Aviation 2024, May
Experienced XB-1 at the workshop gate After several years of announcements and regular transfers, the American company Boom Technology rolled out the experimental XB-1 Baby Boom aircraft. Next year, the car will go to flight tests, during which it will have to confirm the correctness of the solutions applied and
American company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) began flight tests of the promising unmanned aerial vehicle Protector RG Mk 1. This machine is created by order of the Royal Air Force of Great Britain and will be handed over to the customer next year
The possible appearance of a promising UAV i9 - photo from an article in The Times The British Department of Defense announced the development of a promising unmanned aerial vehicle under the working designation i9. This product is a limited size multicopter with its own
Serial An-2. Photo Wikimedia Commons Currently, hundreds of light multipurpose aircraft (LMS) An-2 remain in service. With all its advantages, this technique is morally outdated, and besides, most of the machines will soon run out of service. For many years it has been worked out
SkyWall 100 in combat position As unmanned aerial vehicles develop and spread, incl. light multicopters for civil use, the issue of protection from such equipment is becoming more and more urgent. Various methods of counteraction and interception are proposed, based on different
Ka-27 naval aviation of the Navy. Photo of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Several years ago it became known about the start of work on a promising helicopter for carrier-based aviation with the code "Lamprey". Subsequently, the project went through early stages, and now development work is open. The prototype helicopter is expected to appear in
Ka-52K in its current configuration. Photo "Russian Helicopters" Not so long ago, it was reported about the completion of tests of the Ka-52K "Katran" carrier-based attack helicopter and the start of flights of the new land-based Ka-52M. Now it became known about plans to develop another modification of this machine
A few weeks ago, the United States Air Force announced a new advancement in fighter aircraft. It is argued that a promising project of the next generation aircraft has been successfully brought to the stage of flight tests of a prototype technology demonstrator. No details of these works
RAND Corporation's think tank recently published Russia's Su-57 Heavy Fighter Bomber: Is It Really a Fifth-Generation Aircraft? ("Russian heavy fighter-bomber Su-57: is it really a 5th generation aircraft?") Its authors considered a promising
In recent decades, against the background of a warming international situation, there has been a gradual reduction in the number of long-range aviation of the US Air Force. Currently, the strategic situation requires increasing quantitative and qualitative indicators. Plans have already been drawn up for the development of long-range aviation
It is reported about the completion of tests of a promising deck-based attack helicopter Ka-52K "Katran". The machine is ready for serial production, and prototypes are now being attracted to new events. Plans for production and supply to the troops have not yet been announced, but it is already clear to what
At the opening of the exhibition. Photo "Russian Helicopters" The XIII International Exhibition of the Helicopter Industry HeliRussia 2020 was held in Moscow from September 15 to 17. However, it showed a number of
Boeing's Future Fighter Variant The US Air Force is working with several aircraft manufacturers to implement the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) project. As it became known, the project has already been brought to the construction and flight tests of a full-size
Expected appearance of the KF-X fighter The South Korean project of a promising 5th generation fighter has reached the stage of final assembly of the first prototype. The construction of the aircraft is planned to be completed next year, and the first flight will take place in 2022. Then, in just a few years, it is assumed
Experienced B-1A. Then it was a high-altitude supersonic bomber. Photo by US Air Force The American strategic bomber Rockwell B-1B Lancer and the Russian Tu-160 aircraft are quite similar in appearance. However, they seriously differ in tactical and technical characteristics and combat capabilities. These
The Orion complex with three UAVs and a command post. Photo by JSC "Kronshtadt" / kronshtadt.ru This time the company presented in its
The alleged appearance of the KJ-600 aircraft in an unofficial infographic. Photo Twitter.com/RupprechtDeino For several years, China has been developing a promising carrier-based aircraft for long-range radar surveillance and control Xian KJ-600. Until recently, a flying laboratory was tested with
The alleged appearance of the GBSD rocket. Northrop Grumman graphics The Pentagon is actively engaged in the topic of hypersonic weapons in the interests of various types of armed forces, incl. Air force. Recently it became known that the Air Force in the future may receive another missile system with hypersonic combat equipment: its
The first serial helicopter Mi-28NM, 2019 To date, the main attack helicopters of the army aviation of the Aerospace Forces have become the Mi-28N and Ka-52 - the troops already have more than 220 machines of two types, and construction continues. In parallel with production, the development of new modifications is carried out with
FH.40 on the ground with a wing mounted In 1941, the British company F. Hills & Sons (Hillson) built an experimental Bi-Mono aircraft with an unusual slip-wing design. He was supposed to take off in a biplane configuration and in flight drop the upper wing, which made it possible to increase
