Aviation news

An interesting photo of a front-line Su-34 bomber with ten simulated aircraft bombs suspended at once (IAB, a nuclear bomb simulator) was found in a presentation posted in open access to the 60th anniversary of the FSUE "Russian Federal Nuclear Center-All - Russian Scientific Research Institute of Technical Physics named after Academician E. I. Zababakhin "(FSUE " RFNC-VNIITF im. Academician E. I. Zababakhin", Snezhinsk, formerly Chelyabinsk-70, Chelyabinsk region).

In Syria, a new technology for aiming tactical strike drones "Pacer" at terrorist targets was tested with the help of an upgraded wearable intelligence, control and communications complex (KRUS) "Strelet-M". As a source in the Russian military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti, the coordinates of the targets were transmitted from the ground using a tablet.

The South Korean company Korea Aerospace Industries Co. (KAI) said on Sunday that it intends to develop its own transport and multi-purpose aircraft for the needs of the army, the Yonhap news agency reported.

As reported by the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Thailand, on March 26, 2021, Russia completed the transfer to Thailand of three multi-purpose Mi-17V-5 helicopters, which were purchased under the state program of Thailand to assist the population during natural disasters. The helicopter transfer ceremony was held at the U-Tapao air base with the participation of the Russian Ambassador to Thailand E. Y. Tomikhin. Thus, the fleet of helicopters of this type in Thailand has increased to ten units.

The carrier-based aircraft of the American aircraft carrier Dwight Eisenhower ("Dwight Eisenhower"), which entered the Eastern Mediterranean, began combat sorties in support of Operation Unwavering Resolve, the US 6th Operational Fleet said.

According to the Turkish magazine "Türk Havacılık Haberleri ve Diğer Canavarlar", published by the Turkish Aviation Industry Association (Türk Havacılık Sanayicileri Derneği), the Russian company "New Unmanned Systems" LLC from Nizhny Novgorod in 2020 signed an agreement with the Turkish company Baykar Defense (part of the Baykar group) on the organization of joint production of the widely known Turkish reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicles Bayraktar TB2 for their promotion in the Russian market.

Russia's strengthening of the land defense of the Kaliningrad region puts NATO in a "deadly dilemma", says columnist Sebastien Roblin in the pages of the American magazine The National Interest, justifying, in particular, the potential need for a" physical occupation " of the Russian region.

The competition for the Russian Su-35 generation 4++ fighter in the international arms market from foreign combat aircraft today can only be made up of fifth – generation fighters produced by the United States-the F-22 and F-35, the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of the Russian Federation told RIA Novosti, commenting on media publications about the superiority of the Russian aircraft over the F-22.

In the Khabarovsk Territory, the pilots of the bomber aviation unit of the Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Eastern Military District made training flights on Su-34 fighter-bombers to the maximum altitude.

The Hungarian Air Force has rejected the Russian Mi-8T helicopter. A few days ago, the last flight of the car of this model took place from the Solnok air base.

Pilots of Russian strategic bombers, who are taken on escort by fighters of the British Air Force, conduct aerial reconnaissance, and this task is not from the field of April Fools ' jokes, former head of Long-range Aviation (1997-2002) Lieutenant General Mikhail Oparin told RIA Novosti.

The Borisoglebsk and Zhitel electronic warfare systems proved their effectiveness against drone attacks during the exercises. They completely disabled the combat drones, and also suppressed the command posts of the imaginary enemy.

Continuing the theme of the main strike aircraft of the German Air Force (and a number of other countries of the world) "Eurofighter Typhoon" (Eurofighter Typhoon), let us turn to the features of its radio equipment. Without going into the subtleties of this topic, which requires special knowledge, we will give a general idea of the complexity of the avionics of a modern combat aircraft and the combat capabilities provided by this category of avionics.

On March 29, Airbus Helicopters announced the transfer of the first H-225M medium multirole helicopter to the Republic of Singapore Air Force under the 2016 contract.

The Defense Research and Development Organization of the Ministry of Defense of India (DRDO) has successfully tested for the first time a new version of the improved light torpedo "Shyena" (Shyena), adapted for use on board the IL-38SD maritime patrol aircraft of the Indian Navy.

The Voronezh Aircraft Factory is capable of producing up to 12 IL-112 light transport aircraft per year.

This was stated in PJSC "Il". According to the United Aircraft Corporation, the second flight of the aircraft took place on March 30, 2021, and its duration was about 30 minutes. The tests were considered successful.

An F-15 Eagle fighter of the Royal Saudi Air Force detected and destroyed a kamikaze drone launched by supporters of the Ansar Allah movement (Houthis).

In the video that appeared on social networks, a flying unmanned aerial vehicle of relatively small size is seen, outwardly similar to the Qasef-2K barrage munition.

The leadership of the Pentagon is hatching plans to create flying aircraft carriers-special transport aircraft, on board of which thousands of inexpensive combat drones-"gremlins"will be placed. The development of the project is entrusted to the research unit of the Pentagon DARPA.

The American company General Dynamics Land Systems in April 2021 will deliver to the US Army several wheeled transport ground robots MUTT, which will pass the final tests. According to Jane's, it is planned to start small-scale production of new robots by September of this year, and at the end of the year, the US military may adopt MUTT.

The author of the article tries to make all the sensational juice out of the fact that British fighter jets flew to intercept Russian bombers in the Shetland Islands. For reference: these islands are located more than 150 kilometers from the unsociable northern coast of Britain, located to the southwest of the Shetland Islands.