Aviation news
India tested a rocket for the Su-30MKI
India will begin mass production of the BrahMos rocket for the air carrier
Tests of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Su-30MKI aircraft have been completed in India. Successful tests make it possible to start mass production of a version of the ammunition for air carriers. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of India.
The Su-30 fighter escorted a US reconnaissance aircraft over the Black Sea
A Russian Su-30 fighter jet escorted a US Poseidon P-8A reconnaissance aircraft in the sky over the Black Sea. This was reported on December 10 at the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation.
Another neighbor of Russia will arm itself with F-35
Finland to acquire 64 American F-35A Lightning II fighter jets
Another neighbor of Russia, Finland, has made an official decision to purchase American F-35A Lightning II fighters. The corresponding decision was published by the Finnish government.
The US Air Force will retain 45 B-1B strategic bombers until they are replaced by new B-21s
The US Air Force will have to keep 45 B-1B Lancer strategic bombers in its combat composition and not write off any more units until they are replaced by B-21 Raider aircraft, it follows from the materials of the Congress.
In the United States, they announced American fighters standing on the threshold of Russia
19fortyfive: Russia will be upset over Finland's acquisition of F-35A Lightning II aircraft
Russia will be upset over Finland's acquisition of fifth-generation F-35A Lightning II fighters from the United States, the American publication 19FortyFive says.
Strategic reconnaissance aircraft of the US Air Force spotted near Donbass
The strategic reconnaissance aircraft Boeing RC-135 Rivet Joint of the US Air Force approached the Donbass. The corresponding data is provided on Saturday, December 11, by the Flightradar aviation monitoring website.
The Turkish fighter will receive an American engine and Russian technologies
Defense News: Turkish TF-X fighter jet will receive F110 engine and technology from Russia
The Turkish Fighter X (TF-X) will receive an American F110 turbofan engine and Russian technologies, Defense News reports. The publication of the publication drew the attention of the bmpd blog in LiveJournal.
Turkey has reported on the testing of the world's first drone with a laser weapon
Anadolu: Eren unmanned aerial vehicle with laser weapons successfully tested in Turkey
The world's first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Eren with laser weapons has been tested in Turkey. According to the Anadolu agency, the drone successfully fired shots from a distance of 500, 300 and 100 meters.
The number of victims of the explosion of ammunition dropped in the DPR from a UAV has grown to two
Two servicemen of the Donetsk People's Republic were killed as a result of an explosion of ammunition dropped by a Ukrainian drone. This was reported on December 11 in the People's Militia of the DPR.
Turkish and American weapons in the Donbas were included in the register of the "top secret" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The department noted that this information is official and is not subject to disclosure.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has classified information about the use of Turkish Bayraktar attack drones and American Javelin missile systems in the Donbass.
Australia will abandon European helicopters
Australia will replace European MRH 90 Taipan helicopters with American Black Hawk
Australia will abandon the operation of European MRH 90 Taipan helicopters developed by Eurocopter. Canberra will replace the MRH 90 with American Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters. This is reported by Defense News.
A new generation of jet drones will be produced in Ukraine, Kiev reported
The Ukrainian-Turkish plant, which is being built in Vasylkiv (Kiev region), will produce ANKA-type jet drones - the next generation of UAVs after Bayraktar, the speaker of the Ukrainian delegation to the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) on the settlement of the situation in Donbass, Alexey Arestovich, said on Saturday during an interview with Radio Liberty (recognized in the Russian media as a foreign agent).
The strategic reconnaissance aircraft of the US Air Force RC-135 was first recorded over Ukraine
The RC-135 Rivet Joint strategic reconnaissance aircraft of the US Air Force flew for the first time in the airspace of Ukraine, including in the south-east and south of the country to the north of Crimea, it follows from the data of Western aviation resources.
President Putin announced Russia's global leadership in new weapons
Russia today occupies a leading position in the world in modern types of weapons, Vladimir Putin said in the film "Russia. Recent history" on the channel "Russia 1".
Russia sells S-400 to Turkey, Ankara to Ukraine - production of combat UAVs
In the Kiev region, a Ukrainian-Turkish plant under construction will begin production of a new generation of jet unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) capable of countering other aerial objects.
In Africa, a fancy "bird plane" with vertical takeoff has been developed
The African startup Phractyl showed a concept unlike anything we have seen before. This is an avant-garde and absurd aircraft with the likeness of "bird paws" on a caterpillar track, a tilted cabin, rotating wings and the possibility of vertical takeoff.
Polish fighter jets escorted a Russian reconnaissance plane over the Baltic
Two Polish Air Force F-16 fighters escorted a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea, the NATO Joint Air Force Command said on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations will receive four Mi-8AMTSh-VA attack helicopters for flights in the Arctic, the source said
The Ministry of Emergency Situations in 2022-2023 will receive four Mi-8AMTSh-VA attack helicopters for service in the Arctic, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti.
Troops from 2027 will begin to receive the Su-57 fighter in a new guise - the Board of the Military-Industrial Complex
A hypersonic missile is already ready for him
The Su-57 fighter will be armed with hypersonic weapons, from 2027 the aircraft will go to the troops with a new engine, First Deputy chairman of the Board of the Military-Industrial Commission (MIC) of Russia Andrey Yelchaninov said in an interview with Interfax.
MiG-31 TsVO performed about 40 aerial refueling exercises near Chelyabinsk
Crews performed refueling in conditions of limited visibility, at night, using on-board lighting equipment
Pilots of supersonic MiG-31 interceptor fighters of two aviation regiments of the Central Military District (CVO) stationed in the Perm and Krasnoyarsk Territories performed about 40 refueling from an air tanker during tactical flight exercises that started in the Chelyabinsk region. This is stated in a message distributed on Thursday by the press service of the district.
