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The Indian Tejas Mk1 light combat fighter goes into service

The Indian Air Force on May 27 at the Sulur airbase (Tamil Nadu) held an official ceremony to commission the first LCA Tejas Mk.1 light combat aircraft in full combat readiness standard (FOC)

Russia may adopt a new 80-millimeter S-8 unguided missiles for their Su-25s

The executive director of the Techmash research and production corporation, Alexander Kochkin, in an interview with RIA Novosti, reported on the planned serial deliveries of the latest Armor-Piercer missiles to the Russian army in 2021.

The Chinese fifth-generation J-20 fighter could be powered by new Russian engine

China is interested in acquiring a batch of Product 30 aircraft engines, which are being developed specifically for the Su-57 fighter, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing Chinese journalists report.

F-35 doesn’t fly: the systems of Danish fighter are not functioning properly

Next year, the first new Danish F-35 fighter aircraft will be ready. But serious technical problems remain with the new fighter aircraft, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing Danish news agency Arbejderen.

The second C-130J Hercules aircraft arrived in Bangladesh

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) public relations service of Bangladesh, the second modernized BTA C-130J Hercules plane, acquired from the British Air Force, landed at Bangabandhu Air Force Base in Dhaka

Italian active decoy with a powerful ‘ghost’ radar signal will be tested

Leonardo’s US electronics division plans to test the latest variant of its BriteCloud expendable active decoy (EAD), which is designed to be equipped on large fixed-wing military aircraft, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing Shephard Media.

‘Flying wing’: The production of Russian subsonic stealth bomber has begun

Russia has begun manufacturing the first prototype of a new generation of strategic bomber under the Advanced Aviation Complex for Long-Range Aviation (PAK DA, product 80), learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing TASS.

Border protection: China began testing its first unmanned helicopter

The first Chinese unmanned helicopter AR500C, designed for operations at high altitude, first took off. According to Defense World, in the future, Beijing will be able to use UAVs of this type when patrolling the border with India

France will deliver Rafale fighter jets to India without delay

The French side will deliver Rafale military aircraft to India without delay, French Ambassador to India Emmanuel Lenain said May 24, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing The Indian Express.

The modernization of Greek F-16s is carried out according to the schedule

According to the Greek newspaper Greek City News, the modernization of the F-16 is part of a larger Greek Air Force upgrade program, which will also include the acquisition of new aircraft.

Northrop Grumman will offer Norway the MQ-4C UAV to monitor the Far North

Northrop Grumman announced plans to ship a high-altitude long-range UAV (HALE class) MQ-4C Triton to Norway to evaluate its use in conjunction with the Poseidon P-8A aircraft, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

The last Su-57’s tests are over, serial production is forthcoming

The fifth-generation fighter Su-57 passed successful state tests, confirming all the specifications laid down. This was announced on May 20 by Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov in an interview with RIA Novosti

A US F-35 fifth generation fighter crashed – third stealth crash of the year

According to US information sources, the fifth generation F-35 fighter crashed on the territory of the US state of Florida. The plane crash occurred in the area of Eglin air base, where only four days ago another American "stealth" - F-22 fighter crashed

The coronavirus is ‘slowly killing’ the planned deliveries of F-35s for 2020

The American defense corporation Lockheed Martin will increase the pace of production of fifth-generation F-35 fighters from May 23, but will not be able to deliver this year from 18 to 24 aircraft out of 141 planned, learned BulgarianMilitary.com

India will not buy either a Russian MiG-35 or an American F-21

India intends to abandon the acquisition of a large batch of fighters for its Air Force, as reported a few months earlier, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing Aviapro and Reporter news agencies.

Su-34 is the best bomber in the world and ‘a true design masterpiece’

It is indicated that Chinese experts recognize the Su-34 as the best fighter-bomber in the world for its outstanding maneuverability, high speed and powerful arsenal for destroying various land and water targets.

Germany pays an additional $32.4M to continue using Heron-1 UAV in Mali

Last week, the German Parliament Budget Committee approved funding for the leasing of the Heron-1 UAV Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) used by the German Armed Forces in Mali, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

Russia is building a new ‘Caspian sea monster’, a US magazine reported

“The Sea Monster” was called the new Russian ekranoplan A-050 according American edition of We Are the Mighty, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. The article is titled “Forget Godzilla, Russia is building a new sea monster”.

