Aviation
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In Russia, are developing a new UAV «Frigate»
The «Frigate» multi-mission, tiltrotor unmanned aerial vehicle the development of "Kronstadt Technology" Russia. The new drone configuration will comprise of 2 tilt-rotors which will be active during all of the flight phases and also one rotor which will...
Japanese ATD-X Shinshin stealth fighter aircraft ready for first flight
Japanese Mitsubishi ATD-X Shinshin stealth fighter aircraft ready for first flight. The ATD-X, known in Japan as Shinshin, meaning "spirit of the heart," is a research prototype being used to determine whether domestic technologies for a fifth-generation fighter...
Egypt didn’t buy Ka-52 «Alligator» attack helicopters
Rosoboronexport has refuted an earlier report by TASS that Egypt has signed a contract to buy Ka-52 attack helicopters. “There was nothing of the kind, at least at this exhibition,” Anatoly Isaikin, director-general of Rosoboronexport, said. Previously, we reported...
F-22A stealth fighters arrive in Germany
The U.S. Air Force deployed four F-22 Raptors, one C-17 Globemaster III and more than 50 Airmen to Spangdahlem in support of the first F-22 European training deployment. The inaugural F-22 training deployment to Europe is funded...
Russian naval fighter plane flies during a drill at the Nitka training complex
A Russian SU-33 naval fighter plane and Su-25UTG carrier-based trainer aircraft flies during a drill at the Nitka training complex in the village of Novofedorovka, west of the Crimean city of Simferopol, August 27, 2015. REUTERS/Pavel...
A-10 aircraft Thunderbolt “Warthogs” landed in Latvia
A-10 aircraft Thunderbolt "Warthogs" landed in Lielvarde Air Force Base, Latvia for refueling. It was the first time A-10 aircraft has landed in this National Armed Forces airfields in Latvia.
Lockheed Martin intends to build a new U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft
Lockheed Martin is developing a successor to the U.S. military’s legendary U-2 surveillance plane, according to a media report. Flightglobal reports that Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Development Programs, better known as Skunk Works, is planning a new version of...
US Navy Demonstrates Endurance on the MQ-8C Fire Scout
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy successfully demonstrated endurance capabilities with the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter. On a planned 10+ hour flight and range out to 150 nautical miles flight from Naval Base Ventura County, Point...