Aviation news
Shoigu instructed to increase the range of the "Whirlwind" missiles to 12 km
The range of aircraft missiles "Whirlwind" should be increased to 12 km, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said. On Tuesday, during the Single day of acceptance of military products, the acting general director of the Kalashnikov concern, Andrey Semenov, reported that within the framework of the seven-year contract, the next batch of guided missiles "Whirlwind-1"was delivered to the troops ahead of schedule.
Unarmia will take part in the Children's Aerospace Salon in Zhukovsky
Unarmia has prepared its own program for the guests of DAX: competitions in air rally, demonstration performances in sports aerobatics, demonstration of seaplane models and a master class in aircraft modeling.
The Russian Defense Ministry will receive 18 attack drones by the end of the year
The Russian army will soon receive almost two dozen attack drones of medium and heavy classes, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexey Krivoruchko said.
Defense Minister Shoigu: we hope to put the L-410 aircraft on a float landing gear and skis by the end of the year
The Russian Defense Ministry needs a variant of a twin-engine aircraft for regional transportation of the L-410 on a float landing gear and skis for operation in Siberia and the Arctic, said the head of the department, Army General Sergei Shoigu, as part of a single day of acceptance of military products.
What is the main superiority of the Su-35S over the American F-22?
The Russian Su-35S fighter is better in a number of parameters than the American F-22 Raptor of the fifth generation, the media writes. On the air of Sputnik radio, a military expert, director of the Museum of Air Defense Forces Yuri Knutov, commented on the publication.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation received more than 200 units of weapons and equipment in the first half of the year
The Russian Armed Forces received more than 200 units of weapons and military equipment in the first half of 2021. This was announced on Tuesday, August 10, by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu during the single day of acceptance of military products.
The VKS received about 30 aircraft and helicopters in six months
The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) received about 30 aircraft and helicopters from defense enterprises in the first half of 2021. This was stated on Tuesday during the Single day of acceptance of military products by the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Alexey Krivoruchko. According to him, 2 new and 3 repaired aircraft, 8 new and 14 repaired combat helicopters were delivered in the interests of the VKS.
The Russian Aerospace Forces will receive four Su-57 fighters by the end of the year
On Tuesday, at the Single Day of Military Acceptance, Deputy Defense Minister Alexey Krivoruchko said that this year the Navy will receive three new nuclear and one diesel-electric submarines, as well as six combat surface ships.
The most dashing refueling in the air was collected on video
In honor of the anniversary of the only 203rd Guards Aviation regiment of tanker aircraft in the Russian Aerospace Forces, a video with exciting shots of refueling in the air of fighters and bombers of front-line aviation has been published.
Egypt and Taiwan are negotiating with the United States on the purchase of E-2D Advanced Hawkeye AWACS aircraft
Egypt is negotiating with the United States on the acquisition of E-2D Advanced Hawkeye long-range radar detection and control (AWACS) aircraft of Northrop Grumman Corporation.
The army prematurely receives guided aircraft missiles "Whirlwind-1"
During the Single day of acceptance of military products, the acting general director of the Kalashnikov Concern, Andrey Semenov, reported to the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu, that within the framework of a seven-year contract, an early delivery of the next batch of guided aircraft missiles "Vikhr-1"was carried out to the troops.
The power plant for a 19-seat hydrogen aircraft was tested on a truck
The British-American company ZeroAvia tested the 600-kilowatt ZA-600 power plant on the M977 HEMTT heavy military truck. It is intended for a 19-seat hydrogen aircraft, which ZeroAvia is developing on the basis of the Dornier 228.
The engineer presented the concept of a hybrid tiltrotor with a flight range of 2,200 kilometers
American engineer Steven Kozloff showed the concept of a Pegasus hybrid tiltrotor with a flight range of 2.2 thousand kilometers. It will be able to transport four people with a cruising speed of more than 555 kilometers per hour.
Why did the USSR need an aircraft similar to the American B-2
In the Soviet Union, until its collapse, they worked on aircraft that are unique even today. Among them, we can recall the M-67 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, which was created in the second half of the 80s.
More than 10 planes and helicopters from the Russian Federation were involved in exercises on the border with Afghanistan
At the main stage of the exercises, the pilots will perform tasks to search for disguised bases of a conditional enemy, to launch rocket and bomb attacks on targets that simulate the accumulation of manpower and equipment.
During the joint strategic exercise, the servicemen of Russia and China will use drones
During the joint strategic exercise "SIBU/INTERACTION-2021", servicemen of the Russian military contingent and the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) will use unmanned aerial vehicles.
The crews of the MiG-31BM TsVO worked out in the stratosphere to intercept an intruder of the airspace boundaries
On August 6, the crews of high-altitude MiG-31BM interceptor fighters of the Central Military District Aviation Division intercepted a conditional intruder of the airspace boundaries in the stratosphere during a tactical flight exercise in the Krasnoyarsk Territory.
Military builders will build more than 50 objects on the Kuril Islands
Russian military builders will build more than fifty objects on the islands of the Kuril Ridge, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reports.
Philippine Navy to purchase 8 TC-12B"Huron" aircraft
A delegation of the Philippine Navy led by Rear Admiral Alberto B. Carlos conducted a visual inspection of 21 TC-12B "Huron" aircraft at the American storage base.
Lockheed Martin continues assembling MH-60R "Seahawk" helicopters for the Republic of Korea Navy
On August 2, the US Department of Defense announced the signing of the US Navy Aviation Systems Command with Lockheed Martin Corp. a contract providing for the implementation of work on bringing 12 standard MH-60R helicopters to a configuration that meets the requirements of the Republic of Korea Navy.
