Aviation news

Images of the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group airfield in Chengdu obtained in October from Planet Labs spacecraft indicate that work is underway in China on a mysterious new aircraft made according to a tailless aerodynamic scheme, writes The Drive.

A new secret unmanned aerial vehicle RQ-180, being developed in the United States, was spotted in the sky over the American military base "Zone 51" in Nevada. The picture taken by eyewitnesses was published by The Drive.

The US Navy has shown the concept of a new generation fighter-bomber F/A-XX, which will replace the F/A-18E / F Super Hornet in the 2030s. The military expects him to coordinate groups of drones carrying equipment, electronic warfare equipment or serving as communication hubs.

The British-American company ZeroAvia, together with the Alaska Air Group aviation holding, will develop a hydrogen power plant for a 76-seat regional airliner and equip the De Havilland Q400 aircraft with it. The power of the installation will be from two to five thousand kilowatts, it will provide the aircraft with a range of about 805 kilometers.

The closing ceremony was attended by the commanders of the Airborne Forces, Colonel-General Andrei Serdyukov and the paratroopers of the Egyptian Armed Forces, Divisional General Atif Ibrahim Mady

The fifth joint tactical exercises of the paratroopers of Russia and Egypt "Defenders of Friendship - 2021", which took place on October 17 with the participation of military transport aircraft of the two countries, ended near Cairo.

Currently, the issue of arming ships with these unmanned vehicles is being worked out. Kamikaze drones, or, as they are officially called, barrage ammunition, will be used to strike ground targets and enemy ships.

In total, there are more than 100 Russian-made helicopters in the country Russian

Helicopters has carried out major repairs of six military transport Mi-17-1B at the Peruvian Air Force Base in Lima in two years, the press service of the holding reported.

The upgraded three-coordinate radar stations "Casta-2E2" (39N6) involved in the exercises in the Leningrad region timely detected the approach of a squadron of drones. The transmitted coordinates allowed the Tor-M anti-aircraft missile systems to successfully repel a massive aerial drone attack.

The testers select the most qualified and promising military pilots, and besides young ones - up to 32 years old. To get into the air elite, they have to pass more than one exam and learn a lot. And, of course, a lot of flying.

The German newspaper Bild published an article about the "alarming" training of Russian pilots on the suspension of training bombs on military transport aircraft Il-76.

Some details of Kyrgyzstan's acquisition of the Orlan-10E and Bayraktar TB2 tactical UAVs in Russia and Turkey have become known, as stated by Kamchybek Tashiev, Chairman of the State Committee for National Security, on October 21.

The Swedish Air Force Command has announced initial plans to adopt the Gripen E multipurpose fighter developed by Saab and named the first base for the deployment of this type of aircraft.

The crew of the Ka-27 helicopter of naval aviation also practiced taking off and landing on the deck of the ship on the move during the exercises

The Pacific Fleet corvette "Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov" destroyed air and surface targets with artillery fire during exercises in Peter the Great Bay (Sea of Japan).

The project of using augmented reaction in the assembly of fifth-generation Su-57 fighters received the main award of the United Aircraft Corporation competition.

In Iran, a MiG-29 fighter destroyed a missile fired by an F-5 Tiger II aircraft. The video posted on YouTube drew attention to The Drive.

In the future, China will inevitably become the main rival of the United States in all components, possibly lagging behind in nuclear weapons. Vasily Kashin, Deputy Director of the HSE Center for Integrated European and International Studies, told Izvestia about this on Friday, October 29.

A new Brimstone Sea Spear missile, developed by the British company MBDA UK, may be delivered to Ukraine. This was announced on October 29 by the Ministry of Defense of the country.

The Kasta-2E2 radar station can detect drones and fifth-generation F-35 aircraft. Methods of repelling attacks of inconspicuous targets are reported in the material of the magazine "Army Standard".

The first flight of a deck-mounted stealth aircraft took place in China. The winged car, which, according to some reports, is called the J-35, took off from the airfield of the SAC Aircraft Corporation, located in Shenyang.

Currently, the UAV operator Latam operates Zala 421-16E, Zala 421-16EV and Zala 421-08M UAVs in the region

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) manufactured by the Russian company Zala Aero (one of the largest Russian UAV developers, part of the Kalashnikov Concern) have begun to perform tasks in Latin America. This was announced to TASS during the international arms exhibition SITDEF 2021 by a representative of the Latin American company UAV Latam, which is the operator of the Zala UAV.