Aviation defence industry technology
Russian Air defense trains new tactic to fight cruise missiles and drones
Air defense units will begin to train a new tactic to repel massive cruise missile and drone strikes. It was tested in the autumn of 2019 at Combat...
HH-60W enters soundproof chamber for defense systems testing
The US Air Force’s newest combat rescue helicopter was suspended in a soundproof chamber at the Joint Preflight Integration of Munitions and Electr...
Digital engineering transformation coming to US Air Force weapons enterprise
The US Air Force kicked off a pioneering Weapons Digital Enterprise Workshop Dec. 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, to solidify ties with the Air...
First world tour of US Air Force KC-46A Pegasus refueling and strategic military transport aircraft
A KC-46A from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing of US Air Force completed the Pegasus’ first flight around the world on November 13-26, 2019. The first g...
US Air Force sets foundation for energy optimization, lethality
As 2020 approaches and the Air Force prepares to take on the challenges of the next decade, we must also review our successes and lessons learned f...
US Air Force studies fatigue, sleep to enhance readiness
The Air Force is studying sleep habits among Airmen to find ways to improve performance and ensure their readiness to support the mission.
Russian Su-57 fighter jet will be equipped with new weapons
Russia is developing new, advanced weapons for its Su-57 stealth fighter jet, Yuri Slyusar, general director of the United Aircraft Corporation (UA...
Russia to continue upgrade of long-range aircraft in 2020
Foreign fighter jets regularly accompany Russian long-range aircraft over neutral waters. All the Russian flights are agreed and monitored to avoid...
Russia continues to upgrade Tu-160 bombers
The first strategic Tu-160M bomber built by Kazan Aircraft Plant was handed over for trials in the autumn of 2019. All Tu-160 available in the Russ...
Russia continues creation of medium, heavy drones - part 2
The Russian military detected over five thousand foreign reconnaissance drones approaching the Crimean coast in the past five years. NATO is soon t...
Russia continues creation of medium, heavy drones - part 1
The Russian military detected over five thousand foreign reconnaissance drones approaching the Crimean coast in the past five years. NATO is soon t...
TsAGI tests prospective low-noise aircraft
The Zhukovsky Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) completed the first stage of the research of a semi-model of prospective low-noise short-r...
Analysis: Army aviation community focuses on aircraft survivability
Members of the aviation community gathered for the 35th time to participate in the Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA) Aircraft Survivabili...
Flow-production accelerates aircraft assembly 30 percent - take 1
Flow-production in the Gagarin Aircraft Plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur (KnAAZ) and the Chkalov plant in Novosibirsk (NAZ) of Sukhoi Company accelerate...
Belarus builds up military aviation
The Republic of Belarus is shoring up its military aviation component, according to the country’s top military officials.
Information attacks on Russia-India arms trade intensify - part 2
Information attacks on Russian-Indian military cooperation are intensifying proportionally to its expansion. Russian media have recently reprinted ...
Information attacks on Russia-India arms trade intensify - part 1
Information attacks on Russian-Indian military cooperation are intensifying proportionally to its expansion. Russian media have recently reprinted ...
Russia continues creation of heavy Slon airlifter
The Zhukovsky Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) presented an aerodynamic model of the super heavy four-engine Slon (Elephant) airlifter wh...
Russian Resonans-N radars deployed in Arctic
The third Resonans-N radar will go on combat duty in Novaya Zemlya Archipelago in the Arctic in November. It will detect various ballistic objects,...
Analysis: Belarus receives two first Su-30SM fighters
Belarusian Air Force and Air Defence Troops received their two first Sukhoi Su-30SM (NATO reporting name: Flanker-H) multirole combat aircraft, the...