Category Aviation

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.

Air France, according to the recommendation of the management Continue reading →

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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 →

Two Russian front Su-24 bombers destroyed armored machinery which fighters of «The Islamic state» beat off at armies of Iraq and Syria near the Syrian city of Aleppo.

«In this column there were 32 objects of armored machinery, including tanks and other armor objects which were earlier grasped at armed forces of Iraq and Syria and were assumed to use by fighters near the city of Aleppo», – reports RIA Novosti news agency referring to the chief of Continue reading →

The fighters F-16C/D of the Polish Air Force will receive hardly noticeable AGM-158 JASSM cruise missiles of the American production, reports a portal F-16.net. In the first delivery 40 rockets of production of the Lockheed Martin company will be transferred to Warsaw. Poland becomes the third foreign operator of rockets of this type. Before them already received the Air Force of Australia and Finland.

The sum of the first contract within which, Continue reading →

Only 5 % of the Russian airstrikes across Syria had the purpose so-called «The Islamic state», the Minister of Defence of Great Britain declared.

In interview to the The Sun edition Michael Fellon also told that the majority of blows was the share of insurgent formations, including Free Syrian army supported by the West. Civilians became victims of bombardments also.

Words of the Minister of Defence of Great Britain sounded next day after the Continue reading →