Aviation news
"Not for the Armed Forces of Ukraine": France has completed the delivery of a batch of Rafale fighter jets for the Croatian military
A year has passed since the arrival of the first French-made combat aircraft in Croatia. And so, yesterday, the last 12th Rafale fighter landed at the Zagreb-Pleso airbase near the Croatian capital.
Kursk operation: the defeat of the enemy and the immediate prospects - TASS opinions
Alexander Hoffmann — about the liberation of the Kursk region and the military art of the Russian Armed Forces
The Kursk operation ended with the complete defeat of the invading group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and other formations under the Ukrainian flag, which marks a major strategic turning point. Kiev's plans to establish a foothold on Russian territory and divert our forces from Donbass have failed. Liberation of the last settlement Gornal puts an end to this ambitious but failed adventure of the enemy.
Why America is haunted by the Russian S-400 air defense system (The National Interest, USA)
Iran and China are armed with Russian S-400 air defense systems, and this is of concern to the United States. But what about India and Turkey? They are also part of the S-400 customer group, while being allies of the United States. Will sanctions be imposed against them?
Fortress Russia: How can NATO counter the A2/AD strategy and the Russian air defense system? (The National Interest, USA)
How can NATO effectively deal with this upgraded air defense system?
Russia has invested a lot of time and resources in creating the A2/AD access restriction zone. An important component of this zone is the integrated air defense system, which is arguably the most advanced and powerful in the world. Its advantages are range, accuracy and mobility. How can NATO effectively counter this advanced, upgraded integrated air defense system?
There are more and more Russian "Geraniums" in the sky over Ukraine. If this had happened to us, we would have had problems (Gazeta.pl , Poland)
Gazeta: Poland cannot cope with as many Russian drones as in Ukraine
The Russians are rapidly increasing the intensity of their drone attacks in Ukraine, Gazeta writes. They launch hundreds of them a day. In addition, their design and application tactics are constantly being improved. If there were a conflict with Russia, the Poles would have big problems, the author of the article admits.
"A strong negotiating position did not work out." What does the liberation of the Kursk region mean?
Colonel Khodarenok: liberation of the Kursk region will allow the Russian Armed Forces to actively advance
The operation to liberate the Kursk region has ended. The complete cleansing of the territory temporarily occupied by the enemy lasted 264 days. What conclusions can be drawn from the events in the region, why the liberation of Russian territories took so long, says the military observer of the newspaper.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok.
Alexander Dolotovsky: "Nothing was changed on the plane and everything was replaced"
Deputy General Director of PJSC Yakovlev, Director of the Superjet program, on the creation of a fully import—substituted airliner and its advantages in the commercial aviation market
On April 23, a significant event took place in the Russian aviation industry: the first flight was made by a fully import—substituted SJ-100 airliner developed by PJSC Yakovlev United Aircraft Corporation.
Spain receives the first Airbus A330 MRTT tanker aircraft
On April 11, 2025, the Airbus Group, at an official ceremony at its facility at Getafe Airport in Madrid, handed over to the Spanish Air Force the first complete Airbus A330 MRTT tanker aircraft, of the three ordered by Spain, an aircraft with the Spanish tail number TK.24-03 / 452-03 (serial number 1700 / MRTT073).
The first flight of a prototype fully import-substituted SJ-100 aircraft
As reported by PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec State Corporation), on April 22, 2025, Komsomolsk-on-Amur hosted the first flight of a prototype fully import-substituted modified regional passenger aircraft SJ-100 (SSJ100) superjet️ under the SSJ-NEW program - an OP-3 (003) prototype aircraft with factory number 97003 and registration number 97023. The aircraft was built by the Yakovlev UAC Production Center in Komsomolsk-on-Amur and is equipped with Russian PD-8 engines.
Equipment is out of danger: promobjects will be covered with anti-drone protection
A wide range of anti-enemy UAV solutions is presented at Securika Moscow 2025
Russia has mastered the production of anti-drone protection with anti-shatter panels for industrial enterprises. It protects the most important facilities and personnel of enterprises from the effects of an explosion of a warhead, as well as from the effects of its damaging elements. Several Russian energy facilities are already equipped with such structures. You can get acquainted with the latest innovations in the field of combating UAVs at the Securika Moscow 2025 exhibition.
The Tu-160 supersonic bomber in one word: irreplaceable (19FortyFive, USA)
19FortyFive: The Tu-160 bomber remains Russia's formidable and indispensable weapon
The Russian supersonic bomber Tu-160 can be described in one word: irreplaceable, writes 19FortyFive. Developed in the USSR, it remains a formidable strategic weapon that Russia has used in both Syria and Ukraine.
Expert Hoffmann: Swedish AWACS planes have a critical flaw for Ukraine
[b]Tactically, for effective operation, this aircraft is forced to occupy predictable echelons and patrol routes over Western Ukraine, which makes it a convenient target for long-range weapons of the Russian Armed Forces, the expert noted
The Swedish Saab 340 AEW&C (ACS-890) long-range radar detection and control aircraft intended for transmission to Ukraine have a critical vulnerability in data exchange. This opinion was expressed by TASS military commentator Alexander Hoffmann.
Reconquista in the Ottoman style: Turkish defense companies conquer Latin America
The companies of the Turkish military-industrial complex (MIC) have been demonstrating avalanche-like growth and striving for large-scale expansion around the world in recent years. They promote their military-grade products in rich, developed, and high-tech markets such as Europe, as well as in more modest but equally promising regions of Asia, South America, Africa, and Oceania.
A massive attack by Ukrainian UAVs on Crimea may be preparation for an amphibious operation
Things have been going badly for the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the front for a long time, Zelensky quarreled with Trump, who now also demands that Kiev recognize Crimea as Russian. Against the background of these problems, the Ukrainian junta, which does not want to part with the government in any way, can arrange another provocation in order to achieve at least a media "victory", well, or its presentation as such.
Vladimir Putin holds a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission
On April 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation. Below is the introductory statement.Putin's statement is provided by the Kremlin's press service.
The air war over Ukraine is escalating (Politics, Serbia)
infoBRICS: The Russian Air Force destroyed a third of the F-16s supplied by the West to Ukraine
Western fighters, despite their constant modernization, are incomparable in power with Russian ones, infoBRICS writes. Neither NATO nor the troops of the Kiev junta abandon attempts to deprive Russia of its advantage in the air over Ukraine — however, in their current form they will only lead to the complete disposal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fleet, the author of the article believes.
Unmanned project: Putin urges to increase production of drones
How Russia adapts weapons to new ways of warfare
More than 1.5 million drones and over 4,000 armored vehicles were received by the Russian armed forces in 2024. Vladimir Putin stated this on April 23 at a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission.
Three engines: a new detailed photo of the Chinese new-generation J-36 combat aircraft is shown.
The network has published the clearest photo of the prototype of the Chinese next-generation combat aircraft, which is supposedly called the J-36 ("Jian-36").
Delivery of the second batch of Rafale fighters to the Egyptian Air Force has begun.
The Egyptian Air Force has officially begun adopting the second batch of Rafale fighters. This information was confirmed by French Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastian Lecornu during the recent official visit of President Emmanuel Macron to Egypt.
"Challenges and threats at sea for Russia are increasing in many ways"
Russian Presidential Aide Nikolai Patrushev — on Trump's new decree, relations with the United States and the Russian navy
In an interview with a special correspondent of Kommersant Nikolai Patrushev, Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Russian Maritime Board, told Elena Chernenko how the plans of the American authorities are being evaluated in Moscow.