A few years ago, an unusual experimental aircraft was spotted in the United States. Later it became known that it bears the name Celera 500L and was created by the Otto Aviation Group. Soon, new data on the goals and results of the project appeared - but its developers were in no hurry to disclose the official
A promising bomb in a transport position On August 15, China Central Television (CCTV-7 channel) showed another release of a program dedicated to advanced weapons and equipment. One of its topics was a promising high-precision aircraft bomb, first appearing in open sources
Aircraft K-1 under construction. Right - designer K.A. Kalinin. Photo Aviar.rf In 1923, the first post-passenger air line was opened in the USSR. At first, civil transportation was carried out only by foreign-made aircraft, but soon the development of its own
F-4C fighter in standard camouflage During World War II, in the interests of the US Navy's naval aviation, the Yehudi Lights camouflage system was developed, which made it possible to hide the aircraft against the background of a bright sky and reduce the visibility range. However, the end of the war and wide
NX2 and equipment for its maintenance. 1 and 2 - trolleys for transportation of reactor components; 3 - airplane structure cooling system; 4 - secure transport for personnel; 5 - ammunition transporter with a trailer. Photo Modernmechanix.com In the fifties, the American company Convair
The expected appearance of the Bell 360 Invictus helicopter Since 2018, at the initiative of the US Army, the FARA program (Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft, "Advanced reconnaissance and attack aircraft") is being carried out. In 2019, work began on preliminary projects; at this stage, five
The Be-200 is discharging water. Photo by UAC Amphibious aircraft occupy an important place in the international aviation market. The main part of this niche falls on light equipment, but there is also a demand for heavy amphibians with a take-off weight of more than 30-35 tons. Currently, for contracts for such machines
Experienced Mi-8AMTSh-VN. Photo "Russian Helicopters" After several years of waiting, the Russian Helicopters holding began ground and flight tests of the promising Mi-8AMTSh-VN attack transport helicopter. In the near future, the experienced technician will pass all the necessary checks and enter service in
Su-24 and Su-30SM of the Black Sea Fleet Several years ago, the aerospace forces began widespread introduction of the specialized aviation computing subsystem SVP-24 "Hephaestus". Soon, all its advantages were shown during the Syrian operation. Now airplanes receive such equipment
The first official image of the B-21 Raider bomber from the United States Air Force For this purpose, the promising bomber Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider is being developed in the United States, in Russia, Tupolev is engaged in the PAK DA project, and in China
Guided bombs GBU-39 SDB. The Golden Horde program will make them more effective. Photo by US Air Force Currently, the US Air Force, represented by the Research Laboratory (AFRL), is engaged in several promising programs in the field of unmanned technologies and guided weapons. One of them
AFRL Skyborg UAV Concept Over the past few years, the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), with the support of commercial organizations, has been implementing the Skyborg program. Its goal is to create a promising multipurpose unmanned aerial vehicle capable of complementing
The first serial F-15EX at the stage of assembly The US Air Force and Boeing have successfully brought another sample of aircraft to serial production. An agreement was signed for the construction of promising Boeing F-15EX fighter-bombers. Construction work on the first batch of eight aircraft has already
The ship HMS Largs with a working DLC system During the Second World War, there was a search for new solutions in the field of camouflage. This process has sometimes led to very interesting results. So, Canadian and American engineers became interested in the use of active backlighting. One of the results of this was
The C-130 transporter, a possible candidate for the role of an arsenal aircraft The US Air Force is once again returning to the concept of an "arsenal aircraft". It is again proposed to work out the appearance of a promising missile-carrier aircraft capable of carrying an oversized ammunition load. While it is only about
The only experienced XP50. Photo Airwar.ru In 1935, Grumman joined the work on a promising carrier-based fighter, and the result was the appearance of the XF5F-1 prototype aircraft. For a number of reasons, this aircraft did not go into production. In parallel, by order of the Army Air Corps
The Navy and the aviation industry continue a large-scale program of repair and modernization of the Ka-29 transport and combat helicopters. After restoration and renovation, the equipment is returned to service and strengthens the naval aviation. In recent years, the fleet of several divisions has been updated in this way, and soon
Reconnaissance UAV Northrop Grumman Bat. Photo by US Navy The "flying wing" scheme has long attracted aircraft manufacturers and developers of unmanned aerial vehicles, both in our country and abroad. To date, foreign countries have created a number of curious UAVs of a similar
Dropping GBU-53 / B from the F-15E fighter Already this year, the new weapon will reach the initial stage
Preparation for the launch of the UAV "Eleron-3". Photo by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation / mil.ru To date, a great many unmanned aerial systems for various purposes have been created in our country and abroad. During the construction of the UAV, a wide range of ideas and solutions are used, incl. all major