Aviation news

The aircraft engine of the Russian airliner MS-21 was tested by volcanic ash. The United Engine Corporation (UEC, part of Rostec State Corporation) has tested the PD-14 engine. This is reported on the Rostec website.

In the Indo-Pacific region, one can see the formation of two main allied power blocs, as evidenced by recent naval exercises, writes the American magazine Popular Mechanics.

Russian Su-25 attack aircraft returned to their base airfield in Kyrgyzstan after participating in the exercises of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) "Interaction-2021" in Tajikistan. This was reported to journalists on Wednesday, October 27, by the press service of the Central Military District (CVO).

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has published a video of the first combat use of the Bayraktar TB2 drone. The drone struck a guided bomb at an artillery battery in the Donbass. The APU reported the destruction of one D-30 howitzer along with the calculation, and then published a video of the operation.

SITDEF 2021 will be held from 28 to 31 October on the territory of the chief of army staff in Lima

Rosoboronexport (part of state Corporation rostec) will present about 300 models of weapons and equipment on the International defense technology exhibition SITDEF 2021, which will be held from 28 to 31 October on the territory of the chief of army staff in Lima (Republic of Peru).

Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. has handed over to the US Navy Aviation Systems Command (NAVAIR) the first of 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters before its official delivery to the Bahrain Air Force.

Qatar is "disappointed" by the lack of a response from the United States to its request to purchase medium-altitude UAVs of long flight duration (MALE class) MQ-9B "Predator".

The Progress Rocket and Space Center has rejected the project of the first Russian light-engine aircraft "Rysachok" approved by Putin.

Russia should contribute to the establishment of a no-fly zone over the Donbass after Ukraine began using Bayraktar attack UAVs to protect Russian citizens living there, Director of the TSAMTO Igor Korotchenko told RIA Novosti.

According to spotters, Aviastar-SP JSC (part of PJSC United Aircraft Corporation - UAC) in Ulyanovsk has finally completed work on the conversion of the Tu-204-300 long-haul passenger aircraft previously built by this enterprise (factory number 1450741564039, serial number 039, registration number RA-64039) into a board for the transportation of the leadership of the National Guard of the Russian Federation (Rosgvardiya).

On Tuesday, October 26, a prototype aircraft for American special forces was presented in Poland. MC-145B Special Operations Multi-Role Aircraft (SOMA) was developed as part of the US Special Operations Command (US SOCOM) Armed Overwatch project. This is reported by the Defense Express agency.

Within the framework of the international forum "Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: the Beginning of Trust", the Russian government, the Ministry of Economic Development, the Alliance in the field of AI (BEAC, MTS, VK, Gazprom Neft, Yandex, RDIF) and other major companies and research organizations signed the code of ethics in the field of artificial intelligence (CECI), which establishes general ethical principles and standards of conduct for participants in this industry.

Photos and videos of a demonstrator of an Indian unobtrusive SWiFT drone performing high-speed runs appeared on the network. According to The Drive, it is a smaller version of the Ghatak attack drone.

The US Air Force should focus on creating fifth-generation F-35A fighters instead of upgrading aircraft of previous generations. In her article, Heather Penny, an employee of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Research, called the modernization of F-15 aircraft a dead end. This is reported by Defense News.

The Swedish company Jetson has introduced a manned multicopter capable of accelerating up to 102 kilometers per hour. The drone has lidars to help avoid collisions, and a parachute, and the power of the engines allows you to continue flying in case one of them breaks down. The company intends to start small-scale production in 2022 and sell the devices for 92 thousand dollars.

About 200 servicemen of the two countries took part in the active phase of the exercises

The final stage of the joint exercises of Russian and Egyptian paratroopers "Defenders of Friendship - 2021" was held on Wednesday near Cairo. The active phase with practical landing and tactical actions was carried out at the Egyptian Armed Forces training ground Wadi Sakran near the city of Inshas, 60 km from the Egyptian capital, a TASS correspondent reports.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that two Tu-160 strategic missile carriers of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a planned raid over the neutral waters of the Barents and Norwegian Seas. The previous time such planes appeared in these places was at the end of July this year.

The Angolan authorities have sent Ankara a request about the possibility of acquiring Turkish-made UAVs, which may become Bayraktar TB2, previously sold to Morocco, Poland and Ukraine.

A new protection system for helicopters will be developed in Russia. It will protect rotorcraft from dangerous left rotation and warn the pilot that he goes beyond the limits prescribed by the protocol.

The House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress approved the request of the country's Air Force regarding the allocation of funding for the purchase of five new C-130J "Super Hercules" military transport aircraft.