Aviation news
Indian Navy plans to lease 24 marine multi-purpose helicopters
The Indian Navy has issued an RFI-Request for Information, which provides for the lease of 24 NUH – Naval Utility Helicopters for 5 years.
AeroVironment confirmed the sale of a new batch of Switchblade-300 barrage ammunition"
AeroVironment has announced the implementation by the US Army command of an option to the basic contract, which provides for the supply of a batch of Switchblade-300 barrage ammunition for its own needs and export to the "union state".
The British are developing an unmanned fighter
The UK will build its own guided drones. April 28, portal janes.com he announced that the company Spirit AeroSystems has announced all participants in the Lightweight Affordable Novel Combat Aircraft (LANCA) program, which will produce unmanned Mosquito fighters.
Russian Aerospace Forces smoke out terrorists from bunkers
Russian aircraft are carrying out intensive strikes on underground shelters and firing positions of the Daesh terrorist group (IS – banned in the Russian Federation) in the Syrian desert.
The Israeli Air Force received another batch of F-35I "Adir" fighters"
According to the Israeli Air Force command, on April 25 at the Nevatim air base, having made a flight from the Lockheed Martin enterprise in Fort Worth (PC.Texas), another batch of three F-35I Adir fighters landed.
TAI is close to signing the first export contract for Hurkus-C aircraft"
According to the Turkish company Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), soon it expects to sign the first export contract for the sale of light combat/ training aircraft "Hurkus-C" to an unnamed state.
Lethal weapons supplied by the United States to Ukraine against Russia have been revealed
The United States can send lethal weapons to Ukraine that can be used against Russia, RIA Novosti writes. The equipment that Kiev can get from Washington includes, in particular, "air defense (air defense), anti-ship and anti-tank missiles, operational and tactical strike systems," the agency writes, referring to the American edition of The Wall Street Journal.
Argentina will receive C-12B "Huron" aircraft from the US Air Force
The Government of Argentina has officially announced the purchase of 10 C-12B "Huron" aircraft from the US Air Force, the cost of which is estimated at $ 16.67 million.
US spy planes rushed to the Russian borders in the Black Sea
To the borders of Russia in the Black Sea again rushed reconnaissance aircraft belonging to the United States. This was reported on Wednesday, April 28, by the Telegram channel "Military Observer" with reference to the data of the Flightradar portal.
The American "killer" of the Russian S-400 was recognized as a miracle
The promising strategic low-visibility B-21 Raider bomber of the US Air Force, called the killer of the Russian S-400 "Triumph" anti-aircraft missile systems, is a ray of light in the Pentagon budget, the American magazine Popular Mechanics admits.
The K-Max Titan military transport helicopter became the world's first commercial drone
The K-Max transport sky tractor of Kaman (USA) has a difficult fate. His first job in 1994 was logging, where, thanks to his unusual design with crisscrossing rotors (synchrocopter), he successfully performed the functions of a flying crane, transporting up to 2.7 tons of wood at a time on an external suspension.
The company "Sukhoi" presented the technology of fully automatic drones
The company demonstrated to the representatives of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission the implemented methods of mathematical computer modeling, with the help of which it is possible to almost halve the debugging and testing processes of aircraft components and components.
The Russian Defense Ministry will create a department for the development of artificial intelligence
The Russian Defense Ministry plans to create a special department for the development of artificial intelligence in its structure. This was reported on the website of the Russian government on April 26.
The US called the "plan B" delivery of a nuclear warhead to Russia
The use of star navigation will allow you to bypass the blocking of the Global Positioning System (GPS) by potential US adversaries like Russia and China, writes the American magazine Popular Mechanics.
Military personnel of the Central Military District conducted flight and tactical exercises
The crews of the Mi-8AMTSh-V "Terminator" transport and combat helicopters and the MI-24 attack helicopters of the Central Military District returned to their permanent deployment points in the Novosibirsk region after tactical flight exercises, the press service of the Central Military District reports.
"Rooks" of Transbaikalia will also land on damaged lanes
The crews of the Su-25 "Grach" attack aircraft of the Air Force and Air Defense Army of the Eastern Military District (VVO), stationed in the Trans-Baikal Territory, performed night training flights.
The Bayraktar combat drone was spotted near the borders of Crimea together with " guests from NATO»
Near the borders of the Crimea in the north of the peninsula, the Turkish Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicle was spotted. This is reported by Defense Express with reference to the data of the Flightradar portal.
The start of testing of a sample of the Baikal aircraft is scheduled for the end of the year
The start of testing of the prototype of the domestic light aircraft "Baikal" is scheduled for the end of 2021. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov.
The former head of the Department of the Ministry of Defense said that the withdrawal from the treaty on open skies will not carry risks for Russia
Russia's withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty (DON) will be a logical step that will not lead to risks in the field of defense and security, former head of the international treaty Department of the Russian Defense Ministry, retired Lieutenant General Yevgeny Buzhinsky, told Interfax on Tuesday.
Airbus Helicopters Expands VSR700 UAV Capabilities
At the request of the French Navy, the companies Naval Group and Airbus Helicopters have expanded the range of flight modes of the VSR700 helicopter-type unmanned aerial vehicle demonstrator during recent tests.
