Aviation news
Elon Musk told about his dream
American businessman, head of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk shared his dream. He admitted on his Twitter account that he would like to develop an electric aircraft.
The Marine Corps of the Pacific Fleet has completed a planned exercise in Primorye
Formations of the Pacific Fleet Marine Corps (Pacific Fleet) have completed a planned bilateral brigade tactical exercise (DBRTU) with a live firing stage in Primorsky Krai. This was reported in the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Russia on Friday, October 8.
The US supplied MD-530 helicopters to the Lebanese Armed Forces
On October 6, the Lebanese Armed Forces Command announced the arrival at the Beirut Air Base of six MD-530F+ light reconnaissance and attack helicopters manufactured by MD Helicopters Inc, donated by the US government.
Taiwan plans to allocate an additional $9 billion for defense over the next 5 years
Taiwan plans to allocate an additional $9 billion as a special allowance to finance defense projects over the next five years.
The defense budget of the Netherlands in 2022 will amount to 12.4 billion. euro
The Ministry of Finance of the Netherlands has presented the country's state budget for 2022, according to which 12.4 billion rubles have been allocated for defense. euro ($14.26 billion). According to Jane's Defense Weekly, this represents a nominal increase of 6.56% and a real increase of 5.4% compared to last year's draft budget.
The United States called the shortcomings of the Russian Tu-160
The modernization of the Tu-160M strategic missile carriers did not deprive the machine of vulnerabilities. The aircraft did not receive stealth coverage, and its maintenance requires a lot of money. The author of the 19FortyFive portal, Brent Eastwood, called the main disadvantages of the Russian aircraft.
The use of "Mountain serpents" from landing ships was shown on video
During the large-scale exercises of two brigades of the Pacific Fleet marines, rocket-propelled mine-clearing installations, nicknamed "Snakes of the Mountain" in the troops, were involved. Mounted on boats, they successfully cleared the offensive paths for attacking black berets.
The Pakistani special forces got acquainted with our weapons and fired from the BTR-82A
At the Russian-Pakistani dRuzhba-2021 exercise taking place in the Krasnodar Territory, the guests were given the opportunity to test the combat effectiveness of our small arms and the firepower of BTR-82A armored personnel carriers.
The American plane will be equipped with a laser cannon
The AC-130J Ground Forces flying support battery will be equipped with a laser cannon. The American aircraft will receive the Airborne High Energy Laser (AHEL). Air Force (Air Force) The USA received a prototype of the installation. This is reported by The Drive.
Group landing is being practiced by marines and scouts near Kaliningrad
Landing from airplanes and helicopters is practiced in the Kaliningrad region by more than 250 military personnel of the airborne assault and reconnaissance amphibious battalions of the Army Corps and the Marine Corps of the Baltic Fleet (BF).
Military Watch: Russian K-77M missile may become the most effective in the world
Developed specifically for the Su-57 fighter, the K—77M air-to-air missile will allow the Russian aircraft to gain superiority in air combat, Military Watch magazine writes.
Named the deadliest weapon of the US Air Force
The publication of the American edition 19FortyFive named the deadliest weapon of the US Air Force (Air Force). First on the list is the "mother of all bombs— - the almost ten-ton GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) heavy air blast munition, first used in 2003 in Afghanistan. The US Air Force has 15 GBU-43/B MOAB units.
Source: MiG-29 carrier-based fighters flew to the ground "aircraft carrier" in the Crimea
It is expected that the training of the regiment's pilots at the NITKA complex will last more than a month
Deck-based multi-purpose MiG-29K/KUB fighters of the 100th separate Naval Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Northern Fleet (SF) performed a flight to an aircraft carrier analog - the ground test training complex (aviation) NITKA in Saki. This was reported to TASS by a source close to the power structures of the Crimea.
Turkey has requested a large batch of fighter jets from the United States
Turkey intends to replenish and upgrade its fleet of F-16 fighters. Yesterday, on October 8, the Reuters news agency reported that Turkey had asked the United States for 40 new fighter jets.
The US called the Su-57 weapon that provides Russia with an advantage over NATO
The K-77M air-to-air missile of the fifth-generation Su-57 fighter can provide Russia with an advantage over NATO countries in air combat, the American magazine Military Watch reports.
The United States called the reasons for the "invincibility" of the American army
The US Army is invincible for five reasons, writes 19FortyFive. The American publication claims that the United States Army has "one of the deadliest arsenals in the world."
In Syria, "Pantsir-S" destroyed eight Israeli missiles
The Russian-made Pantsir-S anti-aircraft missile and cannon system, which is in service with the Syrian air defense forces, destroyed eight Israeli missiles. This was told by the deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the warring parties in Syria, Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit.
Two Russian samples were included in the world's top weapons
Kalashnikov assault rifle and RPG-7 hand grenade launcher were among the five deadliest weapons systems in the world, compiled by 19fortyfive. They were accompanied by the first machine gun, a bomber of the Second World War and a drone.
The general designer of "Kronstadt" told about the new drone developed in Russia
The aircraft is capable of performing long-range radar detection and control functions
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of performing the functions of a long-range radar detection and control aircraft (AWACS) has been developed in Russia. This was announced on Sunday on the TV channel "Zvezda" by the general designer of JSC "Kronstadt" Nikolay Dolzhenkov.
The key feature of the S-70 Hunter drone was shown on video
The S-70 heavy attack drone will be the first domestic aircraft with a flat nozzle. A mock-up of a drone with this feature has already been demonstrated at aerospace salons, but today a working nozzle was shown on video for the first time.
