Aviation news

Russian pilots worked out refueling of fighters and bombers of the air force and air defense Association of the southern Military district in day and night conditions.

The load capacity of the new Il-76MD-90 military transport aircraft has been increased from 48 to 60 tons. At the same time, the flight range increased by 18 percent, and fuel consumption was reduced by 12-15 percent.

The Turkish daily Sabah newspaper reported on the successful testing on November 6 of the Bayraktar TB2 UAV equipped with the CATS (Common Aperture Targeting System) developed by ASELSAN EO/IR.

As reported by Air Force Magazine in John A. Tirpak's" After KC-46, USAF Looks Ahead to "Bridge Tanker", the commander of the Air transport command (Air Mobility Command) of the US air force, General Jacqueline D. Van Ovost said that at the end of 2020, the command plans to officially launch a tender for new refueling aircraft for the US air force under the KC-Y program to finally replace the fleet of Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker and McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender refueling aircraft.

Details have emerged of the flight of two Tu-160 strategic supersonic missile carriers that covered more than 20,000 kilometers. The planes were in the air for more than 25 hours. Thus, the record of the range and duration of the flight was updated.

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In the near future, Turkey will receive a drone allegedly capable of destroying a company of Russian t-72 or modern T-90 tanks in one flight. It will be an improved version of the Anka-s drone, which proved itself well during the fighting in Syria.

Russia does not have the necessary legal framework for the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, said Roman Meshcheryakov, Director of the center for intelligent robotic systems at the Trapeznikov Institute of management problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Next year, new planes and helicopters will be sent there, and a garrison management system will also be created. Over the past few years, infrastructure and strength have been continuously built in the Arctic circle. For the first time in modern history, one of the countries of the world was able to create an aviation group operating in this region.

Anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMS) S-400 "Triumph" of the Leningrad army of the air force and air defense conducted exercises to cover strategic objects from the aircraft of a simulated enemy, the press service of the Western military district (ZVO) reports.

On October 4, the press service of PJSC United aircraft Corporation announced the first flight of the Tu-160M aircraft with new NK-32-02 engines.

the national Interest called the su-34 one of Russia's most powerful strike fighters.

The national Interest magazine devoted an article to the Russian su-34 fighter-bomber. Author mark Episkopos described it as a "killer of everything".

As reported on November 3, 2020, PJSC "United aircraft Corporation" (PJSC "UAC"), at the airfield of the Kazan aviation plant (KAZ) named after S. p. Gorbunov - a branch of PJSC" Tupolev "(part of PJSC" UAC " of rostec state Corporation), the first flight of a deep-moderated Tu-160M bomber with new serial engines NK-32-02 took place. The plane was piloted by a crew under the supervision of Henri Accidence. The flight took place at an altitude of 6000 meters and lasted 2 hours and 20 minutes.

at the Ogarkov readings held at the end of last week, sensational statements were made. One of them concerned the inevitable revision of existing military doctrines.

Marshal Ogarkov of the Soviet Union, who was chief of the General staff of the armed forces of the USSR from 1977 to 1984, became the face of such readings because in his theoretical works he anticipated the development of the armed forces on a global scale, which is only beginning now. This is also known abroad, so the event is attended by leading Western military analysts.

Russian and Mongolian military personnel conducted the Selenga-2020 exercise. On Monday, November 2, the press service of the Eastern military district (VVO).

Russia is going to introduce about 50 new models of military equipment to the world market in the next 5-7 years, including armored vehicles based on the Armata tank, the press service of Rosoboronexport reported on Monday.

"We can expect that within 5-7 years Rosoboronexport will present about 50 modern samples of Russian military products on the world market. Among the potential bestsellers are the developments and products of rostec enterprises: Armata-based armored vehicles assembled at UVZ enterprises, the 5th-generation su-57E aircraft from UAC, the ka-52K ship-based helicopter, and the upgraded Mi-28NE of the Russian Helicopters holding, the company's press service reported.

Russia will export about 50 new military vehicles in seven years. On Sputnik radio, Dmitry Stefanovich, a researcher at the IMEMO RAS Center for international security, expressed the opinion that many countries around the world will want to buy Russian weapons.