Aviation news
Lockheed Martin has introduced a new air tanker LMXT
Lockheed Martin has presented the project of the LMXT air tanker, which will compete with the existing Boeing KC-46 aircraft in the competition of the US Air Force (Air Force), involving the creation of the KC-Y tanker, Defense News writes.
Will Argentina arm itself with fighter jets again?
Argentina may return to the club of countries that have fighter aircraft in service. September 17, portal dailypakistan.com.pk He reported that the Ministry of Defense of Argentina has included the purchase of fighter jets in the spending plan for 2022.
In the US, they told about Biden's plans for nuclear submarines for Australia
Nuclear submarines for the Royal Australian Navy (Navy) can be built by reducing the order for Virginia-type submarines of the US Navy, Brian Clark, a researcher at the Hudson Institute, told Breaking Defense.
Reliable protection - ATGM "Kornet" plus electronic warfare
For the first time, the commanders of the battalion tactical groups of the military base of the Southern Military District (SE) used mobile anti-tank groups to fight the columns of the conditional enemy in the mountains of South Ossetia.
Training of young deck pilots of Naval aviation of the Russian Navy
This year, 7 young pilots and one instructor of the 279 KIAP [279th separate naval Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Northern Fleet Aviation] are being trained at the airfield in Novofedorovka [Saki in the Crimea]! I can't remember such a thing. Usually 2-3, and then 7 at once!
France and Switzerland have denied information about the cancellation of a meeting of their leaders after the decision of the Swiss to buy US fighter jets
The authorities of France and Switzerland have denied media reports that Paris refused to meet the presidents of these two countries, Emmanuel Macron and Guy Parmelin, against the background of the fact that the Swiss side this year preferred to buy fighter jets from the United States, and not in France.
BAE Systems will build a "cargo" quadcopter capable of carrying up to 300 kg
Currently, UAVs are widely used for the delivery of goods with a small weight. It is obvious that some developers are already looking for opportunities to create heavy-duty drones.
Mass media: maneuverability and avionics of the Su-35 will allow him to defeat the French Rafale in battle
The fighter has a unique on-board radar station N035 "Irbis", which experts call the most powerful of the existing ones, notes the magazine Ultimate Defense
TASS, September 16. The maneuverability of the Russian Su-35 multi-purpose fighter, as well as the characteristics of its on-board equipment, exceed the performance of the French Rafale aircraft, which will allow the Su-35 to win in the event of an air battle.
Pilatus Aircraft delivered the first PC-21 TCB to the Spanish Air Force
Pilatus Aircraft Ltd announced the ceremony of handing over the first new PC-21 (national designation E. 27) to the Spanish Defense Ministry on September 14 in San Javier (Mercia).
In Africa, the winner of the battle between the Su-35 and Rafale was evaluated
Thanks to the best maneuverability and avionics, the Russian Su-35 fighter will win the French Rafale in a dogfight at a distance of visibility, the South African magazine Ultimate Defense says in a special issue dedicated to the Army-2021 forum. The assessment of the publication drew attention to TASS.
The Russian base in Tajikistan against the background of the situation in Afghanistan will be strengthened with modernized T-72B3M tanks
The 201st Russian military base stationed in Tajikistan will receive upgraded T-72B3M tanks with improved maneuverability and crew protection.
Yuri Borisov did not rule out that India will become the first buyer of the S-500 air defense system
Which of the foreign customers can be among the first to be supplied with our unique latest S-500 anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs), Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Government Yuri Borisov told reporters at the Tyumen Oil and Gas Forum.[
Borisov: we will talk about the export of S-500 only after the Russian army is saturated with them
India may become the first buyer of the latest Russian S-500 anti-aircraft missile system, but we will talk about deliveries only after the Russian army is saturated with these complexes, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov told reporters on Thursday.
Russia announced that Ukraine is searching for a "Wunderwaffe"
Instead of the costly and difficult path of full-fledged military construction, Ukraine is looking for a" Wunderwaffe "(from the German Wunderwaffe) — a" miracle weapon "that would allow it to repel all the phantom attacks of the Russian side at once, said military observer of Izvestia Anton Lavrov.
The accident with the US B-2 bomber was filmed from space
The company Planet Labs took a satellite image from the emergency landing site of a heavy strategic bomber B-2 Spirit of the US Air Force. The photo, which shows the Whiteman base in Missouri, was published on September 15 by The Drive.
Russian attack aircraft conducted exercises in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan with missile launches
The Russian military used Su-25SM attack aircraft in a missile launch exercise in Kyrgyzstan, the maneuvers took place against the background of the difficult situation in Afghanistan.
Is Japan joining the Tempest program?
Japan may become the next partner of the Tempest program. September 15, portal defensenews.com He reported that during the DSEI London exhibition, the flags of four partner countries were flying over the model of the fighter.
In the US, the cost of F-35 flights will be reduced
The F-35 Program Office has signed a new contract with Lockheed Martin for servicing fifth-generation F-35 Lighting II fighter-bombers. Under the terms of the agreement, the cost of flights of aircraft in service with the US Armed Forces will be reduced by the fiscal year 2023. This is reported by the FlightGlobal portal.
The C-130J transporter will become a seaplane
The US Air Force Special Operations Command plans to design, build and test a kit for converting the C-130J transport vehicle into a seaplane in 17 months. The military believes that this will make it independent of the runways and allow it to participate in a larger range of operations.
In the United States, they remembered the "cool" plane that bombed Yugoslavia instead of the USSR
The heavy, unobtrusive B-2 Spirit strategic bomber is a "cool aircraft" that, unlike others, is " much more difficult to find and track," writes the American magazine Popular Mechanics.
