Category Aviation

US authorities recognized that at them is not present material and means to create a pilotless zone in the territory of Syria.

According to the representative of State department Mark Tonera, the United States cannot create a buffer zone in Syria as consider that for this purpose there is no need. Besides for support of such undertakings material inputs which now the USA do not have now are necessary.

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Iraq carried out an airstrike on positions of fighters of YOKES with use of F-16 planes.

Iraq which carried out for the first time air strikes on terrorists of YOKES joined opposition with terrorists "the Islamic State". For the first time the army of Iraq performed military operation against fighters "the Islamic State".

Iraq bought the American F-16 planes with which armed forces of the country struck on positions of fighters.

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Comparison between any wars has artificial character. Each war is unique, especially large-scale and long. As well as misfortune in separately taken family, according to L.N. Tolstoy’s stamping formulation. Nikolaevich the fighting artillery officer was left in due time. He was a good judge of misfortunes of war and in a world zhelannost. Wrote the famous novel and fine stories on this subject.

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In the Central military district on alarm Aerospace forces were lifted. In a short time it was ordered to crews of planes to transfer the base on operative airfields.

During sudden check of fighting capacity in air lifted not only fighters, but also transport planes. They delivered to places of fighting watch staff and special equipment, including tractors and zapravshchik.

«Armies should be ready to carrying out checks. Everything was unexpected. Continue reading →

The Syrian conflict as "krymozamenitel" in domestic policy

Aviation operation of Russia in Syria is at the same time a PR action in Russia. The power wants, that the same effect, as from accession of the Crimea was reached. However hostilities in Syria can turn back for the Russian power serious problems.

And if this action operation had a code name, it it would be necessary to call «The Crimea on departure». Because required result Continue reading →

To Syria there arrive the Russian planes, they will join in air blows on forces of «The Islamic state». About it reports the Israeli Ynetnews edition referring to diplomatic sources.

As interlocutors of the edition note, the Russian military and aviation equipment already are on one of air bases supervised by the government in vicinities of Damascus. It is supposed that "already thrown" shock planes and helicopters will be involved in Continue reading →

The American Defense News edition reports that signed recently Israel and Lockheed Martin concern the contract on modification of a configuration of F-35 planes includes not only use of the Israeli fighting systems, but also increase in range of flight.

Referring to employees of concern the edition argues that Israel asked to inspect technological feasibility of a task of equipment of planes by additional fuel tanks with invisibilities function Continue reading →

The international aviation organizations are concerned because of application by Russia of cruise missiles in the Syrian conflict. Therefore the European agency on aviation safety (EASA) published now information on safety for the airlines using air space over the Caspian Sea, Iran and Iraq. Some of the most used ways from Europe to the Middle East and to the Southern Asia pass through it.

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The small plane broke into an air show in Austria, the pilot was lost. About it reports Associated Press referring to local authorities.

Failure occurred on Sunday, August 30, in airfield Hirt, near to the city Friezes in the southern Province of Carinthia.

The pilot, the 50-year-old local, made a steep slope, and then went on fast descent. The aircraft ran into the earth.

The air show after failure was closed. On action there was Continue reading →

Successful application in Syria Su-34 will surely cause interest to this car in foreign military of departments. Probably, those countries which traditionally maintain the western equipment will want to buy them even, Roman Katkov writes.

For the first time Su-34 was shown 20 years ago in Le Bourget. Already then to it showed interest a number of the states, however to buy did not risk: the plane only started tests, and it was not clear, whether Continue reading →