Aviation news

The Russian Knights aerobatic team worked out refueling in the air. Along with it, other combat aircraft took part in the flights, in particular Su-30SM fighters and Su-24M front-line bombers.

Foreign customers are showing interest in the Russian reconnaissance and strike drone "Orion-E", said the head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation of the Russian Federation (FSVTS) Dmitry Shugaev.

The contract for the supply of 11 Su-35 fighters to Indonesia is still in force, Dmitry Shugaev, head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of the Russian Federation, told Interfax.

The Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation will significantly increase the intensity of flights during the summer training period, and it is necessary to determine the optimal load for young pilots, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a conference call on Tuesday.

During the Russian-Belarusian strategic exercises "West-2021", which are due to take place in September this year, military aviation will be massively used. This was announced on Tuesday during a departmental conference call by Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu. According to him, according to the scenario of the exercise, a difficult air situation will be created.

Deliveries will begin later on the order of Roscosmos

A prototype parachute system for the Eagle spacecraft will be ready in 2023. This was announced by Igor Nasenkov, head of the Technodinamika holding company of the Rostec State Corporation, on the sidelines of the congress of the Union of Machine Builders of Russia.

Experts drew attention to the photo, which shows a model of a new Chinese low-visibility helicopter. The basic version, most likely, was the Z-20-a "copy" of the American UH-60 Black Hawk.

Developed in the 50s of the last century in the USSR, the S-75 Dvina anti-aircraft missile system once again confirmed its effectiveness by destroying a modern drone in the sky of Syria. The shooting took place as part of the air defense training of the government troops.

The engine will be installed on passenger and transport aircraft of local air lines

The United Engine Corporation Rostec plans to create an airplane version of the VK-1600V engine developed for helicopters. This was reported to TASS by the general designer of UEC-Klimov (part of the UEC of the state Corporation Rostec") Vsevolod Eliseev.

The Federation Council Committee on International Affairs at a meeting on Monday with the participation of Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov supported the law on the denunciation of the Open Skies Treaty, the chamber intends to consider the document on June 2, a source in the Russian parliament told RIA Novosti.

The Russian Mi-28 helicopter will make any enemy run screaming in the opposite direction. This is written by the Canadian portal HotCars.

The United States is missing chances to improve relations with Russia, and the decision to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty (DON) is another proof of this, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told Interfax on Friday.

The mysterious Russian single-engine fighter resembles the American F-16 Fighting Falcon and may in the future be popular with foreign customers, praise the yet-to-be-created aircraft in the American magazine Popular Mechanics.

The US Special Operations Command said they needed an amphibious aircraft. It must have the characteristics of the Russian seaplane Be-200ChS, which is produced at the aircraft factory in Taganrog.

The Russian anti-aircraft missile system of the new generation S-500 can become a serious competitor to the advanced stealth platforms of NATO, the National Interest portal reports.

In Russia, they began to create the first prototypes of the heavy shock robotic complex "Shturm", designed for combat in the city. On the air of Sputnik radio, retired Colonel Viktor Litovkin noted the capabilities of the combat vehicle.

During the all-Army competition for field training among the units of the military air defense named after Colonel General B. I. Dukhov, anti-aircraft gunners jointly hit high-speed air targets.

Moscow holds Washington fully responsible for the collapse of the Open Skies Treaty, the Russian Foreign Ministry says.

Rossiya Airlines (part of the Aeroflot Group (MOEX: AFLT)) has announced tenders to attract lessors for the delivery of 15 new (factory) Superjet 100 aircraft.

The latest Russian combat helicopter Mi-28NM will be able to carry up to four long-range cruise missiles, its strike capabilities will be comparable to front-line bombers. On May 29, a source in the aircraft industry told RIA Novosti.