Aviation

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Unmanned aerial vehicles are firmly established on the field of modern battle, or rather, in the sky above the theater of operations. Even the smallest and simplest drones, drones and quadcopters are actively used for reconnaissance purposes and for adjusting artillery fire. At the same time, the tactics

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The full-size model of the unmanned helicopter "Korshun" was first presented to the general public at the exhibition "Unmanned multipurpose systems" UVS-TECH 2010 "in Zhukovsky

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For the first time, Indian Su-30MKI and Singaporean F-16D Block 52 "Plus" train in the French skies on a par with the Mirage 2000 and Rafale F3 of the National Air Force. A rare and impressive sight. The fourth Franco-Indian exercise Garuda (held in France for the second time) gave the Indian Air Force more

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"FC-1 is significantly inferior to the MiG-29 in terms of characteristics, but it is cheaper - about $ 10 million versus $ 35 million," a source explained to the newspaper. Head of RSK

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The first examples of the Su-27 - one of the best fourth-generation fighters developed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau - began to enter service with the country's Air Force 25 years ago, the press service of the company reports. first combat aircraft

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Russian helicopter builders begin to create a new combat vehicle In the next few years, Russia may become the first country in the world to create a fifth-generation attack helicopter. True, for this, the designers will have to solve a number of problems, including the stealth and low noise of the new

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How the Ural Optical and Mechanical Plant plans to surprise the President of Russia The Russian leadership has set the task of equipping the Russian army with the latest weapons, bringing it to a different technological level that meets the modern requirements of warfare. Within the envisaged

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Su-30MKI took part in training battles with Western fightersIn mid-June, Russian-made combat aircraft appeared in the French sky. Su-30MKI with identification marks of the Indian Air Force took part in the international aviation exercises "Garuda 4", in which also

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The F-22 Raptor multipurpose fighter has unique combat qualities, but its scenarios are limited to confrontation with modern fighters and enemy air defense forces. This statement was made by US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates during a visit to the Air Force

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At the MAKS-2011 airshow, a new fifth-generation fighter will be presented to the general public for the first time, said the head of the Sukhoi corporation Mikhail Pogosyan. ITAR-TASS

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This year, when the Russian Air Force celebrates its centenary, military aviation is unwittingly becoming one of the main newsmakers in the field of military construction. However, in fairness, it should be noted that the lack of attention of the Russian Air Force has never been complained about, and the leadership of the military

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Not so noticeable, but saved (or took) many lives, machines. When you raise the issue of flying boats, usually the interlocutor is slightly lost. The most that comes up is Catalina. Very few people know about our heroic "Ambarch", but a separate article is being prepared about it. Of course lovers

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The word "aircraft carrier" is usually associated with a huge ship carrying hundreds of aircraft and thousands of crew members. However, in the process of aviation development, many attempts were made to use another airplane or airship as an aircraft carrier

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At the end of 2012, a well-known American helicopter manufacturer, Sikorsky, began assembling 2 prototypes of the high-speed combined reconnaissance helicopter, also called a rotary wing, S-97 Raider. The development of this rotorcraft is carried out in the interests of

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Heavy air superiority fighter F-15C "Eagle" board "82-022 / OT", which is in service with the 422nd Test and Appraisal Squadron of the 53rd Air Wing, US Air Force, deployed at AvB Nellis, Nevada. As part of an ambitious program of network-centric linking with subtle

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Not so long ago, the Russian industry presented its first loitering munition - an unmanned aerial vehicle capable of reconnaissance and attacking a designated target with a direct hit. At the military-technical forum "Army-2019" a new product of this

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In 2004, Boeing handed over the last of the ordered F-15E Strike Eagle multirole fighters to the United States Air Force, and the fleet has not been replenished since. In recent years, measures have been taken to update the material part, and their result in the near future will be the appearance of F-15 aircraft

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Developed in the early sixties, the A-12 supersonic reconnaissance aircraft had to be distinguished by the highest flight characteristics capable of providing an effective solution to the assigned tasks. At the same time, it was immediately clear that this car would have some drawbacks. Airplane

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The story of how skillful people broke all the rules and created the most amazing high-tech weapons in the world. American generals missed everything. Shortly before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, they laughed at the German plans to create a new engine for the high-speed aircraft. Now, in

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In the mid-60s of the last century, residents of American megalopolises repeatedly appealed to the city administration with complaints about strange phenomena taking place in the sky. In completely cloudless weather, thunder suddenly sounded in the sky and, rapidly dying down, disappeared without a trace

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GAR-11 / AIM-26A missile with nuclear weapons. Photo by San Diego Air and Space Museum In the mid-fifties, in the interests of the US Air Force, the development of air-to-air missiles with a nuclear warhead began. The first example of this kind was the unguided missile AIR-2 Genie - a powerful warhead was supposed to

