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Poland has placed an order for the supply of Sniper XR containers designed for reconnaissance and targeting. They are manufactured by Lockheed Martin. The report published by the Polish Defense Ministry in X shows that the subject of the agreement included 34 suspended containers. They will be installed on F/A-50 aircraft. The contract with Lockheed […]
To answer this question, we will need, in particular, the experience of China’s exercises held in 2015 During the visit of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Sweden on August 19, 2023, it became known that our pilots are already undergoing “introductory training” on JAS 39 Gripen fighters, which the Swedish government announced in May this year. […]
Specialists of the state-owned Antonov enterprise are removing the surviving parts from the world’s largest airplane, the An-225 Mriya. These spare parts can help in the construction of a new version of the airliner, if such a decision is made. The dream, which existed in a single copy, was destroyed at the Gostomel airport during […]
The Russian L-39 crashed during a scheduled training flight, with Colonel Vadim Gurov and senior flight instructor Mikhail Lipatkin on board. The Russian army has lost its L-39 training aircraft. Yesterday, August 14, propaganda media, citing the Russian Defense Ministry, reported that a Russian plane had crashed. As noted, the L-39 crashed near an airfield […]
It seems that it’s not just a matter of quantity, but also the reliability of onboard equipment During the telethon, Air Force spokesman Ihnat noted that as of Sunday morning, July 30, 2023, there was an increase in the activity of enemy aircraft of all types. In particular, Russian UAVs have been active in the […]
The aircraft will monitor the routes of weapons and humanitarian cargo to Ukraine Australia will allocate one reconnaissance aircraft to monitor humanitarian and military cargo delivered to Ukraine, Reuters reports, citing Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. As noted, Australia will send an E-7A Wedgetail airborne surveillance aircraft from the Royal Air Force to Germany, which […]
European low-cost airline Ryanair has placed a record order in its history for 300 Boeing 737 MAX model 737-10 aircraft. This aircraft will be the largest in the low-cost airline’s fleet. According to the terms of the agreement, which were announced by Boeing, the order is divided into two parts. The first part of 150 […]
Ukrainian low-cost airline SkyUp has found a job for its Boeing 737-800 aircraft, which it was able to evacuate from Boryspil Airport in early April. This aircraft, with the registration UR-SQP, had been idle at Ukraine’s largest airport for over a year. It was the only one in SkyUp’s fleet that the airline did not […]
After Russia effectively appropriated foreign aircraft leased from Russian carriers, foreign companies are refusing to provide maintenance to these aircraft. The US and EU sanctions also apply to non-Russian individuals and organizations that would like to provide parts and services to Russian partners, an Airbus spokesman told The Wall Street Journal. “Any supplier, airline or […]
The Swiss company Destinus is working on a passenger aircraft capable of reaching supersonic speeds (over 343 m/s). The funds were allocated by the Spanish Ministry of Science following successful tests of the Eiger prototype at the end of 2022. Along with the Swiss company, Spanish universities and technology centers are working on the development […]