Aviation news
The VKS received about 30 aircraft and helicopters in six months
The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) received about 30 aircraft and helicopters from defense enterprises in the first half of 2021. This was stated on Tuesday during the Single day of acceptance of military products by the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Alexey Krivoruchko. According to him, 2 new and 3 repaired aircraft, 8 new and 14 repaired combat helicopters were delivered in the interests of the VKS.
The Russian Aerospace Forces will receive four Su-57 fighters by the end of the year
On Tuesday, at the Single Day of Military Acceptance, Deputy Defense Minister Alexey Krivoruchko said that this year the Navy will receive three new nuclear and one diesel-electric submarines, as well as six combat surface ships.
The most dashing refueling in the air was collected on video
In honor of the anniversary of the only 203rd Guards Aviation regiment of tanker aircraft in the Russian Aerospace Forces, a video with exciting shots of refueling in the air of fighters and bombers of front-line aviation has been published.
Egypt and Taiwan are negotiating with the United States on the purchase of E-2D Advanced Hawkeye AWACS aircraft
Egypt is negotiating with the United States on the acquisition of E-2D Advanced Hawkeye long-range radar detection and control (AWACS) aircraft of Northrop Grumman Corporation.
The army prematurely receives guided aircraft missiles "Whirlwind-1"
During the Single day of acceptance of military products, the acting general director of the Kalashnikov Concern, Andrey Semenov, reported to the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu, that within the framework of a seven-year contract, an early delivery of the next batch of guided aircraft missiles "Vikhr-1"was carried out to the troops.
The power plant for a 19-seat hydrogen aircraft was tested on a truck
The British-American company ZeroAvia tested the 600-kilowatt ZA-600 power plant on the M977 HEMTT heavy military truck. It is intended for a 19-seat hydrogen aircraft, which ZeroAvia is developing on the basis of the Dornier 228.
The engineer presented the concept of a hybrid tiltrotor with a flight range of 2,200 kilometers
American engineer Steven Kozloff showed the concept of a Pegasus hybrid tiltrotor with a flight range of 2.2 thousand kilometers. It will be able to transport four people with a cruising speed of more than 555 kilometers per hour.
Why did the USSR need an aircraft similar to the American B-2
In the Soviet Union, until its collapse, they worked on aircraft that are unique even today. Among them, we can recall the M-67 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, which was created in the second half of the 80s.
More than 10 planes and helicopters from the Russian Federation were involved in exercises on the border with Afghanistan
At the main stage of the exercises, the pilots will perform tasks to search for disguised bases of a conditional enemy, to launch rocket and bomb attacks on targets that simulate the accumulation of manpower and equipment.
During the joint strategic exercise, the servicemen of Russia and China will use drones
During the joint strategic exercise "SIBU/INTERACTION-2021", servicemen of the Russian military contingent and the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA) will use unmanned aerial vehicles.
The crews of the MiG-31BM TsVO worked out in the stratosphere to intercept an intruder of the airspace boundaries
On August 6, the crews of high-altitude MiG-31BM interceptor fighters of the Central Military District Aviation Division intercepted a conditional intruder of the airspace boundaries in the stratosphere during a tactical flight exercise in the Krasnoyarsk Territory.
Military builders will build more than 50 objects on the Kuril Islands
Russian military builders will build more than fifty objects on the islands of the Kuril Ridge, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reports.
Philippine Navy to purchase 8 TC-12B"Huron" aircraft
A delegation of the Philippine Navy led by Rear Admiral Alberto B. Carlos conducted a visual inspection of 21 TC-12B "Huron" aircraft at the American storage base.
Lockheed Martin continues assembling MH-60R "Seahawk" helicopters for the Republic of Korea Navy
On August 2, the US Department of Defense announced the signing of the US Navy Aviation Systems Command with Lockheed Martin Corp. a contract providing for the implementation of work on bringing 12 standard MH-60R helicopters to a configuration that meets the requirements of the Republic of Korea Navy.
UEC will create a single engine repair center in the Leningrad region
The United Engine Corporation (UEC, part of Rostec) will create a service center for the repair of aviation and industrial engines in the Gatchina district of the Leningrad Region by 2025, the press service of the Rostec state Corporation reported.
The timing of the start of production of the modernized Su-57 was announced
Russia may start producing an upgraded version of the fifth-generation fighter in the middle of the decade. The car, among other things, will receive a completely updated cabin.
Central Military District: a military exercise with the participation of more than a thousand gunners started in Siberia
More than 1 thousand servicemen of the missile forces and artillery of the combined arms association of the Central Military District will take part in the exercises that started at the training ground in the Kemerovo region, the press service of the Central Military District reported on Monday.
Russian equipment repelled a conditional attack by militants from Afghanistan
"Typhoon-K", BTR-82 and Mi-35M were involved in the joint exercises "South-2021" of the military of Uzbekistan and Russia in the area of the border with Afghanistan.
According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the joint group has worked out a special operation to prevent the possible crossing of the state border by illegal armed groups.
The head of Rostec said that the Checkmate fighter is in demand on the global arms market
The cost of the new Russian aircraft will be about $30 million
The newest Russian Checkmate fighter, first presented at the MAKS-2021 International Air Show, is in demand on the global arms market. This was announced on Monday by the general director of the Rostec State Corporation Sergey Chemezov.
The KC-46A flying tanker was allowed to use the rod for refueling
The American Air Mobility Command allowed the KC-46A tanker aircraft to use the rod for refueling C-17 Globemaster III, B-52H Stratofortress and other KC-46 aircraft. Now he will be able to perform operational tasks, but not yet in combat missions.