Egypt will receive the first two Su-35s before the end of the year

An another source from Russian Arms Trade Center said that the first two fighters for Egypt should be transferred to the African country before the end of this year. The full contract is planned to be completed in 2023.

Source: Russian Su-57 fighter fulfills unmanned mode during the tests

The latest Russian fifth-generation fighter Su-57 fulfills an unmanned mode during the tests, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

A US fifth generation F-22 Raptor fighter jet crashed in Florida

The fifth-generation American fighter F-22 crashed in Florida during a training flight. This was reported by the command of the Eglin Air Force Base, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

The first A-400M aircraft designed for the Belgian Air Force, is ready for testing

According to the Ministry of Defense of Belgium, the first A-400M military transport aircraft ordered for the country's air force will soon make its first test flight, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

Russia sold 26 Su-35 fighter jets to Egypt totalling $3 billion

Egypt signed a contract with Russia to acquire the largest batch of Russian Su-35 fighters, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing the Arabic news agency Mena Defense and Russian news agency Aviapro.

Video of the newest high-speed SB-1 Defiant helicopter developed by Sikorsky

The US Department of Defense is implementing the Future Vertical Lift program. Within its framework, a high-speed helicopter was created, called SB-1 Defiant. Its developer is the company Sikorsky Aircraft and the tests was posted online

Turkey’s actions undermine the potential of the F-35 fighter jet

The US believes that the issue of Turkey’s acquisition of Russian S-400 air defense systems remains the main irritant in relations between Washington and Ankara, US Special Representative for Syria James Jeffrey said.

What will the new U.S. Navy 6th generation fighter look like?

For the US Navy, a 6th generation fighter is designing, which will be different from the fighter planned for the Air Force, learned BulgarianMilitary.com according news agency Pravda.

India limits the purchase of other Sukhoi Su-30MKI to 12 aircraft only

The Indian state-owned company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) announced that it kas completed the Russian-licensed production of all 272 Sukhoi Su-30MKI multi-role fighters ordered by New Delhi.

Russia’s ‘Night Superhunter’ goes into production after successful combat tests

The development of "Night Superhunter" reached the finish line. By the end of the year, the Russian Mi-28NM attack helicopter will pass state tests, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing news agency Izvestia.

The NK-88 hydrogen engine opens the horizons for a Russian 6th gen fighters

Fifth-generation aircraft have already flown up, but the development of science and technology does not stand still, so more and more information appears on work on projects of 6th generation aircraft.

Even America doesn’t have the newest Apache 6 helis. The first batch goes to Qatar

The US aircraft and defense giant begins the delivery of AH-64E Version 6 Apache helicopters to an unnamed customer. The machine has a number of important improvements that allow you to fully reveal the potential of the air platform

Russia is developing a new attack aircraft to compete with F-16

Yakovlev Design Bureau recently began work on an attack aircraft based on the Yak-130. According to the company sources the new attack aircraft will seriously compete with the improved American F-16.

Vietnam: Russian S-400 should be wary of F-35 fighter jet attacks

The Vietnamese media attacked Russia with serious criticism regarding the effectiveness of the Russian Triumph S-400 air defense systems, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing Aviapro and DatViet news agencies.

Boeing rolls out the first F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet fighter (video)

The American aircraft giant rolled out the first Block III version of the Super Hornet. Soon, such aircraft will enter the service of the US Navy, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing Naked Science.

The Russia’s Su-57 fighter has several dozens flights over Syria alone

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov told the state tests of the fifth-generation Su-57 domestic fighter have reached their finals, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing news agecy Interfax.

Russia launched a new hypersonic missile from the board of Tu-22M3 bomber

Russia has tested a new hypersonic aircraft missile from a board of Tu-22M3 bomber-missile carrier, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing a TASS source from the military-industrial complex.

The US invests in artificial intelligence systems for air combat domination

The Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects (DARPA) has awarded Dynetics, an American company, a contract of $ 12.3 million to work on a program previously called Air Combat Evolution (ACE)

Israelis developed a liferafts ejection system for tactical Hermes 900 UAV

The Israeli company Elbit Systems has developed for the tactical reconnaissance UAV Hermes 900 an ejection system for inflatable liferafts. According to Flightglobal the device can be used in long search and rescue operations at sea

Egypt plans to spend $2,3 billion to repair its AH-64E Apache helicopters

The possibility of repair and modernization of 43 AH-64E Apache Guardian combat helicopters of the Egyptian Armed Forces was approved by the US Department of State, the press service of the US DSCA reports

Russian Army receives Su-57 fighter jets with the new engines from mid-2020

From the mid-2020s, the supply of Su-57 fighters to the Russian Air Force will be carried out with the latest fifth-generation engine, said Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko on May 7 in an interview with National Defense magazine

A Russian attack multi-purpose helicopter Mi-35 crashed in Crimea

According to Russian media, the Russian Mi-35 attack helicopter, made a hard landing in the Dzhankoy area. The helicopter received very serious injuries - three people are in serious condition, while one pilot died.

