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The Russian military annually receives up to 150 aircraft and helicopters-Shoigu
The Russian military annually receives up to 150 aircraft and helicopters, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said. According to him, a lot of work has been done for such indicators, the defense industry has been modernized.
"Banner Raider" entered the service
Turkey continues to strengthen its army with unmanned aerial vehicles. According to the Anadolu news Agency, on August 29, a solemn ceremony of adopting the latest Bayraktar Akinci reconnaissance and strike UAV was held at the Chorlu airfield in Tekirdag province.
A military airfield was opened in Altai
A field military airfield appeared near Rubtsovsk in the Altai Territory. It will be used for landing transport aircraft of the Central Military District.
The engine shutdown did not prevent the Astra rocket from taking off
The American company Astra launched the Rocket 3 light rocket for the third time, but again unsuccessfully: during the launch, one of the five engines of the first stage failed, so the flight began on a horizontal trajectory.
The Taliban lifted a captured US helicopter into the air
A video of flights over Kandahar by an American UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, which the Taliban got as a trophy, appeared on the Network.
UAC in the first half of the year reduced its net loss under IFRS by 36 times, to 976 million rubles
PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) in the first half of 2021 reduced its net loss under IFRS by almost 36 times compared to the same period last year, to 976 million rubles, it follows from the company's statements.
CEO Mikheev: Rosoboronexport is waiting for India's decision on the acquisition of the Checkmate fighter
Rosoboronexport is waiting for a decision from India on the acquisition of a fifth-generation Checkmate light fighter and is ready to consider a corresponding request from New Delhi, the company's CEO Alexander Mikheev told RIA Novosti.
Russia will create ship-based drones based on cyclolets
Complexes of reconnaissance drones and cycloplane platforms may appear on Russian warships. This was announced on Friday, August 27, by the head of the project group of air assets of the Foundation for Advanced Research, Yan Chibisov.
Boeing held the ceremony of rolling out the first F-15QA fighter of the Qatar Air Force
On August 25, Boeing announced the roll-out ceremony of the first F-15QA (Qatar Advanced) fighter of the Qatar Air Force held jointly with the command of the US Air Force and the Qatari Air Force at the enterprise in St. Louis.
Russian helicopter "Night Hunter" will be equipped with the latest unguided missile
The Russian Mi-28N "Night Hunter" helicopter can be equipped with the latest unguided S-13B missile, it also has a chance to enter the standard armament of Su-class aircraft. This was announced to TASS by Alexander Kochkin, executive director of the Techmash research and production concern, which is part of the Rostec state Corporation, within the framework of the Army-2021 forum.
The Mi-28N helicopter will be armed with a three-in-one missile
The Mi-28NM "Night Hunter" attack helicopter can be armed with the latest unguided S-13B missile. The S-13 combines the capabilities of several unguided 122 mm caliber missiles. The new missile has a switch of the initiation unit for instantaneous detonation of the warhead and two decelerations: small and large.
At special training in the Volga region, for the first time, Uran-9 combat robots were used in conducting defense
Also, for the first time, the Russian military practiced the actions of mixed mobile air defense, electronic warfare and RCB-protection groups to combat enemy unmanned aerial vehicles
Military personnel on special training in the Volga region for the first time in the conduct of defense used combat robots "Uran-9". This was reported on Friday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
A multi-purpose rocket in one bottle
To use the rocket on various types of carriers: airplanes, helicopters, its registration is required, a complex of special flight tests for each machine.
The US Navy refused to upgrade the Super Hornet
The US Navy has abandoned plans to equip F/A-18E/F Super Hornet carrier-based aircraft with conformal fuel tanks. Boeing does not plan to supply the military with upgraded F/A-18E/F Block III aircraft with conformal fuel tanks (CFT), The Drive reports.
Pilatus Aircraft will begin delivery of the PC-21 TCB to the Spanish Air Force in September
The Spanish Air Force Command expects to receive the first new PC-21 training aircraft (national designation E.27) produced by Pilatus in mid-September 2021.
The designer told about the upgraded Mi-35P attack helicopter
Sergey Chebykin, Deputy Chief Designer of the Rostvertol Helicopter Plant, told about the upgraded Mi-35P attack helicopter on Friday, August 27.
The Arctic BT-3F received wide tracks and a reconnaissance drone
The BT-3F armored personnel carrier of the Rostec State Corporation's High-Precision Complexes holding was originally intended for arming Marine corps units. It was demonstrated for the first time at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army" in 2016. 5 years later, it appeared in the version for the Arctic, having received a number of fundamentally new improvements.
Shoigu was shown the cockpit of a modernized Tu-160 bomber
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu highly appreciated the resumption of production of Tu-160 strategic bombers at the Kazan Aviation Plant (KAZ). He visited this place during his visit to the capital of Tatarstan.
Don't shine the radar: the Americans launch a series of new missiles
The Americans are expanding their capabilities to defeat enemy radars and communication centers. August 26, portal janes.com He reported that the US Navy has ordered the production of two installation batches of AGM-88G missiles.
Six accidents with Russian planes were counted over the past month
Over the past month, six accidents have occurred with Russian aircraft, the Military Observer channel calculated in Telegram.
