Aviation news
The Turkish Air Force has received national guidance kits for aerial bombs
According to the Turkish Defense Ministry, the first 100 out of 1000 ordered precision guidance kits for HGK-82 bombs were handed over to the Turkish Air Force command on June 24.
The Republic of Korea Air Force will receive an additional four Falcon-2000S ISR reconnaissance aircraft"
The Air Force of the Republic of Korea will receive four additional Falcon-2000S aircraft from Dassault Aviation with a set of equipment for information collection, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR).
Borisov said that the problems with the creation of the Il-112 can be gradually solved
The plane in principle turns out to be quite good, the deputy prime minister believes
Problems with the creation of a new Il-112B military transport aircraft for the Russian Defense Ministry are gradually being solved, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said on Monday.
Borisov: the plant in Voronezh will produce aircraft based on IL-96 until 2030
The Deputy Prime Minister also said that the service and repair of the government Il-96 of the special flight detachment "Russia" can be organized in Vnukovo
The Voronezh Joint-Stock Aircraft Construction Company (VASO) will be loaded with the production of wide-body aircraft based on the Il-96 until 2030. This was announced at a meeting at the enterprise by Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov.
Russia will produce up to 200 Il-112B aircraft for the Ministry of Defense and other customers
The Russian Defense Ministry and other state customers will receive up to 200 new Il-112B military transport aircraft, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov told reporters after a meeting at an aircraft manufacturing enterprise in Voronezh-the Voronezh Joint-stock Aircraft Construction Company.
Repair of IL-96 for SLO "Russia" can be deployed in Vnukovo
The service and repair of the government Il-96 of the special flight detachment (SLO) "Russia" can be organized in Vnukovo, said Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov.
The problem of non-compliance of the Il-112B transport vehicle with the technical task of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has not yet been solved - Borisov
The new Il-112B light military transport aircraft does not yet meet the technical specifications of the Russian Defense Ministry, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said on Monday.
The British will help Japan with a new generation fighter
Japan is slowly but surely moving towards creating its own new-generation fighter. On July 4, the Asahi news agency reported that Rolls-Royce and IHI Corporation have announced a partnership in creating an engine for the FX aircraft.
The next stage of development of a hybrid power plant for aircraft has been completed - the press service of the UEC
A new goal has been set - the development of GSU for marine applications, the general designer said
The first milestone has been passed for the project " Creation of a hybrid power plant (GSU)", the main contractor of which is JSC "UEC-Klimov", the press service of the United Engine Corporation reports.
The Israelis were the first to use a swarm of drones in combat
The Israel Defense Forces conducted more than 30 operations with the help of a swarm of drones in May. According to them, this is the first use of a swarm of drones in combat. According to New Scientist, the drones determined the location and attacked the Hamas militants.
Aerial combat in the dark of the night
Su-27 fighters, Su-24M bombers and Su-30SM multi-purpose fighters of the Baltic Fleet naval aviation conduct training flights at night.
More than 50 aircraft and UAVs conducted reconnaissance near the borders of the Russian Federation during the week
Russian radar stations (radars) for a week found 53 foreign aircraft that were conducting reconnaissance along the borders of the Russian Federation. Such data of the Ministry of Defense of Russia is published by the newspaper of the Armed Forces "Krasnaya Zvezda".
Sources: Russia will start producing attack drones for foreign customers in 2022
The Kronshtadt Group of companies will annually produce dozens of devices at the first Russian factory for the production of serial attack unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Dubna, for foreign customers the production of drones will start in 2022, sources in the military-industrial complex and the administration of the Moscow region told RIA Novosti.
Germany has signed an agreement on the purchase of P-8A "Poseidon" aircraft"
Boeing Corporation announced the signing of a letter by the German Defense Ministry with the proposal and acceptance of an offer to supply five P-8A Poseidon BPA aircraft under the Foreign Military Sales program.
The military expert called the factors of the collapse of Ukrainian arms exports
Military expert Andrey Frolov on Friday, July 2, called Izvestia the factors that had a negative impact on Ukrainian arms exports, adding that Russia has nothing to do with this.
Boeing has signed the first contract for the supply of H-47 (ER) Chinook helicopters to the British Armed Forces
Boeing has announced the signing of a contract with the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) for the supply of 14 H-47 (ER) Chinook extended-range helicopters for the British Air Force.
Russian aviation conducted combat training flights over the Black Sea
The exercises of the naval aviation of the Black Sea Fleet together with the aviation of the Southern Military District were held against the background of NATO maneuvers. More than 10 aircraft were involved in them
The naval aviation of the Black Sea Fleet, together with the aviation of the Southern Military District (SE), conducted combat training flights over the Black Sea against the background of the exercises of NATO and the partner countries of the Sea Breeze-2021 alliance. This was reported to journalists on Saturday in the press service of the Black Sea Fleet.
The US is concerned about the new Chinese fifth-generation fighter J-35
The Navy of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA Navy) has taken another step towards eliminating the last advantages over the US Navy, receiving a new deck-based stealth fighter known as the J-35, Breaking Defense writes.
The exercises of the Russian military in the Black Sea were removed from the board of the US Navy ship
An American journalist filmed the exercises of Russian ships and aircraft that took place in the Black Sea against the background of the international maneuvers of NATO Sea Breeze.
A former American military officer compared the Russian army to the "Zaporozhets"
Former US military captain of the first rank of the US Navy, retired Harry Tabach, compared the Russian army with the "Zaporozhets", and the NATO forces with Tesla. This was announced on Saturday, July 3, according to InoSMI.