Aviation news
Tu-160 strategic bombers returned from Chukotka to the base
Two strategic Tu-160 aircraft flew from the Anadyr airfield to a base in the Saratov Region during the exercises, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
The US has designated a "turning point" for the F-35
In 2036, the operations of the US Air Force( Air Force), the Marine Corps (KMP) and the US Navy (Navy) with fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighters will reach peak values, which may lead to difficulties with supporting these aircraft if the costs of their operation remain at the current level, Defense News writes.
Russian planes conducted an exercise to search for bases of conditional militants in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan
The crews of Su-25SM attack aircraft of the Russian Kant air base in Kyrgyzstan conducted an exercise to search for bases of conditional militants, the press service of the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Saturday.
The French have started testing a light drone with a flight range of over 100 kilometers
The French company Thales has started flight tests of a prototype UAS 100 drone with a flight range of more than a hundred kilometers. It is designed for surveillance, search and rescue and military operations. The company claims that the UAS 100 was created in accordance with European standards for future flights of light drones over residential areas.
The prototype MS-21-310, equipped with Russian PD-14 engines, arrived in Zhukovsky
The fifth MC-21-310 prototype aircraft flew from Ulyanovsk to Zhukovsky after painting the fuselage at the Spektr-Avia enterprise. The airliner took off from Ulyanovsk and, having made one pass over the runway, landed on the longest runway of the airfield of the Gromov LII.
The British praised the Turkish attack UAVs: Turkey has broken the monopoly of the United States and Israel! (Star, Turkey)
The Turkish media do not miss the opportunity to remind about domestic drones, which have become the property of the country for many. And again there was a reason. The analysis, published on the British defense industry information platform called "Drone Wars", contains very flattering reviews and even bold statements.
In the United States, a test detonation of the warhead of a hypersonic air-based missile was carried out
The US Air Force conducted a test detonation of a conventional warhead of an AGM-183A ARRW hypersonic air-launched missile, according to a message from military representatives of the Elgin Air Base (Florida).
The defense of a strategic bomber was shown on video
The Russian Defense Ministry has published a video of long-range aviation exercises. After taking off from the Engels Air Base near Saratov, the Tu-95MS and Tu-160 strategic bombers launched cruise missiles at targets at the Arctic test site.
In the US nuclear bomber, an unnecessary window was cut through
The US Air Force has published a new image of a promising B-21 Raider strategic bomber. The aircraft is depicted in the air against the background of Edwards Air Base, where it is planned to start testing the first flight prototype in 2022. The new picture generally corresponds to the two previous official images of the B-21, but there is also a significant difference.
The mass landing near Pskov was dropped in the night
As part of a tactical flight exercise with a military transport aviation regiment taking place in the Pskov Region, more than 1.2 thousand servicemen of the Pskov Guards Amphibious Assault Unit were landed at the Kislovo landing site.
The Greek Air Force should receive the first "Rafale" at the end of July
Photos taken at the Dassault Aviation company's enterprise of the first multifunctional Rafale fighter, which is to be delivered to the Greek Air Force Command by the end of July, appeared on social networks.
Will Indian attack helicopters fly to Nigeria?
India is close to finding the first buyer for its attack helicopters. July 7, portal idrw.org he reported that the Nigerian army is considering the possibility of purchasing LCH from Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL).
Nuclear LRSO of the US Air Force will "destroy" Moscow
The Long-Range Standoff nuclear cruise missile (LRSO), created by Raytheon for the US Air Force (Air Force), is designed to destroy strategic enemy objects, writes the American magazine Popular Mechanics.
In Ukraine, the Russian Orion was compared with the "owners of the market"
Russia has transferred an Orion drone to the Crimea, which is inferior in its capabilities to the Ukrainian Bayraktar TV2 of Turkish production, Defense Express writes.
The Defense Ministry told about the flight of the Russian Su-24 over the Baltic Sea
Two Russian Su-24 aircraft did not violate international norms and the borders of other countries when flying over the Baltic Sea. This was announced on July 8 in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Shoigu sent a plane to assist Turkey in extinguishing fires
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has sent a Be-200 amphibious aircraft to assist Turkey in extinguishing fires. This was announced on Thursday, July 8, the press service of the military department reported.
China is building its "Zone 51" in one of the remote areas
It became known about the beginning of construction in one of the remote areas of China of a secret facility, which, according to some experts, may become the Chinese equivalent of the notorious American "Zone 51" in the Nevada desert.
Tu-160 and Tu-95 hit targets in the Arctic
At the final stage of large-scale tactical flight exercises of long-range aviation, the crews of the Tu-160 and Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers launched air-launched cruise missiles at ground targets at a training ground in the Arctic.
In the Crimea, they said that a tough response will follow on the new passages of British ships
The head of the Crimean Parliament's committee on people's diplomacy and interethnic relations, Yuri Hempel, called British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab a provocateur of the highest rank after words about new ship passages off the coast of Crimea.
Raytheon received $ 2 billion to continue the development of the KRVB LRSO
The US Department of Defense announced that the US Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center has signed a contract with Raytheon for the implementation of the engineering development and preparation for mass production (EMD) of the advanced long-range LRSO missile defense system.
