Aviation news
Borisov: plans to create a twin-engine version of the upgraded Il-96 remain
According to the Deputy Prime Minister, the Il-96-300 aircraft are being assembled at the Voronezh Aircraft Factory
Plans to create an upgraded version of the Il-96 with two engines instead of four remain, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov told reporters on the sidelines of the Tyumen Oil and Gas Forum.
The Turkish Air Force received the first modernized KC-135R "Stratotanker"tanker aircraft
The first of seven Turkish KC-135R Stratotanker refueling aircraft recently returned to Turkey after the modernization of the crew cabin carried out by Field Aerospace in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma).
Russia has created a technology to increase the reliability of aircraft engines
The intersectoral engineering Center "Composites of Russia" of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University has created a technology for manufacturing volume-reinforced preforms of gas turbine engine elements using directional fiber laying. The development can be applied in the construction of products of the rocket and space, aviation, marine and transport industries. This was reported to Izvestia on Friday, September 17, in the MIC "Composites of Russia".
The grandchildren of Mimino modernize the Georgian aviation
The test flights of four modernized Su-25 attack aircraft belonging to the country's Defense Forces have been completed in Georgia, they were previously equipped with a modern radio-electronic navigation system, the press service of the Government of Georgia reports.
The destruction of the strike drone of the Saudi coalition was filmed in Yemen
The armed formations of the Ansar Allah movement (Houthis) continue to destroy unmanned aerial vehicles of the Saudi coalition. So, this week it became known that another Wing Loong 2 attack drone of Chinese production was shot down over the province of Saada.
The US has disclosed the terms of sale of the F-22 to Japan and Israel
The United States could start selling the world's first fifth-generation F-22 Raptor fighter to allies like Japan, Israel and Australia, provided that the production of this aircraft is completed for itself, The Drive reports, citing declassified documents.
For the first time, "Alligators" appeared in the mountains of South Ossetia
The crews of Ka-52 Alligators of the Air Force and Air Defense Association of the Southern Military District (SE) performed their first flight in the mountains of South Ossetia as part of a helicopter flight.
Lockheed Martin has introduced a new air tanker LMXT
Lockheed Martin has presented the project of the LMXT air tanker, which will compete with the existing Boeing KC-46 aircraft in the competition of the US Air Force (Air Force), involving the creation of the KC-Y tanker, Defense News writes.
Will Argentina arm itself with fighter jets again?
Argentina may return to the club of countries that have fighter aircraft in service. September 17, portal dailypakistan.com.pk He reported that the Ministry of Defense of Argentina has included the purchase of fighter jets in the spending plan for 2022.
In the US, they told about Biden's plans for nuclear submarines for Australia
Nuclear submarines for the Royal Australian Navy (Navy) can be built by reducing the order for Virginia-type submarines of the US Navy, Brian Clark, a researcher at the Hudson Institute, told Breaking Defense.
Reliable protection - ATGM "Kornet" plus electronic warfare
For the first time, the commanders of the battalion tactical groups of the military base of the Southern Military District (SE) used mobile anti-tank groups to fight the columns of the conditional enemy in the mountains of South Ossetia.
Training of young deck pilots of Naval aviation of the Russian Navy
This year, 7 young pilots and one instructor of the 279 KIAP [279th separate naval Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Northern Fleet Aviation] are being trained at the airfield in Novofedorovka [Saki in the Crimea]! I can't remember such a thing. Usually 2-3, and then 7 at once!
France and Switzerland have denied information about the cancellation of a meeting of their leaders after the decision of the Swiss to buy US fighter jets
The authorities of France and Switzerland have denied media reports that Paris refused to meet the presidents of these two countries, Emmanuel Macron and Guy Parmelin, against the background of the fact that the Swiss side this year preferred to buy fighter jets from the United States, and not in France.
BAE Systems will build a "cargo" quadcopter capable of carrying up to 300 kg
Currently, UAVs are widely used for the delivery of goods with a small weight. It is obvious that some developers are already looking for opportunities to create heavy-duty drones.
Mass media: maneuverability and avionics of the Su-35 will allow him to defeat the French Rafale in battle
The fighter has a unique on-board radar station N035 "Irbis", which experts call the most powerful of the existing ones, notes the magazine Ultimate Defense
TASS, September 16. The maneuverability of the Russian Su-35 multi-purpose fighter, as well as the characteristics of its on-board equipment, exceed the performance of the French Rafale aircraft, which will allow the Su-35 to win in the event of an air battle.
Pilatus Aircraft delivered the first PC-21 TCB to the Spanish Air Force
Pilatus Aircraft Ltd announced the ceremony of handing over the first new PC-21 (national designation E. 27) to the Spanish Defense Ministry on September 14 in San Javier (Mercia).
In Africa, the winner of the battle between the Su-35 and Rafale was evaluated
Thanks to the best maneuverability and avionics, the Russian Su-35 fighter will win the French Rafale in a dogfight at a distance of visibility, the South African magazine Ultimate Defense says in a special issue dedicated to the Army-2021 forum. The assessment of the publication drew attention to TASS.
The Russian base in Tajikistan against the background of the situation in Afghanistan will be strengthened with modernized T-72B3M tanks
The 201st Russian military base stationed in Tajikistan will receive upgraded T-72B3M tanks with improved maneuverability and crew protection.
Yuri Borisov did not rule out that India will become the first buyer of the S-500 air defense system
Which of the foreign customers can be among the first to be supplied with our unique latest S-500 anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs), Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Government Yuri Borisov told reporters at the Tyumen Oil and Gas Forum.[
Borisov: we will talk about the export of S-500 only after the Russian army is saturated with them
India may become the first buyer of the latest Russian S-500 anti-aircraft missile system, but we will talk about deliveries only after the Russian army is saturated with these complexes, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov told reporters on Thursday.