A Russian guided missile for UAVs will carry a thermobaric warheads

According Russian news agency Izvestia the Russian drone drone “Okhotnik” and “Altius” are going to expand their arsenal with Grom guided missile, which are capable of hitting targets at a distance of over 100 kilometers.

Russian ‘Blackjack’ with hypersonic missile is deadly for Western missile defenses

A long-range bomber that can potentially carry either slow but long-range cruise missiles, or shorter range but extremely fast ballistic missiles, will complicate Western missile defenses that must prepare to stop multiple threats.

Russian Su-35 fighter gave China an advantage over the US Air Force

The Air Force of the People’s Liberation Army of China has an advantage over the US Air Force due to the operation of the Russian Su-35 generation 4 ++ along with the Chinese fifth-generation aircraft Chengdu J-20

The Chinese Xian H-20 subsonic stealth bomber will be ready this year

China will introduce the N-20 invisible bomber this year, and not in 2025, as was expected in the United States, learned BugarianMilitary.com citing the South China Morning Post and military sources.

Russia helped China to overcome US in the area of single-engine fighters

Thanks to Russian engines, the Chinese J-10C fighter was able to surpass the American F-16V. This is stated in the publication of the American edition of Military Watch.

Boeing unveiled a prototype of semi-autonomous UAV for Australian Air Force

Boeing Corporation has rolled out a prototype of a promising unmanned aircraft for fighter aircraft. Soon they should begin ground tests of the complex, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

Russia’s Su-57 fighter jets overcame US intelligence several times in Syria

Russian invisible Su-57 fighters several times overcame the US military in intelligence the Middle East. Such conclusions were made by analysts of the Vietnamese publication SOHA.

Turkish fifth-generation TF-X fighter jet came into new stage of its development

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has signed an agreement with HAVELSAN software developer. Under this agreement, HAVELSAN is required to develop software for the Turkish fifth-generation TF-X fighter jet

Egypt acquires UAVs, artificial intelligence and biotechnologies from Belarus

Belarusian remote-controlled aircraft will be produced in Egypt on the basis of an agreement between Minsk and Cairo signed at the beginning of the year, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing AnalisiDifesa

Swedish power: The UAE received the first SAAB’s Global Eye radar aircraft (AEW)

On April 29, Saab delivered the first of three Global Eye Swing Role Surveillance System radar planes to the United Arab Emirates Air Force under the 2015 contract, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

Russian MiG-31BM interceptor turned into a satellite killer, the US claims

The weapon "includes tiny satellites equipped with weapons, a small accelerating engine and an MiG-31 interceptor, which acts as the first stage of the entire system," an article published by NI says.

Deja vu! India wants to buy 10 of Russian Kamov Ka-31 AEW helicopters, again

India thinks again and defines the purchase of ten AEW (Airborne Early Warning - radar discovery and aerial surveillance aircraft) Kamov Ka-31 “Helix” helicopters as compelling

Top 5 best Russian fighter jets – 4++ and 5th generations

One of the best air defense defenses in the world is Russian. But every military expert knows that in order to protect your territory you need to have, in addition to the best system on earth, its equivalent in the air.

The fifth-generation Chinese fighters have a serious engine problem

Despite the fact that in China they constantly declare the perfection of their fifth generation fighter J-20, it has serious problems. It's about its engines, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing news agency Glas.

Russia developed a military UAVs type identification and recognition system

The UAV counteraction system capable of determining its type is being created by the Vega concern, which is part of Rostec, learned BulgarianMilitary.com according company statement on April 30.

Iran continues to arm its forces – IRGC will receive Fotros strategic UAVs

The Armed Land Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) will receive the Fotros strategic unmanned aerial vehicle for use, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing Tasnim news agency.

Russia tries something different – an ‘electric’ Su-57 fighter jet

Russian aerospace forces can get an "electric plane." On a fifth-generation fighter, hydraulic systems will be replaced by electric engines, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing Izvestia.

