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Engineers of the USA will replace fighters with flights of thrones

Engineers of the USA will replace fighters with flights of thrones

In the long-term future the Agency on perspective defensive research development of the USA (DARPA) suggests to replace expensive modern warplanes with flights of rather inexpensive fighting thrones which about 20 departures will be capable to make.

In particular, experts already managed to christen such perspective military bespilotnik "Gremlins". In the company declared that consider similar BPLA as intermediate option between disposable Continue reading

The Russian planes struck new blows to positions of fighters

The Russian planes struck new blows to positions of fighters

Intelligence data, including the intercepted negotiations of fighters so-called "The Islamic state", confirm the irreparable loss put by it by the Russian Air Force in Syria. About it reported in the Ministry of Defence of Russia. As a result of aim hit fighting vehicles of extremists, engineering equipment, storages of ammunition are destroyed or put out of action.

So, in the province of Aleppo by means of our Su-34 bombers the staff Continue reading

Improbable aviaprojects of the Second World War

Improbable aviaprojects of the Second World War

Traditionally at the time of wars of the country opponents and their allies put the maximum efforts to building of arms and development of new, more effective, military equipment. The Second World War was not in it an exception. Those years there were rather strange projects of aircrafts which were realized with various degree of success.

1. Blohm & Voss BV 141

Improbable aviaprojects of the Second World War

At the beginning of the Second World War the German Ministry of aircraft Continue reading

Abrupt dive

Abrupt dive

"Transaero" leaves together with cheap tickets

One of the largest Russian airlines appeared on the verge of bankruptcy. While hardly someone can tell with confidence that will be with her employees, fleet, a brand and, at last, passengers. One is obvious: the era of a price dumping in the Russian aviation market leaves in the past, it will be possible to forget about cheap flights soon. Besides, thousands tourists which have bought Continue reading

The Russian aircraft destroyed Wasp of Islamists in Syria

The Russian aircraft destroyed Wasp of Islamists in Syria

The Russian Aerospace forces destroyed in the province Damascus in Syria the surface-to-air missile Wasp missile system of terrorists from «The Islamic state». The official representative of the Ministry of Defence of Russia reported about it major general Igor Konashenkov, broadcasts RIA Novosti news agency.

ZRK was grasped by fighters at the Syrian armed forces. As a result of application of corrected air bomb KAB-500 the concrete shelter in Continue reading

The Russian planes struck blows to positions of YOKES

The Russian planes struck blows to positions of YOKES

About the beginning of bombings of positions of the terrorist organization forbidden in Russia "The Islamic state" with use of new Russian planes to Reuters agency told in the Syrian center for observance of the human rights, located in London.

According to the center, airstrikes were put this week on air base vicinities Kveyris located in the east of the province of Aleppo. Operation on a deblokirovka of the air base, surrounded to Continue reading

Boeing-737 under abnormal condition sat down in Moscow because of depressurization

Boeing-737 under abnormal condition sat down in Moscow because of depressurization

The flight Simferopol-Moscow under abnormal condition sat down because of salon depressurization.

During decrease the crew of a flight reported that onboard the liner of "Orenburg Airlines" unexpectedly there was a salon depressurization.

Incident occurred during decrease from height of 10300 meters to 3700 meters. Onboard the system of emergency life support by oxygen at once worked. The majority of passengers panicked, as nobody Continue reading

And for air base you will answer! Lukashenko will meet Putin

And for air base you will answer! Lukashenko will meet Putin

This week at Alexander Lukashenko re-elected for the fifth term unpleasant conversation with Vladimir Putin can take place. The parties, at last, should clear a situation about placement in Belarus the Russian military air base.

As the press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov reported on October 12, the meeting of two leaders will take place in the next few days in Kazakhstan.

"They will meet Lukashenko in a weekend in Kazakhstan", Continue reading

To Estonia the American fighter F-22

will arrive To Estonia the American fighter F-22

One of the American fighters F-22 thrown to Poland, should arrive on September 4 to Estonia on Emari’s air base, reports Postimees. The press service of the U.S. Air Force reported about plane arrival, without calling its brand, having at the same time announced «a unique media event».

According to a source to "Lenty.Ra" in Estonian mass media, invitations to "event" are dispatched individually. The press service Continue reading

Daughters of Aeroflot will reduce number of foreign routes

Daughters of Aeroflot will reduce number of foreign routes

To Loukoster the "Victory", being absolute subsidiary of "Aeroflot", it is refused issue of the admission on flights to 15 countries. Information on it contains in the document published on a site of Federal agency of air transport (Rosaviation).

According to the document, to a loukoster it is refused the admission on flights to Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Spain, Israel, Italy, France, Cuba, Jordan, Latvia, Estonia, the Netherlands Continue reading