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The heavy bomber-missile carrier Tu-95MS, which is the main aircraft of the strategic aviation of the Russian Federation, was hit for the first time during hostilities. High-quality satellite images of the ‘Engels’ air base, where the ‘cotton’ visited on December 5, have already appeared on the Internet. They clearly show the Tu-95MS covered in foam […]
Until recently, the only way for Europeans to connect to the Internet on a plane was local Wi-Fi, often for an additional fee. Thanks to a new law adopted by the European Commission, passengers on flights to the EU will soon be able to use regular mobile internet in flight. The European Commission has announced […]
Against the background of the entire epic with the purchase of Twitter and the dismissal of employees, Elon Musk’s close purchase of the Gulfstream G700 aircraft was overlooked. An American billionaire who is the richest man in the world has placed an order for a G700 business jet. The cost is $78 million. It is […]
SpaceX wants to show the world that its Starlink satellite system can provide access to Netflix and YouTube at an altitude of 9,000 meters above the ground. To do this, the company conducted a test flight with the aircraft of its first client, the regional airline JSX. Journalists from Bloomberg and other publications took part […]
The US Air Force has begun installing a new electronic warfare system on the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle fighter. The EPAWSS (Eagle Passive/Active Warning and Survivability System) system was developed by the British defense company BAE Systems. It uses a database of radio signal sources to identify radars of enemy anti-aircraft missile systems. The integration […]
After the story with the catapult, a new ‘surprise’ was found in the F-35 The US Department of Defense has halted the acceptance of new F-35 aircraft after discovering that the magnet used in the engines of the fifth-generation fighter jet was made of unauthorized material from China, Reuters reported, citing Pentagon official Russell Gomare. […]
The largest Russian airline ‘Aeroflot’ will start operating obsolete Tu-214 aircraft of local production under the influence of Western sanctions. Currently, the air carrier’s fleet includes 183 airliners, of which only five are Russian-made. All other aircraft are manufactured by the American company Boeing and the European Airbus. Aeroflot General Director Serhiy Aleksandrovsky announced in […]
The explosions at the Saki airfield in Crimea caused perhaps the most damage to Russian combat aircraft in decades. CNN writes about it. Satellite images of the American company Planet Labs, taken before and after the strike on the air base, confirm the destruction of at least 7 Russian planes, CNN notes. According to The […]
The Ukrainian military managed to destroy nine enemy planes in the past day. The command of the Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine indicates that the eliminated planes were at the airfield in Saksky district, where a series of explosions rang out yesterday. This is stated in the report of the General Staff […]
The US Department of Commerce for the first time introduced sanctions against Russian airline planes that were manufactured in Europe. The restrictions apply to 25 Airbus A320, A321, and A330 airliners from I-Fly, Nordwind, Red Wings, S7 Airlines, Ural Airlines and Yamal Airlines, according to a statement from the US Bureau of Industry and Security, […]