Stealth’s problem: the F-35 is not able to fly for a long time at supersonic speed

The F-35 version for the U.S. Navy and for the U.S. Marine Corps is not able to fly for a long time at supersonic speed, otherwise the plane may get damaged and lose invisibility to the enemy, Defense News reports.

Russian Su-57 fighter jet is a failure because of bad decisions, US claims

The failures of the promising Russian Su-57 fighter are explained by the curtailment of work on the experimental prototype of the fifth-generation Soviet fighter MiG-1.44 MFF, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

Russia creates an insidious and compact stealth helicopter-jet

The Russian company "Kamov" creates a subtle compact helicopter-jet hybrid. The new vehicle presumably could be used for military purposes, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing to The National Interest (NI) magazine.

The F-22’s modernization: the ‘Raptor’ remains in service until 2060

In the United States announced the modernization of F-22 fighters, which should allow aircraft to remain in service until the 2060s, when they are finally replaced by sixth generation aircraft, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

The Su-57’s high cost and old engines failed the deal with India

The official reason for India’s refusal from the Russian Su-57 is due to the high cost of fighters equipped with old engines. At the same time, experts believe that New Delhi’s refusal is not associated with technical defects.

The Arctic case: US will deploy a total of 52 F-35 fighter jets to Alaska

The US Air Force command began to deploy to the Eielson air base in Alaska the 5th generation F-35A fighter jets, which will be part of the 354th fighter wing, belonging to the 11th Air Army in the North Pacific, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

The bidders for India’s new fighter jet have become known

The bidders for India's new fighter jet are all world leaders in the industry, said Anton Chernov, regional director of the MiG corporation (part of the UAC, which is part of Rostec), learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

Norway plans to buy more F-35 fighter jets to defend itself against Russia

In a 123-page national defense development plan presented at a press conference by Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Sulberg and Defense Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen, Russia is mentioned 58 times, and China - 52 times.

Germany is ready to purchase 45 F-18 fighters from the USA

A letter stating that Germany is ready to buy 45 Boeing F-18 fighter jets from the US, sent German Secretary of Defense Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to Pentagon CEO Mark Esper

The use of UAVs by Turkey is unprecedented in its scale and effectiveness

Turkey’s use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Syria and Libya is unprecedented in its scale and effectiveness, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing MiddleEAST telegram channel.

Boeing: the 500th Apache Guardian left our assembly line

AH-64 helicopter manufacturers boasted of their success. On April 16, the janes.com portal announced that the 500th Apache Guardian had left the assembly line of Boeing, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

New military strike drones came into service at the Iranian army

Three drones capable of delivering bombs over a distance of 1,500 km were put into the arsenal of the Iranian army, country's defense minister Amir Khatami said on Saturday at a ceremony for the transfer of these devices

The first F-15QA fighter built for the Qatar Air Force flew into the sky

The first F-15QA fighter built for the Qatar Air Force flew into the sky. In terms of its capabilities, the aircraft is close to the F-15SA aircraft delivered earlier to Saudi Arabia and the promising F-15EX, which the US Air Force can get.

Lockheed’s Sikorsky introduced a high-speed combat helicopter Raider-X

The helicopter received the designation Raider-X. Like its predecessor, the new helicopter has a coaxial vinyl carrier and one pusher propeller at the rear. A promising vehicle will be able to reach speeds of approximately 380 kilometers per hour using the General Electric T901 engine.

A US test-pilot calls F-35 fighter jet useless for Marine Corps

Moreover, these expensive machines and their maintenance will place a heavy burden on the military, learned BulgarianMilitary.com according the test pilot Raymond “Chip” Dudderar's opinion.

‘An air sniper’ – Su-57 will be able to exploit the vulnerability of US aircraft

According to him, this high-speed “air sniper” with a wingspan of 20 feet (15.2 m), which flies at a very high altitude, can easily destroy enemy radars and shoot down enemy aircraft.

A supersonic interceptor aircraft MiG-31 crashed in Kazakhstan

The MiG-31 fighter of the air force of Kazakhstan crashed near the airport of Karaganda. The pilots were able to catapult, there were no dead, learned BulgarianMilitary.com according the Ministry of Defense statement on April 16.

