Aviation news

A station has been opened in Russia for testing Ukrainian D-36 aircraft engines developed by the Zaporozhye Machine-Building Design Bureau Progress named after Academician A. G. Ivchenko. The station, created as part of import substitution, will allow performing a full cycle of repair of engines of this type. This is stated on the official website of the Rostec state Corporation.

Russian Orion combat drones will be equipped with electronic warfare systems. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert, director of the Museum of Air Defense Forces Yuri Knutov told what advantages the UAV will have.

The Orion attack drone will receive an electronic warfare system (EW), which will provide protection against missiles, and will be able to suppress the enemy's electronic systems. The UAV developer chooses the optimal EW system concept. This was announced by the general director of the company "Kronstadt" Sergey Bogatikov in an interview with RIA Novosti.

At the Aviadarts competition of the International Army Games "ArMI-2021", Russia will perform for the first time on improved Su-34 HVO front-line bombers, Colonel-General Yuri Grekhov told reporters at a briefing at the Deputy head of the Aerospace Forces (VKS) of the Russian Federation.

After determining the causes of the Il-112B crash, it is possible to make technical changes to the aircraft, Vladimir Artyakov, First Deputy General Director of Rostec, said on Friday.

Within the framework of the Navy cluster, the forum will show the latest technical developments for the Navy

The Russian Navy will present a new combat module and a promising unmanned aerial vehicle at the Army-2021 international military-technical forum, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, Commander-in-chief of the Navy, told reporters.

The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has suspended test flights of a prototype Il-114 passenger aircraft after the crash of the Il-112B. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the corporation.

Turkey and Ukraine have signed a framework agreement on the establishment of a base on the territory of Turkey, where Russian Mi-17s will be repaired. THK Teknik A. Ş. together with Ukrspetsexport Group of Companies will repair helicopters of both Turkish operators and vehicles of third countries, Defense Express reports.

The promising carrier-based unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) MQ-25 Stingray, developed by Boeing for the US Navy, for the first time refueled the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye long-range radar detection and control aircraft (AWACS) in the air. The corresponding video was published on Twitter.

British fighter jets and soldiers of the Royal Armed Forces have arrived in Ukraine to participate in the parade on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the country's independence, the press service of the British Embassy in Ukraine reported on Saturday.

American pilots will be able to independently determine what damage their attack will cause. On August 20, the press service of the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) announced the completion of the development of bombs within the framework of the Dialable Effects Munition program.

The Russian-made Syrian air defense systems Buk-M2E and Pantsir-S destroyed twenty-two of the 24 guided missiles fired by Israeli Air Force fighters at the provinces of Damascus and Homs earlier this week.

The Israel Defense Forces launched airstrikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip after a border police officer was seriously injured during riots in the area of the border security barrier, the Israeli army said in a statement.

Nikolai Dolzhenkov, the General Designer of Kronstadt JSC, said that the main range of TSA includes corrected aircraft bombs, guided missiles and planning aircraft bombs

Russia has caught up with competitors in small-sized aviation weapons of destruction (ASP) for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This was stated by Nikolai Dolzhenkov, General Designer of Kronstadt JSC, in an interview with TASS at the international military-technical forum "Army-2021".

The S-400 Triumph systems can be delivered to Belarus to strengthen the air defense system of the union state, Denis Manturov, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, said in an interview with Interfax.

A long-term contract for serial deliveries of the heavy attack drone "Hunter" to the Russian army can be concluded in 2022, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov said in an interview with Interfax.

The start of flight tests of the first Tu-160M "White Swan" built from scratch is planned for 2022, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov said in an interview with Interfax.

Within the framework of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021", the Kalashnikov concern presented the S-8L adjustable aviation missile, it follows from the company's presentation.

The Russian army will start receiving Altius attack drones this year, Denis Manturov, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, said in an interview with Interfax.

All proposals for these aircraft, as well as Ka-31 helicopters, have already been sent

Russia is waiting for the Indian side's decision on the purchase of additional batches of MiG-29 and Su-30 fighters, the modernization of Indian Air Force aircraft, as well as the supply of Ka-31 helicopters, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov said in an interview with Interfax.