Russian Helicopters modernize serial and create new models

Russian Helicopters modernize serial and create new models

At the upcoming exhibition HeliRussia-2011, our helicopter builders will show helicopters of various classes, ranging from light to heavy, to specialists and the public. One of the world leaders in the field of ...
Bombers flying into the future

Bombers flying into the future

What will be the strike aviation of the wars of the XXI century. A final consensus has not yet been reached on what the fighter of a new generation should be, and life has already raised the question of ...
Chinese badger has a soviet pedigree

Chinese badger has a soviet pedigree

The new H-6K heavy bomber was adopted by the Chinese Air Force. This news may become a sensation for the Russians, who enthusiastically follow the development of the current military ...
The main trump card of the Russian A-50

The main trump card of the Russian A-50

The Russian analogue of the American AWACS is the A-50 long-range radar aircraft with a mushroom antenna located at the top of the fuselage. Until recently it was impossible ...
MiG-31D - airborne anti-satellite missile program

MiG-31D - airborne anti-satellite missile program

Since 1978, the Vympel Design Bureau has been developing an anti-satellite missile equipped with an OCH that can be launched from a MiG-31 aircraft. The defeat of the target was probably carried out according to the following scheme: ...
Ka-60 "Killer Whale"

Ka-60 "Killer Whale"

On July 29, 1998, a presentation of the new Ka-60 multipurpose helicopter, capable of solving a wide range of tasks in the interests of ...
The first helicopter of the USSR - "Omega"

The first helicopter of the USSR - "Omega"

For the first time, the real prerequisites for the transition from this experimental simulation of helicopters to the construction of special purpose vehicles appeared at the end of the 30 of the XX century. Developed like ...
Yak-9 - fighter

Yak-9 - fighter

The Yak-9 is the third, after the Yak-1 and Yak-7, the main type of fighter of the Yak family during the Great Patriotic War. From a constructive point of view, it represented further ...
Helicopter take-off and landing gear

Helicopter take-off and landing gear

The name itself suggests that the take-off and landing devices are designed to ensure the take-off and landing of helicopters. In addition, the helicopter chassis is used for the parking and movement of the helicopter ...
Torpedo, IL-4T

Torpedo, IL-4T

IL-4T - torpedo bomber, created in OKB S.V. Ilyushin based on the IL-4 long-range bomber (DB-3F). In the USSR Navy Aviation, IL-4 aircraft were used as bombers, long-range ...
Sight systems of Russia and the USA

Sight systems of Russia and the USA

As many probably noticed, under the bottom of the fuselage of Western combat aircraft, you can often see some cigar-like devices. These are not bombs or rockets. And - what may seem strange - on ...
Helicopter industry is gaining momentum

Helicopter industry is gaining momentum

Russia decided to diversify the country's economy by resorting to renovation in such an industrial sector as helicopter. In 2010, the state-owned company Russian Helicopters united 11 regional ...
Wings of the Motherland

Wings of the Motherland

On the new Russian Air Force Regarding strategic aviation, it should be understood that this is the only component of the SNF that can be used both in nuclear and in conventional war. Apparently, it is necessary ...
Release of Mi-28H is growing.

Release of Mi-28H is growing.

8 on April 2011 from the Rostvertol airfield in Rostov-on-Don took off on the first flight of the next serial army combat helicopter Mi-28H, manufactured by order of the Russian Ministry of Defense. He has already become ...
"Air Tank"

"Air Tank"

At the end of the twentieth century 1960, legendary Soviet aircraft designer ML Mil and his associates led the design and development of the Mi-24 airborne infantry fighting vehicle. New transport and combat ...
Airbase "Hotilovo"

Airbase "Hotilovo"

The other day, at the invitation of the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry, russos, in the company of other bloggers, went to the Hotilovo airfield located in the Tver region, not far from Bologoye. The airbase is located in ...
Mi-35M, multipurpose attack helicopter

Mi-35M, multipurpose attack helicopter

A part of the Russian Helicopters holding company, Rostvertol, is assembling the first batch of army combat transport helicopters Mi-35М for delivery to the Russian Air Force. For the first time about the intention of the Russian ...
US develops a new strategic bomber

US develops a new strategic bomber

Back in 2004, the United States announced the need to create a new strategic bomber to replace the outdated B-52 Stratofortress, B-2 Spirit and B-1B models. A list of requirements for ...
Rigid landing

Rigid landing

The President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry A. Medvedev, sharply criticized the quality of domestic aircraft. At a meeting of the Security Council, which took place on Friday, he said that on his own ...
I-xnumx real fighter

I-xnumx real fighter

The I-16 fighter, thanks to its characteristic silhouette, is probably familiar to everyone and everyone, especially the older generation. At one time, these little airplanes were, one might say, the media stars of the era, ...
"Cornflower" over the battlefield

"Cornflower" over the battlefield

At the very beginning of the development and creation of the legendary Kukuruznik, the possibility of using this maneuverable, light aircraft for military purposes was considered. In the spring of 1947, the ANTK im.O.K.Antonova ...
Russian Air Forces Receive Replenishment

Russian Air Forces Receive Replenishment

2010 was a milestone year for increasing efforts to modernize the Russian Air Force. Although the most significant moment was the beginning of flight tests in January 2010 of the first ...