Aviation news

Former Polish army commander Waldemar Skrzypczak believes that Russia has weapons equipped with artificial intelligence systems. He said this in an interview with the Internet portal Onet.pl.

The engine power at the maximum take-off mode is 3100 hp, while the specific fuel consumption is at the level of the best world analogues

The United Engine Building Corporation (UEC) of Rostec plans to start mass production of the TV7-117ST engine for the latest IL-112B military transport aircraft in 2023. This was reported to TASS by the general designer of UEC-Klimov (part of the UEC of the state Corporation Rostec") Vsevolod Eliseev.

Tests of the planning bomb "Drill" can be completed in 2022. The readiness of the new ammunition TASS revealed the head of the holding "Technodinamika" Igor Nasenkov.

The UAC previously reported that the "Hunter" will hit air and ground targets in the framework of network-centric interaction with the fighter

The pilot of the fifth-generation Su-57 fighter will simultaneously coordinate the actions of four new heavy strike unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) "Hunter". This was reported to TASS by a source in the aircraft industry.

Turkey cannot accept the proposals of other countries to abandon the use of the S-400 air defense system. This was stated by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, RIA Novosti reports.

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.