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Compared to analogues In our time, there are only three countries capable of creating strategic bombers. These are the United States, China and Russia. Moreover, the Celestial Empire so far only claims to be on a par with the leaders. the only Chinese "strategist" Xian H-6 is nothing more than a deep

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Pay for the third or second! Last year, the US Navy finally said goodbye to the F / A-18C Hornet, but the story of its younger brother, the Super Hornet, is far from over. Firstly, this car is actively "wooed" for export, and secondly (and this is perhaps even more important)

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Old New Radar In June, Airbus was awarded a contract to install 110 Captor-E Active Antenna Phased Array (AFAR) radars on the Eurofighter Typhoon of the German Air Force and five radars of this type on the Spanish Typhoons. In the latter case, we are talking about the initial batch of radar

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Sikorsky-Boeing SB-1 Defiant (FLRAA Program) June saw another achievement by the Sikorsky / Boeing duo in the development of the new high-speed SB-1 Defiant helicopter. It would seem that quite recently (the car performed its very first flight on March 21, 2019), it hovered awkwardly above the ground

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Strength together? On July 16, RIA Novosti reported that MiG and Sukhoi would jointly develop the sixth generation. “Our competitors are American and European aircraft manufacturers. And to maintain strong leadership in the industry, we need to consolidate the best

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QUALITY AND QUANTITY There is no doubt that the F-35 took off as a combat aircraft. Back in May 2018, the F-35 was first used in a combat situation: it was the Israel Defense Forces vehicles. In 2019, the Jewish state continued striking targets using the F-35. April 30, 2019 U.S. Air Force for the first time

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Not "Raptor" and not "Black Widow" The Japanese hoped to the last to get the American F-22, but the Americans made it clear that this machine will never be exported. Meanwhile, the issue of replacing the fourth generation has not gone anywhere. And we are talking not only about the replacement for the F-4 and F-15, but

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Difficulties of the transition period In September, Izvestia announced that the first flight of the Su-30SM2 could take place as early as 2020. In fact, this machine should become a kind of two-seat version of the Su-35S, which is now the most "advanced" fighter in the Aerospace Forces. RF. The need for

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Stealth technology has firmly established itself when it comes to stealth aircraft. De facto, any modern fighter or bomber (if, of course, it is really modern) must have it. The only exceptions are strategic

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Good heredity TASS, citing the press service of Rostec, reported on the testing of a new version of the Mi-28N attack helicopter, equipped with blades with new saber tips. They are designed to increase the speed of the car. Russian Helicopters Holding will present at the Forum the Army-2020 exhibition

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Experts' Opinions Recently, the American research organization RAND (Research and Development) presented a rather harsh assessment of the development program of the Russian fifth-generation fighter. The well-known blog bmpd was one of the first to draw attention to the material. We have repeatedly heard

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Historically, the most important components of the Strategic Nuclear Forces (SNF) of the USSR and then of the Russian Federation have always been the Strategic Missile Forces (Strategic Missile Forces). As we discussed in the previous article, the Strategic Missile Forces may well effectively carry out nuclear deterrence even if

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Source: brickmania.com The reason for writing this article was the dissemination of inaccurate information regarding the issues of basing and servicing aviation. This happens periodically in all media. Moreover, in articles of completely different orientations, where, to one degree or another

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CH-3 is the first UAV of the Tsaihun series. Photo Globalsecurity.org China is actively involved in the development and development of unmanned aerial vehicles. In the interests of the armed forces, new models of all major classes are being created. In recent years, heavy-class UAVs with

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Medium UAV Bayraktar TB2 is the most famous Turkish development. Photo by Wikimedia Commons In recent years, the Turkish defense industry has shown its potential in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles. Several samples were created, put into service and brought to the international market

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F-22A in flight. To date, only three types of heavy-class 5th generation fighters have been created and put into production. The American F-22A, the Russian Su-57 and the Chinese J-20 are at various stages of production and operation. Despite belonging to the same generation and

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Yes, today we are not talking about a wonderful plane. Although, why, this thing was quite wonderful. But in the negative sense of the word. In general, "Hampden" was one of the three bombers with which Great Britain entered the war. Wellington, Wheatley and our hero. About Wheatley we

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PD-14. Photo: Vitaly Kuzmin, vitalykuzmin.net Long-awaited, Russian Not all developed countries can afford to create their own aircraft engines. At one time, the Soviet Union was in this honorary club, and Russia rested on its former laurels for many decades. Mass production

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Orlan-10 is one of the main UAVs of the Russian army. Photo of the RF Ministry of Defense for the last 10-15 years, the Russian army has been paying special attention to unmanned aerial vehicles. Unmanned aerial vehicles for various purposes with different characteristics are created, purchased and put into service