of new military equipment among the armies of the world
It is almost 71%, the Russian Defense Minister noted
The Russian armed forces have the highest percentage of modern weapons and military equipment among the armies of the world-almost 71%, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
The "Plane of the XXI century" received a wing made of Russian composites
The passenger aircraft MS-21-300 ("Mainline aircraft of the XXI century 300") received a wing made of Russian composite materials, according to the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC). The corresponding video of the docking of the left wing console to the fuselage of the aircraft is published on YouTube.
Turkish "Vulture" will replace the American "Harm"
The Turkish supersonic anti-radar missile Akbaba ("Vulture") will replace the American AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM, "Harm"), Defense News reports, citing a source.
Rostec said that on the first day of MAKS-2021 they will present a "fundamentally new" military aircraft
The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) will present a fundamentally new military aircraft on the first day of the MAKS-2021 international Air Show, the Rostec press service reported.
A fundamentally new fighter of the Russian Federation was shown on video
Rostec has published a teaser of a new combat aircraft, the presentation of which will take place on the first day of the MAKS-2021 Aerospace Salon.
