Aviation news

The United States surpasses Russia and China in its military power, according to Popular Mechanics magazine, referring to a study by the RAND Corporation.

Israeli startup Air has presented the concept of a personal aircraft vertical takeoff and landing Air One for personal use. With a cruising speed of 161 kilometers per hour, it will be able to fly up to 177 kilometers. The company is already testing a prototype and is going to certify it in 2023.

Scouts from the Australian Light Cavalry began testing electric bicycles. According to Elecrek, this transport has a number of advantages over traditional motorcycles. Electric bicycles are much quieter and weigh less, so they are easier to load into transport vehicles. In addition, if the battery suddenly runs out, the soldiers will be able to use the pedals.

B-1B Lancer Bombers of the Air Force (Air Force) The United States, during a recent mission in the Black Sea, practiced striking the positions of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) of Russia located in the Crimea, says the Ukrainian information and consulting agency Defense Express.

Turkey's acquisition of Russian Su-35 and Su-57 fighters due to the conflict with the United States is quite likely. So military expert Vadim Kozyulin appreciated the statement of the head of the Defense Industry Department of Turkey Ismail Demir, who allowed the possibility of such a purchase. This is reported by Izvestia.

A total of more than 500 military personnel from the Russian Airborne Forces are involved in the exercises

Joint Russian-Egyptian exercises of paratroopers "Defenders of Friendship - 2021" have started in Egypt. This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

A Su-24 fighter-bomber was brought to Novosibirsk on the night of Tuesday, October 19. They decided to move him from the territory of NAPO im. Chkalov to the Square of Aircraft Manufacturers NSTU NETI, the corresponding footage is published by the REN TV channel.

On October 18, Boeing Corporation announced the delivery to the Indian Navy of the 11th aircraft of the base patrol aircraft BPA P-8I "Neptune" (the Indian version of the American P-8A "Poseidon").

The Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Mohammad Bagheri, announced negotiations with Moscow on the purchase of Russian fighter jets and helicopters, RIA Novosti reports.

According to Jane's Defense Weekly, the Indian Air Force's modernization program of 51 Mirage-2000N multirole fighters to the Mirage-2000-5 standard is almost three years behind the originally agreed schedule.

A Chinese-made F-7 fighter belonging to the Namibian Defense Forces was seriously damaged at the end of last week as a result of a descent from the runway of the airport located near the city of Ondangwa in the north of the country.

An exercise was held at the Opuk training ground in Crimea, where units of the Black Sea Fleet worked out the protection of the coast from enemy landing.

If we do not take into account the geography of these maneuvers, then "ours" and "not ours" were not there, in general. Everyone was their own. It's just that according to the scenario, some participants got the role of the defenders, and others - the attackers. Moreover, during the exercise, both of them changed places.

Su-30SM and Su-24M aircraft have practiced missile strikes and bombing exercises in the Kaliningrad region, the press service of the Baltic Fleet reported on Tuesday.

About 8 thousand people take part in the exercises

Motorized skirmishes of the Southern Military District destroyed groups of conditional gangs during a large-scale exercise of the district's troops, the press service of the Southern Military District reported. The event was held at the Opuk training ground in the Crimea.

The joint exercises of the Russian Navy and the Naval Forces of the People's Republic of China "Maritime Cooperation-2021" have ended in the Sea of Japan, the press service of the Pacific Fleet reports.

As part of a large-scale command and staff exercise (KShU), the crews of about 20 Mi-8AMTSh helicopters of the Air Force and Air Defense Association of the Southern Military District (SE) ensured the landing of motorized rifle units of the coastal defense unit of the Black Sea Fleet during the practical actions of troops at the Opuk training ground in the Crimea.

The Corporation hopes for an order from the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

The Checkmate light single-engine fighter of the fifth generation is planned to be demonstrated to potential customers at exhibitions abroad, said the head of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Yuri Slyusar.

There is no talk of merging all aviation design bureaus

The design center, which unites all aircraft design bureaus, should be built in three to four years on Leningradsky Prospekt in Moscow, said the head of the UAC Yuri Slyusar.

The construction of prototypes of military transport aircraft IL-112B and passenger IL-114 does not stop, despite the investigation of the crash of Il-112B that occurred in August, said the head of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Yuri Slyusar.

Turkey may purchase Russian Su-35 and Su-57 fighters if the US freezes the sale of F-16s after the F-35. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by the head of the Department of Defense Industry of Turkey Ismail Demir.