Russia began to develop a light multi-functional front-line fighter jet

The press service of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec) announced the start of research in the interests of creating a new platform for operational tactical aviation, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

A military helicopter crashed in France, two people died

The accident occurred around 16:30 in a commune located 22 km northeast of Tarbes. According to the prefecture, two wounded were evacuated by helicopter to the hospitals of Tarba and Toulouse. Two of them are in critical condition.

The fifth-generation American fighter F-35 was tested in Syria

The United States demonstrated its military power by testing the fifth-generation F-35A Lightning II fighter in Syria. Pictures of this flight were posted on the official Twitter account of the international anti-terrorist coalition led by Washington.

Israel’s Elbit to upgrade the capabilities of their UAV’s for Latin American customers

Elbit Systems announced Sunday that it was awarded two contracts valued at a total of approximately $20 million from Latin American customers to upgrade the capabilities of their Hermes 900 unmanned aircraft systems

Israel called the advantages of its F-35I over the Russian Su-27

The National Interest magazine published an article in which it noted that the main problem of the American F-35 fighters is their maintenance, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

The US supersonic strategic B-1B bomber will receive 31 hypersonic missiles

The B-1B Lancer supersonic strategic bomber of the United States with a variable sweep wing can be equipped with 31 hypersonic missiles. This statement was voiced by US Air Force General Timothy Ray

Azerbaijan selects new fighter between Su-35 and MiG-35

As part of the military-technical cooperation between Baku and Moscow, a group of specialists of the Azerbaijani Air Force visited earlier in Russia the enterprises of the military-industrial complex for the production of Su-35 and MiG-35 aircraft

Russian Su-57 and its ‘assistant’ will not leave a chance to US, China said

Everyone says that the era of fifth-generation aircraft has come, but the confrontation of fighters of this generation can be observed infrequently. Currently, only a few countries can produce fifth-generation aircraft.

Russian Su-35S with hypersonic missiles are relevant for Turkey

Russia has taken a new course - it has been reported that it has launched test flights aimed at testing the compatibility of the R-37M hypersonic air-to-air missile with the Russian Su-35C multi-role fighter.

Why Iran might prefer Chinese fighters than the Russian MiG-35?

After the end of the arms embargo in October 2020, Iran will be able to acquire, among other things, fighters for its Air Force. It was previously believed that Tehran would most likely stop at Russian planes, but now China may be in the favorites.

Japan begins to develop a new own stealth fighter jet

A special group to develop the successor to the Japanese F-2 fighter was created by the Procurement, Technology and Logistics Agency of the Ministry of Defense of Japan, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing The Japan Times.

The Russian Su-35 fighter jet is armed with unique hypersonic weapons

Unique Russian super-maneuverable fighters armed with hypersonic missiles. The arsenal of fourth-generation Su-35 aircraft will replenish the R-37M air-to-air ammunition.

Russia keeps in secret the Tu-160’s engine more seriously than the atomic bomb design

Military observers of the Chinese edition of Sohu talked about the unique Russian technology - the NK-32 engine, which the army representatives of the Russian Federation store more seriously than the design of the atomic bomb

Russia unveils the uniqueness of the weapons used by the Su-57

The fifth-generation Russian fighter Su-57 has no analogues in the world in terms of the range of weapons used, said the first deputy general director of the Sukhoi company, director of the Sukhoi Design Bureau.

Russian Su-35 fighter jet outperforms US F-16 and warries NATO

The Russian Su-35 multipurpose fighter outperforms the American F-16 not only in maneuverability and close combat, but also in terms of protection against the effects of precision weapons.

Russian MiG-35 is one of the best 4++ gen fighters in the world, US said

The American publication The National Interest in the article praised the modern Russian fourth-generation fighter MiG-35 manufactured by the Russian Aircraft Corporation, which can be classified as 4 ++.

The American F-16 fighter jet has surpassed the Russian MiG-29

The American magazine The National Interest called the F-16 the most “successful” light multi-role fighter, which has long “stuck in the belt” of a competitor - the MiG-29, learned BulgarianMilitary.

Coronavirus canceled the tests of the newest F-35 Lightning II fighter

In the United States, the tests of the newest F-35 Lightning II fighter were canceled. The cause of the failure was called the coronavirus pandemic, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing Defense News.

Russian unmanned ‘reconnaissance killer’ performs combat missions with AI

In the arsenal of the Russian Aerospace Forces will appear unmanned "reconnaissance killer." The Altius shock drone will be equipped with artificial intelligence elements and will be “taught” to remotely interact with the fifth-generation Su-57 fighter.